Originally Posted By Moon Waffle Personally I've always appreciated the fact that when I go to DL, the ride reliability factor is extremely high when compared to other parks. You just don't see many DL rides "break down" all that often (now that the RR are gone!) All that said, why is it that Splash seems to be the one ride that has continuous problems? Seems almost every time I'm at the park there is a period of downtime each day for Splash, whether 30 minutes or several hours. Curious why this is? And with all the extended rehabs this ride gets, why can't the problem be fixed or at least significantly reduced?
Originally Posted By iluvdisneyland Only thing I can think of - not being an Attractions Cast Member, but working in the building adjacent to it - is that it's the same sort of problem that affects all of the attractions (station backups, cascades, Guests standing up) but the problem with Splash is it takes a long time to cycle the attraction out. Perhaps Westsider could shed some light on this?
Originally Posted By PirateChick I think I heard Splash does not cascade really nor can it have station backups. I am not sure about it but I heard a Splash CM say that in passing. I think the majority of thier problems come from the gates at the top of the drops malfuntioning. Maybe someone else can shed light on it.
Originally Posted By Westsider >>"I think I heard Splash does not cascade really nor can it have station backups. I am not sure about it but I heard a Splash CM say that in passing. I think the majority of thier problems come from the gates at the top of the drops malfuntioning. Maybe someone else can shed light on it."<< BINGO! Earlier in the Fall, Splash was having some problems with the gate brakes at the top of Drop 2 and 3. Those are the drops just after The Bog scene where the Alligator is walking on the left and Brer Rabbit is laughing on the right just before you drop down into the dip drop and the Laughing Place scene. The gates were pinching logs and the sensors were faulting out. It was purely a software issue and Scientific Systems came out and after a month or so of troubleshooting they pinpointed the issue. They then spent a few nights working overnight recreating the sensor faults and pinched logs, and finally got the software rewritten and input into the computer. This would cause a downtime about once or twice a day, usually for about 40 or 50 minutes long, which is how long it takes to evacuate the ride, reset it all, and reopen. Since that software problem was fixed Splash Mountain goes for days at a time without a single downtime. And when it does go down it's usually for 10 minutes or less for simple stuff like Zone Stops or people switching seats. A few weeks ago some Japanese tourists climbed out of their log near the top of the final big drop and started walking back down the stairs in the dark. That caused about a 15 minute downtime to go retrieve them and get them safely backstage and back into the Park. Other than those issues, Splash Mountain has been performing extremely well lately. Pirates, on the other hand....
Originally Posted By oc_dean >>A few weeks ago some Japanese tourists climbed out of their log near the top of the final big drop and started walking back down the stairs in the dark.<< So let me see if I understand this correctly ... Just after the vultures ... logs begin their long STEEP ascent to the top of the mountain .. and in this steep incline ... they manage to get out of the moving boat JUST before the drop???? Nuts!
Originally Posted By gadzuux Wouldn't this be cause for ejection from the park? Disney has had fatalities due to this monumental stupidity.
Originally Posted By nutmegpeach A steel contractor told me they will be putting in new steel railing sometime in 2007 to prevent rust. Maybe this will fix some of the problems.
Originally Posted By dresswhites when an attraction like splash or pirates close, do people have to go in the water to get the evac routes?
Originally Posted By DVC_Pongo In over 30 visits since 1998, I have never one single time ever been to the MK and seen Splash Mtn broken down or closed. Maybe you should come to the East Coast.
Originally Posted By funnygarcia I've been on Splash during an evac. The CMs go to each log and pull it closer to the side so guests can easily climb out without getting wet. I near the top of the hill, last person in the log It was hard to climb out at that angle, another guest and the CM offered a hand to help me balance. I was thinking if I was disabled, how would they get me out? How do they evac Pirates in the areas that are full flooded rooms?
Originally Posted By FerretAfros I've heard stories of the CM's putting on waders to get in the water and push boats along until they reach the closest evacuation point. I know I've read things about it from PirateJohn, but I haven't seen him around in a while, an Westsider may have also had an experience or two that is similar to this.
Originally Posted By mrichmondj I would have guessed that they would make guests "walk the plank." ;-)
Originally Posted By inlandemporer #15 is right. Happened to us once. They got down in the water and pushed us to the closest "shore".
Originally Posted By CrystalSkull After the last pirates rehab they added a few gate breaks to stop boats in certain spots in an event that would require evacuations. This has helped decrease the time necessary as they don't need to push boats anymore.
Originally Posted By ministrychick77 i heard that there was a spot near the top of the splash drop where, if you got scared and wanted off, they had a spot where they could stop the ride and let you off. is that actually true? cause my friend who wants me to ride it told me...
Originally Posted By CrystalSkull No, there is no spot where they can just let you off. The attraction was designed with evacuations in mind so letting guests off isn't terribly difficult anywhere. But never, ever try to get out of your vehicle at any point during the ride. If you don't want to ride you need to make that decision before you get on.
