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Kali River Rapids closing for refurbishment in January 2017
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officialtom
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Was closed this past winter during our late jan/early Feb trip. We really missed it. Heading down next Feb 27th and happy it'll be open!
Axle1986
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Good thing they're doing maintenance on it.
This is what happens when you dont - http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-10-25/four-people-dead-ride-at-dreamworld-gold-coast/7963880
"Dreamworld: Four people killed on Thunder River Rapids ride at Gold Coast theme park"
This is a Kali River Rapids style ride in Australia.
This is what happens when you dont - http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-10-25/four-people-dead-ride-at-dreamworld-gold-coast/7963880
"Dreamworld: Four people killed on Thunder River Rapids ride at Gold Coast theme park"
This is a Kali River Rapids style ride in Australia.
Horizons '83
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Yikes, that's scary!
ryangosling
New Member
Does Kali and Splash Mountain usually go down at the same time? Sad to miss out on this one, but hoping we still have a chance to do a water ride when we are there in jan.
Rteetz
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Considering it's one day refurb in December I would say it's unlikely splash will go down in January.
RSoxNo1
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It's looking like that's the case. Simply for selfish reasons we've got a family trip and while my wife and I visit more often, most of the family hasn't been on Splash Mountain for 5+ years because of the January refurb.
Bairstow
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In fairness, that incident appears to have occurred because of a design aspect/flaw not present in Kali, or any other US raft ride I'm aware of.
raymusiccity
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Agree 100%. There was also an unfortunate accident in Texas, years ago. Absolutely no call for a rush to judgement just because they're all raft rides.
There is no evidence this is due to maintainence.
Uncle Theodore
Member
Silly question, I know..but... any chance to lengthening the ride, or at least adding another drop?
WDW862
Well-Known Member
It's due to poor engineering.
And you know that how?
If it was, surely there would have been an accident every day since 1986.
Please do not jump to conclusions.
twilight mitsuk
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Congo was closed at but yesterday
Tom Morrow
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From what I understand, Kali was closed as well.
Axle1986
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http://dailym.ai/2dHqTna
'This was not a freak accident': Dreamworld may NEVER open again - with theme park employees facing up to five years in jail for negligence
'This was not a freak accident': Dreamworld may NEVER open again - with theme park employees facing up to five years in jail for negligence
alissafalco
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Thats awful. So sad.
You'll need to quote better sources than that tabloid.
This is the "news"paper that speaks first and then tries to check the facts later.
Until the official report is completed and published anything else is speculation. And it is wrong to speculate where lives have been lost.
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Horizons '83
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If you click the link on the article again, it has since then re-phrased its title, to "Dreamworld will REOPEN on Friday". This source is a joke.