The Tomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover is a popular attraction at Magic Kingdom in Disney World. It takes Guests on the grand circle tour of Tomorrowland as they people watch and get to see other Tomorrowland attractions — such as Space Mountain and Buzz Lightyear’s Space Ranger Spin — up close and personal.
However, Guests need to be aware that the Tomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover is experiencing some technical difficulties this week. Unfortunately, the attraction has been temporarily closed on and off for the last few days.
For starters, as you can see in the screenshot below, My Disney Experience is currently showing the PeopleMover as temporarily closed.
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This is not the first time the PeopleMover has closed for an extended amount of time this week. In fact, earlier today the attraction was closed as well, according to WDW Stats on Twitter. The good news here is that the attraction was only closed for 10 minutes:
Tomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover has been reopened after an interruption of 9 minutes. http://wdwst.at/detail/80010224 #MagicKingdom #WDW #WaltDisneyWorld #DisneyWorld
Tomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover has been reopened after an interruption of 9 minutes. https://t.co/NrMQZ050c3 #MagicKingdom #WDW #WaltDisneyWorld #DisneyWorld
— WDW Stats (@WdwStats) June 3, 2021
However, yesterday, the attraction was closed for almost 40 minutes! Per WDW Stats on Twitter, at approximately 3:15 p.m, the Tomorrowland attraction reopened after being shut down for 39 minutes:
Tomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover has been reopened after an interruption of 9 minutes. http://wdwst.at/detail/80010224 #MagicKingdom #WDW #WaltDisneyWorld #DisneyWorld
Tomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover has been reopened after an interruption of 39 minutes. https://t.co/NrMQZ050c3 #MagicKingdom #WDW #WaltDisneyWorld #DisneyWorld
— WDW Stats (@WdwStats) June 2, 2021
It was closed for another few minutes later on in the evening on June 2 as well:
Tomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover has been reopened after an interruption of 12 minutes. http://wdwst.at/detail/80010224 #MagicKingdom #WDW #WaltDisneyWorld #DisneyWorld
Tomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover has been reopened after an interruption of 12 minutes. https://t.co/NrMQZ050c3 #MagicKingdom #WDW #WaltDisneyWorld #DisneyWorld
— WDW Stats (@WdwStats) June 2, 2021
And even earlier this week, on June 1, the PeopleMover experienced difficulties, forcing it to shut down for over 20 minutes:
Tomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover has been reopened after an interruption of 24 minutes. http://wdwst.at/detail/80010224 #MagicKingdom #WDW #WaltDisneyWorld #DisneyWorld
Tomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover has been reopened after an interruption of 24 minutes. https://t.co/NrMQZ050c3 #MagicKingdom #WDW #WaltDisneyWorld #DisneyWorld
— WDW Stats (@WdwStats) June 1, 2021
And then about 40 minutes later on June 1, the PeopleMover re-shut down — This time for almost 30 minutes:
Tomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover has been reopened after an interruption of 33 minutes. http://wdwst.at/detail/80010224 #MagicKingdom #WDW #WaltDisneyWorld #DisneyWorld
Tomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover has been reopened after an interruption of 33 minutes. https://t.co/NrMQZ050c3 #MagicKingdom #WDW #WaltDisneyWorld #DisneyWorld
— WDW Stats (@WdwStats) June 1, 2021
The Tomorrowland Transit Authority has been through a lot this past year and a half. In fact, the ride was closed to Guests in early March 2020, even before the temporary park closures. But, once the theme parks reopened in mid-July 2020, Guests were hoping to see the PeopleMover open back up with the rest of the attractions, however, this wasn’t the case.
Guests weren’t sure what exactly was happening with this Tomorrowland attraction as Disney didn’t officially close it for refurbishment right away. After several delays (and we mean months and months worth of delays) the PeopleMover officially reopened to Guests on April 25, 2021.
Inside the Magic will keep you updated as we get information regarding the Tomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover at Disney World.
Tomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover
The official Walt Disney World website describes this Tomorrowland attraction as:
Board an elevated tram for a leisurely voyage through Tomorrowland. During your narrated tour, go behind the scenes of attractions like Buzz Lightyear’s Space Ranger Spin, Space Mountain and Mickey’s Star Traders retail shop. See architectural models of Progress City, the prototype for Epcot.
You’ll enjoy amazing up-close views of the park from a unique vantage point.
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