Everest closing January - April

[Disneyfan754321]

So its closing for refurbishment.
I was hoping they were fixing the Yetti but it says no.

 

[scrappinginontario]

Where are you seeing this refurbishment announced?

 

[Amore Disney]

Where are you seeing this refurbishment announced?

Not OP, but it is listed here on the official Disney Site https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/attractions/animal-kingdom/expedition-everest/

 

[scrappinginontario]

Thanks also for showing me where to find the refurbishment info. I was looking for a general list. Helpful to know they list it with the actual attraction.

 

[disneyfan123]

That is terrible news! My 9 yr old daughter is SOOO excited to ride Everest for the first time, and we are planning on going down in February.

 

[VFL]

That is terrible news! My 9 yr old daughter is SOOO excited to ride Everest for the first time, and we are planning on going down in February.

We are going in February as well and this is my son's favorite ride. I have also learned that the main pool at the campground (we are camping at Fort Wilderness) will be closed for refurbishment during this time. This, coupled with the Genie + announcement, has greatly diminished my excitement for our trip

 

[Jadyreen1282]

Maybe they will fix the Yeti!

 

[HopperFan]

So sad, that is two trips for us.

Drops capacity ... maybe Kite show makes up for it. Any word on Nemo Show?

 

[rockpiece]

Maybe they will fix the Yeti!

Not going to happen with only a 3 month closure. They have to do something with the foundation of the actual mountain to fix the yeti.

 

[gharter]

Hoping it is open when we are there in April. Its going to be close.

 

[gharter]

They have to do something with the foundation of the actual mountain to fix the yeti.

From what I had read, there are 3 foundations and the Yeti has its' own. But to fix that, you have to tear into the mountain to get to it.
Supposedly, the coaster track, mountain and Yeti all have separate foundations.

 

[imbelle]

From what I had read, there are 3 foundations and the Yeti has its' own. But to fix that, you have to tear into the mountain to get to it.
Supposedly, the coaster track, mountain and Yeti all have separate foundations.

Well, the Disney company likes to quote Walt's saying "It's kind of fun to do the impossible". Let the fun begin.

 

[JenSop]

I just saw this, and I'm SO upset! We get to Disney on January 5th - the day after it closes! EE is quite possibly my favorite ride ever. I love it SO much. And we missed our last trip (Jan 2021) because of the pandemic, so I haven't ridden it since January 2020. Ugh. Guess I'll ride it in January 2023...

 

[shawthorne44]

We are going in February as well and this is my son's favorite ride. I have also learned that the main pool at the campground (we are camping at Fort Wilderness) will be closed for refurbishment during this time. This, coupled with the Genie + announcement, has greatly diminished my excitement for our trip

This is bad news. I have a reservation at Fort Wilderness and at Windsor Hills. Which one I keep depends on whether on-site is worthwhile or not. I have hopes for the all-parks early entry. The Windsor Hills waterpark is closed for refurb. the last two weeks of January. So I shifted our trip entirely into Feb. Now this news!

The EE news means that I'll never ride it. This is the one-and-done trip.

 

[mamaofsix]

Ugh. My kids were so excited to ride this next spring. At this point, I am feeling less and less enthused about our trip with each passing day. New rides not opening, still construction everywhere, Genie+ complicating things. Sigh.

 

[MonkeyDishwasher]

I just hope they clean out all those stupid rubber bands!!

 

[cjlong88]

If they choose to use this time to fix the Yeti, it will be well worth the downtime. A ride down for refurbishment is never fun for trips, but if that Yeti can move again, I think it would really make that moment in the mountain truly spectacular. B mode isn’t completely tragic, but I’m sure A mode is leaps and bounds more impressive.

Agreed on the hair ties. Would be great to see the top of the mountain cleaned up a bit.

 

[shawthorne44]

Rumors are that Yeti isn't an option.

 

[DanielleOG]

I originally planned a March 2022 trip with the entire family and asked everyone if they would be willing to switch to May instead as Everest is my fave ride! Fortunately, they agreed.

 

[shawthorne44]

I dislike crowds more than I'll miss EE. Low crowds is why Feb was originally picked. I've been grumpy about the expected higher than usual crowds because of revenge travel and people (like me) postponing until things are more normal. So, if people postpone because of EE that is good news. The Eeyore in the back of my head says that Feb will be when international guests descend on Disney.