ANOTHER TRAIN COMING TO DISNEY! - Brightline/SunRail Spring 2022 Update

We explore the latest progress on Brightline's intercity passenger rail project from Miami to the Orlando International Airport and Walt Disney World, as well as Florida's master plan to connect tourist attractions throughout Orlando via a federally funded "Sunshine Corridor" shared by SunRail and Brightline.
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00:00 Intro
01:10 Brightline Construction
05:26 Problems with Route to Disney
10:54 The Sunshine Corridor Solution
14:36 Outro
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Directed By: Brayden
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[@JKanimations7718]

Who would’ve guessed that a Disney KZbinr would do a brightline construction update mor high quality and understandable than a lot of others

[@jordanjohnson9866]

Certain people would have guessed that. /

[@SMichaelDeHart]

The Roaming Railfan youtuber has completed numerous videos on all of Brightlines track extensions if you'd like to see the most details.

[@JKanimations7718]

@@SMichaelDeHart i know, i watch them A L L the time

[@SMichaelDeHart]

@@JKanimations7718 👍

[@jonazmunoz8247]

I agree!

[@CodeDeb]

I feel like Florida is perfect for train travel. Flat, lots of tourists who dont necessarily need cars while visiting, lots of elderly drivers. Yet Amtrak severely under-built in Florida. Gotta wonder why.

[@enjoyslearningandtravel7957]

There’s some younger drivers you don’t want to drive in stressful contested highway driving between major cities of Florida.!!!

[@dalepatterson1748]

Sinkholes and soft ground come to mind.

[@TheLazySleeperLives]

The state is run by old conservatives that have always been hostile to public transportation, especially rail.

[@xoxxobob61]

AMTRAK has to use rail tracks that don't belong to them hence they are at the mercy of the private Railroad companies to what tracks & what times they can have access. A trip from Orlando to Miami takes about 3-4 hours by car yet it's double that on AMTRAK because it has to meander through tracks to areas that are serviced by the freight companies. It isn't a direct route between both cities like Brightline will be.

[@jirky015]

@@xoxxobob61 No. What it is - an Amtrak train from Miami to Orlando has to stop in Tampa first. That's why it takes so long. There's very little freight traffic on CSX between South Florida and Orlando that interferes with Amtrak. Also, just as a note - Amtrak essentially owns CSX's A-Line from Orlando to Jacksonville.

[@realtv101]

I feel Disney and universal should contribute to this route to make it possible. It will only increase their business so it sounds like a no brainier!

[@CaptainJeau]

So I did read a article about a week ago when the news Broke that Universal is donating land to Brightline for a station as part of the deal. If that’s true that would be great

[@realtv101]

@@CaptainJeau Yeah they should definitely work together in making this happen

[@LockheedMartinEnjoyer]

He said they're giving money to bright line to build the rail into SeaWorld down to Disney as they are a major benefactor for the project.

[@shdwviper]

ya the i drive/ universal/ seaworld buisnesses are putting money up for the run. cause they all want it to pass through. and they see brightline going direct to disney via 417 as unfair.

[@doronkermanian5805]

The problem is Disney's already at capacity so why would they care?

[@adamtarleton4317]

The Brightline/SunRail/FL compromise, despite the higher cost and expanded construction schedule, is the optimal solution going forward. Disney and the big Orlando players (Universal/SeaWorld) all get direct rail access. Airport travelers get more reliable cheaper SunRail service to local destinations, and Brightline can directly serve FL residents traveling into Orlando from other major markets in Miami or Tampa.

[@treblegames84]

cheaper than gas honestly

[@cab8866]

Still have to get yourself and luggage to your resort.

[@darenabney608]

@@cab8866 I'd bet that Disney is going to find a way to offer an expanded shuttle service of some kind to the resorts. Maybe even a Skyliner expansion if we can dream?!

[@emilylewis5373]

@@cab8866 Disney springs already has a decent bus schedule. It won't be that hard to expand it to include the brightline system. Yes it will take a little longer but its much more easy for Disney to run instead of running the airport distance back and forth.

[@wmtrader]

Brightline needs to move forward with the southern route and Sun Rail can take their sweet time building the northern route.

[@sugarmice]

Dude, your content is on another level. The research and care you put on this shows. Amazing video explaining every little detail. Keep up the great work!

[@michaelsullivan3581]

True!

[@lorenzop.coltrane7348]

I agree... I don't even live in Florida and I was interested in this.. great job!!

