I guess the only question I have is if the funicular is removed, *how* will be be able to access Samurai Summit besides the hill of death on the back side of the mountain?
I thought the only reason SFMM kept the funicular in operation was to comply with ADA.
If the hill is the only way up there, you can rule out any future ERTs on the new ride, Ninja, or S:TE- no way ACErs are going to climb that bitch again. I remember all the huffing and puffing back at Disaster Con in '02.
-Mark