Splash Mountain Disrepair

[Andy]

Splash should be going down just after holiday rush. Look for an early January through February refurb.

 

[ReelJustice]

Splash should be going down just after holiday rush. Look for an early January through February refurb.

Yeah, but this happens every year. Needs to go down longer.

 

[UNIrd]

It wasn't the boy who lived that kicked GE/NBC into action, it was the realization that no one was going to buy the parks. after that they realized that it was eithe $#^+ or get of the pot. So Disaster, Simpson's, and increased maintenance came about prior to Potter. Potter just blew the roof off of available capital.

Agreed. Of course there's always going to be technical problems but my early Summer and early holiday visits during those years would have all the attractions looking extra spiffy and almost all effects working. And when they'd be "presenting" for J.K. Rowling and her visits, the parks were looking immaculate too. This dark period is SO overrated on these boards.

 

[Andy]

Yeah, but this happens every year. Needs to go down longer.

Well yeah but not this past year

 

[BJCool]

Orlando Theme Park News posted a pretty funny pic.....

Taking Brother Bear For a Scenic Ride Around WDW

One of our readers (Lars, who we thank, as always!) sent us this photo of a certain Disney character that we all know... Yes, it's Brer Bear, directly from the entrance of Splash Mountain! He was taking a sightseeing tour of the area surrounding the Walt Disney World Resort (this photo was taken near the Crossroads Shopping Center, located right in front of Hotel Plaza Boulevard):

According to some news we recently received, he is still not back in front of the attraction's entrance, but he'll be back soon. Oh, and Brother Bear wishes to all of our readers a Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah evening!

A big thank you once again to Lars for providing us this nice photo!​

 

[jtsalien]

Totally would have been tempted to hop on the flatbed and snap a pic at a red light

 

[Sideshow Mike]

I've been hearing and reading lately that Splash is in even worse condition. I've read that pieces of the rock work are falling.

 

[Thor]

I've been hearing and reading lately that Splash is in even worse condition. I've read that pieces of the rock work are falling.

Falling off and hitting the logs while guests were riding. And their answer? Tarps over the queue.

 

[BJCool]

Falling off and hitting the logs while guests were riding. And their answer? Tarps over the queue.

The "Tree of Life" mindset of cheap fixes. :thumbs:

 

[Thor]

The "Tree of Life" mindset of cheap fixes. :thumbs:

TDO's way of fixing problems. A little bit of tape and the tourists are dumb enough not to notice.

 

[the_ultimate_evil]

Falling off and hitting the logs while guests were riding. And their answer? Tarps over the queue.

hold on, a part of the ride hit a car with guests. really?

thats gotta be a pr nightmare

 

[Jymmymack]

How often does Splash at MK go down for refurbs?

 

[Nick]

^^Normally every January, although this year it didn't go down bc of the BTM refurb.

 

[Andy]

Falling off and hitting the logs while guests were riding. And their answer? Tarps over the queue.

Do we have a link or source for this info?

 

[Jakemeister]

Do we have a link or source for this info?

I rode 3 weeks ago, there were tarps over the que and a projector had messed up and started projecting the projection companies logo.

 

[Andy]

Geez...

 

[Thor]

There are pictures on the net showing the tarps. I won't link to those sites but a Google search should suffice.

 

[Cwoolboy]

Oh, ow, my poor soul...it just died a little. DARNIT DISNEY, TAKE BETTER CARE OF YOUR ATTRACTIONS....ESPECIALLY ONE OF YOUR TOP BILLED ONES!!!!! UNACCEPTABLE I SAY, UNACCEPTABLE!!!!!! :'mad::saw::bang:

 

[shiekra38]

I heard some speculation over at WDW Magic that this is the same sort of thing that happened to 10,000 Leagues before it closed...I couldn't see them taking away Splash..but the characters aren't exactly marketable anymore

 

[nmu]

Splash Mountain closed 1/2/2013- 3/19/2013 according to the DIS so hope alot of love then