- May 26, 2012
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Over the objections of the engineers, Disney decided to reduce the budget by not banking turns causing the ride to constantly speed up and slow down. This cased rapid engine failure and the whole ride was constantly breaking down. My understanding is the structural issue came about not because of the ride but because Disney basically abandoned the track structure afterwards and it's decayed.I think they wanted it to be one? The supports couldn't handle the speed the cars were traveling at and it was also a fairly lame ride so it closed pretty quickly and was basically replaced by Buzz (as the queue for Rocket rods used the space where Buzz is now).