How long is the monorail ride at Disneyland?

The Disneyland Monorail is an attraction and transportation line at the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California, United States. It was the first daily operating monorail over all.



The Disneyland Monorail in California offers a scenic, 13-minute round-trip journey covering a 2.5-mile loop. In 2026, the ride continues to serve as both a high-speed transportation system and a classic attraction. It features two main stations: one in Tomorrowland (above the Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage) and one in the Downtown Disney District. A one-way trip between these two points takes approximately 5 to 7 minutes. The monorail provides unique "bird's-eye" views of Disney California Adventure, the Grand Californian Hotel, and parts of Fantasyland that are not visible from the ground. Because the Mark VII trains use a 600-volt DC power source, the ride is remarkably quiet and emission-free. It is a "pro-tip" to board at Downtown Disney to "skip" the main gate turnstiles and enter the park directly into Tomorrowland.

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There is no additional charge to ride the Monorail with your theme park admission. However, keep in mind that if you have a 1-Park per Day ticket, in order to ride the Monorail, you will need to use that day's admission for Disneyland Park only.

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The Resort Monorail makes the following stops:
  • Magic Kingdom park.
  • Disney's Contemporary Resort.
  • Disney's Grand Floridian Resort & Spa.
  • Disney's Polynesian Village Resort.
  • Transportation and Ticket Center (TTC)


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The Disneyland Monorail has two stations: one in Tomorrowland, and another in the Downtown Disney District. The original Monorail was a round trip ride with no stops. In 1961, the track was expanded to connect to a station at the Disneyland Hotel, making it an actual transportation system.

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The Walt Disney World monorail is completely free, and is open for any guest to ride without a ticket. Just know that you may have to pay for parking if you're looking to park and ride.

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The Disneyland Monorail is currently operating on the same schedule as Disneyland Park. For instance, this month since the park is open 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 a.m., the Disneyland Monorail will operate during those hours as well. Guests with early entry privileges can board the Disneyland Monorail at 7:30 a.m..

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If you go to the Magic Kingdom you have to take either the monorail or the ferry to get to the park so your son will definitely get to ride. And ... yes you can just ride for fun and go via the hotels or over to Epcot. Yes.

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The Monorail connects guests from the Transportation and Ticket Center to Magic Kingdom Park and Epcot. The Resort loop will also transport guests to Disney's Polynesian Village Resort, Disney's Contemporary Resort and Disney's Grand Floridian Resort and Spa.

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Guests are allowed to bring outside food and nonalcoholic beverages into the parks for self-consumption, provided they are not in glass containers, do not require heating, reheating, processing or refrigeration and do not have pungent odors. Inform a Security Cast Member of any food items when you enter the park.

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Prices vary from $7-20 per person per attraction. Guests are limited to two purchases of paid Lightning Lane per day. While having to pay another fee is never ideal, paid Lightning Lane really can offer some time savings for the most popular Disneyland rides.

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Disney Monorail & Two Guest-Favorite Attractions Closing Indefinitely. The Disney Monorail and two more Guest-favorite experiences will close in July at one Disney Park so that Imagineers can refurbish the attractions. Lots of changes and additions are always in the works at any entity owned by The Walt Disney Company.

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Disneyland Resort recently updated its website, announcing a temporary closure of its Monorail system starting July 5, 2023, for refurbishment. As of this article's publishing, Disneyland officials have not shared an estimated timeline for this refurbishment, meaning that the closure is currently indefinite.

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The estimated total pay for a Monorail Pilot at Disney Parks is $65 per hour. This number represents the median, which is the midpoint of the ranges from our proprietary Total Pay Estimate model and based on salaries collected from our users. The estimated base pay is $65 per hour.

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