[@triathlontimmy]

he makes a boring topic (to me) very interesting, I needed this guy teaching my college classes

[@supertouring1]

I know, Brayden just doesn't report on news, he tries to suggests solutions that make both practical and financial sense! 👍🤗

[@olicoasters]

So true

[@highlanderwins3328]

Orlando resident here - the big reason why not many ride Sunrail is because it only has the one North/South route which doesn't address most commuters needs. And the other big reason? It doesn't run on weekends.

[@libbybatts1735]

Walt Disney loved trains and monorails so it seems so on brand to take a train to Disney!

[@kenc2707]

You’d think WDW would build a monorail from the airport to its resort.

[@nightisright1873]

@@kenc2707 or even a people mover

[@brigidconroy2111]

If stomach cancer hadn't killed WD so young, there might have been a train or any number of interesting projects. He was a visionary....

[@nightisright1873]

@@brigidconroy2111 actually it was his chain smoking that killed him

[@benjaminaraya8073]

Regardless of that, I would have loved to see what train designs and railroad ideas Walt would have come up with.

[@martintreu8425]

Stunningly thorough investigation and reporting. Brayden rises to even higher levels of journalism than before, and that is truly saying something. Absolutely in a class by himself. We, as viewers, waited quite patiently for this report, and it was worth every minute of Brayden's research and production.

[@michaelsullivan3581]

Hear here!

[@kirbymurdstone4925]

The problem with SunRail is it goes from nowhere to nowhere. If it had gone to the airport, It might have been useful.

[@randomscb-40charger78]

There's also the issue it doesn't run on weekends and have half-hour frequencies. Apparently, they're gonna boost it up to 15 minutes and possibly start weekend services after. The latter will most likely happen once the airport extension is open. It's rather odd they didn't try and plan to have services on the extension start the same day as Brightline will, it'll make it difficult for Brightline passengers to head further into Orlando and they'll have to use a bus to get further.

[@ecoRfan]

The number of stations surrounded by nothingness is certainly an issue. Makes it not worth the drive to the station. Brayden’s “Sunshine Corridor” shared trackage idea definitely seems like it’d serve the best interests of Brightline, SunRail, tourists, business travelers, Orlando, and Florida by having the train actually go legitimate places. It’d cost more in the short term, but is a much better driver of revenue than avoiding major places.

[@randomscb-40charger78]

@@ecoRfan The thing is, the route Brightline is proposing to use would probably be good for SunRail rather than Brightline. Between MCO and Disney Springs, I see Brightline being a nonstop service between the two and SunRail acting as a local service. Also, I recently just heard that the station there is planning on using reverse branching there.

[@xoxxobob61]

People seem to forget that the State of Florida put up most of the money to make SunRail possible but told the 4 Counties where it runs that they will have to foot the bill later on. SunRail operates on a freight railroad track so their route is determined where the tracks currently exist. There are no existing train tracks that lead to the Orlando Airport & they have to be built to make that connection.

[@kirbymurdstone4925]

@@xoxxobob61 This part of my point. They pulled the trigger on sunrail without the possibility of it being viable. It should have had tracks added to the airport when it opened. Now it is years into its life and it is hemoraging money. If light/medium/commuter rail is going to be viable, it needs to go between the points that riders NEED to go. in Orlando, the biggest points are the parks, the airport, the convention center area, The beaches, Busch gardens Tampa beaches.

[@NerdsTravels]

TL/DR Brightline and Disney: let’s make a train. We’ll pay for it. Universal: Not Fair! The government should pay for it to come to me!

[@striffleric]

“Not only have gas prices gone up, but so has this new right-of-way!” 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@MyOpinionDoesntCount]

Brayden, I've always enjoyed your videos and professionalism, even early on. So I wanted to compliment you on this video. Excellent information and well edited! Keep up the great work buddy!

[@susanbernier9399]

Your work is amazing Brayden. Thanks for the great update; very exciting things coming to Florida. As always, you rocked it!

[@pvallis7]

I must agree! You do amazing work, start to finish!

[@robertjones1729]

I agree too...great work Braydon..as always

[@goldenpacificmedia]

Thank you for your work sir. You are the best at covering this issue. Your depth of discussion, comparison video, and your timeline discussion is very helpful for me and my family.

[@ericroll]

Brayden, I fully expect greatness for your future in journalism. When I think of the big corporate news outlets, I think you would be great there--BUT, then you would be forced to tell a complex story in 2 minutes. For a story like this which is JAM PACKED with well-researched information and amazing video, you need a full 15 minutes. I'm perplexed! What will your future bring? For the moment, I'm grateful you are here on KZbin. Maybe this IS the best outlet for your work. Thanks for all you do, and all my best wishes to you as you continue to rock KZbin!

