Expedition Everest

[HuskerTony]

As a lonnngggg time guest and fan of WDW, it shames me to not be able to answer this question a co-worker asked me upon his return from Florida last week. What is the deal with all of the elastic hair ties/bands thrown on the mountainsides at the uppermost reaches of Expedition Everest where the track has been destroyed by the Yeti? Thanks all!

 

[Robo]

As a lonnngggg time guest and fan of WDW, it shames me to not be able to answer this question a co-worker asked me upon his return from Florida last week. What is the deal with all of the elastic hair ties/bands thrown on the mountainsides at the uppermost reaches of Expedition Everest where the track has been destroyed by the Yeti? Thanks all!

There is no "reason" for it, other than guests started tossing them there and it has continued, even after they clean them out. Now, it has just become a "thing."

 

[Bomahog]

For my last five trips I have always matched the color of the elastic band to the color of my magic band.

 

[gharter]

"Its a thing" has always seemed like the best answer.
For all of them up there, I have never seen anyone shoot or throw one up there either.

 

[DWillowBay]

Disrespectful, uncouth guests who need to deface rather than be grateful for blessings in their lives.

 

[MarkS2112]

People just have to spoil things and once they see one person do it, they then think its ok. Just like people throwing coins in the fountain area or slipping coins under the glass in the labs on FOP.

Six Flags parks tend to be even worse with this.

 

[sarehm]

I just noticed this last week and thought it was so bizarre. How rude and disrespectful!

 

[GADisneyDad14]

People just have to spoil things and once they see one person do it, they then think its ok. Just like people throwing coins in the fountain area or slipping coins under the glass in the labs on FOP.

Six Flags parks tend to be even worse with this.

They are all over any sort of similar spot at my Six Flags, especially on any roof around a queue.

All over the mountain below the Blizzard Beach ski lift too.

 

[No.1000]

The Yeti prefers the taste of people with long hair, but not the hairbands.

 

[Heather07438]

There was a tree in a park when we were growing up. Being near the baseball field some kids started sticking their gum on it probably because you're not allowed to chew gum at practice or games. Then everybody followed suit. It became a national landmark, The Gum Tree.

I think at EE it started with guests hairbands falling out and commonly collecting in that area. Then other people felt the need to contribute, kind of like 'I was here'.

 

[Mome Rath]

Obviously it's guests not getting one of the key messages of Animal Kingdom...

 

[DrummerBoy523]

Disrespectful, uncouth guests who need to deface rather than be grateful for blessings in their lives.

GET OFF MY LAWN!!

(I somewhat agree with you but this had to be said ha ha)

 

[MoeJ]

They also do this with Mardi Gras beads at Doctor Doom at Islands of Adventure.

 

[billlaurie]

There was a tree in a park when we were growing up. Being near the baseball field some kids started sticking their gum on it probably because you're not allowed to chew gum at practice or games. Then everybody followed suit. It became a national landmark, The Gum Tree.

I think at EE it started with guests hairbands falling out and commonly collecting in that area. Then other people felt the need to contribute, kind of like 'I was here'.

Like the gum wall in Seattle (Art they say but I say gross, IMO, OF COURSE). But I'd be worried these things could get caught up in the tracks. The funny thing is that I never noticed this and rode EE 10 times at least in Dec. I must be unobservant!

 

[onesam319]

It makes the attraction more authentic! In June an effort to clean up the real Mount Everest removed 11,000 kilos of garbage and 4 dead bodies from the mountain.

 

[DWillowBay]

GET OFF MY LAWN!!

(I somewhat agree with you but this had to be said ha ha)

If it was MY lawn, I wouldn't care. But it's someone else's lawn, so I respect their property.

 

[Thecouch]

its the same under the ski lift at one of the disney water parks