Guests may say the darndest things, but so do the employees.
During one of my lasts visits to the park during the 2012 season,
My boyfriend and I went up to the Eiffel Tower to take pictures of the park.
I over heard another guest asking a ton of questions about the different rides (it sounded like he hadn't been to the park since the early 80's).
When he started asking about SoB, and asked why it was being torn down.
The employee told him that the ride was being torn down because it was over 20 years old and falling apart. I think he even added the "it killed someone" rumor.
I'm not sure if he was just bs'ing with the guy, or clueless. lol