BlakeW39
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I think they could swap the yeti out for that snowman in Frozen if they want to.
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I think they could swap the yeti out for that snowman in Frozen if they want to.
Br0ckford
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We see him whip, now can he nay nay?This one is a better version of the full animation..
KeithVH
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As long as Marshmallow is wearing the crown . . .
PizzaSpringRoll2017
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Someday he’ll be back.
The mountain is such a massive permanent structure that I don’t see a way it could be rethemed, and as such it will likely remain in the park for a very long time, like the Matterhorn. This means that inevitably, maybe in 5 years, maybe in 10 or 15+, the ride will have to have a massive show refurbishment. I believe that during one of these refurbishments at some point in the near or far future, they will either fix the yeti or replace it with a lighter version of the figure. I know I sound like TarzanForever right now, but I’m serious!
The mountain is such a massive permanent structure that I don’t see a way it could be rethemed, and as such it will likely remain in the park for a very long time, like the Matterhorn. This means that inevitably, maybe in 5 years, maybe in 10 or 15+, the ride will have to have a massive show refurbishment. I believe that during one of these refurbishments at some point in the near or far future, they will either fix the yeti or replace it with a lighter version of the figure. I know I sound like TarzanForever right now, but I’m serious!
BlakeW39
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Uh huh.. I'll believe it when I see it.
Disney doesn't even care enough to fix the steam and mist effects on the ride. If they don't care enough to do THAT, then I think it's safe to say the Yeti is the last thing they're worrying about.
Smiley/OCD
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They can’t pick up the hair ties…
Dragonman
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There’s a reason the steam and mist effects are not working, they’ve been permanently shut off for a long time because they kept tripping ride sensors.
BlakeW39
Well-Known Member
Which is a similar issue to the yeti.
They could fix it if they made it even a moderate priority.
TrainsOfDisney
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Those are 2 different effects. The fog / mist in the tunnels (which made a huge difference in the ride since it made the track switches invisible to riders) is what caused the sensor issue. Other fog effects would probably work but I doubt they looked into them.
The steam at the beginning of the attraction is actual hot steam and it has worked on and off throughout the years - about the same as the water falls and the bird on a stick.
cjkeating
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Steam in the station was working last week.
I think if the park had another Pandora-esque land with another eticket coaster, plus the built out whatever dinoland becomes, opportunities might be easier. The park needs attractions for guests to be in line for ig EE goes down to fox the yeti.
DisneyFanatic12
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Speaking of the steam effect, steam was blowing through the station on my last trip there about 3 weeks ago. It comes out of the floor. Some goes up the sides of the train, while some blows out the top. Don’t know if it’s still turned on…
If they switch to a camera sensor or something they could probably do the tunnel steam again… TOT has a smoke effect in the queue now so I don’t think it’s a spending issue as much as it would hinder ride operations…
I do want some steam/smoke blowing out of the floors in the Dinosaur loading area though
trainplane3
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I'm glad he finally shutdown the rumor of "taking the mountain apart". The Yeti was removable during third shift, right? I thought it had it's own access that was designed for easy removable for maintenance.
Yes (ish) and yes.
James Alucobond
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The ellipsis before "guest satisfaction" reinforces my long-held belief that that's the biggest impediment to getting it done. To the vast majority of people, it's not even clear that anything is wrong.
UNCgolf
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Yep. The ride is quite popular as-is so why bother spending a bunch of additional money on it to fix the yeti?
Smiley/OCD
Well-Known Member
He could’ve stopped at finance and that would’ve satisfied almost all of us here on the threads…
hopemax
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Even if they do know, given what we’ve seen out of Disney and expediency… it wouldn’t be crazy to make a false assumption that it would require the ride being out of service for 2 years or some ridiculousness. So they’d rather have an open ride + broken Yeti, over closed ride. If Disney committed to a Mummy length rehab or shorter, that would be another thing. But who trusts Disney to do things like that anymore?
TrainsOfDisney
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And that’s the point. It’s not that simple.