Monoblanco13
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This would be great to see, I approve!
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G00fyDad
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You think that many people actually see the Yeti right now? Or that many people will actually miss the Yeti if it is removed? I doubt it. In it's current state it is useless since the flashing of the strobe prevent a person from actually seeing the Yeti. Going from dark to several successive flashes like that do not allow the eyes to adjust. My point is, they can remove him, run the ride and no one would notice other than hardcore fans, and then put him back in once he is fixed. I do agree that he will propbably never get fixed though. However, it is not because of any logistical issue, but more to do with apathy.
Bairstow
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That's not true at all.
Most guests do see the Yeti because there are visual and audio clues that he's there.
He's kind of hard to miss, and if anything the strobe effect fools a lot of people into thinking that he's moving.
Heck, the illusion of motion is so strong that several times a year we have people post in this very thread thinking that they've seen it move again.
G00fyDad
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"There was a Yeti?? Where?" "I thought there was supposed to be something in that ride?" "I looked but I didn't see anything"
All statements I overheard in the giftshop right after the ride on just our last trip. I'd say that most people are not even aware that he is there. Remove him for a repair and nothing will change in the guest's mind. Then put it back in.
Proving my other point that only fans would know to look for it at this point.
Cesar R M
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Imho, they could just put a projection just like the cues they do before the "real encounter". while they work behind it.
KordovaJD
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Last weekend was actually my first go round on Everest.
I almost missed the Yeti and I was actually looking for it intently. I don't deny that the strobe light gives a decent impression of movement, but it was very underwhelming compared to what it could be.
I wouldn't miss it if wasn't there.
I almost missed the Yeti and I was actually looking for it intently. I don't deny that the strobe light gives a decent impression of movement, but it was very underwhelming compared to what it could be.
I wouldn't miss it if wasn't there.
DisneyFanaticUK
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It not the Yeti itself that annoys so many fans, it is what the broken yeti itself represents. The fact that this vital component of the ride has been allowed to stay in this state for so long just highlights the neglect Disney has shown WDW over the past few years.
Furthermore, when you factor in yearly price hikes, the annoyance of many fans seems justified as the sad state of parts of WDW lingers on.
When people say "I didn't even see the yeti" or "Wait, there's a yeti?" makes me remember A-Mode, because there he's be fully visible because he'd be right THERE!
I know, it really is outrageous and sad that it's been broken for so long.
I didn't write my post to mean no one notices it, more that it's terrible that it's not being seen by guests. I think more people would see it if it was working properly. It would actually be lit up instead of just the flashing light.
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MerlinTheGoat
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Strobe lights are inherently disorienting, even when you're not in an area for just a couple of short seconds on a roller coaster. I'm familiar with walking through a dark room with a strobe light, it's difficult to even walk, and very difficult to see anything. It's no surprise that many people are liable to miss a strobe lit yeti if they're not told in advance what to look for. That does not at all mean however that in full proper show lighting that the figure would be equally difficult to see compared to a strobed version, far from it. As I said before, a fully lit room is easy to see and walk through, but turn out the lights in the room and turn on a strobe light and things get very difficult to see and traverse.
fractal
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Apparently, looks like the "Yeti" in DL's Matterhorn will now be moving more than AK's Yeti. Scroll half-way down the page;
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jim-h...-pro_b_7291520.html?ncid=txtlnkusaolp00000592
"There have been so many advances made with digital projection and sound technology over the past decade. So we were thinking that -- rather than have the Abominable Snowman remain as this sort of static, stationary figure at the very heart of the Matterhorn -- wouldn't it be cool if, while you were riding through the mountain, you now got the sense that the Abominable Snowman was running along right next to your bobsled. That you could now catch glimpses of him moving through the Matterhorn just ahead of you," Irvine enthused.
And it's this new improved, newly ferocious version of the Abominable Snowman that will be making his debut at Disneyland Park on May 22nd as the Matterhorn Bobsleds officially come back online after a five month-long rehab.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jim-h...-pro_b_7291520.html?ncid=txtlnkusaolp00000592
"There have been so many advances made with digital projection and sound technology over the past decade. So we were thinking that -- rather than have the Abominable Snowman remain as this sort of static, stationary figure at the very heart of the Matterhorn -- wouldn't it be cool if, while you were riding through the mountain, you now got the sense that the Abominable Snowman was running along right next to your bobsled. That you could now catch glimpses of him moving through the Matterhorn just ahead of you," Irvine enthused.
And it's this new improved, newly ferocious version of the Abominable Snowman that will be making his debut at Disneyland Park on May 22nd as the Matterhorn Bobsleds officially come back online after a five month-long rehab.
Tom Morrow
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It was already moving more than AK's yeti though, because it was moving.
Going 2 WDW in 3 weeks, hoping the yeti is fixed by then.
Nemo14
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What's so funny?
CheekBoys
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The Yeti has been broken for about 7-8 years, it will most likely never be fixed
The Yeti has been broken for about 7-8 years, it will most likely never be fixed
Cesar R M
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its been more than 7 years since it worked.
So expect it NOT to work.
I can hope, right?