I think that the only reason those rides are shut is because they require extra training. I have been stuck in the station of both rattlesnake and dragons fury. Rattlesnake was not too bad but they had to stand under the Dragon fury cars to try and unlock the lap bars, from my view (I couldn't really see because I was in the car they were under) it didn't look safe.don't think x will need it because saw, Dragons fury and rattlesnake are all small cars ( df and rattlesnake 4 people) with big trains it's probably different.
I don't expect them to announce when they are reopening if they aren't sure, but surely they knew on day one that they wouldn't just be closed for that day. As I said before, they could have said they 'won't be open before X at the earliest', and to check back for further updates. Taking it day by day just seems silly, like they are turning up at AT each day and thinking, "Oh, hang on, we forgot we need to ___, we'll need to be closed tomorrow." They must have had some sort of plan for what needed doing and how many days they would need to close for as a minimum - and then extend that as necessary.
My point is that there wouldn't have been a plan of 'we need to close for X amount of days'. The park could probably have opened the next day had they wanted to but they've done the right thing and taken a prolonged closure to sort things behind closed doors.
I can understand your point, but I disagree. There must have been some sort of plan - e.g. get an understanding of what happened, update procedures and policies, train staff, arrange counselling for any staff who required it, ensure HSE are able to do what they need to do and retrieve the cars etc... that's not all going to happen in one day. You can come up with a rough plan in a matter of minutes - I don't expect them to have had it figured out before the accident even happened.
