Do ride refurbished follow a seasonal pattern?

[sweethannah]

It's always hard to guess when disneyland does its ride closures but is there something of a pattern to them? For example does Indy usually close in the spring... Screamin' the fall? Just wondering. I feel like GRR closes in late winter/spring consistently. tyia!



Edit jeez that thread title is horrible. I'm on my phone and can't figure out how to edit.

 

[SMD]

Nope. Other than seasonal overlays. With water rides it does tend to be in winter. You can kind of then guess some things around what you know. For example, if there's a known months long refurb of Star Tours it's a good bet that Buzz or Space won't go down until after that's done.

 

[figment_jii]

Not really, other than (as SMD said), the two water rides (Splash and Grizzly Rapids) usually close at some point in the winter for a refurbishment. Not exactly a refurbishment, but Haunted Mansion usually closes in mid-to-late August through early September for the installation of Haunted Mansion Holiday overlay and then closes for a few weeks in early January (after the end of the holidays) for the removal of the overlay. Space usually goes down about 4 days before the start of HalloweenTime for the installation of the Halloween overlay and closes briefly for the removal of the overlay in November (just after Halloween). It's a Small World usually closes in mid-October through early-November for the installation of the holiday overlay and then closes in late January for the removal of the overlay. Jungle Cruise also closes for a few days before the holiday for the installation of the holiday overlay and closes briefly in January to remove the overlay. Everything else is semi-random seeming.

 

[sweethannah]

Thank you for the input, I figured that would be too easy lol.
For a related note are there any major headliners that are due for a big(ger) overhaul for 2016? There was a push this spring to get everything done for the 60th and with the celebrations likely extending into 2016 would it be a safer bet that there could be less closures heading into Spring/early Summer next year?

 

[figment_jii]

Alas, I don't know that the closures this year mean there will "less" closures in early 2016. Personally, I would guess that Peter Pan is less likely to have another long closure in 2016 because of the one this year, but I wouldn't say the same for Matterhorn (because the new effects are awesome, but the ride itself is still horribly rough). Soarin' was the only other ride that experienced a major closure this year, but there are rumors that it might someday get a new film/movie. I would say your chances of being there when things are closed are the same regardless of what happened recently.

 

[offwithyourhead]

The only real guide you can go by is water rides in the winter, seasonal overlay closures and if you know a ride has just finished being refurbished within maybe the last 3-6 months I wouldn't expect it to close again for refurb for a few months.