I was thinking about this last night. Joe Rohde is at AK multiple times a year and he is well aware of the broken yeti. If someone as prominent in TWDC as Joe couldn't get Tom, Jay, Meg & Bob to cough off some $$ to fix that thing by now, i don't think it's ever going to happen.
I think part of the problem is Everest has never been able to close for an extended refurb since it opened.
It. Does. Not. Need. To. Close. To. Fix. It.
I feel like I have heard that before.
since the fix needs to stop the incursion of moving parts over the guests... it is not worth turning it back on. (IMHO, i believe it was disney legal that shut this AA down, because after the mechanical failure they saw that the AA ould possibly break the ride vehicles safety bubble-- allowing a part of the mechanical systems to come to a point where it can damage the ride vehicle, or for that matter, the occupants.)
Maybe not, but it would sure help.
Doesn't matter. So long as a redundant safety back up is in place, there can still be moving items above a ride path. See Splash, HMH, PotC etc.
I haven't. It's suffering from the mentality guests will stil ride no matter what.
It's not one that isn't shared by others. Aside, from best park in Orlando, I think everything he said has basis behind it.
Oh indeed, it's not a bad ride.
"Not a bad ride" is a reasonable compliment for Legoland, as in, "well, I guess we should be happy they tried a little bit this time." It's not good enough for Disney. E-tickets are supposed to be outstanding. And they usually are. Here, it's a "not bad" ride using a pretty fun coaster track. I hope River of Light is somewhat better than, "not bad."
I hope RoL is incredible. But no one is paying to get into DAK for a yeti whether it works or not.
I agree with you. That doesn't excuse the drop in standards but it does make sense for a company focused on the bottom line only.