[@gregmoore1661]

Well said VV. This guy is pretty special. The diversity of his skillset is pretty impressive considering that he's doing ALL the work I think. Not sure, but I don't think he has production support.

[@jenniferlaughy1672]

No one gives us the TRULY important content like you do! Thanks for educating us, not just feeding the fandom blindly. I feel like an insider thanks to you!

[@Harmon1ca]

This is hands-down the best WDW news channel out there.

[@Qaptaininsano]

This is incredibly helpful and I was just wondering about this. I have family in Miami and want to take my niece and nephew to Disney world. This could really help make that trip easier for everyone.

[@mrsrai8624]

The level of care that was put into this video was felt. What was most impressive was your recommendation of the transportation route! That was gold alone.

[@SweatyBreeze]

Every video you make goes into an always-unexpected level of depth

[@lukethomas19]

Your attention to detail and your constant hard work never goes unnoticed by all of us! Great job

[@suaveclt]

The quality of this video is super impressive! You delivered a gem

[@michelleculver238]

Here here Brayden! That was incredibly well done and super informative. Thank you so much for caring enough to keep us informed in such a insightful, easy to understand manner! Your hard work definitely shines through.

[@thedadwars]

Brayden, what a fantastic follow up to your report last year on the state of the rail lines in Florida. Thanks so much for the comprehensive update!

[@happycanadianguy]

A round of applause for the amount of work done to produce this video. Bravo!

[@kevinhernandezgarcia6538]

The way you explain issues is fantastic. Makes it so easy to understand

[@terrencebeers7105]

As my wife said while watching your video, this is where you really shine. Great presentation.

[@yosh_io]

Stellar coverage. The amount of work you must have put into this video had to be huge. Thanks for the great reporting.

[@qolspony]

Thank you for covering this topic with comments. It has cleared up my mind on this two systems.

[@rebeccacronan]

Thanks for laying all that out with graphics, great job

[@jasonc6174]

Great work Brayden. This does explain why we haven’t seen any videos from you for weeks. Keep up the great work.

[@AJ-hy9si]

Thanks Brayden for the informative update. There is so much potential for rail service in Florida. It will be interesting to see how it all plays out. I live near the Poinciana Sunrail station and always thought an extension from there through the woods right into World Drive would make so much sense on getting the local rail to Disney. It would help Sunrail out considerably with increasing ridership.

[@ecoRfan]

Sunrail as a way for short trips seems to make sense, including from MCO to theme parks. That route would certainly improve farebox recovery.

[@nikkisimms8075]

Seconded

[@truegatorguyodonnell5092]

I've always been impressed with your reporting of Disney News. This info is no exception! Good work!

[@robswan4170]

Wow what a great video you explain the whole situation where anyone could understand it I really see your true calling in Transportation documentaries

[@paigefillinich7773]

What a great video! You made a very complex situation very easy to understand. This was a amazing piece of work. Thank you.

[@DP2004]

Amazing Brayden! Thank you for covering this topic. I live in south Florida and can’t wait to take the train to Orlando vs driving.

[@Jeff-qx8fr]

Thank youuuuuuuu love the bright line update! High quality work here! :)

[@thomasbolman375]

Amazing video about the Brightline and SunRail situation. The level of detail and production quality was top notch. You content is really taking a giant leap forward past most other WDW Content Creators. Keep up the great work.

[@davidm4773]

Thanks for the video! I always recommend your channel to anyone I come across that mentions Disney!

[@2kdegenerate708]

Awesome Job! Also appreciate you uploading this in a higher resolution.

[@michaelsullivan3581]

Thanks Brayden! Excellent reporting and a very polished production! Half-assed is not in your idiom! This is a very interesting subject, and your coverage of it brings out the nuance and intrigue that is inherent to it! Bravo scout, bravo!

[@Lori5564]

Fantastic video Brayden. Thank you for the update .

[@shaunmurray2322]

Excellent, well put together segment Brayden! Thank you!

[@rickpontificates3406]

Excellent video! You're so well-informed on your subject that it's obvious that you do your homework.

[@Leichtskorpion]

FANTASTIC video Brandon!! Great Work!

[@blbell23]

Excellent video Brayden. Thanks for the update.

[@libbybatts1735]

Great Video. I was trying to read about this earlier in the week and I now understand what is going on so much more now.

[@Jeissa73]

Awesome work Brayden, great news. Thanks for the updated information.

[@SamanthaFl]

Love the comparisons. Great job, Brayden!

[@NatalieFantuzzi]

Fantastic update Brayden! For me here in Spain, flying to Miami is much cheaper than to Orlando and the option to take the train from Miami to Orlando is such great news!

