Kali River Rapids closing for 5 week refurbishment January-February 2016

[lnsemsf]

A heads up to all who enjoy riding water rides when you can get hypothermia, Kali River Rapids will be closed Jan 4 - Feb 11 2016.

 

[twilight mitsuk]

it's kali river refurbishment time again

 

[MerlinTheGoat]

Taking all bets as to what effects will be disabled this time.

 

[GhostHost1000]

Just enough time to bulldoze

 

[DisneyFans4Life]

This is a great time for the ride to go down...it's too cold for water rides in January and February. Do you have any details on what they'll be working on?

 

[Horizons '83]

Bummer, I would have liked to take a spin on this on our January trip, although this isn't a must see attraction to begin with.

 

[RSoxNo1]

That should be enough time to double the length of track and add some effects.

 

[officialtom]

Nooooo! We'll be there Jan 27-Feb 6 and Kali is one of our favourites. And no, we don't find it too cold in January. Sure beats shovelling show.

 

[ToTBellHop]

Nooooo! We'll be there Jan 27-Feb 6 and Kali is one of our favourites. And no, we don't find it too cold in January. Sure beats shovelling show.

At least Splash will be open this year

 

[cjkeating]

Most recent WDW refurbishments have had a positive impact on the ride (unlike a few years ago) so hopefully something gets fixed on this ride for once as opposed to turned off/removed.

 

[MerlinTheGoat]

Most recent WDW refurbishments have had a positive impact on the ride (unlike a few years ago) so hopefully something gets fixed on this ride for once as opposed to turned off/removed.

Kali commonly has rehabs like these, going down around the first of the year for a few weeks or months. And the last few times, they actually removed effects from the ride (fog and fire). These rehabs seem less related to maintenance and more of a convenient way for them to save on operating costs.

 

[officialtom]

At least Splash will be open this year

Agreed! It's been closed for our past 3 trips. Can't wait!

 

[DisneyJeff]

A cousin of one of the Disney bus drivers told my sister's boss that they will be removing the rafts altogether. Instead, they will be passing out life jackets. Should save a ton of money (except for the legal dept).

 

[ChrisM]

A cousin of one of the Disney bus drivers told my sister's boss that they will be removing the rafts altogether. Instead, they will be passing out life jackets. Should save a ton of money (except for the legal dept).

That would actually make for a far more entertaining attraction than what's currently there.

 

[dreamfinder]

A cousin of one of the Disney bus drivers told my sister's boss that they will be removing the rafts altogether. Instead, they will be passing out life jackets. Should save a ton of money (except for the legal dept).

That's one of my favorite parts of white water rafting. When they let you hop out and float down the river.

 

[matt9112]

That would actually make for a far more entertaining attraction than what's currently there.

I was just going to say sign me up that drop would be epic.

 

[mm121]

A cousin of one of the Disney bus drivers told my sister's boss that they will be removing the rafts altogether. Instead, they will be passing out life jackets. Should save a ton of money (except for the legal dept).

aquatica has a river like that

 

[Luke Richardson]

We've been going at this time for the last 3 years. Was hoping to try it out this time. We're Canadian so we can take it!

 

[blu3]

Let us just hope they add effects instead of removing effects this time.

 

[Fox&Hound]

I've heard the ride is so short so it does not warrant a long wait. Is this true? I've honestly never ridden it in AK because I've heard such bad things about it? Will they ever expand one day or make additions: waterfalls, animal AA's, etc????