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[Chester&Hester Enthusiast]

meanwhile at Calico Rapids at Knott's Berry Farm CA. a perfectly working yeti in a cave with no disco ball is fully operational

It's embarrassing when Knotts has attractions that have more magic than Disney. They could've built a fixed Yeti every year by now if they gave a damn.

Are you really trying to compare the two figures? The yeti on Calico River is a limited motion figure at best. It leans forward and moves its head up and down. Not sure how you think the two are in any way comparable.

 

[Tom Morrow]

I made a yeti puppet out of a paper bag and it moves just fine when it’s on my hand C’MON Disney!!

 

[𝐌𝖆𝖓 𝖎𝖓 𝐖𝖊𝖇]

I made a yeti puppet out of a paper bag and it moves just fine when it’s on my hand C’MON Disney!!

Proof or it didn't happen!

 

[Tom Morrow]

Even stationary, the 25 foot terrifyingly realistic looking yeti in Expedition Everest is more impressive than that Halloween decoration. (but not as impressive as my paper bag yeti puppet, which moves)

 

[Bleed0range]

FYI, you’re answering a question from 12 years ago. The yeti was also not causing damage to the structure of the mountain. And since it’s a story I’m guessing you’ve read, the yeti can also rather easily be removed from the mountain and has been removed from the mountain in the past without closing the ride.

I thought it was stated the Yeti could not be removed without taking the mountain apart. When has the Yeti ever been removed?

 

[Master Yoda]

I thought it was stated the Yeti could not be removed without taking the mountain apart. When has the Yeti ever been removed?

It has been. Possibly as many as 3 times.

 

[Tom Morrow]

I can confirm first hand that there was at least one instance where the figure was removed, at least from the scene.

 

[THE 1HAPPY HAUNT]

Are you really trying to compare the two figures? The yeti on Calico River is a limited motion figure at best. It leans forward and moves its head up and down. Not sure how you think the two are in any way comparable.

Yes. One moves, one doesnt

 

[THE 1HAPPY HAUNT]

Even stationary, the 25 foot terrifyingly realistic looking yeti in Expedition Everest is more impressive than that Halloween decoration. (but not as impressive as my paper bag yeti puppet, which moves)

You couls not be more wrong

 

[Tom Morrow]

You couls not be more wrong

You’re either bad at trolling or very dense or a child.

 

[NormC]

The Everest Yeti blows that little guy away.

 

[Communicora]

I am here for my first trip in about 10 years. I feel like the yeti is less visible than before. Maybe the strobe lights were toned down. Honestly, the piles of hair ties that litter the top of Everest bother me more than the disco yeti.

 

[𝐌𝖆𝖓 𝖎𝖓 𝐖𝖊𝖇]

At this point I'd happily settle for a Rock-afire Explosion reskin.

 

[EagleScout610]

At this point I'd happily settle for a Rock-afire Explosion reskin.

25 foot tall Fatz. Beautiful

 

[Coaster Lover]

With not a lot expected to be announced for AK at D23, and the crowds at Pandora likely to begin to start to dissipate as the three new rides come online at HS, what are the chances that they announce a lengthy refurb for Expedition Everest that includes fixing the yeti in time for the 50th? Would certainly garner a lot of cheers from the D23 crowd...

 

[Epcot_Imagineer]

I might be mis-remembering, but I could have sworn that years ago there were a day or two when the Yeti AA itself was under a scrim/removed during daytime operations, not the third shift. I feel like I remember even seeing an image of the Yeti encounter scene behind a scrim wall... Is my mind just playing tricks on me? @Master Yoda, @marni1971?

 

[marni1971]

I might be mis-remembering, but I could have sworn that years ago there were a day or two when the Yeti AA itself was under a scrim/removed during daytime operations, not the third shift. I feel like I remember even seeing an image of the Yeti encounter scene behind a scrim wall... Is my mind just playing tricks on me? @Master Yoda, @marni1971?

I don’t recall a photo but yes it was.

 

[Epcot_Imagineer]

I don’t recall a photo but yes it was.

Thank you! I'm not losing it! Can I ask additional questions about the actual removal process, if you know it? Like when the AA is removed, do both the figure and sled leave the building? Or are they transported to a lower part of the mountain itself? I'm just trying to imagine what mechanisms are in place to move the figure and its mechanisms short of needing a crane. I'd imagine I would have heard about it if something similar to the elevator in SSE for removing time-machines/equipment were in place.

 

[Marc Davis Fan]

In the meanwhile, it's too bad they wouldn't just install a less-impressive-but-moving Garner Holt AA like the ones in the Matterhorn at Disneyland. They're actually quite cool.

 

[Dragonman]

I was able to find this, from when they were testing the yeti during a promo for the ride.

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