Mooning of the Amtrak Official Picture Site

Amtrak Mooning

9/20/2008 - We just posted Pictures from the 2006 Mooning of the Amtrak.

And of course all the other years are still available in our Amtrak Mooning Photo Galleries.

This is a brand new website dedicated to the Mooning of the Amtrak held every year at Mugs Away Saloon in Laguna Niguel, California. We will have the most complete gallery of pictures from the Mooning of the Amtrak, both taken by us in the many years we have been attending as well as pictures sent in by our visitors to share with the world. So If you have pictures and/or a story from your experiences at the Mooning, please send them in. In addition we will provide you with all the Mooning of the Amtrak information you need if your are planning to attend the next mooning or if you just want to learn a little more about it.

The 2008 Amtrak Mooning

Wow, what an event the Mooning of the Amtrak was this year...Over 8,000 people showed up and it was the wildest party right up until the Orange County Sheriff came in and shut it down. Here's the story on that...Police Shut Down Amtrak Train Mooning.

Police at Amtrak Mooning

Even though everyone, including myself, was pretty disappointed with the Mooning being shut down, I must say the Orange County Sheriff handled it really well. You could definitely tell that the Sheriff's Deputies that had to come out and ask us to leave were not the ones that made the decision, that was made much higher up. The Deputies on-site were all really cool about it and as you can see from the picture, even somewhat enjoyed being there. Way to often something like this winds up going bad with either the police abusing their authority, or some a-hole causing trouble with the police. None of that happened here...there Orange County Sheriff's Deputies acted professionally and treated us with respect, and the majority people responded by peacefully packing up and leaving.

If you were there hopefully you had a chance to meet us at the RV (courtesy of our good friends Rick & Debbie) with our CycleFish banner and Free Jello Shots. If you have any pictures you would like to share on our new Mooning of the Amtrak site, send them along so we can post them for our visitors.

What is the Mooning of the Amtrak (or Mooning of the Train): The Mooning of the Amtrak is an held in the area of Mugs Away Saloon every year on the second Saturday of July. Thousands of people gather to drop their pants, or lift their skirts, along the fence as the amtrak trains pass by. The trains are normally packed full these day and even slow down so that the passengers can enjoy the show fully. Over the past couple of years it has turned into much more then just a mooning...now it is a festival similar to a Mardi Gras Celebration. The street is line with all types of vendors, party RVs and hundred os people. Between trains you may see an impromptu wet t-shirt contest, girls getting naked in blow-up pools and lots of flashing for beads.

Location: The mooning takes place along the fence outside of Mugs Away Saloon at 27324 Camino Capistrano, Laguna Niguel, California 92677. To get there exit the I-5 freeway at Avery Parkway, make a right and then another immediate right at the end of Avery and follow the train tracks until you see all of the crazy people (about 1.2 miles). If you don't get there by 9am you will most likely have to park a good ways down the street and walk in. If you have a motorcycle, I recommend you bring it...motorcycles can get all the way in and always find parking. MAP HERE

As reported by the Orange County Register - July 12, 2008

Police shut down mooning of the Amtrak trains

LAGUNA NIGUEL For the first time in the event's 29-year history, police are closing down the 29th annual Mooning of Amtrak because of big crowds and heavy drinking Saturday afternoon.

Police decided what started as a fun--and risque--event could turn dangerous as crowds grew larger than in previous years.

"It started to get a little out of hand so we decided to move in and show presence to try to quell any further disruption," Orange County Sheriff's Department Lt.Ted Boyne said.

Nice weather, big publicity and increasing population led to larger-than-expected crowds of between 8,000 and 10,000 at the annual event, held each year at the Mugs Away Saloon across Camino Capistrano from the train track that carries both Amtrak and Metrolink trains.

"There is so much skin," Cameron Dill of San Clemente said. "It's our own little Mardi Gras."

Before police broke up the party, RVs, Harleys, camping tents, and even blow-up swimming pools stretched along Camino Capistrano in Laguna Niguel.

Some members of the crowd offered shots of alcohol to those who would flash them.

POLICE ARRIVE

Along with about two dozen police officers, helicoptors announced from loudspeakers that the event was cancelled.

No fighting was reported.

By 5 p.m. Saturday, the crowd had been reduced to about 1,500 people. Police expected to completely clear the street of crowd-goers by about 6 p.m.

There were no fights reported between the crowd and police.

Lt. Lloyd Downing said public nudity and traffic violations added to the department's decision to shut the event down.

"It's been an orderly dispersal so far," Downing said.

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