Walt Disney World Monorail Gets Updated Narration

The Walt Disney World monorail system has updated narration tracks playing across all three beams — Express, Resort, and EPCOT. The change comes shortly after the death of Tom Kane, who has been the voice of the monorail since April 2012.

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The most notable update on all three routes is the addition of vaping to the no-smoking announcement. Guests now hear: "For the comfort of others, no smoking or vaping please, thank you."

The EPCOT beam has seen the most significant changes:

• A Walt Disney quote has been added on the approach to EPCOT: "We call it Epcot, spelled E-P-C-O-T, Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow."
• Soarin' is now referred to simply as "Soarin'" — dropping references to specific versions like Soarin' Around the World or Soarin' Across America.
• The mention of the Play Pavilion has been removed. The project was cancelled without ever opening.
• The Pixar Short Film Festival has also been dropped from the narration.

The classic Jack Wagner "Please stand clear of the doors. Por favor manténganse alejado de las puertas" announcement isn't consistent — it was absent on our ride today but was playing yesterday.

You can hear the new narration voice in the video below from the Express beam.

It's not clear how Disney made the change. Kane sadly passed away earlier this year following complications from a stroke he suffered in late 2020. Whether the updated track uses a new voice actor or was produced using generative AI is unknown at this point.

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