They just need to scrap it now. It does nothing for anyone, it's costly, it has a terrible atmosphere with ride hosts shouting down the PA and down megaphones all the time. It's also an awful ride that barely gets you wet. Opening 3 hours after park opening?

Get rid. Not worth the effort. 

I know what you mean, it hardly seems worth it.

 

I have to say though I’d rather it this way until it’s replaced with something rather than it sat there SBNO for ages.

johnny, remember me! yes I'll always remember, and I'll be splashin' in the slosh of the water, until you hear the cry, rumbaaaaaaaaa, remember me!

I don't like lakes, I don't like trees, I don't like tunnels and I'll tell ya why, budgets little rapids loves shortnin' shortnin', budgets little rapids loves shortnin' costs

bye bye rapids, thank you for the splashy splashes

What does everyone think about Rumba's fate then?

There have been people saying the rafts are still stripped down and lined up along the fence in their usual winter spot.

I thought this was always the case around this time of year, and nothing out of the ordinary, but I suppose it could be the end for Rumba?

With all the cost cutting, I suppose it would make sense to ditch an old ride like Rumba given the number of staff it needs, and apparently the amount of energy required to run it.

That said, if they were planning on ditching it, why go through the effort of removing all the boats and stripping them down?

I expect it'll be open again this year, even if it is on reduced hours and only during the summer months (except school trip season). They might as well keep the capacity there while there's nothing lined up to replace it, unless money is just too tight.

I wish they'd just bin it off, riding it is embarrassing these days. The problem is there no obvious replacement in the pipeline (that we know off).