Originally Posted By dresswhites Why on some attractions like Big thunder and I believe splash do they clear the line when the ride breaks down? i seem to notice this with Big Thunder the most. but on some attractions like Indy and Matterhorn you are generally allowed to wait in line while the attractions is down. anyone know?
Originally Posted By lesmisfan to be honest, it all depends on what the situation is. if it is something they have to turn off the ride and restart everything, it is requred that the queue be empty for safety reasons, other times things can be fixed without turning off the ride it all depends on the situation.
Originally Posted By SleepingBeauty82 I've noticed that when Thunder breaks down (or the stop it for safety reasons) it's sometimes down for an hour or more. I think the other rides don't take as long to get back up and running. I've watched them go through the procedures for re-starting Thunder and it's a lengthy process.
Originally Posted By mickeymeg We were waiting for Splash once and it went down. Most people left the line, though I don't remember ever having been told we had to. We were still outside the building at that point, but decided to wait it out and spent the next 20 min or so waiting inside in lovely air conditioning after most in front of us chose to leave. I think it ended up being the shortest wait time we had for Splash that trip.
Originally Posted By di-tard4life YEAH i think its for safty... a also it could take longer then 20 min..
