peter11435
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Obviously it’s necessary as part of the work they are performing. Otherwise they would not be doing it.
It’s quite normal.
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News Splash Mountain January 2018 refurbishment
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It’s quite normal.
BoarderPhreak
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This ride seems to get a lot of refurbs. Guess the one a few months ago in 2017 didn't quite cut it.
Cmdr_Crimson
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Or there was no money left in the budget...
peter11435
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this is a continuation of that refurb. Basically they reopened the ride in the middle of the work so it would be available during the peak holiday period.
BoarderPhreak
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Yeah, that's kinda what I figured.
Didn't it just undergo a huge refurb from top to bottom a couple of years ago? I'm spacing when that was...
peter11435
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Due to the abundance of water and chemicals in that water Splash requires frequents refurbs.
BoarderPhreak
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I guess... Kali, Maelstrom and PotC are not much better. This doesn't bode well for Na'vi.
ToTBellHop
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Outdoors and wet is far worse. Kali and Splash close annually. Frostrom and PotC do not.
peter11435
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Na’vi has no drops so the water does not require as many chemicals for treatment. So it’s slightly less corrosive. It also doesn’t go outside
Splash is a very demanding building. It has some very unique issues that have to be constantly worked on. Some that won’t go away.
BoarderPhreak
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True, being exposed not only to the weather, but UV as well - that'll wreak havoc on plastics, rubbers, paint, etc.
Plus sweat, oil, and whatever else gets washed off of guests as they ride. Seeing and being near the holding tank is... an experience I cannot properly describe. If you lose a hat on Splash Mountain, you don't want it back.
BoarderPhreak
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Eeew. I think that says it all.
EricsBiscuit
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When I was there yesterday it seemed like they replanted like 4/5ths of the grass. Looks really good. Unfortunately my genius self didn't take pictures!
Brer Oswald
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*cough* Jumping Brer Rabbit...*cough* fix blue bird while your at it Disney *cough*
cjkeating
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I saw jumping Brer Rabbit in November/December.
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Brer Oswald
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Yeah they’ve been way better with fixing Brer Rabbit. The point was that it was one of the unusual recurring problems that Martin mentioned.
Brer Oswald
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Let’s hope and pray that Bluebird is working tomorrow.
Nubs70
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Who does the water treatment at WDW?
The Ready Creek Improvement Distric handles all the wastewater treatment at WDW. Rather than just discharge the tested water into steams and rivers they use it for watering the property. As a result it is actually more environmental that almost every other wastewater system.