[@xoxxobob61]

Brightline is expected to open in 2023 between Miami & Orlando and it really will be better than driving!

[@mulberryjohn7413]

Well Done Braydon. Thanks for keeping us all abreast of this exciting work.

[@Its_PacFan]

I honestly adore the amount of research you put into talking about the railroad!

[@grantwhite7198]

Thanks for this amazing update, Brayden. Very informative.

[@kathygoodman6159]

Brayden, you are so awesome. Thank you so much for explaining all of this so clearly. My brain just can't comprehend all of this on my own lol.

[@matty2128]

Wow what an amazingly put together video. As an orlando resident you really gave great context and explained well why things work out as they do. Great video.

[@johngilson3500]

So totally awesome!!! Thanks for your fantastic update!!! ❤🚂🚃🚃🚃❤

[@astroguster5522]

Keep in mind, hong Kong is also built to encourage rail usage. High fees and tolls for taxis and cars make using mass commuting options almost inevitable. Shame we love our cars too much for these trains to be more successful 😔

[@carloconopio6513]

You cant compare culture.. every country had different believe lifestyle etc

[@bijoujohnson]

This was a great video! Thank you for all the time this must have taken!

[@livingabundantlyalways]

That is the best reported news piece I have ever heard! Good job, Brayden

[@walterpekovitch1558]

Great video! Brayden you are immensely talented!

[@manuel8255]

Wow! Thank you. You explained it so well. Keep up the good work.

[@alej8902]

Outstanding video Brayden ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Thank you so very much!

[@kevinilam6263]

Such a great review, you are in another level, thanks a lot for your point of view.

[@MzelleRI64]

Wow this is a fantastic well thought out video. Top notch great job and thank you!

[@dvcreservations]

One of the great things about cities like chicago, boston, etc. Fly in and dont need to touch a car. Def international travelers expect that.

[@robertphillips6296]

Thank you for posting this informational video.

[@caetlynx]

As a resident of South Florida who hates driving, and loves Disney, I can't wait for the brightline to be finished!! Hopping on a train and going to different cities is such a fun day trip, it's what I used to do living in NJ, going into NYC for the day with friends!!

[@willishorton1266]

CONGRATULATIONS BRADEN FOR THIS SUPERB PIECE OF REPORTING. I DOUBT SERIOUSLLY THAT ANY TV STATION IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA COULD HAVE DONE SUCH A STORY IN THE DETAIL THAT YOU DID.

[@ScottWallace5]

Great video and update, excellent reporting as always!

[@Nyareth]

i hope this is successful, trains may not be safer than planes* but they're a hell of a lot safer than cars and IMO more enjoyable to travel on, getting more connections across the country would be great.

[@enjoyslearningandtravel7957]

Yes a lot safer than cars specially with a number of car drivers texting while driving or drunk while driving or weaving while driving or driving without turn signals when they need to

[@DanielleFromMI]

All the tourists packing the roads and increasing crash rates is def not fair to locals. Hope this helps with that!

[@clagueb3686]

Plains? Good luck with getting more connections across the country. The West Palm Beach to Orlando connection has taken over 10 years, not finished yet. You can take AmTrak from Miami to New York with stops in Fort Lauderdale , West Palm and Orlando if you enjoy trains and you are not in any hurry.

[@1johncabs]

I disagree. "Plains" are very safe because you are not in any form of transport whatsoever.

[@craigj6865]

Wow, Brayden thanks for putting this video together. Excellent job

[@CheriAwesomeSunsetsTravel]

Excellent Job 👍 Brayden! Amazing Reporting and Video!! Keep Up the Awesome 🤩 Work!!!

[@kathysullivan6022]

Thank you so much on such a detailed message about the progress of Brightline! Very informative!

[@kellybennett2753]

Great work so informative and your editing is amazing just wish we had more vlogs 😎

[@tyleranderson7999]

Brayden, I have missed you. Thank you for the new train update.

[@peter-ge]

OMG, you actually went to these places and filmed progress in-person??? Amazing! You just earned a new sub

[@MrsNewfiefan]

Dude. This content is on point!! Well done.

[@MrKarmapolice97]

Brayden your videos are so professional you do a great job at reporting Disney news I can always trust your journalism. Disney should hire you to create and direct some of their social media outlets.

[@MichaelGalletly]

Very informative with great composition. Well done!

[@joysharpe1500]

Great job, as always, Braden!

[@getthepoptart3501]

Such an underrated channel on KZbin. Please don’t stop uploading. You’re going to be huge!

[@markengleman895]

The best Disney content creator youtube... ur awesome!

