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[DreamTogether]

My understading is that the "platform" has damaged the concrete that the footers are set in. Meaning the high-strain movements of the figure can further damage the concrete and possibly cause him to come tumbling over onto the track...

As a former Cast Member, this was my understanding of the problems as well. Or at least how it was explained to me. The attraction is separated into three parts: the mountain, the track, and the Yeti. I've seen posts where it's been said that the Yeti has been removed from the attraction two times since it's opening, but I've been told for it's removal they would actually have to take out a side of the mountain, and then try repairing the foundation underneath. And the repairing of the foundation underneath would be, at best, a patch job which could crack again when they put the Yeti back into service

 

[Tom Morrow]

Ugh. Do you really think they would be so stupid as to design the mountain in a way that they have to literally take the structure apart to do major work on the yeti? Can we please let this rumor die already?

 

[DreamTogether]

Ugh. Do you really think they would be so stupid as to design the mountain in a way that they have to literally take the structure apart to do major work on the yeti? Can we please let this rumor die already?

Honestly I do. The designed the mountain to never have a significant breakdown and never need to go down for maintenance beyond some overnight repair. Obviously, that has failed with the breaking of the Yeti. And now Disney is caught with their pants down.

 

[Tom Morrow]

Honestly I do. The designed the mountain to never have a significant breakdown and never need to go down for maintenance beyond some overnight repair.

This is just simply untrue. Sure, there were some oversights, whatever they may be, in the design of the yeti, but you don't build a 200 foot gigantic mountain without any easy way to do maintenance on it.

 

[Magenta Panther]

As a former Cast Member, this was my understanding of the problems as well. Or at least how it was explained to me. The attraction is separated into three parts: the mountain, the track, and the Yeti. I've seen posts where it's been said that the Yeti has been removed from the attraction two times since it's opening, but I've been told for it's removal they would actually have to take out a side of the mountain, and then try repairing the foundation underneath. And the repairing of the foundation underneath would be, at best, a patch job which could crack again when they put the Yeti back into service

My god, talk about a design flaw!

Or maybe not. I did read somewhere that the wrong concrete was used on the foundation, and that's why it cracked...

 

[Magenta Panther]

This is just simply untrue. Sure, there were some oversights, whatever they may be, in the design of the yeti, but you don't build a 200 foot gigantic mountain without any easy way to do maintenance on it.

Hmmm...I read somewhere that the reason the glass wall located in front of the ballroom scene in Disneyland's Haunted Mansion wasn't replaced after some idiot guest cracked it was because the whole top of the Mansion would have to be removed to do so...

But you're saying something like that wouldn't be the case with Everest?

 

[DreamTogether]

This is just simply untrue. Sure, there were some oversights, whatever they may be, in the design of the yeti, but you don't build a 200 foot gigantic mountain without any easy way to do maintenance on it.

I mean obviously they have a way to do certain maintenance on it. Anything that would have to be dealt with on a nightly basis, or through a few continuous days of work. But it's not entirely unbelievable that Disney saw their 25 foot animatronic Yeti as "too big to sink" as the saying goes.

 

[EagleScout610]

As a former Cast Member, this was my understanding of the problems as well. Or at least how it was explained to me. The attraction is separated into three parts: the mountain, the track, and the Yeti. I've seen posts where it's been said that the Yeti has been removed from the attraction two times since it's opening, but I've been told for it's removal they would actually have to take out a side of the mountain, and then try repairing the foundation underneath. And the repairing of the foundation underneath would be, at best, a patch job which could crack again when they put the Yeti back into service

I think when the yeti finally is fixed he won't return to his full "swipe" which caused the problems in the first place. I think the movement will be limited to mostly his arm and that the sled/support structure will only move minimally, if at all

 

[danyoung56]

Ugh. Do you really think they would be so stupid as to design the mountain in a way that they have to literally take the structure apart to do major work on the yeti?

I just watched a documentary about the construction of the mountain. They couldn't use regular scaffolding when doing the finishing (painting and sculpting) as with that scaff in place they couldn't see the mountain. So they actually designed it so the structural members of the mountain extended about 5 feet out, allowing planks to be put in for the finishers to stand on. Once the finishing was done for a given level, they actually CUT these members back flush with the mountain, and did a bit of finishing to cover them up.

So yes, there is a lot of that mountain's design that is strictly one way - they could do stuff as it was being built, but once the buildout was complete they could not go back and fix stuff very easily.

 

[marni1971]

The yeti can be removed.

Again.

 

[Master Yoda]

The yeti can be removed.

Again.

Yes, but what about the Yeti? Can that be removed?

 

[G00fyDad]

Yes, but what about the Yeti? Can that be removed?

Nope. No way. But I think the Yeti can be removed.

 

[WDW_Emily]

This is getting embarrassing

 

[EagleScout610]

Nope. No way. But I think the Yeti can be removed.

What about THE Yeti? Can that be removed?

 

[Master Yoda]

What about THE Yeti? Can that be removed?

The yeti can be removed, the problem is the yeti can't be removed.

 

[G00fyDad]

Schrodinger's Yeti. We can know that the Yeti exists but we simultaneously do not know if he is there or not there.

 

[cjkeating]

The question is can the Yeti be fixed (whatever on earth the problem actually is) with the ride not going down for refurbishment?

 

[EagleScout610]

The question is can the Yeti be fixed (whatever on earth the problem actually is) with the ride not going down for refurbishment?

The yeti has been removed at least 2x, according to the forum, with the ride operating both times. I really don't see why he can't be removed, and the concrete patched while the ride functions

 

[NormC]

Something with the thrust of a 747 will need more than a patch job.

 

[KrazyKat]