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Splash Mountain Down...again
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Crush Dude!
Back from WDW!Counting down to DLP in November!
Shows that this attraction really needs its yearly shutdown plus a lengthy refurb
Clever Name
Well-Known Member
That ole Br'er Rabbit sure is a trickster! :wave:
Captain Chaos
Well-Known Member
The ride needs more than a one or two month refurb... It has seen its better days... a 6-8 month refurb is badly needed...
Crush Dude!
Back from WDW!Counting down to DLP in November!
Even though it's a bit far off I'm thinking Splash will get the same treatment thunder got this year come next January
MerlinTheGoat
Well-Known Member
I have to say, this ride IS indeed in horrible shape and needs to be closed ASAP for serious maintenance. But i will also say that in my experience, I've witnessed Splash Mountain break down frequently even when it was brand new and while the parks were still maintained properly (this was before that well-known quality drop that started during the mid-90's). So i'm not sure whether these breakdowns are even a byproduct of the terrible maintenance on the ride or just a normal thing regardless of the condition of the ride.
I've been visiting Disney World since before the ride was there, and have ridden it many times when it was new. In all honesty, it always seemed prone to break downs more so than many of the other rides in the park. It's something i noticed even as a child. Though i will say i don't visit nearly as much as i did as a child so i don't know how often it breaks down these days. My trip this past February it went down for a while (reopened a bit later in the day).
Regardless of this, they desperately need to bring the ride down for a massive overhaul as soon as possible. When they added the lap bars last year, the ride reopened with many of the figures still broken or only partially working. They fixed very little on the ride itself and wasted a ton of time they could have done proper maintenance. So SM has been limping along ever since then. Time for it to get what it deserves. Sadly, I'm guessing it won't be brought offline until next year (after New Fantasyland opens partially). If they even bring it down at all.
I've been visiting Disney World since before the ride was there, and have ridden it many times when it was new. In all honesty, it always seemed prone to break downs more so than many of the other rides in the park. It's something i noticed even as a child. Though i will say i don't visit nearly as much as i did as a child so i don't know how often it breaks down these days. My trip this past February it went down for a while (reopened a bit later in the day).
Regardless of this, they desperately need to bring the ride down for a massive overhaul as soon as possible. When they added the lap bars last year, the ride reopened with many of the figures still broken or only partially working. They fixed very little on the ride itself and wasted a ton of time they could have done proper maintenance. So SM has been limping along ever since then. Time for it to get what it deserves. Sadly, I'm guessing it won't be brought offline until next year (after New Fantasyland opens partially). If they even bring it down at all.
Captain Chaos
Well-Known Member
I hope so... It needs it... And deserves it... Splash is a great attraction... I hope it gets the love it deserves..
xdan0920
Think for yourselfer
Taking into account the crazy low show levels this ride has been operating at for the better part of the past 18 months, having it down might be better.
Splash is my favorite ride in any theme park anywhere, so sad to see it like this.
MrNonacho
Premium Member
It can get a 6-month rehab that results in every single element working and it won't matter to some people. The first time it goes 101, regardless of the reason, someone will be tweeting or posting about it and there wil be complaints that the rehab was cheap and ineffective.
Is this even a maintenance-related downtime?
Is this even a maintenance-related downtime?
backinaction
Well-Known Member
For a long time, Splash Mountain was the flagship attraction for WDW. Then EE came along and took over that honor. Both of these attractions have been falling apart for years now and Disney has yet to do anything about it. I often get mad at the Disney bashers on this site, but honestly, their arguments are beginning to make more and more sense. People who are defending Disney on this topic are becoming the minority very quickly. The fact is that Disney will not do anything to fix these problems until it affects their bottom line. If they continue to ignore major problems with their top attractions, I will reconsider visiting the parks every year like I usually do.
xdan0920
Think for yourselfer
I think Splash gets this treatment because of how badly it has been looking for so long. The show maintenance issues are overwhelming. So when it goes down, the first thing people jump to is maintenance, because we can all see they are falling way short.
MerlinTheGoat
Well-Known Member
It needs it regardless of whether the attraction goes down or not. Even if it can easily be reset and brought back online, the fact still remains that most of the effects and figures in the ride are either not working or only partially working to their fullest.
So no these threads aren't going to stop. Nor should people be happy about the ride's current state, which is abysmal.
xdan0920
Think for yourselfer
I think it is good. Shines a light on the sad state of the attraction every few days or so. Nothing wrong with that.