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Sorry but this isn’t news to me. Rides break down and get evacuated every day at WDW. Why do we need blog reports on it every time it happens?It's been a blockbuster year at ol' Disney World... The hits keep coming.
Splash Mountain Evacuated at Magic Kingdom
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Sounds like the last day of my trip back in July...Today Splash Mountain, Big Thunder, Haunted Mansion and Seven dwarfs were all shut down today. Haunted Mansion was closed the entire time we were there today.
Do I think Disney could be better at upkeep and preventive maintenance with their attractions? Sure, but it is unrealistic on the part of WDW visitors to think that there should never be any unexpected breakdowns. When you have rides operating continuously 12 hours a day, 365 days a year, even the most robust maintenance program cannot prevent everything. Any visitor that is angry because their favourite attraction is not working on the day they are at the park needs to understand this; it is disappointing (I've been there quite a few times) but it is not 100% avoidable.
Oh I totally agree, nor do I think a visitor should get some sort of discount or anything. But, like you said they could be better, considering they set the standard on premium priced tickets, there should be no reason they aren't doing a better job. The splash thing, unless closed for awhile is not a biggie but to see HS down for multiple days is disappointing, and maybe why I prefer how DL does it, they shut things down more often and longer to keep maintenance up, but at least you know it is going to be down before you leave for your trip.
Of course... And I don't think anyone's expecting a 99.999% uptime, certainly not per-ride. But even your typical Disney standard is taking a beating of late; particularly in the severity, duration and number of rides. I mean c'mon; a JC boat basically sank. HM doom buggies are swinging around 180º from where they should be and the Peoplemover loading ramp was literally smoldering. ROTR is new, so gets a bit of a pass, but that's had hard-stop issues from the get-go. The latest at SM, ideally should not have happened after an extensive refurb. Durations are also above the norm; we're talking days here, in the case of HM.
Amazingly enough ride breakdowns happened under Walt, Ron Miller, Tatum, Walker, Eisner, Iger, and Chapek.
6 of those 8 didn't charge $125+/day.
