The New Tokyo Disneyland Resort Monorail Line Opens,

The New Tokyo Disneyland Resort Monorail Line Opens
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The First Trip - Page 1

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July 27th... There was no announcement that the first public trip of the Tokyo Disney Resort Line would depart Gateway Station at Ikspiari at the wee hour of 6 am.  The crowd, if you could call it that, was light.
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As you can see from the clock in the upper right, Monorail Yellow was almost ready to go.    After seeing this station under construction and closed off for the past year and a half, I couldn't believe I was actually standing there...
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There's no driver.  It's automated. And there were so few people there I was able to walk right up to the front of the lead car.
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We're off!  Ooooh... smooooth
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There Bon Voyage on the right and that largest wheel in Japan, in the distance.
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