July 6, 201412 yr It hasn't been closed all season. It's only been closed for about a month. They've been working on it. Either they are in fact waiting on parts, or it's a time-consuming repair. Hopefully it'll reopen soon.
July 6, 201412 yr Because it broke or needed maintenance. I agree that "waiting for parts" is the most likely reason it has been down as long as it has. For the first week or so of it being down, there were signs of active work being done, then it was put up on the wooden supports it has sat on for the rest of the time it has been down.
July 6, 201412 yr Which is why i said most likely and not some hearsay from fill in the blank employee :-) edited above to add "my best guess"
July 7, 201412 yr I'm not sure where HUSS is. If they are waiting on parts and the company is overseas, then it maybe awhile. But who knows why it's down.
July 7, 201412 yr And depending if they have the part in stock or if they have to specially make it. Look how long Delirium was down when it was waiting on parts.
July 7, 201412 yr I get text message notifications whenever Kings Island PR posts a tweet for the purpose of "Tweet-Ups" and I had a lump go in my throat when I saw a tweet come across saying "A popular attraction is leaving the park a week from today". I clicked on the link and it was talking about the freaking noodle. I thought it was going to be SRR, thankfully it wasn't because I would of been very mad.
July 7, 201412 yr I had the same reaction, only I thought FoF. I wasn't aware the noodle was "a popular attraction."
July 7, 201412 yr I wouldn't think you'd prop up the cars that way for general maintenance to be honest. So agreeing with the bandwagon and saying parts are the answer. Seems like they may be keeping the cars up because of a part that may hold them up.
July 7, 201412 yr They've got the ride up on stacks of wood beams that look like giant "Jenga" blocks. It's literally "up on blocks!"
July 7, 201412 yr It is a HUSS, thats what wrong with it. Someone needs to get a picture of it up blocks, I have rhe perfect meme for it.
July 7, 201412 yr Just hope we don't end up seeing something like this. (Photo from Theme Park Review) If that happened, then HUSS fault would it be?
July 7, 201412 yr Kind of doubt it, Dollywood seem to be "poking the bear" on that one. To my memory, Timber Tower was still under warranty and Dollywood was trying to get a part that Huss claimed wasnt covered until the warranty. I dont believe the ride ever operated again. Also I doubt SR&R has any warranty left on any parts.
July 7, 201412 yr If the entire thing is up on blocks, I would venture to guess its a decent sized hydraulic problem.
July 7, 201412 yr Maybe someone pulled on a tree one too many times while riding the ride, I mean they do warn when riding that ride about 50 times to not pull on the trees, maybe there was more reasons than just wanting to not damage the trees.
July 7, 201412 yr Someone needs to get a picture of it up blocks, I have rhe perfect meme for it. Here ya go: Transmitted from Wild Space via my datapad's DROID brain
July 7, 201412 yr Delirium is a Huss ride... Remember how long it took to get a part for that a few years ago. SR&R isn't exactly a new ride, we'll see how long it takes to stroll down to the local Budapest Sears for a replacement part.
July 7, 201412 yr The name of the ride implies it has issues frequently. Too much shakin' and rattlin' with this ride.
July 8, 201412 yr Pure speculation...... I wonder of a cast piece broke (cracked??) that is part of the whole lifting device that surrounds the center spindle. That would explain why the whole ride is lifted off the ground. A piece like that would not be on a shelf & would take a considerable amount of time to make.
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