Disneyland's Jolley Trolley

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StartedByAMouse wrote:Seeing how they can't even get the Jolly Trolley to run in Toontown, it will most certainly be a cold day in Hades before it would make its way along the Main Street route. :twisted:

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I know, but it's fun to dream and imagine though. Isn't Disney all about dreams and imagination?

And as far as the horses pulling the trolley :lol: :lol: :lol:
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cgf2535 wrote:Isn't Disney all about dreams and imagination?
Not all.

It's also about the "hard facts." Or at least, it was.
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Steve DeGaetano wrote:
cgf2535 wrote:Isn't Disney all about dreams and imagination?
Not all.

It's also about the "hard facts." Or at least, it was.
And to some it's also about how much money comes in!
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cgf2535 wrote:Thank You! I know I'm venturing off topic but what gauge are the rails on Main Street? Are the ones in toontown the same size? If so, I think it would be neat to see the Jolley Trolley on Main Street USA.
The track gauge for the Main Street Vehicles Horse-Drawn Streetcars is 36", the same as the Disneyland Railroad. This is also the same track gauge used for the counterpart horse-drawn streetcar attractions in the Magic Kingdom in Florida and Disneyland Paris. Furthermore, a few years ago I knelt down for a moment on the tram tracks in Magic Kingdom and with a pocket tape measure I was able to confirm that it is indeed 36" gauge.

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http://blickpunktstrab.net/wordpress2/w ... lt2017.pdf

Now when it comes to the Jolly Trolley in Disneyland, there's pretty much no online resource confirming its exact track gauge; however, I did find multiple Japanese-language websites stating that the Jolly Trolley in Tokyo Disneyland is also 36". Because both Jolly Trolley attractions look identical, and because 36" is relatively common in the US and extremely rare in Japan, it's reasonable to assume that the American Jolly Trolley also has a track gauge of 36".

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This is better than a Gupta sighting!!!!

I hear he is working at Disneyland now and his modeling skills have improved tremendously.
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IDMT129 wrote:This is better than a Gupta sighting!!!!

I hear he is working at Disneyland now and his modeling skills have improved tremendously.
Yes indeed, off topic but there was indeed a Gupta sighting at Pomona not too long ago, Disney models in tow of course.
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