News Expedition Everest refurbishment in 2022

[ToTBellHop]

Pretty much.

Disney bought a Bugatti Veyron and blew the motor because they forgot to fill it with oil. Now it just sits in the garage and gets admired

He (she?) does look very fluffy. Is there a tour where you can pet him (her?)?

 

[EagleScout610]

^For anyone who's never seen the Yeti in action. 2:16 is when you see yeti

 

[marni1971]

This is the ride’s first returb. I’d be shocked if they didn’t at least address some show elements.

They decommissioned two. They don’t care about another.

And they have to leave the third so we get a blue screen of death now and then.

 

[Bleed0range]

It was so beautiful… look at the end of that video and check out the fluid animation. Such a tragic end for an engineering marvel.

Rest in Peace to the Yeti under the mountain of snow.
Will never move again but has to dance to disco.

 

[999th Happy Haunt]

A working yeti would have been an excellent 50th present to the fans in the know. What a miss.

 

[Bocabear]

I sure would have preferred a working Yeti to the 50 golden statues that mean absolutely nothing to guest experience....

 

[Horizons '83]

I agree it’s a good thing but some of us do not live locally and are not AP holders. Our trips are typically 2-5 years apart. Plus with little kids, we either ride once or sometimes not at all. So yes, it’s disappointing.

Totally get the disappointment, I’d be too. It’s unfortunately a possibility when booking trips that far in advance. Heck even when you book 6 months in advance. That happens to us nearly every year.

 

[HauntedPirate]

They decommissioned two. They don’t care about another.

And they have to leave the third so we get a blue screen of death now and then.

Steam and fog effects, if I’m not mistaken?
I’m curious about what causes a BSoD.

 

[wdwmagic]

It was so beautiful… look at the end of that video and check out the fluid animation. Such a tragic end for an engineering marvel.

Rest in Peace to the Yeti under the mountain of snow.
Will never move again but has to dance to disco.

Great video. And that is peak Joe Rohde there!

 

[Master Yoda]

Steam and fog effects, if I’m not mistaken?
I’m curious about what causes a BSoD.

I am going to go with a bad stick or RAM in the Compaq Pentium 2 they probably have running the projection.

 

[Todd H]

How long did A mode Yeti last? I’m wondering if I ever saw it

I saw it in A mode and it was glorious.

 

[homerdance]

No

Yeah. I know that’s the company line and I don’t think they actually would ever do it but there is now an even larger financial incentive for them to go down the route of longer, slower, more in depth refurbishments.

 

[Disstevefan1]

Disney World's Expedition Everest closing for lengthy refurbishment in 2022

The popular rollercoaster at Disney's Animal Kingdom will be closed for multiple months.

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And yet, we still have walls and dirt piles in EPCOT.

Now with Genie + and Lighting Lane having attractions closed means higher demand for the ones that are running and MORE MONEY for Disney, YaY.

I can hear it now from Disney management, “Could you slow it down on the refurbishment and keep that attraction closed a little longer, we did not make enough money on Genie + and Lighting Lane yet”

 

[nor'easter]

The bird was working the last few times I rode. Much to my surprise.

How hard can it be to keep the bird on a stick working?

 

[peter11435]

And yet, we still have walls and dirt piles in EPCOT.

Now with Genie + and Lighting Lane having attractions closed means higher demand for the ones that are running and MORE MONEY for Disney, YaY.

I can hear it now from Disney management, “Could you slow it down on the refurbishment and keep that attraction closed a little longer, we did not make enough money on Genie + and Lighting Lane yet”

We shouldn’t be complaining about attractions closing for refurbishment. We should be demanding that every attraction closes for an annual refurbishment.

 

[peter11435]

Yeah. I know that’s the company line and I don’t think they actually would ever do it but there is now an even larger financial incentive for them to go down the route of longer, slower, more in depth refurbishments.

Except there really isn’t a financial incentive to keeping attractions like Everest closed.

 

[drizgirl]

Remember those naive halcion days of the late 2000's when we all believed all AK needed was one more good E Ticket ride then they could close down EE and finally repair the Yeti? Such innocent days.

 

[doctornick]

We shouldn’t be complaining about attractions closing for refurbishment. We should be demanding that every attraction closes for an annual refurbishment.

I agree. But we should also be demanding that each of the parks have sufficient capacity that losing a headliner doesn't dramatically lessen the offerings.

 

[homerdance]

Except there really isn’t a financial incentive to keeping attractions like Everest closed.

Yes, yes they do. Increase waits for ia$ rides = increase paying customers

 

[Tom Morrow]

FWIW, I haven't seen it work but as of maybe a year or two ago, the steam still did work and I did see it. It's often just shut off because it makes the station too hot as it is real steam.