Yeti at Expedition Everest not making an appearance?

[ngvenice]

I heard the Yeti is not appearing at expedition everest, is this still true?

 

[rainman1962]

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[Yubbie]

Yeah, here's the NEW AND IMPROVED YETI!

Actually, I have no idea. Last I heard, the Yeti was being worked on, but was still operating without movement and with different lighting effects.

 

[Robo]

I heard the Yeti is not appearing at expedition everest, is this still true?

Yeti is still there, just motionless, and lit by a strobe light.

 

[22David2]

Yeti is still there, just motionless, and lit by a strobe light.

Sounds like the Matterhorn at Disneyland. The Everest Yeti was one of the attraction's "big deals". New and advanced and stuff. Did it break? Oh well. I'm not sure if I've ever ridden when it was working perfectly anyway because you go by so fast.

 

[Robo]

The Everest Yeti was one of the attraction's "big deals". New and advanced and stuff. Did it break?

The Yeti, itself, didn't "break," but it is so large and had such a dramatic "action" that the repeated motion of the arm (it made a realistic near-miss "swipe" at every passing ride vehicle) with that
constant back-and-forth motion, caused cracks to develop in the place(s) where the Yeti is mounted/anchored to the "cave."

Apparently, the repairs are so difficult that, to be undertaken, they would require the entire shutdown of the attraction.

Since the motion of the Yeti is not instrumental to the operation of the ride, and since EE is
such a major draw to DAK,
they have not scheduled a shutdown specific to the Yeti repairs.

Word is that when the entire attraction is due for a major refurb, they will attempt to repair
the mountings for the giant Yeti during that time.

Stay tuned.

 

[DisneyStarWisher]

We just got back, and this was the first time I was actually able to even see the Yeti. It was really cool. I'm sure the swinging arm woud be cooler, but I'm not complaining, since I didn't even see him on our 2008 trip.

 

[bibbidibobbidibecky]

We just got back, and this was the first time I was actually able to even see the Yeti. It was really cool. I'm sure the swinging arm woud be cooler, but I'm not complaining, since I didn't even see him on our 2008 trip.

I am so glad you said that because I thought how could i have missed that thing in '08. I took my son on it for the first time last Friday and we saw the Yeti big and clear but I know I didn't see it the first time I rode two years ago.

 

[dmccarty]

We just got back and I rode Yeti four times. I know one time the Yeti was not lit up at all. It was there on a couple of ride trips for sure.

Course I might have missed the Yeti because my eyes were closed and I was screaming.....

Later,
Dan

 

[goin' again!]

We got back last week and 'disco yeti' was still making a brief appearance. I miss the moving yeti, though.

 

[DonaldTDuck]

With Betty you have to know when and where to look. The when is in the last cave and the where is to your right. She is poorly lit, likely on purpose, and it's more a sense of her than seeing any of her wonderful detail we saw when EE first opened. Still, though, the best coaster at Disney. Please forgive me RnRC fans.

 

[DISHoppy]

The Yeti, itself, didn't "break," but it is so large and had such a dramatic "action" that the repeated motion of the arm (it made a realistic near-miss "swipe" at every passing ride vehicle) with that
constant back-and-forth motion, caused cracks to develop in the place(s) where the Yeti is mounted/anchored to the "cave."

Apparently, the repairs are so difficult that, to be undertaken, they would require the entire shutdown of the attraction.

Since the motion of the Yeti is not instrumental to the operation of the ride, and since EE is
such a major draw to DAK,
they have not scheduled a shutdown specific to the Yeti repairs.

Word is that when the entire attraction is due for a major refurb, they will attempt to repair
the mountings for the giant Yeti during that time.

Stay tuned.

So Robo approximately how long did the nYeti last before she broke? I was reading the Wiki entry for EE, and it states that EE is the most costly coaster ever @ $100m. If that's the case, it's just pathetic that don't spend the jack to fix it.

-Kevin

 

[nattydee]

With Betty you have to know when and where to look. The when is in the last cave and the where is to your right. She is poorly lit, likely on purpose, and it's more a sense of her than seeing any of her wonderful detail we saw when EE first opened. Still, though, the best coaster at Disney. Please forgive me RnRC fans.

The yeti is officially a girl?

 

[PIRATEGIRL007]

So Robo approximately how long did the nYeti last before she broke? I was reading the Wiki entry for EE, and it states that EE is the most costly coaster ever @ $100m. If that's the case, it's just pathetic that don't spend the jack to fix it.

-Kevin

The last known full operating Yeti mode was years ago, a few months after opening, in months following they tried modifying the action to make it not as stressful, it didn't work, she moved of fan one for a while, but it was very sparadic. Occasionally one or two people will just swear the Yeti has moved for them although it has not. If you ever rode EE w/ the full working Yeti you definately know the difference and Disco Yeti isn't even close.

 

[PIRATEGIRL007]

The yeti is officially a girl?

According to its creater, Joe Rohde it is, since he 'birthed' her I'm going to take his word for it. He has reffered to Yeti as 'she' in several interview in the past. CM's on the attraction nicknamed her Betty the Yeti after opening and that nickname has stuck amoung them.

 

[DISHoppy]

The last known full operating Yeti mode was years ago, a few months after opening, in months following they tried modifying the action to make it not as stressful, it didn't work, she moved of fan one for a while, but it was very sparadic. Occasionally one or two people will just swear the Yeti has moved for them although it has not. If you ever rode EE w/ the full working Yeti you definately know the difference and Disco Yeti isn't even close.

Yeah, I've seen those posts, and I think they are mistaking which Yeti. Heck I didn't see her last March, but I was wearing sunglasses @ the time. I'll check for her again in December.

-Kevin

 

[larryz]

The yeti is officially a girl?

No, they call it "Betty" as in "I bet he won't be working again..."

 

[emptynestr]

We just got back, and this was the first time I was actually able to even see the Yeti. It was really cool. I'm sure the swinging arm woud be cooler, but I'm not complaining, since I didn't even see him on our 2008 trip.

we just rode for the first time last February and I didn't remember seeing him at all...would love to see him trying to swipe us though, I'm sure I'd see him then!

 

[sray563]

I saw the Yeti move when I rode it during its soft opening. I must admit, it was a lot more terrifying when you could see the whole Yeti and see her move. The difference doesn't take away from the experience, but it does make the ending a little less climatic.

 

[nytimez]

I saw the Yeti move when I rode it during its soft opening. I must admit, it was a lot more terrifying when you could see the whole Yeti and see her move. The difference doesn't take away from the experience, but it does make the ending a little less climatic.

It's also the least "organic" part of the ride. They've recreated a fantastic Himalayan landscape, and for the most part the illusion flows nicely. But I've never been inside a cave with natural strobe lighting.