Forgot to post this, the statue of Popeye was removed and replaced with temporary potted plants. Picture was taken on Monday.
Future of Toon Lagoon
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They should have had the decency to replace him with a potted Spinach plant, at the very least. :bolt:
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It really is unfortunate how late it’s announced. There is no reason to only give a 10 day notice of a planned multi month closure.
I posted it on my Twitter as soon as I think it may have been decided. This was kind of a last minute decision. It might have just taken the last few days to get approved maybe? It’s not the regular time for the ride’s annual maintenance after all.
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I'll ask around, but I think Universal would take advantage of any downtime on construction of the new JP coaster to do a more thorough refurbishment of Popeye.
That is correct. Since it’s closing anyway, they will be showing Popeye some love, and will be fixing things they’ve been skipping during annual refurbs in recent years.
Sounds like a win win here..They can adjust for the new coaster and refresh Popeye/Me Ship
Easy. The timing is you have a project next door about to kick up in construction. Better to do the work during the slower/colder season and get a jump start instead of its closure impacting a busier season; especially when the heat comes back and the water rides become prime time rides.
Well, not really.
It's going to reopen just before Christmas when it's going to have far less riders in the colder season. Why not push it back a month or two from October/November into January/February. September is still a warm and busy month. December is just busy.
If we're still talking about 2021 for the coaster opening, I don't see the rush.
September is dead after Labor Day, save for HHN. 2021 isn't that far off anymore.
Smart move on Uni. They don't want two rides going down for refurbishment at the same time next year if JPRA is truly getting the JW makeover.
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Hopefully they add back Popeye & Bluto fighting over Olive (after the first turn of Hurricane River: the spot where they were is easily visible from the path to the lockers), unless there was a particular reason for why that was removed.
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Huh... so this is actually for the benefit of Popeye? What a twist!
Actually, apparently there’s more wrong with Popeye than I realized. This downtime may have been needed even if they weren’t doing the Jurassic work nearby. Good timing for both.
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Huh, how about that! I wonder if once Popeye goes back up, Dudley could get an extended refurb..
I could definitely see that happening.
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