The thing was in full show lighting last fall. And of course static.
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Jake Wilson
Active Member
Lets all just agree that the Yeti has some major issues that DESERVE to be addressed, they will not be addressed to the fact you see the Yeti for a very very small fraction of the ride. Disney figures the only people who will notice are those of us who snort pixie dust. For any other noob this ride is just as "thrilling" as when the Yeti is in full motion.
Why will Disney pay top dollar to please their social media fans?
Why will Disney pay top dollar to please their social media fans?
Jake Wilson
Active Member
I agree 110% but who are we kidding anymore.... I want the Yeti fixed!!!! Yet in all reality it probably wont happen, especially any time soon.
Dads 2 Boys
Well-Known Member
That's my point.....
Count me as one who remembers, way back when the ride was new, when the Yeti was 100% functional. Goes without saying I miss those days.
Having said all that, it's probably time we just accept the current state of the Yeti. There just doesn't seem to be any sense of urgency from Disney to fix him. For one reason or another. And maybe they don't have much motivation to do so. The ride, least from what I can tell, is still wildly popular. Doesn't seem to have been a huge dip in AK attendance, at least from what I can tell. So maybe, in their view, why spend the downtime and money to fix something that, although it needs repair, doesn't seem to be affecting sales?
Course, to folks like me, I wish they would fix him simply because I remember how awesome it was when he was working.
So it's probably time we all just accept the issue the way it is (as much as it pains me to say that). I figure, at best, they aren't going to fix him until Avatar Land is full up and operational.
Having said all that, it's probably time we just accept the current state of the Yeti. There just doesn't seem to be any sense of urgency from Disney to fix him. For one reason or another. And maybe they don't have much motivation to do so. The ride, least from what I can tell, is still wildly popular. Doesn't seem to have been a huge dip in AK attendance, at least from what I can tell. So maybe, in their view, why spend the downtime and money to fix something that, although it needs repair, doesn't seem to be affecting sales?
Course, to folks like me, I wish they would fix him simply because I remember how awesome it was when he was working.
So it's probably time we all just accept the issue the way it is (as much as it pains me to say that). I figure, at best, they aren't going to fix him until Avatar Land is full up and operational.
Sadly, because that used to be the Disney difference.
THPFanatic
Member
I was there last Sunday, and the yeti was definitely see able. I'm not sure if that is considered A mode or what, but there also was steam leaving the load area and there was no waterfall in the back of the mountain or any bird leaving the mountain.
BoarderPhreak
Well-Known Member
I hate to say it, but yeah... Disney didn't DO "broken."
Growing up, it was legendary that they would pressure wash the streets and sidewalks at night and there was never a single spot of gum to be found anywhere. On my last stroll through Adventureland and Frontierland... There was plenty. Now granted, back then there was ONLY the MK. But that's why you hire more people.
bigAWL
Member
Maybe it's like Star Tours. If there are 54 possible permutations (steam/fog/yeti strobe; no steam/fog/yeti dark; no steam/no fog/yeti lit; etc.; etc.) then people will ride it multiple times to try to see every one.
Tom Morrow
Well-Known Member
It could be some sort of attempt to see which version gets the least complaints/most positive response and feedback.
...but the more likely answer is that the lights burn out/stop working so it looks different.
...but the more likely answer is that the lights burn out/stop working so it looks different.
discos
Well-Known Member
I never got to experience A mode. Last March I rode and the Yeti was hidden with a tarp. Just 2 weeks ago I rode it and like the other couple people here claimed, I would have believed it was in A mode. He moved and swooped his arm. I watched a Youtube video of A mode and he definitely wasn't in A mode when I rode last but he was moving and looking pretty good. Mind you anything is better than him being covered with a black tarp.
BoarderPhreak
Well-Known Member
WDW posted on their FB page about EE... Might be worth mentioning the yeti since you have their attention. 
Doug Means
Well-Known Member
as much as i would love to see the yeti, honestly i ride the ride because i like the roller coaster. i ride it as much as i can when im there. i really would have never thought a broken down yeti would get this much press. i have never seen the yeti except in a video on you tube, and i've only seen disco yeti on one day. keep talking people...
KCL
Active Member
I enjoyed the ride for the first time in January (and rode it about 7 times in a row early one morning). If I hadn't read these forums I would have been oblivious to the Yeti being in "B" mode or whatever. The coaster is great and that monster right over your head gives you plenty of shock and completes the story.
Sped2424
Well-Known Member
I honestly think that TDO has no interest in fixing it, the money needed would be seen as wasted as many guests seriously have no clue that anything is broken on that ride while I loved it when the yeti was operating it honestly doesn't take away from the overall experience that much now that he is stuck in B. I could understand if they had built the ride differently and made the yeti something that you saw much longer than 4 seconds but the way the ride is designed now guests don't notice it at all, therefore TDO isn't going to put the money into fixing the big ol guy.
Clever Name
Well-Known Member
Indeed, it's only a small fraction of over zealous fans that notice this sort of thing. It reminds me of the zealots that get concerned because a chicken on the showboat in Splash Mountain is broken or those that notice that the clock in CoP is set at the wrong time. They obsessively worry about such small items rather than being concerned about bigger issues such as getting rid of the Tiki Room.
unkadug
Follower of "Saget"The Cult
There is absolutely nothing wrong with the Tiki Room.
Sometimes it not all about you.