Just texted with a friend who is at MK and she said the ride is back on line and the wait is 90 minutes! She said CMs said the damage was only cosmetic. Thank goodness!
According to MDE, it is closed. I'd be shocked if it was open just 30 minutes or so after the fire was put out. It's extremely dark and safety checks have to be done not to mention that everything is wet now from the hoses. This entire process takes awhile. If it is, in fact, open already, that would have me very concerned.
UPDATE: Latest rumor is that it will be open within the next 30-45 minutes. The industrial lights are on and melted plastic is visible. Again this is all rumor.
Stunned and not exactly happy about this, but the ride was loading guests around 12:30 last night with only an hour and a half until park closing. While it was cosmetic, the fire was significant. It blows my mind that they reopened it so quickly. One would think they would fully assess it in the morning when it's light out to see the full extent of the damage.
You are all awesome for reporting on this!!!!
I'm preety sure RCID and WDW know what they are doing.....