Soarin

Kenan

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Brava Centauri said:
What? How could it be closed indefinitely with no warning and no explanation? I find that entirely too far-fetched to believe, especially considering Epcot is down a major e-ticket already.

If this is actually true (and I'm inclined to disbelieve it until photos and more confirmations are posted) and they're switching the video to a "world" theme, Disney would've made a huge deal out of it. Soar'n IS ALL NEW! COME SAIL OVER THE WORLD NOW! That sort of thing.

If anything, if true, they likely realized just how bad the current film conditions are and finally decided to give them a good dusting and cleaning. Or it's just completely 101!
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California Adventures was closed too. It must be something major wrong with it
 
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Brava Centauri said:
What? How could it be closed indefinitely with no warning and no explanation? I find that entirely too far-fetched to believe, especially considering Epcot is down a major e-ticket already.

If this is actually true (and I'm inclined to disbelieve it until photos and more confirmations are posted) and they're switching the video to a "world" theme, Disney would've made a huge deal out of it. Soar'n IS ALL NEW! COME SAIL OVER THE WORLD NOW! That sort of thing.

If anything, if true, they likely realized just how bad the current film conditions are and finally decided to give them a good dusting and cleaning. Or it's just completely 101!
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We already have an insight confirmation!

Chances are its a technical difficulty and they are afraid it may affect DCA's Soarin also
 
Tom

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It's definitely not a refurb or it would have been listed. Maybe when someone heard "indefinitely" they just meant for today....as in, we don't know if it will re-open today.
 
Kenan

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edwardtc said:
It's definitely not a refurb or it would have been listed. Maybe when someone heard "indefinitely" they just meant for today....as in, we don't know if it will re-open today.
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both attractions are down til they figure out how to move forward
 
Zummi Gummi

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All I know is that there was a safety issue that has caused both Soarin's to be shut down.

Apparently there was an incident that could have been disastrous, but wasn't.
 
Bolt

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It's a seat belt issue - some guest messed with it and tripped a whole series of issues so they are in the process of replacing all of them at DL and WDW.
 
Bolt

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The Epcot Management team outside the attraction - I guess I don't how to verify it more except when it reopens you can look at the seat belt and you'll see the changes.
 
Tom

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Pssh! Who needs seat belts? It would make it more thrilling! :lol:

I hope they fix it by the end of this coming week. There are three rides in Future World I ride...one is down for a refurb, and now this one might be down. Sheesh!
 
Brava Centauri

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It took this long, then, for a seatbelt issue to come up--requiring both rides to be shuttered and "fixed"?

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If so, OSHA would have to be involved for Disney to unexpectedly close both rides down with no warning. Because otherwise, I would've thought an improvement/fix would be scheduled with a refurb.
 
Tom

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danlb_2000 said:
Doesn't OSHA only get involved when it's a safety issue for workers?
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Yes. OSHA protects employees - hence "Occupational Safety and Health Administration/Act". I'm guessing the OSHA comment was hearsay or someone jumping to conclusions. People like to throw around OSHA whenever anything breaks.

Unless it hurts a worker, or poses a threat to a worker, OSHA should have no jurisdiction.
 
danlb_2000

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edwardtc said:
Yes. OSHA protects employees - hence "Occupational Safety and Health Administration/Act". I'm guessing the OSHA comment was hearsay or someone jumping to conclusions. People like to throw around OSHA whenever anything breaks.

Unless it hurts a worker, or poses a threat to a worker, OSHA should have no jurisdiction.
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That's what I thought, thanks for the confirmation.
 
Tom

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Brava Centauri said:
It took this long, then, for a seatbelt issue to come up--requiring both rides to be shuttered and "fixed"?

the-very-best-of-the-futurama-fry-meme.jpg


If so, OSHA would have to be involved for Disney to unexpectedly close both rides down with no warning. Because otherwise, I would've thought an improvement/fix would be scheduled with a refurb.
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Yeah, I'm still not buying the "seatbelt issue" story they're handing out. The ride's been open for how many years, and one guest was able to trip a sensor, causing two rides across the country from each other to close for emergency repairs? Talk about knee-jerk.

It's like recalling every car on the market because of "bad pedals" when it's really just a few idiot drivers.
 
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danlb_2000 said:
Doesn't OSHA only get involved when it's a safety issue for workers?
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Just passing on some of the chatter. Most people I know are busy watching Avengers movies, so it's not from the scene, but are people fairly close to the situation. Take that with however much of a grain of salt you like. It definitely seems safety related, though. That much seems solid from the chatter going on.
 

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