Walt Disney World Updates Monorail Spiels as 30th EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival Begins

Guests visiting Walt Disney World may notice a few audio changes while aboard the classic Monorail system.

What's Happening:

• Disney Parks fans may notice that a new Monorail spiel has quietly debuted at Walt Disney World.
• While many of the familiar phrases - "Please Stand Clear of the Doors," etc. - are still in place, other elements have been added, or in one notable case, removed entirely.
• While on a journey aboard the Monorail, guests may notice that not only is a "No Smoking" alert included in the narration, but it has been changed to also including a ban on vaping. When disembarking, the monorail also says that there is no smoking or vaping inside the parks, and only in designated areas outside the gates.
• On the journey to EPCOT, for quite some time the monorail narration has mentioned the Play! Pavilion. This was a planned addition to the park, originally announced back in 2019. Even after the project was officially cancelled for re-evaluation in 2023, guests aboard the monorail would still hear about the Play! Pavilion while aboard. Now, all mentions of the Play! pavilion have been removed.
• As the journey goes through the northern portion of EPCOT, we hear about the different neighborhoods - World Celebration, World Discovery, and World Nature, with quick nods as to what the experiences within each entail.
• Hear those changes and a few more in our new video below.

• The changes come as EPCOT officially kicks off this year's International Food & Wine Festival, which runs now through November 21 at the park.
• To plan your visit to Walt Disney World and take a ride on the monorail for yourself, be sure to reach out to our friends at Mouse Fan Travel.