EE Yeti?? Have you seen Him

[dfmalone]

Just wanting to know when the Yeti is working how many have the time or even notice it as fast EE is moving? I have notice it but just a glimpse, not even enough to be like WOW, theres the Yeti

 

[PIRATEGIRL007]

When the Yeti is fully working she is hard to miss as she is swooping down her arm to what seems like only inches above your head. We were fortunate enough to see her working fully several times. Now as Disco Yeti or Dark Yeti I can see how some may miss her if their eyes are closed or something but I have a hard time missing her as I know she is right there and am always looking for signs of life from her.

 

[Angryhenfan95]

Yeah, the first time I rode EE, the Yeti worked fine. For half a second, I believed it was real. And now, they have the lights off around it so that all you see is a giant shadow. Sometimes the eyes glow, and sometimes the sound works and if you are lucky, you get both. But that rarely happens for me.

 

[dfmalone]

Im starting to think the times I rode EE, that the Yeti was not fully working. It was not very well lite and I barely got a full glimpse of it

 

[wdw4rfam]

This has been a question for a few years now here also. The first time we went right after it opened, it was working and hard to miis- looked awesome, and real. The next time, and every time since, its dark, and you can't see it, even if you look for it. Sad, it is really cool. I wonder what the deal is???

 

[Angryhenfan95]

This has been a question for a few years now here also. The first time we went right after it opened, it was working and hard to miis- looked awesome, and real. The next time, and every time since, its dark, and you can't see it, even if you look for it. Sad, it is really cool. I wonder what the deal is???

I want to know what's up with the Yeti too. My only guess is that it is too big and it can't keep all the wires inside of it connected. Or maybe the Imagineers thought it looked better with the lights off and if that is the case...well, I will just leave it at that.

 

[ducky_love]

I wish I would have ridden when it worked! That drop just looked like too much for me. After walking by it a hundred times I decided to ride last month and it wasn't bad!! I hate that the Yeti might never work again and I missed it.

But to answer your question if my DH hadn't pointed it out I would have missed it. I was holding onto my glasses and not looking up.

 

[plutolovr]

OMG...I really think it's time for a "sticky".....THE YETI IS NOT WORKING AND WILL NOT BE FIXED TO ITS ORIGINAL VERSION, EVER.....

This comes from my DD who's a CM and just did a tour of Everest 2 weeks ago. They can fix the Yeti to a point, but he will never be what he was at the beginning...and he won't be fixed at all until they need to shut down the ride for a full refurb.

 

[dfmalone]

OMG...I really think it's time for a "sticky".....THE YETI IS NOT WORKING AND WILL NOT BE FIXED TO ITS ORIGINAL VERSION, EVER.....

This comes from my DD who's a CM and just did a tour of Everest 2 weeks ago. They can fix the Yeti to a point, but he will never be what he was at the beginning...and he won't be fixed at all until they need to shut down the ride for a full refurb.

That answers it for me Thanks

 

[Day-Day]

We saw the Yeti in full action when EE first opened.

This past March we rode and didn't see any lights or Yeti at all; too dark.

During our visit from June 4 to June 11 (a couple of weeks ago), the strobe lights were working so the Yeti was visible with the "apparent movement" provided by the strobes; no physical movement.

 

[cigar95]

OMG...I really think it's time for a "sticky".....THE YETI IS NOT WORKING AND WILL NOT BE FIXED TO ITS ORIGINAL VERSION, EVER.....

This comes from my DD who's a CM and just did a tour of Everest 2 weeks ago. They can fix the Yeti to a point, but he will never be what he was at the beginning...and he won't be fixed at all until they need to shut down the ride for a full refurb.

Can't really say "never" - although we can go so far as "there are no plans at present . . . . . . ". We never know what decisions future management may make.

If the stories about the problem being in the Yeti's concrete foundation are true, it sounds like it might require one of those Space Mountain-like year-long shutdowns to fully repair it.

And since ExE is one of DAK's two signature attractions in a park with a pretty low attraction count to start with, we may well have to wait a long time before a full repair even becomes a realistic option.

 

[lilwhiterabbit]

The yeti in her original working condition was so amazing and terrifying that the current state of the ride is just heartbreaking to me. It's missing so much by not working, in my opinion. I really do wish they'd just bite the bullet, shut the ride down, and fix her.

I've actually skipped AK on my last two trips because the park doesn't hold much appeal for me. The only reason I'm going this trip is because I have newbies who've never been to the World. EE's one of the only attractions I'd actually go to the park to see on my own, however, and with the yeti not working, there's really no reason for me to make the effort when I don't have newbies to consider.

 

[lakohls]

DD was a tall 4 1/2 yr old and EE was her first "big kid" ride - apparently back when Yeti was working in full. She was convinced that the Yeti brushed her hair and almost "got her". She to this day, 3 1/2 years later believes in the Yeti & talks about how it is her favorite ride. I was pregnant at the time & could not ride.

