Expedition Everest effects status watch

[KBLovedDisney]

So...what's the actual status as of today?

 

[NormC]

Still there but with a new lighting scheme so that you can see him better.

 

[SourcererMark79]

Still there but with a new lighting scheme so that you can see him better.

new lighting? So is this C+ mode?

 

[Edward M]

I saw the new lighting scheme, and it is much worse than the strobe lightning. While it does show the sheer immensity of that Yeti (I was literally blown away by how big he was), it also shows just how immobile he is. I thought it looked like construction lights, but that is likely just false hope. I think Disney should find an A- mode. Move the head, turn on the eyes, and make it roar. Watching even its head move with the size of it, it would be effective and terrifying. Of course I want the full A mode, but it's just a pipe dream by now. They could do a massive and expensive refurbishment, but it's too risky and too expensive. Disney World is first and foremost a business. They have to wonder if an effect guests see for 3 seconds is worth thousands and thousands of dollars. It just doesn't make any financial sense. Plus, 99% of guests aren't planning or cancelling any trip because of the Yeti animatronic.

 

[Yert3]

Just got off EE two minutes ago and came here to see if he was illuminated by chance or if it's new lighting. Personally, I like it. I was very fortunate to see yeti in full A mode. It's great to see him lit up again, albeit motionless.

 

[marni1971]

I still think we would have a pretty lengthy shutdown even under that scenario..

How many times....

I give up.

Believe what you want.

 

[Master Yoda]

How many times....

I give up.

Believe what you want.

Maybe we should fess up and tell them that E:E has been shut down for over 6 years while the completely take the mountain apart to replace the yeti? What people outside the attraction see is just an elaborate hologram and those that "ride" the attraction just have a memory implanted once they make it to the last section of the queue.

 

[Ralphlaw]

How many times....

I give up.

Believe what you want.

I say it will be a shutdown of at least a week. You say it won't.

Care to make it . . . interesting?

 

[marni1971]

Care to make it . . . interesting?

I've done that for years. I just try and correct misunderstandings. I really don't care now about this one.

 

[Master Yoda]

I say it will be a shutdown of at least a week. You say it won't.

Care to make it . . . interesting?

Saying an attraction will go down for more than a week for any refurb is as safe as saying the sun will rise in the east.

What we have been trying to say all along is if the just want to replace the yeti and absolutely nothing else, they could it it without shutting the attraction down.

The reality is, if they ever do it, it will most likely be a part of a bigger refurb where they fix multiple things that would span several weeks.

 

[Fantasmicguy]

Maybe we should fess up and tell them that E:E has been shut down for over 6 years while the completely take the mountain apart to replace the yeti? What people outside the attraction see is just an elaborate hologram and those that "ride" the attraction just have a memory implanted once they make it to the last section of the queue.

Lol I know this is a joke but why wouldn't they make the yeti move in the memory implant

 

[nor'easter]

The switching could theoretically be done overnight. Maybe a few days for testing.

Building a new one so that you can make that switch? Months and months and months. After it gets started, which may be never.

Here's a solution...yeti on a stick.

 

[bclane]

If they aren't gonna fix it, they should just go FULL Disco Yeti. Remove the Yeti corpse, install a giant disco ball, and have a cast members dress in a Yeti costume and dance to The Bee Gees all day.

 

[Megamazing]

I feel like I may be the only person on this forum that doesn't know anything about the Yeti/Bird on a stick thing. LMAO.

 

[danyoung56]

The yeti is the centerpiece of the attraction, and it stopped working about a year after the attraction opened. The "bird on a stick" is a pretty lame effect that happens as your train gets all the way up to where it runs out of track. It was put in there to give you something to look at as the track was re-configuring for your backward run. But it's an effect that has been very sporadic over the life of the attraction. I understand it's back now, but it's been down before now for many years.

And now, you're up to date!

 

[danyoung56]

I tend to agree with you, Derrit. While I wish the yeti was fixed, the ride is still one of my favorites!

 

[Megamazing]

The yeti is the centerpiece of the attraction, and it stopped working about a year after the attraction opened. The "bird on a stick" is a pretty lame effect that happens as your train gets all the way up to where it runs out of track. It was put in there to give you something to look at as the track was re-configuring for your backward run. But it's an effect that has been very sporadic over the life of the attraction. I understand it's back now, but it's been down before now for many years.

And now, you're up to date!

Hm, I think maybe the Yeti was working while we were there (September 2016) BUT I was also scared out of my wits because I hate rollercoasters, so it could have been Pee Wee Herman for all I know, lol.

 

[danyoung56]

From everything I've read, no, the yeti was not working last year.

 

[EagleScout610]

Hm, I think maybe the Yeti was working while we were there (September 2016) BUT I was also scared out of my wits because I hate rollercoasters, so it could have been Pee Wee Herman for all I know, lol.

It definitely was not:
A. Moving/ Working. These forums, the internet, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, ect.... would've blown up
B. Pee Wee Herman.

 

[Megamazing]

It definitely was not:
A. Moving/ Working. These forums, the internet, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, ect.... would've blown up
B. Pee Wee Herman.

LOL at B.