WEDway is a
people mover system using
linear induction motor (LIM) technology to propel vehicles along a pair of steel rails.
This system was developed by WED Enterprises (now
Walt Disney Imagineering) and has been installed at places such as
Walt Disney World Resort's
Magic Kingdom (as
Tomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover) and
George Bush Intercontinental Airport (as
Subway
Subway, Subways, The Subway, or The Subways may refer to:
Transportation
* Subway, a term for underground rapid transit rail systems
* Subway (underpass), a type of walkway that passes underneath an obstacle
* Subway (George Bush Interconti ...
) in
Houston,
Texas,
United States.
The former
PeopleMover, which operated at Disneyland from 1967 to 1995, did not use LIM, but instead used rubber wheels placed every 9 feet along the guide-way to move the cars.
The system was planned to be the main commuting method in the planned
EPCOT city.
References
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Disney technology
Linear induction motors