Why are so many rides going into month long refurbs?

[DiscoveryTank]

If you have not noticed but many rides look to be going into at most a few months into a refurbishment.
Both Test Track and Splash Mountain are going into a small refurb in the start of 2020 and what is next,
Pirates? Figment? Big Thunder?
Does anybody know the real reason why this is happening and what might go into a small refurb later.

 

[danlb_2000]

Regular maintenance during one of the slower times of the year. It's quite common to have major rides go down in January and February.

 

[Animaniac93-98]

DLP has had several rides undergo 6-12 month refurbs for a few years now.

1 or 2 months is nothing.

 

[Animaniac93-98]

Regular maintenance during one of the slower times of the year. It's quite common to have major rides go down in January and February.

Especially if they are rides that are designed to get you wet.

Not as popular when its cold outside.

 

[justintheharris]

If you have not noticed but many rides look to be going into at most a few months into a refurbishment.
Both Test Track and Splash Mountain are going into a small refurb in the start of 2020 and what is next,
Pirates? Figment? Big Thunder?
Does anybody know the real reason why this is happening and what might go into a small refurb later.

Test Track is to improve reliability. Splash Mountain just usually goes down for refurbishment in the colder months. That's typical of water rides. Supposedly a bunch of other rides are getting refurbished for the 50th anniversary but Disney would be better off announcing them very very soon.

 

[Queen of the WDW Scene]

For Splash Mountain its extremely common for it to close during the winter months for maintenance partly because its chilly out and partly because the parks aren't as crowded so demand for the ride is down.

Its common in general to see a number of rides have refurbs during slower times of the year.

 

[KevinPage]

@realBobChapek does it just to “mess with your head”

 

[Gainesvillain]

Gettin' swol for 50th?

 

[Genie_naughty_whispers]

The rides be getting old.

 

[Moka]

I really don’t think 1 month is too long for an attraction like Splash mountain. The longer the better I’d assume, hoping something good comes out of it.

 

[dreamfinder]

As posted, Splash routinely goes down for it's yearly refurb in Jan. Alot of moving parts on there that don't necessarily play nice with water, and it takes time to fix.

And it's expected that most rides will be cycling through at least shorter refurbs to try to get them into top shape for the 50th. Better to take a few weeks or a month now to slap a coat of paint on than during what they are expecting to be a busy year for the 50th.

It's what happens when their PM game hasn't been as on point lately.

 

[SirWillow]

if you're complaining about a couple of rides being down for rehab for about a month or so, I'm guessing that you're not happy that so many parks outside of Florida and Southern California fully and completely close for 3+ months each year, when they give their rides refurbishments, overhauls and other needed work to keep them running safely and in good condition.

Since the Disney parks don't close during the year, they have to do the same work sometime.

 

[DiscoveryTank]

if you're complaining about a couple of rides being down for rehab for about a month or so, I'm guessing that you're not happy that so many parks outside of Florida and Southern California fully and completely close for 3+ months each year, when they give their rides refurbishments, overhauls and other needed work to keep them running safely and in good condition.

Since the Disney parks don't close during the year, they have to do the same work sometime.

I’m not complaining,
Sorry if it sounded like that but I just think it is unusual for this many rides going down, I also did not know how common they were.

 

[JIMINYCR]

I’m not complaining,
Sorry if it sounded like that but I just think it is unusual for this many rides going down, I also did not know how common they were.

No its not unusual. Disney always shuts down several attractions to do upgrades or maintenance work that has been put off for a while. Everyone complains when theyve planned a trip a year or more out and then just before going, Disney announces a closure of the very ride they were looking forward to doing. Its disappointing but necessary. Better to close for a short time than continue running a ride into the ground and have to be shut down permanently

 

[DoleWhipDrea]

After the new year, theme parks call this period “off-peak season,” when crowds are typically at their lowest. The holidays are over and it’s a colder climate. Rides must close for refurbishment for proper maintenance of things like special effects. Has an audio-animatronic stopped working? Does the lighting need to be replaced? Stuff wears out when attractions run 7 days a week. Some 5ings can be fixed overnight, while others require more time. At Splash Mountain, for instance, the attraction has its water drained to allow for fuller access for maintenance workers and Imagineers.

This is also why you will see special deals to the parks, like lower ticket prices, specials on hotel stays, etc. One pays more for visiting during peak periods (like summer, the holiday season), when the majority of the attractions should be open, unless a larger revamp is taking place.

 

[Raineman]

if you're complaining about a couple of rides being down for rehab for about a month or so, I'm guessing that you're not happy that so many parks outside of Florida and Southern California fully and completely close for 3+ months each year, when they give their rides refurbishments, overhauls and other needed work to keep them running safely and in good condition.

Since the Disney parks don't close during the year, they have to do the same work sometime.

Hey, they still do close in Southern California-at least they used to at Wally World, for 2 weeks at a time. The moose out front should have told you.

 

[DiscoveryTank]

Hey, they still do close in Southern California-at least they used to at Wally World, for 2 weeks at a time. The moose out front should have told you.

*Speaks in Florida Man accent*
There are no Moose’s here, anywhere at all.
There is only an Alligator and a crazy man.