Can you post one of those?
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disneyworlddad
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If anyone is interested they have a video of the yeti with the strobe and bright light that supposedly currently being used on the site that must not be named. Funny, I actually discovered this site reading the site that must not be named.
Chester&Hester Enthusiast
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I don't have them saved, but I'm sure somebody on here does. I apologize, but there's way too many pages on this thread to go looking for it, especially not remembering when it happened lol. I'm not even entirely sure they were posted in this thread specifically.
BasiltheBatLord
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I'm kind of curious as to how it would be possible to prove that the Yeti was not in the cavern when it could just be that the strobelight was not on. There has been at least one post in this thread to my memory of someone who had ridden the ride not seeing the Yeti and thinking he may be gone, and then riding again later with a light on and seeing that he was in fact there, just that the strobe was not on.
Not to cast dispersions, but could an empty cavern photo have been taken during original construction, photo-shopped, the result of a curtain, or in some other way not realistic? Again, sitting here, I have no idea what is correct due to my lack of firsthand knowledge in all these regards. Personally, I don't recall a photo of an empty cavern, but I sincerely wonder if it would stand up to scrutiny if indeed it could be found.
My skepticism is based on the utter absurdity of disconnecting and hauling out that behemoth, only to shove it back in for no apparent purpose. Yeah, there might have been some logical reason for such shenanigans, but the whole exercise seems like an awful lot of work for very little result. Without that photo OR firsthand accounts, the most reasonable conclusion is that the monster machine is truly a hassle to take in and out.
Plus, if various opinions about the viability of relatively easy repairs are grounded in a single photo that both cannot be found in 24 hours and is of potentially dubious trustworthiness, then how strong are any of the theories? We all know about amazing photo shops in the past, including Nessie, Bigfoot, sharks in waves, some dude on the World Trade Center, etc . . . I've followed this thread for years, and I don't recall such a photo. My memory isn't perfect, but it seems that this would have stuck in my mind.
My skepticism is based on the utter absurdity of disconnecting and hauling out that behemoth, only to shove it back in for no apparent purpose. Yeah, there might have been some logical reason for such shenanigans, but the whole exercise seems like an awful lot of work for very little result. Without that photo OR firsthand accounts, the most reasonable conclusion is that the monster machine is truly a hassle to take in and out.
Plus, if various opinions about the viability of relatively easy repairs are grounded in a single photo that both cannot be found in 24 hours and is of potentially dubious trustworthiness, then how strong are any of the theories? We all know about amazing photo shops in the past, including Nessie, Bigfoot, sharks in waves, some dude on the World Trade Center, etc . . . I've followed this thread for years, and I don't recall such a photo. My memory isn't perfect, but it seems that this would have stuck in my mind.
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Bairstow
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Unless the team inspecting the figure for the extent of its structural failings needed to remove it to examine part of the machine, "pop the hood" so to speak, then had it put back into place once they made their assessment.
Yeah, very bad form to quote one's self, but I believe this was my first post on the subject from back in November of 2008. It's around page 16. I came across it while looking for the empty cavern photo. Can't believe I've been beating this dead primate for nearly 9 years. Time to get a life.
No sinkhole.The reasoning behind the Yeti not being fixed is possibly equal to the explanation behind them removing Horizons...
Sink Holes
KBLovedDisney
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Call me pathetic, but I just zipped through the entire thread. Can't say I stared in detail at every post, but can say that nowhere did I see a photo of an empty cavern. Yes, I may have missed it, but it would seem that such a photo would have been shown, reshown, discussed and resurrected on this thread if it actually existed. Again, I may have missed it, but I didn't see anything that remotely pictures an empty yeti cavern.
With that being said, the review was fascinating. The distress of early posts, the ever-changing rumors, the detente of "Oh well, it's still a good ride", and the digressions, could be the stuff of a doctoral psych thesis. The main takeaway: People forget how good the original ride was. Well worth the pony ride, as Mayor Shin from The Music Man would say.
With that being said, the review was fascinating. The distress of early posts, the ever-changing rumors, the detente of "Oh well, it's still a good ride", and the digressions, could be the stuff of a doctoral psych thesis. The main takeaway: People forget how good the original ride was. Well worth the pony ride, as Mayor Shin from The Music Man would say.
I didn't post it.
Tom Morrow
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I do vaguely recall either a blurry photo or choppy video that showed curtains around the yeti or where it would be. If this does exist somewhere though it's probably long lost.
Goingdown13
Active Member
I don't have a photo but I remember one time my dad and I rode years ago we remember there being a curtain. It wasn't there for long though, pretty sure it was gone before the end of our trip.
