Movie World Maintenance 2019

[DaptoFunlandGuy]

On 05/04/2019 at 10:10 PM, Flynn_Smith said:

Dates were changed after it was closed. It was added onto a pre-existing maintenance period.

wait...

1. the original dates were JULY to SEPTEMBER
2. they changed the dates AFTER it was closed.
3. They added it onto some pre-existing maintenance period we have no evidence of
4. You still think it was SCHEDULED.

Do you understand what "scheduled" means?

[Flynn_Smith]

1 hour ago, AlexB said:

wait...

1. the original dates were JULY to SEPTEMBER
2. they changed the dates AFTER it was closed.
3. They added it onto some pre-existing maintenance period we have no evidence of
4. You still think it was SCHEDULED.

Do you understand what "scheduled" means?

I'm surprised your still going on about it, given that it hasn't been mentioned for 3 days.. 🤔

[DaptoFunlandGuy]

21 minutes ago, Flynn_Smith said:

I'm surprised your still going on about it, given that it hasn't been mentioned for 3 days.. 🤔

you're*

Some people have actual lives and have better things to do on a weekend.

[themagician]

Dodgems will be closed for an extended period of time this year which most likely means that we will see a FN maze back here again

[aaronm]

8 minutes ago, themagician said:

Dodgems will be closed for an extended period of time this year which most likely means that we will see a FN maze back here again

Not surprising, they are hardly going to tear Aquaman out for FN. That one won't be replaced until Aquaman 2 comes out...

[Brad2912]

Just now, aaronm said:

Not surprising, they are hardly going to tear Aquaman out for FN. That one won't be replaced until Aquaman 2 comes out...

Whilst I wouldn’t expect them to remove it in time for FNs this year, I wouldn’t be expecting it to still be there in 3 years.... 

[joz]

Well that's shit.

[themagician]

A rare sight at MW, 4 rides closed at once 

[Thrill Seeker]

About time SM had some TLC. 2 doors in the load station have been broken for weeks.

[Spotty]

I didn't notice any broken load doors when I was there on Sunday? Scooby however just a joke... but that's a whole different story.

[New display name]

59 minutes ago, Spotty said:

I didn't notice any broken load doors when I was there on Sunday? Scooby however just a joke... but that's a whole different story.

I still want to believe MW wanted to deliver a great re-theme but the timing of Village money issues and an empty SDSC forced MW to go with a second best mob or some would say a backyard mob.  Now the money has been spent I can’t see MW doing a do-over.

[MickeyD]

I most certainly hope they don't do anymore makeovers in their current financial situation @Skeeta

After the "spectacular" effort on SDSC I would much rather they leave our beloved rides alone with just essential maintenance only, at least until such time they can get their priorities in order.

[Park Addict 93]

8 hours ago, Spotty said:

I didn't notice any broken load doors when I was there on Sunday? Scooby however just a joke... but that's a whole different story.

Had one broken gate (3) when I visited during the first week of the school holidays.

[Rexillium]

10 hours ago, Spotty said:

I didn't notice any broken load doors when I was there on Sunday? Scooby however just a joke... but that's a whole different story.

 

2 hours ago, Jordan M. said:

Had one broken gate (3) when I visited during the first week of the school holidays.

I was there on sunday as well went on it twice about 3:30 to 4:00 and yes it was still broken door number 3, the amount of people that stood there waiting for it to open despite an obvious traffic cone in front the door was amusing

[pushbutton]

4 hours ago, Rexillium said:

 

I was there on sunday as well went on it twice about 3:30 to 4:00 and yes it was still broken door number 3, the amount of people that stood there waiting for it to open despite an obvious traffic cone in front the door was amusing

People are very thick! 

[Thrill Seeker]

Door 3 was just not working and door 2 would open then close suddenly with no warning (without the other doors)

[New display name]

14 hours ago, MickeyD said:

I most certainly hope they don't do anymore makeovers in their current financial situation @Skeeta

After the "spectacular" effort on SDSC I would much rather they leave our beloved rides alone with just essential maintenance only, at least until such time they can get their priorities in order.

Hopefully Village is now in a better position.

If MW wanted to deliver a killer blow to DW it's about time for MW to pull the finger out of the butthole and build a descent kids area. 

6 hours ago, pushbutton said:

People are very thick! 

And it goes without saying but for the thick people, Village needs to cancel all contracts with Showtimefmx.  Showtimefmx is Easter Show level, not theme park level.

[pushbutton]

I couldn't agree more. 

[Rivals]

Arkham Asylum’s closing date for maintenance has been pushed back a month🤷‍♀️

[DaptoFunlandGuy]

9 hours ago, Rivals said:

Arkham Asylum’s closing date for maintenance has been pushed back a month🤷‍♀️

 

The reopening date hasn't changed though... based on the first dates posted at the beginning of this thread, so instead of a 3 month downtime, it's only 2 months.

Meanwhile (again based on the starting dates shown at the beginning of the thread):

• Carousel has been extended by a week to 30 June
• Green Lantern has also shortened by 3 weeks moving back from 22 July to 12 August.
• Tweety cages were supposed to be down until 3 June, and that's been extended to 1 July
• Dodgems were 5-19 August and are now 3 June to 24 November

I assume something in the current or recent maintenance has prompted a reshuffle, and they've probably put off some less critical tasks in AA and GL to shorten their maintenance periods. An original three month closure for Arkham seems excessive unless they had planned a big project like a repaint, or a full track inspection...

[Brad2912]

Would a detailed track inspection not be a regular annual maintenance task? (Serious question, I have no idea, but i would like to think it would be) 

[MickeyD]

19 minutes ago, Brad2912 said:

Would a detailed track inspection not be a regular annual maintenance task? (Serious question, I have no idea, but i would like to think it would be) 

A more detailed inspection involves x-ray like equipment that is passed over the entire track from a cherry picker to detect cracks in the track and welds. To my knowledge that is something that only gets carried out so many years, is a lengthy process and not one that is required so frequently.

[DaptoFunlandGuy]

Thanks Mickey! That's precisely what I was referring to by a 'full track inspection' - i just knew if i used a particular term or phrase i'd get it wrong... this is the type of inspection they performed on SeaScrewCorkViper which revealed the issues that lead to its ultimate closure.

Perhaps the shortening of the maintenance period is simply a reflection that the inspection won't take that long - maybe the contractor inspected the track and determined less time was needed?

Or perhaps another ride is in more need of the earlier downtime period - although looking at the current schedule, carousel and tweety cages are the only two that appear to have had their maintenance extended, and i can't really see smaller flats like that impacting what was forecast for such a major coaster.

[Brad2912]

Cheers for the maintenance lesson Gents! 

[Levithian]

I don't think you would need to go so deep with inspections for every bit of track. The high speed, high load/force sections would probably be crack tested and inspected like that, but every other bit of track is pretty much like the frame in your house. It's not expected to suffer enough fatigue to cause failure, so a visual inspection is all that's probably needed, then take it further if you find something while looking.

Edited May 21, 2019 by Levithian