[@Matt-rj2vj]

Excellent in-depth analysis on the cost and other potentially prohibitive factors. Great work on this video!

[@oblivieon1567]

Although the lack of rail isn't unique to Orlando it's a problem throughout America It does surprise me Disney never built one from the airport to WDW, I'd think that would have been a no brainer. But even though they didn't Orlando should have built a light rail to service the main attractions.

[@johngilson3500]

Walt's original plans for Disney World had an Airport where Celebration is now connected by Monorail. After EPCOT opened the Monorail was going to go to Disney Springs and possibly expanded to the Orlando International Airport. With Michael Eisner and Frank Wells those plans were cancelled.

[@oblivieon1567]

@@johngilson3500 I feel like it was an opportunity lost. They could have started the Disney experience right from the Airport by whisking guests to WDW and back. It would have been and felt so seamless.

[@goldenpacificmedia]

@@johngilson3500 That would have been a wonderful experience instead of the disjointed and multi-party transportation headache that exists now. I live in California near Anaheim. At one point in the 1950's, WEDWay was proposing a mass transit monorail system to the counties of LA and OC. I've seen a map where they were suggesting to put the monorail down the center medians of several major freeways (I-5 from Burbank to Anaheim for instance). They had beautiful drawings showing how major roads could include terminals for these monorail stations. The creatives at WED were phenomenally ahead of their time.

[@nikkisimms8075]

Walt Disney also told the city of Orlando that I4 needed to be six lanes going each direction and the leaders at the time basically laughed in his face now it’s basically a parking lot to get anywhere and it’s the only major road taking you north and south, A headache for tourists sure but a constant nightmare for locals

[@oblivieon1567]

@@nikkisimms8075 The way we handle transportation in the US is just odd to me especially tourist destinations. You'd think we'd make it really easy to get around town but nope!

[@michele.the.quilter6174]

Thanks for the information!

[@kellydooling]

“not only have gas prices gone up” lol! thanks for another great update. 😃

[@bravekumquat3014]

Thanks Brayden; a great job as usual!

[@evancihon9609]

This was perfect! Thank you for the excellent reporting. I am super excited to see all of the angles. As a Disney fan from Ohio, the rail feels so much better than the mears connect option now that the express is gone.

[@markengleman895]

Thanks!

[@tamara8349]

Thank you for explaining this in such detail - great work!

[@csp4126]

Thanks for Putting This Info Out😉👍👍

[@johnhardy25]

This was a great detailed video. I appreciate the amount of effort this took to make.

[@saravray]

Wow. Just Wow. Nevermind the intriguing content, you are an amazing creator! Best Video yet! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

[@melissaslater2575]

Great job as always!

[@morrisambrosia6785]

Thanks Braden, very useful and easy to understand

[@Locutus]

Great video! Very high quality! I thought I was watching an infrastructure channel at first, due its indepthness!

[@jimmeuer1]

Wow, great coverage! Way better than what do on the news in general!!!

[@buildintotrains]

AWESOME video!!! Thank you so much for this update content

[@karlablack4305]

After having visited Europe and Japan and seeing their train systems, I have always said we needed something like this in the US. It would remove a lot of cars from the roads.

[@ohboy2592]

We are too spread out for service like that unless you want your taxes going up by 15-30%

[@stephanweinberger]

​@@ohboy2592 There are vast parts of the US, where population density is very comparable to Europe. Actually the population distribution is often _better_ suited for high speed rail in many areas of the US (large cities some 50-100 miles apart, compared to tons of small towns dotted all over central Europe where the trains cannot even reach their top speed before having to brake for the next stop).

[@louispritz7808]

I’ve traveled to Europe for both business and personal reasons the past 10 years and haven’t once rented a car. I taken trains in Germany, Holland, Switzerland and Austria and can say they are the best method of travel for both tourists and local. Been in Austria the most and have traveled to every major city by train. The trains are usually 80-90% capacity and there is plenty of local transportation such as cabs, Ubers, trams near the train stations to get where you need to go. There’s also walking as an option. The trains are also fully electrified. The Europeans love there cars as well but use trains a lot as fuel costs and parking availability may sway car use in some situations. Major cities such as Vienna and Munich have intra-city trains as well both above and below ground. I feel the US will never embrace trains travel until the price of owning and operating motor vehicles is cost prohibitive. But you have to build the train infrastructure first, then make owning vehicles more costly and therefore train travel the better choice for it to be self sustaining. Otherwise it will be subsidized with additional taxes and never used to its fullest extent.

[@MattUNI2005]

This is is a damn impressive video. Great job creating this. Seriously.

[@mikerohlfing]

You always teach me so much. Thank you for your hard work!