Allegedly it's going to be open now until the beginning of next year. However, that is the definition of "seasonal" still so you're right. I'd put the article in about it, but it was censored, so to me, that implies it's not a trusted news site. However, this is the rumors and news section after all. I just wanted to bring it up for anyone that is curious and not really checking the status that it is operating right now.
Anywho, I totally agree with you on the fact that if it's obvious it has serious issues, why be opening it back up at all when they've had it closed for so long? I supposed they found a good enough fix in the meantime, or it's more than good enough, but they'd rather just use it when needed and stop it's operational use during other times to cut costs while they think of other ideas. However, at the same time, that isn't good either, because whether the ride system has issues, or is perfectly fine now, having a system not run on a regular bases would cause issues. Either way, any attraction going into "seasonal" mode is a sign of death. The only attraction I can think of off the top of my head that survived the "seasonal" fate is Carousel of Progress.