Originally Posted By familyguy Say a ride is scheduled for refurb from Jan through May. What are the odds the refurb would be finished ewarlier than expected and be done the end of April? Does that kind of thing ever happen?
Originally Posted By Karnever slim to None..... sorry maybe a few days early but not weeks One of the Many Dave CMs
Originally Posted By ni_teach The refurb plans are fairly well planned out. I have hear that they "sometimes" finish a bit early, but we are only talking a day or two, not weeks.
Originally Posted By 9oldmen >>Space Mountain was a refurb, wasn't it?<< If you're talking about when they closed it for over two years (April '03 to July '05), then that was a little bit different than a routine annual refurb. They completely re-built the track. In that instance, I believe it opened about 6 months earlier than originally planned. Under Pressler, it wasn't supposed to re-open until November '05, but once Ouimet took over, he had them put it on the fast track (made a pun!) to get it ready in time for the 50th. But it's true about the refurb schedules being pretty well planned. Also, a lot of it depends on the ride. If during the rehab, they discover something; say a safety hazard they didn't know about, the refurb could actually take LONGER than planned. I would imagine that the further we get from the Pressler era, the less this happens. What attraction in particular are we talking about?
Originally Posted By 9oldmen I guess you're talking about Splash Mountain. I wouldn't count on it opening early. It's a bummer that it's closed during Spring Break!
Originally Posted By familyguy That's right...I am talking about Splash...I'm bummed, but now I'll be back in November, so I'll get to ride it then!
