Search

[rabidplatypus]

Don't all the water rides close every year at Labor Day? Or is subjective to the weather now?

[mg]

As today (Sept6), it would appear the American Plunge is closed for a while, maybe the rest of the season. Crews are wasting no time hammering out the old Float Trip portion that serves as a bypass between the lift and the old station. I would be surprised if a new bypass would be able to be built in the remaining weeks (unless a temporary dropbox and pump is set up.)

It's page lists it as closing on 9/1 and it's no longer listed on the attractions page (it's normal for rides to be removed from that page when they close for the season)

[orangesandpeaches]

American Plunge normanly doesn't close exactly on Labor Day (unlike the late Waterworks Water Toboggan, Wilderness Water Toboggan closed a little later in the fall as I clearly remember seeing Wildfire go vertical from the left side of Wilderness.) . They are clearly in a hurry to get the old Float Trip area prepped as they have thrown a lot of man power and equipment in a very small space. From what I could see, when they severed the bypass from the ride, they took care to leave the AP flume intact.

[mg]

Don't all the water rides close every year at Labor Day? Or is subjective to the weather now?

Typically, they are open weather permitting through Harvest festival and are closed for An Old Time Christmas. Tom & Huck typically has closing date in the middle of Harvest Festival.

American Plunge closing this early is out of the ordinary and is unique to this season.