AVATAR breaks ground

xdan0920

xdan0920

Think for yourselfer
Clowd Nyne said:
I've rode this ride many times and apart from the yeti I've never felt a reason to complain. It's a smooth, innovative, well themed coaster that I consider one of my favorites. We can all say what it could have been. It could have been anything. It could have been a ride a tiger spinner. But instead a great coaster.
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You just missed the point by a country mile.
 
marni1971

marni1971

Park History nut
Premium Member
Sped2424 said:
You don't like the ride?
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I dont dislike it but as said by others the theming ended on the lift hill.

Structural girders and daylight leaks in huge empty spaces does not make an E Ticket.

If the original intentions to have an interior along the lines of Disneylands Matterhorn had been carried through it would have helped. And thats without going into the broken and deactivated effects/ But these have been covered before ad nauseum.
 
Clowd Nyne

Clowd Nyne

Well-Known Member
xdan0920 said:
You just missed the point by a country mile.
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I know the point... It could have multiple show stopping set pieces. It could have really been the focal point of every Disney trip, but its ten years old and it all kinda feels like coulda woulda shoulda and the topic is kinda getting tired. I WANT THE YETI FIXED. I don't see it happening until people are coming to the park for more high end attractions.
 
Atomicmickey

Atomicmickey

Well-Known Member
marni1971 said:
I dont dislike it but as said by others the theming ended on the lift hill.

Structural girders and daylight leaks in huge empty spaces does not make an E Ticket.

If the original intentions to have an interior along the lines of Disneylands Matterhorn had been carried through it would have helped. And thats without going into the broken and deactivated effects/ But these have been covered before ad nauseum.
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The first time I rode it--I was surprised by the area between the load in and the lift hill. You basically just go through some trees. I was expecting some Yurts, maybe something like the stone tablet shrines, stuff like that. A yak? Something . . . . Instead the first part is just, well, trees.

Even though I don't really like the coaster design, it's a great attraction, but inconsistent, and . . . broken.
 
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Figaro928

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Magenta Panther said:
No, it's lame in my opinion, primarily because of the broken yeti. Its queue, after all, is all ABOUT the yeti. But thanks to TDO's indifference, the only glimpse we get of the yeti is that fake-looking animation where he's tearing up the tracks. That's enough for some folks, I guess...
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On our first time riding EE, my husband, who's not a Disney freak like me, LOVED the ride. He loved the theming, the thrills, the story - everything, I left kind of disappointed because I had known about the Mythical non-working Yeti. Do you think you feel the same way about EE? If you didn't know what was supposed to happen- would you be amazed with what did happen?

Same thing goes with Avatar. When they undoubtedly water down their concept art are we going to be disappointed no matter what shows up verses the general unknown public who will be awed???
 
xdan0920

xdan0920

Think for yourselfer
Atomicmickey said:
The first time I rode it--I was surprised by the area between the load in and the lift hill. You basically just go through some trees. I was expecting some Yurts, maybe something like the stone tablet shrines, stuff like that. A yak? Something . . . . Instead the first part is just, well, trees.

Even though I don't really like the coaster design, it's a great attraction, but inconsistent, and . . . broken.
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Is it trees? Has the bamboo grown back in?
 
ford91exploder

ford91exploder

Resident Curmudgeon
Magenta Panther said:
Hope you can hang in there for the FOUR YEARS it's going to take for Disney to build the thing. IF it doesn't get scrapped the moment Iger's out the door, that is.
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That's probably the most likely scenario, If Iger's gone in '15 Avatar is shut down about 5 minutes after he leaves of course that will extend even further the 'no new stuff' period unless they can retheme what's already been done
 
FrankLapidus

FrankLapidus

Well-Known Member
ford91exploder said:
That's probably the most likely scenario, If Iger's gone in '15 Avatar is shut down about 5 minutes after he leaves of course that will extend even further the 'no new stuff' period unless they can retheme what's already been done
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I'm as anti-Avatar at WDW as they come and even I can't see a scenario now where it doesn't get completed, whether Iger goes before its finished or not.
 
xdan0920

xdan0920

Think for yourselfer
Atomicmickey said:
No idea. OK, let me clarify. Foliage, with no props or sets. I have no idea what sort of greenery it was.
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It was a lush Bamboo forest at one point. Then they clear cut it for some reason. I feel like there were reports that it was filled back in, but I haven't seen any pictures to confirm this.
 
kap91

kap91

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marni1971 said:
I dont dislike it but as said by others the theming ended on the lift hill.

Structural girders and daylight leaks in huge empty spaces does not make an E Ticket.

If the original intentions to have an interior along the lines of Disneylands Matterhorn had been carried through it would have helped. And thats without going into the broken and deactivated effects/ But these have been covered before ad nauseum.
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It's funny. Back when Everest opened, I was constantly complaining about this but no one else really seemed to care and was going on an on about how great the whole thing was. And this was before the Yeti broke. Now all of a sudden I see a bunch a people with the same opinion. Glad to know I wasn't crazy all these years. Those light leaks and structural steel kill me. And of course now I'm defending Avatar these days and everyone's against that. I never do seem to be on the right side of the argument. :-(
 
SirLink

SirLink

Well-Known Member
marni1971 said:
I dont dislike it but as said by others the theming ended on the lift hill.

Structural girders and daylight leaks in huge empty spaces does not make an E Ticket.

If the original intentions to have an interior along the lines of Disneylands Matterhorn had been carried through it would have helped. And thats without going into the broken and deactivated effects/ But these have been covered before ad nauseum.
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Wasn't there supposed to be a huge Yeti ala Kong in the ride with a ride car segment picking it up or something like that ... quelle surprise Jay R was President of WDW when it was built.
 
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kap91

kap91

Well-Known Member
SirLink said:
Wasn't there supposed to be a huge Yeti ala Kong in the ride with a ride car segment piking it up or something like that ... quelle surprise Jay R was President of WDW when it was built.
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There's a piece of concept art that shows that but I'm pretty sure that was very early on and more of a mood setter than an actual real intention. The yeti in that picture is practically the size of the mountain.
 

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