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EagleScout610

EagleScout610

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A couple of people on Reddit are saying the old reduced A Mode lighting is back with the strobe light, at least for now. Can anyone confirm? Edit: It seems like the red lighting and work lights were on at least last month:
 
sonoma15

sonoma15

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EagleScout610 said:
A couple of people on Reddit are saying the old reduced A Mode lighting is back with the strobe light, at least for now. Can anyone confirm? Edit: It seems like the red lighting and work lights were on at least last month:
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Last rode it last Friday, it was not on the A mode strobe lighting. Still had the work light shining on it.
 
VicariousCorpse

VicariousCorpse

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Seen in the new tribute store at Universal Studios:

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scarletfire

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mergatroid said:
I'm in the minority of the people on here who isn't bothered by the lack of movement (or B mode) particularly. I understand many are and I'm not trying to change their minds when I explain this. Whenever I rode Everest when the Yeti was working which I did numerous times, I was always disappointed by it. I think the speed you travelled past it didn't do justice to the detail that was put into it. It was always blink and you miss it and always left me thinking "Was that really it". I always used to think the better way of displaying the animatronic to a guest in a fast moving vehicle would have been to have a longish tunnel in a straight line with the Yeti at the end. That way you'd have a few seconds view of it as you approached to take it in with it swiping his arm towards you as you got closer, the way it was just felt a waste to me.

I'm sure hardly anyone will agree which is fine, it's just the way I feel about it.
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I know this is an old thread but I'm gonna post anyways.

Do you remember first family experience during magical moments or whatever it was called? Anyways, my family of 4 was selected to be the first family on Everest. We rode the train by ourselves and when we arrived at the working Yeti animatronic, our train slowed almost to a stop. It was our first Everest ride and we were IMPRESSED! It's never been the same since although it's still a favorite of mine.
 
mergatroid

mergatroid

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scarletfire said:
I know this is an old thread but I'm gonna post anyways.

Do you remember first family experience during magical moments or whatever it was called? Anyways, my family of 4 was selected to be the first family on Everest. We rode the train by ourselves and when we arrived at the working Yeti animatronic, our train slowed almost to a stop. It was our first Everest ride and we were IMPRESSED! It's never been the same since although it's still a favorite of mine.
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It's a very impressive animatronic which is my opinion was always underutilised. You pass it so fast any detail of it is missed and this is from somebody who has seen it numerous times in both modes. I get that for others it's not the case and for some it would appear the 'strobe Yeti' practically ruins the ride for them but not for me. You were very lucky to have the train slow down to see it, I'd love to see that myself (and if it did, I'd then be upset at the animatronic no longer moving).

With the Yeti being near the end of the ride, I'm wondering whether there was a problem with a different train unexpectedly being unable to leave the station and this is what caused you to slow down almost to a stop? I'm 99.9% certain that this has never been part of the operational plan for this attraction but perhaps somebody with more technical knowledge can confirm this?
 
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Purduevian

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Coming over here from the ROTR thread... is this the approximate location of the Yeti? If So I really don't see how he could get to either service door without a travel distance

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lazyboy97o

lazyboy97o

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Purduevian said:
Coming over here from the ROTR thread... is this the approximate location of the Yeti? If So I really don't see how he could get to either service door without a travel distance

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You can’t have a door right at every piece of equipment and you don’t necessarily want a door near some equipment, even a major show element. The attraction already has light leaks, and a door right at the yeti figure would be another potential source of light without an additional vestibule, which would just be more space. Glimpsing an overhead coiling door behind the yeti wouldn’t really be great show.

Even with a fully functional figure, it isn’t something that would be removed with regularity, so it doesn’t necessarily make sense to pay for the space and equipment to provide it with a dedicated door versus just providing access to one that will provide access for other work.
 
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Purduevian

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lazyboy97o said:
You can’t have a door right at every piece of equipment and you don’t necessarily want a door near some equipment, even a major show element. The attraction already has light leaks, and a door right at the yeti figure would be another potential source of light without an additional vestibule, which would just be more space. Glimpsing an overhead coiling door behind the yeti wouldn’t really be great show.

Even with a fully functional figure, it isn’t something that would be removed with regularity, so it doesn’t necessarily make sense to pay for the space and equipment to provide it with a dedicated door versus just providing access to one that will provide access for other work.
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marni1971 said:
The yeti is relatively low to the floor and has its own access door to remove it from the building - as has been done at least once.
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Martin seems to believe it has it's own access door. Maybe I have the location of the yeti wrong... or maybe the one of the doors is specifically for the Yeti even if not right behind it.
 
marni1971

marni1971

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lazyboy97o said:
You can’t have a door right at every piece of equipment and you don’t necessarily want a door near some equipment, even a major show element. The attraction already has light leaks, and a door right at the yeti figure would be another potential source of light without an additional vestibule, which would just be more space. Glimpsing an overhead coiling door behind the yeti wouldn’t really be great show.

Even with a fully functional figure, it isn’t something that would be removed with regularity, so it doesn’t necessarily make sense to pay for the space and equipment to provide it with a dedicated door versus just providing access to one that will provide access for other work.
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It’s not a door “next to it.” It’s at the base of the tower the figure is mounted on
 
Coaster Lover

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Purduevian said:
Martin seems to believe it has it's own access door. Maybe I have the location of the yeti wrong... or maybe the one of the doors is specifically for the Yeti even if not right behind it.
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I think the location you have may be off just slightly. Here's an overhead image of the ride and I took the liberty of tracing the track location inside the mountain for just this final pass through by the yeti along with the approximate location of the yeti (as best I can see from POVs). I also circled the (alleged) access door in green.

The important thing to note is that the way the track turns and the location of the yeti, there couldn't be a door immediately behind the yeti. It's much more likely that the yeti is designed to be pushed backwards, then lowered down below track level. Once there, the access door would line up more or less perfectly to slide it out (under the track and out of the mountain).

I don't know for sure, just making a guess...

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Purduevian

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marni1971 said:
It’s not a door “next to it.” It’s at the base of the tower the figure is mounted on
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marni1971 said:
The inside of that building at ground level is like an empty warehouse with occasional metal supports.
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Thanks for the clarification. Do you know if the Yeti is on it's own elevator like the shaman or does it require some external equipment to come in and move it?

It doesn't really matter, but I find it very interesting how Disney designs these rides.
 
marni1971

marni1971

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Purduevian said:
Thanks for the clarification. Do you know if the Yeti is on it's own elevator like the shaman or does it require some external equipment to come in and move it?

It doesn't really matter, but I find it very interesting how Disney designs these rides.
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I’ve not seen an elevator. But I will say the foundation at ground level is pristine (again, like that warehouse)
 
VicariousCorpse

VicariousCorpse

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Coaster Lover said:
I think the location you have may be off just slightly. Here's an overhead image of the ride and I took the liberty of tracing the track location inside the mountain for just this final pass through by the yeti along with the approximate location of the yeti (as best I can see from POVs). I also circled the (alleged) access door in green.

The important thing to note is that the way the track turns and the location of the yeti, there couldn't be a door immediately behind the yeti. It's much more likely that the yeti is designed to be pushed backwards, then lowered down below track level. Once there, the access door would line up more or less perfectly to slide it out (under the track and out of the mountain).

I don't know for sure, just making a guess...
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You put the star right where the track switch is for the backwards section. I could be wrong as well but I thought he was here inside the building in the corner. Which puts him pretty much where @Purduevian thought.

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