Grand opening: June 14, 1959 Designer: WED Enterprises Trains: 3 - Mark VII Red, Mark VII Blue and Mark VII Orange Max Trains on Beam: 3 Track length: Ride duration: 10:30 Coupon required (originally): "E" (the coupon system has since been replaced with passports which include all attractions.) Ride system: Each train is propelled by six DC electric motors each mounted in articulated powered trucks shared between cars, not just the lead car. 1959 construction costs of the entire system averaged over $1 million per mile(>$620,000/kilometer.) Oversized ceremonial scissors failed to cut the ribbon during the televised opening ceremony, so Walt simply tore it. Disneyland Monorail trains Mark I: 1959–1961 Built at Disney Studios. Based on Alweg monorail systems and concepts. 3-car trains Colors: red and blue Mark II: 1961–1969 Built at Disney Studios. Based on Alweg monorail systems and concepts. Same physical hardware as Mark I, with minor upgrades and improvements 4-car trains (1 new car for red and blue trains, yellow was a new train) Bigger dome on top of front car Colors: red, blue and yellow Mark III : 1969–1987 Built by Walt Disney Imagineering/WED Enterprises through WED Transportation Systems Entirely new design and physical hardware. No re-use from Mark I & II. 5-car trains long Colors: red, blue, yellow and green Mark V : 1987–2008 5-car trains Designed by Walt Disney Imagineering Car bodies built by Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm of Germany Seats 24 passengers in each of the five cars, plus 7 passengers in the tail cone, and 5 passengers with 1 driver in the nose cone. Total number of passengers per train: 132 Utilizes Mk III chassis as re-engineered by Ride & Show Engineering, Inc. of San Dimas, CA. The Mk V was designed to resemble the appearance of the Mark IV series monorails which were operating in the Walt Disney World Resort. Colors: red, blue, orange and purple Mark VII (Mk7) : 2008–present Sleek/Retro design accomplished by installing a Mark III style nose on the existing Mark V trains. New island seating configuration, with one row of inward-facing seating at the front and rear ends of each car. The main cabins have a capacity of 22 passengers The tailcone has a capacity of six passengers while the nosecone has a capacity of four passengers and a pilot. Designed and engineered in-house by Walt Disney Imagineering and TPI Composites Built by Dynamic Structures Colors: Red, Blue, and