Guests were stuck on Monorail Red above Autopia for roughly 40 minutes on Friday afternoon after a heavy rainstorm rolled into Disneyland on the first day of the holiday season. The train eventually had to be towed into Tomorrowland station, where every guest on board got off safely.
The trouble started when the rain picked up a little after 2 p.m. Monorail Orange was held in the station so cast members could close its windows, and when Monorail Red tried to get moving again out on the beam, it would not budge. A cast member on the platform described the train as stuck, and the monorail queue was cleared out.
BREAKING: Guests are stranded on a “stuck” Disneyland Monorail, according to a CM on the platform. It started to rain heavily so Monorail Orange stopped in the station to have its windows shut, then Monorail Red couldn’t get going again, and the queue was dumped:
— Sleigh-Der Lost in the Parks 🛷❄️ (@TustinRaider) November 13, 2026
Stuck Over Autopia
By 2:23 p.m., Monorail Red had already been stopped for 15 minutes, parked over Autopia with guests still inside. Monorail Orange sat in the station with its windows up, and the guests on that train were later taken off as well.
It’s been stopped for 15 minutes now. Also pictured, Monorail Orange with its windows up. This train was held to close its windows, likely causing Monorail Red to stop over Autopia. The train at the station was later evacuated.
— Sleigh-Der Lost in the Parks 🛷❄️ (@TustinRaider) November 13, 2026
Around 2:38 p.m., Monorail Red was finally on the move, being towed toward Tomorrowland station.
Update: 10 minutes later, and it is being towed to Tomorrowland station:
— Sleigh-Der Lost in the Parks 🛷❄️ (@TustinRaider) November 13, 2026
Everyone Off Safely
Just before 2:50 p.m., every guest had made it off the train safely. Monorail Red was then pushed backward along the beam to the roundhouse, where the trains are stored and maintained. Disney has not said when Monorail Red will be back on the beam. About half an hour passed between the first word of stranded guests at 2:18 p.m. and the all-clear, and the train had already been stopped for roughly 10 minutes before that.
Final update: all guests have exited safely, and Monorail Red is being pushed backwards to the roundhouse. No video, but reverse the previous clip and it’s pretty much the same thing.
— Sleigh-Der Lost in the Parks 🛷❄️ (@TustinRaider) November 13, 2026
It was a rough start to the day for the Disneyland Monorail before the rain even arrived. Only Monorail Orange was running that morning, with waits of 25 to 30 minutes from the station. Monorail Red was back on the beam alongside it by the afternoon.
A Soggy First Day Of The Holidays
The storm hit on the opening day of Holidays at the Disneyland Resort, and the monorail was not the only thing it knocked off schedule. Earlier, Mickey and his friends kicked off the season with the first holiday march-along on Main Street, U.S.A., and the rain held off until a little after that. The same storm wiped out both showings of A Christmas Fantasy Parade.
If rain is in the forecast for your visit, the monorail can pause while cast members close the windows on the trains, so expect delays or a temporary closure. If the trains stop, the walk from Tomorrowland back through the park and the Esplanade to Downtown Disney is the reliable way out.
Here is what a normal trip on the monorail looks like from the front of the train:
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