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Expedition Everest effects status watch
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Monty
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@marni1971 posted about it ages ago:
http://forums.wdwmagic.com/threads/dca-setting-records-and-wdw.839528/page-6#post-4998695
Doug Means
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well we don't need any other threads catching up, i wonder what thread would be next?
"The Yeti Broke Again, When Fix?"
GrumpyFan
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Indeed, it's sad how much went in to creating the environment, setting the scene and telling the story, but is now lost and forgotten, in what might as well just be another good roller coaster around a mountain.
I don't think the issues was corrosion. I seem to remember the water mist causing sensor issues.
More annoying is a suitable replacement wasn't installed for the sake of story. WED invented the solid state smoke machine for Universe of Energy in 1982. Moisture free, dry ice style smoke with no dry ice. Now we just literally cut through pipes and rip out control cables and call it a day.
Musicman20
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10 years is a little crazy!
I remember seeing Everest being built in 2005...I could see (I THINK....) the track right at the top from the car park. I wondered how on earth they had engineered such a crazy idea on such a huge scale. Back then I probably would have been weary to ride it, but I've been on it around 10 times now and love it. I've never seen the Yeti move or the misting work.
Why on earth they have left this for TEN years is crazy. Yes, I understand it takes a lot of work, and the misters may cause safety concerns and/or sensor issues, but c'mon, it can be solved.
Disney are always at the top of the game, especially for detail, but HP at Universal, and the speed at which Universal are building the Race Through New York/Jimmy Fallon ride and Volcano Bay is crazy.
In October 2015 we experienced Twister at Universal. In March 2016 they started on Race Through New York. Pictures of it now show huge development in that time. Heck, since seeing the building work in Oct 2016, the latest pictures show massive changes already.
C'mon Disney. You got this!
I remember seeing Everest being built in 2005...I could see (I THINK....) the track right at the top from the car park. I wondered how on earth they had engineered such a crazy idea on such a huge scale. Back then I probably would have been weary to ride it, but I've been on it around 10 times now and love it. I've never seen the Yeti move or the misting work.
Why on earth they have left this for TEN years is crazy. Yes, I understand it takes a lot of work, and the misters may cause safety concerns and/or sensor issues, but c'mon, it can be solved.
Disney are always at the top of the game, especially for detail, but HP at Universal, and the speed at which Universal are building the Race Through New York/Jimmy Fallon ride and Volcano Bay is crazy.
In October 2015 we experienced Twister at Universal. In March 2016 they started on Race Through New York. Pictures of it now show huge development in that time. Heck, since seeing the building work in Oct 2016, the latest pictures show massive changes already.
C'mon Disney. You got this!
I don't remember that episode. Do you have it?
brb1006
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I don't have the episode but I remember seeing that episode air a few times on PBS Kids Go a few years ago. The kids were even taken backstage to learn how the effects worked.
So, a friend of mine says that he heard the yeti was "Too scary" and that the lung frightened people too much. I then went on a 45 minute rant. He fell asleep. Not effects related, but still a funny story
tonganprince
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Here we go. took a lot of digging, but alas!
Starts at the 5:00 mark.
Starts at the 5:00 mark.
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Doug Means
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nothing
tonganprince
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fixed.
Would flip-flopping the two show scenes (1) projected shadow yeti 2) AA yeti) make a better attraction?
I always thought the Yeti AA would be more impactful, if seen mid-ride. Not to mention the extended time it would allow riders to see him vs the current blink and you miss it. I know from a story standpoint it probably makes more sense to have the AA as the grand finale scene but an argument could be made that the yeti chasing after the train riders and ripping up the track at the end of the ride would make a more poignant (Yeti get's his revenge) ending.
On a unrelated note: If Disney is struggling to get this guy in A mode again because of limited funding; I can think of a well-known Tumbler Cups and Coolers company that can sponsor the ride.
I always thought the Yeti AA would be more impactful, if seen mid-ride. Not to mention the extended time it would allow riders to see him vs the current blink and you miss it. I know from a story standpoint it probably makes more sense to have the AA as the grand finale scene but an argument could be made that the yeti chasing after the train riders and ripping up the track at the end of the ride would make a more poignant (Yeti get's his revenge) ending.
On a unrelated note: If Disney is struggling to get this guy in A mode again because of limited funding; I can think of a well-known Tumbler Cups and Coolers company that can sponsor the ride.
Musicman20
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I really like the idea of the AA in that section! It could be pitch black and he could light up, move a little, and roar....cool idea....probably a more stable area as well as it seems quite a large surface...(I could be very wrong!).
I've had an idea for that scene in a notebook for a while, here it is: Train arrives after going backwards. You hear/ feel the yeti moving around you (Sound/wind FX). Then, just as you're about to roll forward, a smaller yeti AA lights up and takes a swipe at you. Then at the end, you see the big yeti. This would make it feel more like the yeti is making one last attempt to grab you before you leave his territory.