Submarine Ride Opening Date in Doubt???

[Ghoulish Delight]

Originally Posted by Mary Blairiffic

The Matterhorn could sink into the earth??? Ummm... are you having a laugh? Or is this why the blasted ride is closed for refrubs almost every single time I visit?

There's a long running rumor that the reason they insisted on keeping the sub lagoon filled with water for so long, even without an operating attraction, is that the Matterhorn is built on some sort of sinkhole that would be in eminent danger of collapse should the stabilizing pressure of the lagoon disappear.

We all, of course, know how silly that is. After all, if there really were a sinkhole, how could they have built the chamber beneath the Matterhorn that houses Walt's frozen head? The lagoon, of course, is the reservoir for the liquid cooling system that maintains ideal cryogenic temperatures. They weren't able to work on the subs until the technology to cool the room without the large water supply could be perfected.