^Thats taking the rule a little too far. The ride had an accident and should reopen as soon as the new cable gets in.
Now, if the ride would've been closed for 5 months already with no prospect of reopening soon, or Knotts would have told to take down the ride...Now that's a different case.
Do note that Dueling Dragons is also not open because of the Harry Potter conversions, yet it was picked.