Screamin' odds when reopening?

Originally Posted By exeter72

Just as a further note, they were running four trains today almost continously (red, green, blue and yellow), alternating bewtween one, two and four trains at one time. CM's working the entrance are being very coy and stating nothing definite now. The entire ride appeared to be powered up, including the overhead fans in the queue area. Workers were doing touchup painting in the entrance area. Based on what Darkbeer has to say, I'm not too hopeful for a tomorrow opening, soft or otherwise, which kinda sucks, since I've been here at DLR for two weeks, hoping it would open. 8-(

 

Originally Posted By kramer222

Sounds like they are getting close.

 

Originally Posted By Darkbeer

Note, Alex Stroup of MousePlanet.com talked to the spokesperson Friday morning (aka this morning, 10/7) of the California Department of Industrial Relations, who handles the DOSH agency.

The spokesperson stated that DOSH is not done with their report and they have not yet signed off on the ride. He would not say whether they have required any modifications from Disney.

 

Originally Posted By Darkbeer

As of 4 PM today (Friday, 10/7) the ride was closed.

They were running 4 trains, one filled with water babies, but no type of e-stops or other type of safety checking. Just the basic 4 train operation.

IMHO, DOSH will still need to come out and test the improvements, so don't expect to see it open this weekend (I presume they will get a 3 day holiday weekend).. but if you are in the area, it wouldn't hurt to check and see if they actually have people in the trains.

 

Originally Posted By Darkbeer

More from Alex Stroup from MousePlanet.com


>>Here is what I was told by Cal-DOSH. The report is in its final stages, out for executive and legal review. It still needs that review, go back to the investigators for probably minor, but possibly major, edits then back to executive/legal review.

Disney will then need to show compliance with the requirements of the report. Disney knows what will be required (though executive review could change them) so it is possible that once the report is issued they will be ready to immediately seek sign-off on the attraction reopening. The odds of these final steps taking place today (so that the ride could open tomorrow) are pretty unlikely. He wouldn't give an estimate of when the report will be done since that would make presumptions about what would happen in the reviews. My sense was that, even if it all goes smoothly we're still at least a week out from the report's completion though easily longer than that.

He also said that it was possible for Cal-DOSH to sign off on the ride reopening before the report is complete (and this is more common in minor incidents), but that it in this case it was really unlikely.

So, yes it is possible the ride will be open tomorrow, but I wouldn't encourage anybody to go to the park in hopes that it will be.<<