Splash Mountain closing for a 1 day refurbishment in December

[wdwmagic]

http://www.wdwmagic.com/attractions...ing-for-a-1-day-refurbishment-in-december.htm

 

[brb1006]

Are the AA's going to get worked on?

 

[maroonmol]

I wonder what they're working on, if it's only closed for one day....

 

[JohnByers]

Cleaning?

 

[Rteetz]

They really can't do that much in a day.

 

[raven]

24 hours? Hmm....sounds like a walk through by show designers to make a detailed list of things that need to be done on a longer refurb.

 

[doctornick]

It typically closes in Jan/Feb for a few weeks every year, doesn't it?

 

[HeroOfWDW]

Maybe cleaning the water for holiday crowds? No one knows what people put in there

 

[discos]

Maybe cleaning the water for holiday crowds? No one knows what people put in there

Someone correct me if I'm wrong but doesn't the water in Splash Mountain get drained every night?

 

[raven]

Someone correct me if I'm wrong but doesn't the water in Splash Mountain get drained every night?

Not drained, stored. The drain the flume but it's held in a big tank in the ground backstage.

 

[marni1971]

How quick can they change a belt?

 

[Daveeeeed]

How quick can they change a belt?

Mhhhm, if that is what is getting replaced why does it need to change? Broken? Worn?

 

[Biff215]

It typically closes in Jan/Feb for a few weeks every year, doesn't it?

This has become less common in recent years, and closing it in December to plan for a Jan/Feb refurb would seem too close. I'd guess very minor safety and ride control work.

 

[Clamman73]

Wow...a Zootopia retheme in only a day...

 

[No Name]

I generally don't mind one-day refurbishments, because people can plan around them if they care enough to do so. As opposed to a refurb that covers your entire trip.

That being said, I hope they're doing something that is worth closing it for the day.

 

[DisneyPrincess5]

One day closure hmmm. I may be looking too much into it but is it possible that they're installing something to prevent alligators from entering and inhabiting Splash's water system?

 

[HeroOfWDW]

Not drained, stored. The drain the flume but it's held in a big tank in the ground backstage.

That's actually really cool

 

[RSoxNo1]

I wonder if this will be followed up with an additional refurb in January or if they will forgo that in 2017. If so, my sister will be delighted as she hasn't been on the ride in years due to the January refurbs.

 

[RapunzelsWeave]

I've always wondered what they would retheme this ride as eventually. It just seems odd to keep Song of the South characters (for the obvious reasons) and also because kids today and even adults under 30 don't know these characters.

My idea would be based off the Donald Duck Vacation cartoon where he's camping and goes over the waterfall in the canoe.

Donald would fit well into Critter Country/Frontierland. The logs could be replaced with "canoes", and the story inside could be based on the funny scenes of Donald's camping mishaps.

Anyone else have a retheme idea?

 

[RSoxNo1]

I've always wondered what they would retheme this ride as eventually. It just seems odd to keep Song of the South characters (for the obvious reasons) and also because kids today and even adults under 30 don't know these characters.

My idea would be based off the Donald Duck Vacation cartoon where he's camping and goes over the waterfall in the canoe.

Donald would fit well into Critter Country/Frontierland. The logs could be replaced with "canoes", and the story inside could be based on the funny scenes of Donald's camping mishaps.

Anyone else have a retheme idea?

No... stop it.