The Story of Disney's PeopleMover in Texas

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This is the fun, weird, and surprisingly complicated story of Disney’s PeopleMover attraction and how it ended up somewhere unexpected. And maybe even somewhere really unexpected!
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@TechnologyConnections 5 жыл бұрын

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@fitnesswithsteve 5 жыл бұрын

It’s so weird seeing a subway in a basement hallway with carpeted walls😂

@chloe4824 4 жыл бұрын

so what you're saying is. . . disney's peoplemover is just a redstone powered minecart. huh.

@jaywest4102 5 жыл бұрын

I’ll never get use to guys wearing makeup.

@bismuthcrystal9658 4 жыл бұрын

Ah yes, Orlando: the city with perpetually good weather... where I once literally floated down the street.

@gtoger 5 жыл бұрын

I've never felt closer to you. Seriously. You were very close on my screen.

@ZekeTheFr3ak 3 жыл бұрын

Is it just me or did it look like he was so in disgust talking about the fifth ppl mover lol

@TheLunaLockhart 3 жыл бұрын

I want to see the lawyer, even from disney, with the pure iron will to sue the federal government for patent infringement

@candycemonroe7345 5 жыл бұрын

...and ended up in a gift shop. Just like most rides at Disney world. 😃

@liamtwentyman7275 5 жыл бұрын

Because of this video, my brain finally clicked onto the blazingly obvious fact - That "EPCOT" is an acronym for "Experimental Prototype City of Tomorrow" . How could I have never noticed this before????

@jackbates7467 4 жыл бұрын

How many Houstonians have left on a trip to Disney without realizing they've already been on a Disney ride

@alexritchie4586 2 жыл бұрын

When I was a teenager, I flew from Gatwick to Orlando with a change in Houston. I remember asking how to get to the connecting terminal, and being pointed towards a small, cramped escalator that almost looked like it was trying to hide. When I descended, I found this! To my English eyes it was one of the most bizarre things I'd ever seen; A carpeted trough, under a low polystyrene tile ceiling which seemingly stretched on forever. I could see the channels to either side but had no idea what I was supposed to be looking for. I waited a few minutes, completely alone, when suddenly a mysteriously driver-absent car whispered up to a doorway that otherwise led nowhere. I hopped on, and it quietly whisked me down what seemed to be miles and miles of the same, featureless, carpeted trough. Eventually it announced the correct terminal, and I disembarked.

@istvankovasznai 4 жыл бұрын

11:37

@holysol 3 жыл бұрын

Houston's subway serves its purpose dutifully and admirably. It is one of the pillars of my youth. It's always as empty as you need it to be, you never have to share a cab with anyone you don't want to - and you don't have to haul around luggage or walk. Best part of travelling imho.

@intrinia2832 5 жыл бұрын

Remember before using People Mover:

@AndersEngerJensen 5 жыл бұрын

I still get a strong Half-Life vibe from the voice announcements. "Now arriving at Sector C Test Labs and Control Facilities." ^_^

@mattheviewer 4 жыл бұрын

I remember this well, being one of the WED audio engineers who as my first assignment did the initial audio speaker layout for this Houston people mover. WED's ride engineers designed the original linear induction motors which indeed were used on many theme park rides, particularly the original BIG THUNDER MOUNTAIN.

@kevindiaz365 4 жыл бұрын

I found the subway it very useful when I was working at Houston. Most employees use it because most of staff parking is at Terminal A and B and that's how we can get places to clock in closer to our work assignments without having to go through security

@newtondickson Жыл бұрын

WOW! I work at IAH, and for years I've heard a rumor about the subway being a Disney production. Thanks to your awesome video, I now know it's true. Thank you!

@markschulze7841 3 жыл бұрын

There's benefit to having a people mover on both the secure and nonsecure sides at Houston so I imagine they'll keep it operating as long as possible. One of the issues is that there are very sharp offsets which affect speed and comfort so the City once explored widening the tunnel, which is really not practical because of building foundations very close to the tunnel wall.