Do you think Disney will finally fix the Yeti after Universal opens their new King Kong ride?

[G00fyDad]

Please realize something I did yesterday. You are arguing with a toddler that actually DOES see your point, but is doing this because he likes to argue. Two days ago it was fun winding him up, but that joy has been lost on the mere fact that he is just being obtuse for the hell of it. Do what I did and add him to your ignore list. Although, I will admit, it has been humorous to see your posts and not see his. Sort of like hearing half a phone conversation. I can only imagine the childish things he has been spouting off.

 

[Disneyhead'71]

It means something to very few people......considering the likelihood that most riders don't know that it was supposed to move or don't care that it doesn't move. If it means something to someone, it's to someone who places more importance on the minutiae that may be off rather than the excellence of the overwhelming majority of the attraction as a whole.

You are also correct that most people don't know it's broken and therefore don't care.

I grew up in a world where you did the right thing because it was the right thing to do. It showed character when people did the right thing especially when it wasn't fiscally prudent. I liked the world more then.

 

[unkadug]

Please realize something I did yesterday. You are arguing with a toddler that actually DOES see your point, but is doing this because he likes to argue. Two days ago it was fun winding him up, but that joy has been lost on the mere fact that he is just being obtuse for the hell of it. Do what I did and add him to your ignore list. Although, I will admit, it has been humorous to see your posts and not see his. Sort of like hearing half a phone conversation. I can only imagine the childish things he has been spouting off.

I did that too...it's amazing how much shorter this thread became.

 

[prfctlyximprct]

I always resort back to this video but start at 31:35.. Says it all right there.

 

[DisneyJunkie]

You are also correct that most people don't know it's broken and therefore don't care.

I grew up in a world where you did the right thing because it was the right thing to do. It showed character when people did the right thing especially when it wasn't fiscally prudent. I liked the world more then.

Agreed. And I think it's safe to say, too, that most people aren't so nit-picky that they would allow something like the Yeti not moving to mar the entire attraction experience for them.

 

[Disneyhead'71]

Agreed. And I think it's safe to say, too, that most people aren't so nit-picky that they would allow something like the Yeti not moving to mar the entire attraction experience for them.

At this point, Disney's lack of giving a **** has gained legendary status among those paying attention. It goes way beyond the yeti.

 

[DisneyJunkie]

At this point, Disney's lack of giving a **** has gained legendary status among those paying attention. It goes way beyond the yeti.

Can't disagree with that. The very existence of Dino-Rama is proof positive of that.

 

[unkadug]

I always resort back to this video but start at 31:35.. Says it all right there.

And I quote: there would be no attraction without it...the yeti

 

[Disneyhead'71]

Can't disagree with that. The very existence of Dino-Rama is proof positive of that.

Or the fact they are charging close to $100/day for a park with 5 rides.

But Disney knows that their Demo is "special" and they won't bat an eye at $100/day if Olaf sings to them.

 

[Disneyhead'71]

And I quote: there would be no attraction without it...the yeti

"Well, they were wrong then, weren't they"

 

[DisneyJunkie]

And I quote: there would be no attraction without it...the yeti

Merely a part of the smoke-blowing of Disney marketing for their attraction. If they meant any word of it, the entire attraction would have been taken down - and would still be down - until they had the thing fixed and working. Clearly, that hasn't been the case and they never meant what they said.

 

[lazyboy97o]

Merely a part of the smoke-blowing of Disney marketing for their attraction. If they meant any word of it, the entire attraction would have been taken down - and would still be down - until they had the thing fixed and working. Clearly, that hasn't been the case and they never meant what they said.

Except that the systems by which such decisions were made have all but been removed at Walt Disney World...

 

[DisneyJunkie]

Except that the systems by which such decisions were made have all but been removed at Walt Disney World...

True.....which is why it's easier now to see the people behind the curtain counting $$$ they're bringing in, rather than giving the people what they really want, or what they advertise they'll get.

 

[NormC]

I think it is safe to say that the majority of people that have ridden it when the Yeti AA worked and the ride was in its best shape would love to see it fixed. It is also safe to say that many of those that never experienced the ride as the Disney Imagineers and Joe Rhode intended are happy with the ride as it is. That does not make it acceptable for Disney to ignore the elephant in the room though. It is simply bad show to let the highlight of the ride remain broken. I still ride it on every trip but that does not mean I do not think they should fix it. It is still a fun D ticket that was once an exciting E ticket.

 

[DisneyJunkie]

I think it is safe to say that the majority of people that have ridden it when the Yeti AA worked and the ride was in its best shape would love to see it fixed. It is also safe to say that many of those that never experienced the ride as the Disney Imagineers and Joe Rhode intended are happy with the ride as it is. That does not make it acceptable for Disney to ignore the elephant in the room though. It is simply bad show to let the highlight of the ride remain broken. I still ride it on every trip but that does not mean I do not think they should fix it. It is still a fun D ticket that was once an exciting E ticket.

It's simply not possible to make that claim that the majority would love to see it fixed, unless you're only referring to the majority in this particular thread. If there was more of an on-going, noticeable, and news-supported outcry about it, I might agree with the claim. But there's little to no mention or talk about it at all apart from a few people in some WDW forums. And as a correction, the Yeti is not a part of the ride itself, it's merely part of the surroundings within the ride building. Given the speed in which your car moves past the Yeti, the in-place workaround of the strobe light still gives the same effect, so it's fine to leave it as is. Still an E ticket attraction regardless of the trivial issue.

 

[Glasgow]

I wonder if the engineers/imagineers are embarrassed that their wonderful creation barely saw any actual useful run-time at all. Its a shame really - I'm more disappointed in the wasted technology than the actual experience itself

 

[NormC]

I think it is safe to say that the majority of people that have ridden it when the Yeti AA worked and all parts of the ride were in its best shape would love to see it returned to that condition.

I wonder if the engineers/imagineers are embarrassed that their wonderful creation barely saw any actual useful run-time at all. Its a shame really - I'm more disappointed in the wasted technology than the actual experience itself

Yes, Joe Rhode is embarrassed and has gone on record saying he will get it fixed. Unfortunately no timetable or actual plan has been announced.

 

[DisneyJunkie]

It's a pretty safe assumption that the majority of people that have ridden it when the Yeti animatronic worked (along with the rest of the attraction) and continue to ride it even if it's not working don't really care whether the Yeti is fixed or not. Rather than being stuck on the nitpick of a very tiny (split second) aspect of the entire experience not working exactly right, they continue to enjoy the 99.999% that is working fine and is a lot of fun.

I wonder if the engineers/imagineers are embarrassed that their wonderful creation barely saw any actual useful run-time at all. Its a shame really - I'm more disappointed in the wasted technology than the actual experience itself

They (such as Joe Rhode) claim to be embarrassed and claim that they'll get it fixed (a claim they've been making for years now), but they obviously don't really care. It's still a huge draw for AK guests regardless.

 

[prfctlyximprct]

Hopefully Joe Rohde is successful in fixing that discoing fool one day. I would love to ride in A mode again.

 

[NormC]

Hopefully Joe Rhode is successful in fixing that discoing fool one day. I would love to ride in A mode again.

I agree. Most of us would love to see that happen. There is a small minority that don't care and think broken is good enough but the true fans are waiting for Joe to be a man of his word.