Our following trip we again rode EE, and I cold not figure out what all the fuss was about - I couldn't even find the Yeti. Very disappointing.

Wish it would get fixed, maybe one day...

 

[kezug]

I just returned from Disney World. We rode EE several times as my wife, son and daughter love the ride. We were there last saturday just before closing and just before the big storm hit orlando and was able to ride the ride again and again, without FP and without wait. 4 times, I tried to time it just right with my camera to take a picture of the broken Yeti and each time, my timing was off! I was mad to not be able to get atleast a picture of it.

Has anyone taken a picture of it? I searched google, but it seems I can only find an ad or official disney picture...I am looking for shots ppl take of it while on the actual ride!

 

[sweetpee_1993]

We rode EE when it was in soft opening in very early 2006. The Yeti was amazing. There's no way you could miss it. You really did get the feeling it was just about to grab you. Truly. Even being an adult and knowing it's all just an effect, there was that split second where your brain flashed the thought, "What if it's broken and it really does reach too far???"

We rode it several times in the year or so after that first ride and every time the Yeti was the pinnacle point of the ride. So awesome.

In contrast, during our January 2010 trip I rode next to a single rider gentleman who, I guess, had never been on it before. At the end of the ride when we were pulling into the unload my son who was in the seat in front of me turned around and said, "I didn't even see the Yeti, Mom." I replied with, "I know. I miss the Yeti." The guy next to me said, "What Yeti?"

Exactly. What Yeti, indeed.

OMG...I really think it's time for a "sticky".....THE YETI IS NOT WORKING AND WILL NOT BE FIXED TO ITS ORIGINAL VERSION, EVER.....

This comes from my DD who's a CM and just did a tour of Everest 2 weeks ago. They can fix the Yeti to a point, but he will never be what he was at the beginning...and he won't be fixed at all until they need to shut down the ride for a full refurb.

I don't think it's that the Yeti can't be fixed. The first problem is someone coughing up the budget to fix it right so the force of Yeti's movements doesn't cause this problem again. Not gonna be cheap. Secondly, like another poster stated, Disney has to be able to shut down the ride long enough to do the proper repairs/replacement. Closing 1 of the 2 headlining attractions in a park that is already lacking in ride-based attractions would be near impossible to do. So I don't think it's a case where fixing the Yeti and restoring him to his original, full-blown awesomeness can't be done or will never be done. It only takes a willingness to spend enough money and do whatever it takes including taking the heat after ticking off a loooot of guests when the ride is shut down for an extended period of time.

Until then, let us all wear Yeti shirts that say "Fix me, please?" or perhaps "What Yeti?"

 

[sweetpee_1993]

Another t-shirt idea:

"Got Yeti? Expedition Everest doesn't."

 

[g-dad66]

Closing 1 of the 2 headlining attractions in a park that is already lacking in ride-based attractions would be near impossible to do.

Seems like there's a simple solution to this. All they need to do is create a couple more headline attractions in AK....

Until then, let us all wear Yeti shirts that say "Fix me, please?" or perhaps "What Yeti?"

You might want to check this out....
http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2426731

 

[aubriee]

I was one of the lucky few who got to ride it the first week it was open. That yeti reaching way down and almost touching you was awesome. I went back just a few months later and it was already broke and hasn't really been fixed since. For awhile they had a strobe light on it and had air blowing her hair to make her look like she was moving and some people who had never seen the original assumed she was fixed, but she wasn't. Now sometimes they have the strobe light and air, sometimes they have just the strobe light, and sometimes she's dark.

 

[kezug]

I am beginning to think that the Yeti never existed in the form that some are saying they have seen when the ride first opened....that just like Big Foot or Lochness..no one has seen them and its all a made up story that lives on in folk tales and speculations...a lore if you will.

I have yet to see a person take a picture and post it of the yeti...and not posting the "official" yeti shot that I see on Google.

Also...how does anyone know how long it would take to fix???

 

[lilwhiterabbit]

I am beginning to think that the Yeti never existed in the form that some are saying they have seen when the ride first opened....that just like Big Foot or Lochness..no one has seen them and its all a made up story that lives on in folk tales and speculations...a lore if you will.

I have yet to see a person take a picture and post it of the yeti...and not posting the "official" yeti shot that I see on Google.

Also...how does anyone know how long it would take to fix???

I assume you're actually joking and not calling me and several other people on this thread liars, right? I've definitely seen her when she was moving, since I went a week or two after EE first opened. You can still see footage of the ride in its original incarnation all over the place if you don't look too hard. There's even video of it on Netflix in one of their Disney travelogues. I think it was Disney Parks: The Ultimate Walt Disney World. If you have the streaming service, I suggest you look it up, because that's probably the only way you'll ever see what she looked like in her full, moving glory.