Soarin over America...

[lego606]

They already tried to do that. The IMAX projectors need some serious downtime for a good refurb and cleaning. They have been waiting for a long time since Test Track was down they weren't allowed to anything except normal cleaning. So they scheduled it originally for Feb, so that gave Test Track time to work the bugs out and it was a slower time in the park. Each theater was scheduled for a downtime of 3 days. One was running while the other was being throughly cleaned. But it got cancelled by the Epcot Maintenance Director, they are only worrying about the head count not the show quality.

Yep, that's the problem. This is TDO, not TDA.

 

[RSoxNo1]

It's equally popular on both coasts, and can be argued is the signature attraction of the Disney California Adventure park, where it's known as Soarin' Over California.

Easy fix for the rehab issue at Epcot, which is a park woefully short of top-notch rides...
1. Pick two weeks with low attendance in the off-season
2. Shut down one theater for a week to clean the screen, paint and scrub the pre-show and theaters, fix the smellitizers, etc.
3. Reopen both theaters for the weekend
4. Shut down the opposite theater for a week to clean the screen, paint and scrub the pre-show and theaters, fix smellitizers, etc.
5. During the weekday rehabs of each theater, disable the Fastpass system for the ride and just run Standby as the only line with honest wait times posted to let visitors decide for themselves whether or not to ride
6. Enjoy!

See, it's not that hard to do. That's basically how DCA handles the Soarin' rehabs the ride gets every 12 months or so at DCA. It just takes some planning, some management backbone, and some cash to pay for the maintenance services and supplies used during the rehab.

Even better idea... Construct a 3rd theater that contains a new film, when that's near completion shut down one theater to be re-programmed under the new film. While that's happening the other original theater can show the old version. When that's complete open the new theater and the refurbished old theater, shut down the third theater and make that conversion.