SDMT Status effects watch

[Goofyernmost]

We are holding the company to the standards they set in the past and the promise that they have us by charging a premium price that the attractions would be kept as high quality as possible.

When you apologize for attractions running in less than great conditions (although SDMT being new makes it a bit of an exception) you are contributing to the ongoing cheapening of the Disney Parks product.

Also with these threads, it's not so much looking for things that are wrong, but things continuously being in obvious bad or mediocre state.

If Disneyland and Universal can keep their attractions in quality presentation conditions, and WDW used to, then they can do it again.

Though you are right... I need more hobbies.

Since everyone is so persistent in wanting Disney to live up to the standard established earlier in history, try listen/watching video of interviews with the "original" imagineers. They will tell you that they spent most of the summer fixing broken effects and rides on a daily basis after the first day of Disneyland's opening. Ones desires for perfection are very often trampled into the dirt by uncaring machinery.

If we are going to talk about how perfect everything was back in the "old days" at least be accurate. The difference between then and now is that they made it a priority to get things back into operation as soon as physically possible. Since it was reported that it was repair right away, the purpose of this discussion escapes me. If by now, the Yeti hasn't proven to be more then what we are aware of nothing ever will. If it ever gets operational again, hoorah! If not then there is probably a good reason that for some odd reason, we, the public, haven't had the need to know.

 

[TubaGeek]

Well this takes on a whole new way for people to pick on Disney World, ride a ride looking for things to go wrong so you can post them on a Disney Web Site. That is one way to be happy in life.

If you're walking through the woods, you should enjoy yourself and not pay attention if there's a single piece of litter on the path. If there's a dead body, however, you should pay attention.
Lately, Disney has a lot of dead bodies.

 

[Tom Morrow]

Since everyone is so persistent in wanting Disney to live up to the standard established earlier in history, try listen/watching video of interviews with the "original" imagineers. They will tell you that they spent most of the summer fixing broken effects and rides on a daily basis after the first day of Disneyland's opening. Ones desires for perfection are very often trampled into the dirt by uncaring machinery.

If we are going to talk about how perfect everything was back in the "old days" at least be accurate. The difference between then and now is that they made it a priority to get things back into operation as soon as physically possible. Since it was reported that it was repair right away, the purpose of this discussion escapes me. If by now, the Yeti hasn't proven to be more then what we are aware of nothing ever will. If it ever gets operational again, hoorah! If not then there is probably a good reason that for some odd reason, we, the public, haven't had the need to know.

I don't think anyone is suggesting that stuff didn't used to break. But you're right, they used to strive to fix it as soon as possible, that was the "Disney Difference".

The yeti hasn't been fixed because of money. They don't want to spend money on it since guests still line up to ride anyway. There's no mystery to it.

 

[Goofyernmost]

I don't think anyone is suggesting that stuff didn't used to break. But you're right, they used to strive to fix it as soon as possible, that was the "Disney Difference".

The yeti hasn't been fixed because of money. They don't want to spend money on it since guests still line up to ride anyway. There's no mystery to it.

You may be absolutely correct, but, no matter how much we try to make it into fact, it remains speculation. That's what many of us feel is happening, and we may be on the money, but, we also may be seriously wrong.

If Disney followed that line completely, why would they fix anything. Especially something new when the vast majority of guests have never seen it before and have no idea what each effect is supposed to be. With the Yeti they have literally thousands of people that witnessed it in operation, there is no hiding it as a never intended to move item.

 

[Tom Morrow]

You may be absolutely correct, but, no matter how much we try to make it into fact, it remains speculation. That's what many of us feel is happening, and we may be on the money, but, we also may be seriously wrong.

If Disney followed that line completely, why would they fix anything. Especially something new when the vast majority of guests have never seen it before and have no idea what each effect is supposed to be. With the Yeti they have literally thousands of people that witnessed it in operation, there is no hiding it as a never intended to move item.

I know it's been essentially confirmed by @marni1971 and others on here that plans exist to fix or replace the yeti without having to shut down the attraction. What else could it be other than not wanting to spend the money to do so?

 

[Goofyernmost]

I know it's been essentially confirmed by @marni1971 and others on here that plans exist to fix or replace the yeti without having to shut down the attraction. What else could it be other than not wanting to spend the money to do so?

Don't know, but because plans existed is no proof that it was solely money that has prevented it from being repaired. As I said, it may be exactly why, but, it is still speculation and not fact. Educated guess? Maybe, but still not fact. If it is money, it must be a whole boatload of money to take the heat that they have over a few bucks. It just doesn't make a lot of sense. I have tremendous respect for Marni1971 and his tributes. He spent a lot of time putting them together and did a lot of research which entailed many contacts, I'm sure. But without total confirmation and a logical explanation, I still cannot wrap my tiny little brain around taking that much flack when all it takes is throwing some money at it and they become hero's instead of jackasses. Why, with that type of mindset would anything ever get fixed when it breaks?

 

[marni1971]

Why, with that type of mindset would anything ever get fixed when it breaks?

I could tell you more about other attractions.

There are those who care. Plenty of them. They're just not in to position to do anything.

So long as the turnstyles click and the managers get paid....

 

[Goofyernmost]

I could tell you more about other attractions.

There are those who care. Plenty of them. They're just not in to position to do anything.

So long as the turnstyles click and the managers get paid....

I understand that, but, we are not talking about effects that are as high profile or that had been promoted as much as the Yeti. Those other ones stop working and not only does no one notice it, but, those that do, like you said, are not able to do anything about it.

There are plenty of things that Disney, or any other business for that matter, ignore when it is doing no substantial harm to them and their product. Since Disney spends millions (or more) per year to keep their image spit polished, this is an absolute head scratcher. This is loudly touted image we are talking about. This isn't a tiny doll on Small World that isn't kicking her/his leg. That's the part that doesn't add up to me. It is an out and out verbal and physical embarrassment to the Disney Company and a point of massive ridicule. By comparison all those other, currently non-working effects, are minor little unnoticed glitches. So why single out a single item in a multiple million dollar attractions as nothing to be concerned about? It has been years and the ridicule has not let up. It isn't going away until all of us that are aware of what it should be are dead. Are they waiting that out and what is it doing to the image of the company in the long run?

Let me ask you this question, Martin. Do you think that if you had been exposed originally to the Disney that we currently have do you think your interest would have been sufficient enough to make you put all the effort that you have in your incredible Tributes? If you were walking into Disney for the first time tomorrow, what do you think would motivate you go the same route? In spite of what we consider flaws, today is everyone else's yesterday in time.

Contrary to Walt's statement that "in Florida we have the blessing of size", really turned out to be a curse? Has WDW become a giant behemoth, incapable of any more then Yeti movement made possible only by strobe lights? Are they in over their heads?

 

[Jakester]

Rode on 9/2 around 4:30pm. The entire ride seemed in great shape, except the audio inside the mine. It was powerful, then would quiet out for a couple seconds, then become powerful again then quiet down again. Didn't notice this happen on the lift hill.