Disney World is an absolute nightmare right now and even people dropping over a thousand bucks a night at the Grand Floridian can’t escape the chaos. Videos are surfacing showing ridiculous monorail lines at deluxe resorts, and honestly, this is embarrassing for Disney.
Nick Chappell posted footage on X that says it all: “Imagine paying all that money to stay on the monorail loop and then see the line to actually use the monorail.” The video shows switchback queues at the Grand Floridian station that look like attraction wait times, not hotel transportation.
Imagine paying all that money to stay on the monorail loop and then see the line to actually use the monorail. 👀 🚝 pic.twitter.com/8HjNFm1jbx
— Nick Chappell (@NickChaps96) December 15, 2025
Let that sink in. You’re at Disney’s most expensive resort. You paid premium prices specifically for monorail convenience. And you’re standing in a massive line just to get on basic transportation. The whole point of staying there just got canceled out.
The Deluxe Resort Scam
Here’s what makes this wild. The Grand Floridian regularly charges over a thousand dollars per night during the holidays. A huge chunk of that pricing is justified by monorail access. Skip the bus crowds, get to Magic Kingdom in minutes, live that deluxe resort life.
Except when the monorail itself has wait times that rival Space Mountain, what exactly are you paying for? The fancy lobby? Because the transportation convenience you bought definitely isn’t there.
And it’s not just the Grand Floridian. The Polynesian is dealing with the same mess. Multiple monorail resorts are experiencing simultaneous transportation disasters, which means this is a systemic capacity problem that Disney either didn’t anticipate or doesn’t care enough to fix.
Everything Is At Capacity
The monorail disaster is just the beginning. Disney World is absolutely slammed right now as Christmas approaches. Wait times across the parks are insane, with popular rides regularly hitting two-plus hours even on weekdays.
It’s gotten so bad that Magic Kingdom is announcing over the speakers that parade viewing hit capacity. Disney Starlight filled up to the point where cast members had to turn people away. You can’t even watch the parade without getting there hours early.
Parade capacity announcements are super rare and usually only happen on the absolute craziest days. The fact that this is happening regularly right now shows crowd levels that are completely overwhelming the infrastructure.
Disney Sold Too Many Tickets
Let’s be real about what’s happening. Disney packed way too many people into the resort and the infrastructure can’t handle it. Monorail capacity is fixed. You can only run so many trains at specific intervals. When demand exceeds that, lines form, period.
Same with parade viewing areas. There’s only so much physical space, and once it’s full, that’s it. Doesn’t matter if you stayed at the Grand Floridian or camped outside the gates, capacity is capacity.
The problem is Disney sold the Grand Floridian and Polynesian as solutions to crowd issues. Pay more, skip the hassles, enjoy convenient transportation. But when those resorts are experiencing the same transportation nightmares as everyone else, the entire value proposition is a lie.
You could have stayed at a moderate resort for half the price and taken a bus, because you’re waiting in line either way. At least you’d have saved a few thousand dollars.
The Holiday Reality Check
If you’re at Disney World right now or heading there for the holidays, lower your expectations dramatically. Premium accommodations won’t save you. Deluxe resorts won’t shield you from crowds. That extra money you spent for convenience is basically wasted when the entire resort is operating at over capacity.
The Grand Floridian monorail situation is the perfect example. These guests paid top dollar specifically to avoid transportation hassles. Instead, they’re stuck in switchback queues watching their convenience premium evaporate in real time.
Honestly, this is what happens when Disney prioritizes profit over guest experience. Pack as many people in as possible, charge premium prices, and hope the infrastructure holds up. Spoiler alert: it’s not holding up.
The monorail lines at deluxe resorts prove that no amount of money can buy your way out of Disney’s capacity problems during peak season. The system is broken, and everyone’s dealing with it regardless of their room rate.
Maybe next year consider visiting literally any other time besides Christmas. Your wallet and your sanity will thank you.
