Perhaps they had been working all morning on getting systems and a train ready for use. at the end of the day, I doubt most guests really cared either.
They have a sign up front stating the ride is closed, so really they could test the ride for 6 months straight and never open it
Nope. Thats not how it works. The trains on Green Lantern that were cycling over the weekend are brand new. As I said, they were working on them a few months ago with every intention of reopening the ride. As to what changed between then & now is anyone's guess. And actually, most guests do actually care. They see a ride testing, they will want to know when it opens and/or ride it.
As for the sign in question, there is one glaring flaw with your statement. Keyword: "TEMPORARILY" ...and to park guests, that means it could reopen at any given time.
Is this park's refurbishment schedule literally just a "screw it, who cares" affair? First Justice League is down for an indeterminate number of weeks... now that's back up, but Superman is MIA.
Justice League being down is fine because they actually FINALLY fixed the projectors. The screens were so bad you couldn't even see what was happening. Since its been operating for the past month, the projection quality is clean & clear again. However, the guns still need an overall because they don't work that great all the time. SIGH.
As for Superman, any time it rains, it will remain closed for several days after (even if its sunny) due to the launch/brakes being wet. It has nothing to do with refurbishment (at least not the past few months). And it has been operational the past few days btw. Drop of Doom has been closed, but that is actually getting worked on.
Green Lantern is reportedly going to La Ronde
Correct. I found out yesterday that it was officially sold. They were showing off how it operates to them over the weekend. Got it confirmed that the trains are "new". Sadly it seems like the ride will NOT have any "farewell rides" for park guests, (unlikely) but I'm sure that could change.
Anyway here is a small update from yesterday (monday) as promised... would've posted it last night, but I was tired as hell.
Moving away from Green Lantern... here are the new food offerings I had mentioned
A brief look at the current area of WCR... yay dirt
Here's a little X2 sunset fire p0rn
Lastly here is a look at the those mini metal coaster models they sell in the main Emporium giftshop, as well in the giftshop across from Dive Devil
These mini models are very cool, but also kinda cheap for their $35 price tag. Best advice- if you're friends with a teammember, abuse their discount (35-40%) or if you know someone insane with a Diamond Elite pass, abuse their 50% discount.