What's happening to HRRR?

Everybody knows how many problems "Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit" roller coaster is giving to Universal Orlando, but now the matter is getting very serious.

Here you are some more informations about the issues of the coaster directly from Screamscape:

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 I’ve got a public confirmation about one of the issues that has caused the temporary shutdown of the Hollywood Rockit. A technical service alert from Maurer Sohne was released this month that reports that the ‘coupling bar’ between the cars on all of the X-Car / Sky-Loop train systems are “not fatigue endurable”. In other words, they are showing signs of stress that could lead to a possible failure. 

    As such, Maruer will be redesigning the parts and offering up the fix in approximately 2-3 months. “Any operation of the Sky Loop or X-Car Coaster with tandem train must be immediately and strictly stopped until the examination has been evaluated!” So… the ride’s shut down for the short term at least because of this alone. “If you find any cracks (no matter what size or type) on the checked locations or any other irregularities, the system must be shut down immediately in order to prevent serious accidents prosing a danger to health and life of persons.”

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Also, CFNews 13 released some pretty scary informations, saying that one of the pieces that holds the two cars of a train together could actually.... break!!!

Here's the news:

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Universal Orlando's Rip Ride Rockit roller coaster has a mechanical issue that's spinning the heads of technicians.

A Universal Studios' Florida spokesman said the closure is due to maintenance, but News 13 has uncovered a memo from the manufacturer of the roller coaster asking parks across the world who have similar models to close them.

The letter from the German manufacturer Maurer Sohne advised all theme parks with a ride - like Universal's roller coaster to shut down the coaster immediately.

The problem is a coupling bar. It's the part of the ride that connects the two cars together.  The manufacturer believes there are several places where the coupling bar may crack.

The memo goes on to say a re-design of the coupling bar will take two to three months and the ride should be shut down. The company says the ride should remain closed  and stay that way IF parks like Universal should discover cracks.

The memo from Maurer Sohne came out on Sept. 2.

Yet, Rip Ride Rockit closed this past Wednesday.

A spokesman at Universal said all rides are inspected daily.

In a written statement he said, "We are obsessive about safety. Anything in a manufacturer's advisory would have been dealt with weeks ago."

Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit is temporarily closed for unrelated maintenance."

News 13 called Universal to ask specifically about the results of their testing following the advised service inspection. 

So far, calls have not been returned.

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I hope this (and all the other) issues will be fixed!

What do you think?