Peter Camie
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I've been obsseded with Yeti ever since it opened, I was a young kid. I was there the first year it opened and rode it while the still Yeti moved. I remember going back either that same year or a different year and telling my mom "His eyes changed red!" Of course my parents didn't notice any little detail like this and thought I just made it up. One day we rode the ride and the Yeti wasn't moving and his eyes weren't on. There was no light and no strobe light. Only the sound of the Yeti roaring. I begged my mom to ask a worker why he wasn't moving and sure enough she did. The worker responded that "He's facing some problems today, but he should be fixed later on today." I never saw the yeti move again after that.
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So to answer you're question if they covered the Yeti, I would say so. There have been reports of them removing the Yeti from the mountain. I will try to find the post. But there was a short period of time when there wasn't even a Disco Yeti. Just the sound his screeches.
I'm new here but I've read so many forums on the Yeti
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So to answer you're question if they covered the Yeti, I would say so. There have been reports of them removing the Yeti from the mountain. I will try to find the post. But there was a short period of time when there wasn't even a Disco Yeti. Just the sound his screeches.
I'm new here but I've read so many forums on the Yeti
Not to drag this out further--but, hey, it's a slow day at work--it would appear that no one really has any proof that the yeti is indeed easily removable. Maybe it is. Maybe it isn't.
My gut feeling is that it is indeed removable, but it isn't easy. Why?
It's huge.
It's elevated.
It's a complex machine.
It's squeezed into a relatively tight area.
There's lots of moving parts.
There's a fast moving track right next to it.
One slip, and lots of ancillary damage could be done to the whole ride.
Given the differences of both the "facts" and opinions, a thorough person must also account for logic and the most reasonable explanation. The facts are the following:
1. The yeti hasn't moved as designed in nearly a decade.
2. It's slumped there right now.
3. It's huge.
4. It's complex.
5. Nothing has happened to it in a long time.
6. From a guest perspective, removing it and inserting something better as a temporary fix would seem to make the most sense.
7. Leaving it there makes very little sense.
Thus, we have a pathetic embarrassment. Removing it, at a minimum, would free up some space to put in a simple replacement, a projection of some kind, or a furry cardboard cutout with a hinged arm and string that might look okay with the right lighting, etc . . .
Sorry to those who disagree, but I am left concluding that the thing is harder (and more expensive) to remove than many people seem to think. Sorry again, but I just don't believe the rumors that the cavern has been empty at any point in the last 9 years. There are no photos or firsthand knowledge to the contrary.
My gut feeling is that it is indeed removable, but it isn't easy. Why?
It's huge.
It's elevated.
It's a complex machine.
It's squeezed into a relatively tight area.
There's lots of moving parts.
There's a fast moving track right next to it.
One slip, and lots of ancillary damage could be done to the whole ride.
Given the differences of both the "facts" and opinions, a thorough person must also account for logic and the most reasonable explanation. The facts are the following:
1. The yeti hasn't moved as designed in nearly a decade.
2. It's slumped there right now.
3. It's huge.
4. It's complex.
5. Nothing has happened to it in a long time.
6. From a guest perspective, removing it and inserting something better as a temporary fix would seem to make the most sense.
7. Leaving it there makes very little sense.
Thus, we have a pathetic embarrassment. Removing it, at a minimum, would free up some space to put in a simple replacement, a projection of some kind, or a furry cardboard cutout with a hinged arm and string that might look okay with the right lighting, etc . . .
Sorry to those who disagree, but I am left concluding that the thing is harder (and more expensive) to remove than many people seem to think. Sorry again, but I just don't believe the rumors that the cavern has been empty at any point in the last 9 years. There are no photos or firsthand knowledge to the contrary.
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Well, considering the original yeti has been removed at least twice and the ride has never closed for it, it's been pretty much confirmed the ride can function while yeti is A.W.O.L
Do we really know that? Again, I zipped through the entire thread and saw no photos of an empty cavern, and no firsthand account that it indeed was removed. Maybe it has been, but the fact that the pathetic crippled machine is still there doing absolutely nothing indicates to me that it is indeed very difficult to remove. Again, a cardboard cutout with fur glued on and a hinged arm with a string would be better than what's there now. Slap on some decent lighting, and we have a far better temporary solution than what's been there for years and years.
Would you leave a dead skunk in the middle of your yard if it was easily removed? Would you drive on half-deflated tires if pumping them up was easy? Of course not.
Until someone truly provides an actual photo and/or a firsthand account, I'm not convinced at all that the thing can be easily removed. Logic dictates that it isn"t. Let's not base our proposed solutions and theories on this very shaky theory to the contrary.
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