...And in other news....
Today, I got word that the (in)famous falling Jurassic Park jeep will no longer be functional, at least in the foreseeable future.
The company that manufactured the falling mechanism and spare parts for it ran out of business a few years back. Since then, the ride mechanics have done their best to keep it running with the limited about of parts they have (hence its sporadic operation). Well, as it turns out, a fatal problem occurred within the mechanism which cannot be repaired without a special part, only available from the manufacturer.
Whether or not Universal decides to contract a new company to make a new mechanism or just leave it there until the end of time remains to be seen. I figured everyone should know so they shouldn't be too bummed out when they don't see it working.
The long and short of this is, as of right now, the jeep will never be functional again. It will remain precariously perched on the corner of the building until the end of time, or until it decides to fall on its own will.
I'm going to step out on a limb and say given its fairly recent poor service history, I don't think most of you on here would be too surprised to see it non-operational.
Sorry if this bums you out, congrats if it doesn't.
-CW