Blizzard Beach technical issues (March 2016)

[Nmoody1]

Universal must be relishing in this! Building a water park with brand new attractions whilst Disney is operating a park with it'd headline slide closed! Nice way to beat the competition Disney. It feels like they have totally given up with competing with the competition now - they are happy to run with bad show, trash cans overfilled and headline attractions closed.

May seem like a good way to squeeze profit out of a cash cow... but it cannot be good for future business! Maybe that's why Disney targets parents with 3 year olds. .... The kids are too young to remember how poor the product really is!

 

[ford91exploder]

Really? My experience with Flex Seal left much to be desired.

Surfaces need to be really clean and have a 'tooth' to retain the stuff

 

[Sped2424]

Blizzard beaches issue is not as simple as a leak and is far more serious than that. From what I hear it's getting to the point where a closure of the park itself is being considered (they have already closed it for a day or two but I am hearing long closure certain cast have already been switched out of there in prep for a move like this). Don't know if that's still the plan but for now this is not a simple issue and we are going to see something about this come out and soon.

 

[cheezbat]

This is ridiculous and embarrassing. This needs to be fixed ASAP. Close the park and spend the money to get it done. You can't go without these slides. That would be like running the Magic Kingdom without Big Thunder and Splash for a long time. Absolute chaos.

WDW, you're becoming a joke.

 

[Sped2424]

This is ridiculous and embarrassing. This needs to be fixed ASAP. Close the park and spend the money to get it done. You can't go without these slides. That would be like running the Magic Kingdom without Big Thunder and Splash for a long time. Absolute chaos.

WDW, you're becoming a joke.

It's becoming a possibility that blizzard beach just won't run period. Structural integrity right now is compromised for the entire plummet summit structure.

 

[Sped2424]

Again I ask what the heck they did during the refurb at the end of last year. Ridiculous as always

Problems possibly arose after that. The issue here is what's beneath the structure rather than bad steel work.

 

[Sped2424]

That's no good

No it's really really not.

 

[Horizons1]

So are we talking a similar situation to the Polynesian lobby waterfall? Instead of replacing of the mountain they'll erect a small statue of Ice Gator and call it a day?

 

[natatomic]

It's becoming a possibility that blizzard beach just won't run period. Structural integrity right now is compromised for the entire plummet summit structure.

The same structure that holds the chair lifts? Those things terrify me, but I suck my fear up just to avoid having to carry my 2 year old up all those stairs. Should I be worried they will all collapse one day? Is there one of those famous Florida sink holes underneath? :O Lol

 

[ford91exploder]

Blizzard beaches issue is not as simple as a leak and is far more serious than that. From what I hear it's getting to the point where a closure of the park itself is being considered (they have already closed it for a day or two but I am hearing long closure certain cast have already been switched out of there in prep for a move like this). Don't know if that's still the plan but for now this is not a simple issue and we are going to see something about this come out and soon.

Or just close it permanently - MUCH CHEAPER that way,

 

[ford91exploder]

So are we talking a similar situation to the Polynesian lobby waterfall? Instead of replacing of the mountain they'll erect a small statue of Ice Gator and call it a day?

We'll have Ice Caiman next to a 'slip-n-slide' just like the Poly has 'Tiki Shrug'.

 

[Sped2424]

Or just close it permanently - MUCH CHEAPER that way,

That's an option on the table sadly.

 

[ford91exploder]

That's an option on the table sadly.

I'm routinely mocked for this but more and more Disney acts like a company which is not long for this world instead of one of the most successful entertainment companies on the planet. Makes one wonder which is the true situation.

 

[FigmentForver96]

No it's really really not.

Oh my gosh that's scary. They need to close the park and do what's needed to fix the issue.

 

[Nmoody1]

In years to come the drive from Coronado will be 'remember that Disney water park they closed' - the one where they still leave the lights on and the music playing and Cast Member paperwork and such laying around. People will be breaking in to get photos. What was it called? River Country? Oh.. no... Blizzard Beach

 

[ford91exploder]

In years to come the drive from Coronado will be 'remember that Disney water park they closed' - the one where they still leave the lights on and the music playing and Cast Member paperwork and such laying around. People will be breaking in to get photos. What was it called? River Country? Oh.. no... Blizzard Beach

Military has a term of art for this kind of thing 'Abandon in Place'

 

[Incomudro]

This is ridiculous and embarrassing. This needs to be fixed ASAP. Close the park and spend the money to get it done. You can't go without these slides. That would be like running the Magic Kingdom without Big Thunder and Splash for a long time. Absolute chaos.

WDW, you're becoming a joke.

Yeah, I agree.
This is big. Bigger than the Yeti not working.
Arguably, BB is those two slides.
Whether you ride them or not, their presence, their operating presence is the focal point of the park.

 

[GhostHost1000]

a little duct tape and a strobe light might help?

 

[matt9112]

Any new word?

 

[ChrisM]

Problems possibly arose after that. The issue here is what's beneath the structure rather than bad steel work.

Ah, so they've finally discovered The Old Ones.

Good luck, everyone.