Expedition Everest Theming

[madalex]

This may have been covered already, but a quick search did not turn up any posts on this.

In any event, was at WDW last week and was very disappointed that Disney did not complete the theming on the back of the ride building. Thus, from all points in the park and on the ride itself, the mountain looks great, but when driving into the AK parking lot, the unfinished back of the ride building (which is just a big light brown building) is there for all the world to see. I was not happy about this.

 

[metsfan11]

I totaly agree. It is just a blank building. They spend so much time theming the front, they probably forgot!

 

[PrincessAurora]

To be perfectly honest, I have NEVER paid any attention to any building from the outside of the park. Why should I? I've never driven in by car but arrive by bus. I am too focused on getting into the park and having fun to look at any exterior building.

I know at Disneyland, the backs of buildings are usually just painted a neutral color that blends with the area and they call it a day. That is not unusual. I would rather that they spend my dough on what I see in the park and ride in the park than what I may or may not see from the parking lot.

 

[Ilovestitch]

When my bf and I wear there a few months ago the mountain was done and we never noticed the back of it wasn't themed. We also only arrived by bus.

 

[NJBlackBerry]

All the magic is gone.

Oh yeah, it's the best ride in the park. Never mind.

 

[WDW Poly Princess]

Well, in their defense, the ride isn't "officially" open yet, so they may be planning to finish up still?

 

[Bayshore Bandit]

Read about this on another site (mouseplanet. JMH, ??? can't remember)
that they are planning on finishing the back of the mountain, but not until
the next round of budget money is released.

This may not be totally accurate, but I do remember reading that it will
get some work in the future.

 

[Bayshore Bandit]

Ok, I found it.......


"And when I say " temporarily," folks, I mean temporarily. Since I first wrote about this somewhat unsightly aspect of Animal Kingdom's newest attraction, I've received numerous e-mails and phone calls from Imagineers associated with this project. And -- to a man -- they've all assured me that once there's actually money in that theme park's budget to cover this work, the backside of Disney World's newest mountain will be slathered with either Look-Away Gray or Go-Away Green (You know? That paint color that Disney always uses to make the backstage aspect of its theme parks become invisible to the paying customers?)

Now I know that the news that "Expedition Everest" 's backside is eventually supposed to be camouflaged will please a lot of you hardcore dweebs out there. Particularly those of you who insist that the Walt Disney Company must do things perfectly each and every time the Mouse comes up to bat.

But me? I always enjoy these times in an attraction's life when a new Disney show is just getting up out of the ground. When a new ride is still kind of rough around the edges.

Besides -- when the Imagineers finally do get around to properly camouflaging "EE" (So that the backstage aspects of this new DAK show building can no longer be clearly seen from the parking lot) ... Does that mean that we'll no longer be able to see the train tracks that the Yeti has supposedly torn up and/or that AA vulture that appears to hover over our ride vehicle? Or see where some of the show building's fire escapes and emergency exits are located?"

"I mean, there are some of us hardcore Disney dweebs out there who actually enjoy seeing all of this backstage stuff. Just because it helps give us a real appreciation of all the hardwork and engineering that goes into the creation of a new Disney theme park attraction.

So if it actually takes the Imagineers a year or two to find the money necessary to paint "EE" 's backside"

From the Jim Hill website.