Not all rides/theme parks have released their maintence schedules for the year yet. But the first ones has been posted online this morning.

The Road Runner is closed from Monday 30th January and will re-open Monday 13th March 2017

The Storm Coaster is closed from Monday the 6th of Feb with a scheduled reopening date of Sunday 20th March 2017.

 

So SW is basically only going to have 1 ride operating.. err pass!

@MickeyD What's the issue?  I'm sure you will find plenty to do over the 6 weeks it's down.

I've been told the beer is good.

Edited January 24, 20178 yr by YLFATEEKS

Why does it take 6 weeks for a relatively new ride?

Probably the same reason why it keeps tripping itself frequently. A somewhat complex ride which also has the added complexity of being a water ride to deal with.

It's a pity they couldn't schedule that downtime for the middle of winter rather than in summer., but really it's going to be like that at least twice a year now.

@joz I don't think you should get started again.  A cup of lemon grass might help.

 

Agree with the absolute stupidity in closing one of the two thrill rides in the park, in summer. 

Add it to the list of poor decision making... 

@YLFATEEKS Hey that was pretty mellow by my standards of late 

 

Just making the point that it's going to be hard to cool down at Sea World with a water ride closed in summer and no bubbles in the beer.

 

#wherehavethebubblesgone

I wonder what SW will charge you for a Fast Pass with one ride running.

They had the storm under maintenance around the same time, and I remember us saying it was stupid then.

If anyone's wondering I heard AW's annual maintenance on all rides starts 26 April and goes to whenever the hell they want it too (September)

Edited January 25, 20178 yr by Aw hype
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Argh! we have come up from Sydney every February for the last 3 years now, and both those rides are always closed in the times we come up my son will be devastated.

 

 

 

Maintenance schedules are often pretty similar to previous years, perhaps in future try a different time of year if you can?

3 hours ago, joz said:

@YLFATEEKS Hey that was pretty mellow by my standards of late 

 

Just making the point that it's going to be hard to cool down at Sea World with a water ride closed in summer and no bubbles in the beer.

 

#wherehavethebubblesgone

I've heard Storm Coaster drenches you year round (no winter mode), is this true? 

I would think that they could probably lower the water level in the splashdown - meaning less splash, but since it's the water that is used as a brake run, i'm not so sure they'd want to - meaning same experience all the time.

They could be actually beginning to remove Viking's Revenge during the Storm Coaster maintenance period? They've already begun removing the queue lines & signage (which is pretty easy to do) but maybe they are indeed going to quickly remove the flume channel around the Storm Coaster then? Like I've said before, it looks complex to remove & may be deemed too risky to do while the Storm Coaster is operating. With limited rides & limited times to close Storm Coaster for scheduled maintenance, maybe SW has decided to do a quick but careful removal in case of future delays (i.e. weather/damage to Storm Coaster) particularly as they've set themselves a deadline of 2019?

There's no evidence that says they will remove that flume channel around Storm Coaster during Storm Coaster's maintenance period but they should take the most of the opportunities presented.

Edited January 25, 20178 yr by Jamberoo Fan

You do make a very good point @Jamberoo Fan, and that wasn't actually something I'd thought out. But I'd definitely say, that they would have to remove it will the storm was closed, otherwise there is a level of risk. They could also close that whole pathway off while it's under maintence so they can safety remove the whole channel and maybe even the lift hill, drop and remainder of queue area

The flume removal was my first thought too. 

DW's first scheduled maintenance since the Thunder River Rapids incident:

Dronkey Flyers: 30/01/2017 - 12/02/2017

Edited January 27, 20178 yr by Jamberoo Fan

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Dora Show Stage Closure

The Dora Show Stage will be closed for maintenance from 30th Jan 2017 with a scheduled reopening date of 13th March 2017. Please note there will be no Dora’s Best Friend Adventure Show during this time however there will be additional character meet and greets, find out more in park.

Source: Sea World's Attraction Maintenance webpage

Edited January 31, 20178 yr by Jamberoo Fan

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• Dodgems

   

  Closed for scheduled maintenance on Monday 17th July and will re-open Monday 20th November 2017.

   

• Sam’s Train

   

  Closed for scheduled maintenance on Monday 5th June and will re-open Monday 12th June 2017.

   

• Tweety Cages

   

  Closed for scheduled maintenance on Monday 15th May and will re-open Monday 29th May 2017.

   

1 hour ago, Rollercoaster_Lover❤️ said:

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• Dodgems

   

  Closed for scheduled maintenance on Monday 17th July and will re-open Monday 20th November 2017.

   

• Sam’s Train

   

  Closed for scheduled maintenance on Monday 5th June and will re-open Monday 12th June 2017.

   

• Tweety Cages

   

  Closed for scheduled maintenance on Monday 15th May and will re-open Monday 29th May 2017.

   

I wonder what the dodgems are being closed for... 

Just now, ClassifiedLlama said:

I wonder what the dodgems are being closed for... 

Fright nights Maze most likely...

4 minutes ago, Rollercoaster_Lover❤️ said:

Fright nights Maze most likely...

Wow. Thanks. I didnt know that...