My kids love Splash Mountain and I know people will be disappointed if it was closed, but it it needs to be rethemed and refurbished. My son jokes at what point will the ride stop working. Last year, we had to be carried off the ride. Luckily, this year, we only got stuck for brief period of time. I am not sure what the problem is, but Disney should fix it. And while they are at it, they should retheme it to a show/movie that they can watch or they should put out a newer version. Similar to who Framed Roger Rabbit, which kids have no clue what that is about (at least you can rent that movie).
As a side note, I was surprised how many rides were closed when we there (one of the busiest times of the year). Pirates was closed for the entire day and then opened up late at night. Space Mountain was closed for a period of time. The brand new Little Mermaid ride is closed. This then impacted other rides which then had a 2 hour waittime. I know these things can happen, just surprised that all of the top rides were closed at some point of the day. If you are going to charge $100 then people will expect to be able to get on these rides.
As a side note, I was surprised how many rides were closed when we there (one of the busiest times of the year). Pirates was closed for the entire day and then opened up late at night. Space Mountain was closed for a period of time. The brand new Little Mermaid ride is closed. This then impacted other rides which then had a 2 hour waittime. I know these things can happen, just surprised that all of the top rides were closed at some point of the day. If you are going to charge $100 then people will expect to be able to get on these rides.