The reason why the BR was closed because it was going to cost a lot of money to repair, infact the cost of repair would of been similar to the cost of a brand new pirate ship. Due to the  AW knowing that Goliath’s arrival was coming they decided to put that money into Goliath otherwise they might have not been able to afford Goliath or it would have came later. There was thoughts about replacing BR in the future with a bigger version however that was before Goliath and many people now consider that ride as a good replacement for the BR however there might always be plans for bringing back a bigger and badder BR. 

20 hours ago, HussRainbow87 said:

True, and some European fairs are the perfect example of well maintained attractions. There are many around the 30 year mark that look and run better than even some park rides!

Hell, a lot of Australian carnival rides are over 30 years old and still run great.