Movie World Maintenance Schedule 2025

[Levi]

1 hour ago, Noll_57 said:

I asked a staff member at the park today what was happening to the ride. They told me they didn’t know what was going on, but believed they were “trying to figure out what to do with it”. They said it’s unlikely to reopen anytime soon. 

staff members aren’t kept in the loop about stuff like this, the fact the park even acknowledged the closure and confirmed parts are being made and installed says everything we need to know.

[STRAWS]

20 minutes ago, Levi said:

staff members aren’t kept in the loop about stuff like this, the fact the park even acknowledged the closure and confirmed parts are being made and installed says everything we need to know.

They did say something similar about Doomsday though and the Monorail they said while not the same there looking at options of what to do with the ride so I wouldn't say anything is confirmed tbh.

[Levi]

1 hour ago, STRAWS said:

They did say something similar about Doomsday though and the Monorail they said while not the same there looking at options of what to do with the ride so I wouldn't say anything is confirmed tbh.

they didn’t say they were looking at options for Superman, they said they’re working with the manufacture in europe to deliver the parts they need. they wouldn’t have said that if they hadn’t ordered parts.

[franky]

RCDB may just be speculating on a long term or permanent closure due the recent extended downtime of xcelerator and removal of TTD/Kingda Ka.

I'm not worried yet, not that it counts for anything 😄

[themagician]

11 hours ago, Noll_57 said:

I noticed that Superman Escape is now listed on RCDB as “SBNO” and the page says the ride “operated from 12/26/2005 to 8/2025”. 

I don’t see this as anything to worry about because a lot of coasters that are closed for extended periods of time get listed as SBNO. Scooby has also been listed as SBNO the whole times it’s been closed.

[DaptoFunlandGuy]

10 hours ago, Levi said:

staff members aren’t kept in the loop about stuff like this, the fact the park even acknowledged the closure and confirmed parts are being made and installed says everything we need to know.

While they don't necessarily issue a staff newsletter with all the thoosie gossip talking points, staff are friendly with staff, and some staff know things, and share things. I remember way back at Wonderland - backstage near wardrobe there was only one designated smoking spot - so all the maintenance guys, ride ops, entertainment cast, custodial, F&B and retail who smoked would sit there and chat. (And back then, a lot more smoked than do now - but it still happens)

There's a lot of NDA stuff in the background, but you'd be kidding yourself if you thought zero frontline staff knew what was going on.

1 hour ago, themagician said:

I don’t see this as anything to worry about because a lot of coasters that are closed for extended periods of time get listed as SBNO. Scooby has also been listed as SBNO the whole times it’s been closed.

Which is because this is precisely the circumstance where SBNO applies - it's the correct listing for a ride that isn't open to guests. Technically every ride down for annual maintenance is SBNO, but since they only go down for a few weeks, Duane and his team aren't going to update every ride across the world - but when it is down for an extended or indeterminate amount of time, it's worth updating.