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Old 10-10-2010, 03:57 PM
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Is the ride still closed, or have they got it running again?

I know it went down like 3 weeks ago for maintenance, with Universal denying that the recent recall from the manufacturer would affect that particular ride.

Any news on this?
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Old 10-11-2010, 12:02 AM
 
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Who knows,some people were saying it would be open in two weeks and some were saying Universal might just get rid of the ride altogether,I believe the chances of that happening would be less than 5%.The last update I've found on the ride on a theme park news site I follow is that a large ladder was placed in an area where the ride has been known to valley close to Twister,I'm not sure why.
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Old 10-11-2010, 08:19 AM
 
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I would really like to see how they plan to solve that issue. This ride is a lot of fun, but it has more brake run sections than any coaster I have ever been on. It takes away from the momentum of the ride.
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Old 10-11-2010, 05:50 PM
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... damn been closed a month now?
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Old 10-11-2010, 06:01 PM
 
Location: NYC/Orlando
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I've heard it may be a few months- they have to replace the coupling that holds the cars together.
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Old 10-14-2010, 08:29 AM
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Universal themselves could stand to be a bit honest about what they are doing rather than - routine maintenance.
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Old 10-14-2010, 05:55 PM
 
Location: Orlando
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One of the parts of the ride was recalled by the company they said it will be 2-3 months to replace and test it before it reopens.
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Old 10-14-2010, 06:10 PM
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Originally Posted by Lcolla View Post
One of the parts of the ride was recalled by the company they said it will be 2-3 months to replace and test it before it reopens.
Universals original response to the company's recall is that 'any of their service recalls we would have already taken care of months ago'.
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Old 10-15-2010, 08:45 AM
 
Location: Orlando
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Universal's Rip Ride Rockit Closed - News Story - WESH Orlando (http://www.wesh.com/r/25053832/detail.html - broken link)
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