When are you going to fix that yeti?

[Cmdr_Crimson]

Tagging-on to this thread. Does anyone know if Disney World made/makes Yeti merchandise that actually looks like the Everest Yeti?

I've seen the white, cutesy merch in their gift shop. And they don't look like our Yeti at all. Perhaps more the Matterhorn Abominable Snowman...but even that isn't a match.

Funny you mention this I was at a Toys R Us recently and they sell this big Foam Abominable Snowman from Animal Planet that looks alot like the Matterhorn Yeti for $20..

The closest thing they have that resembles Everest Yeti is the pullback toy with Mickey..Still not sure why he's white unless it's to resemble snow all over him..

 

[smile]

aww... now, that's an adorable little mickey.

yo yeti - back off a bit, dude

 

[danlb_2000]

Funny you mention this I was at a Toys R Us recently and they sell this big Foam Abominable Snowman from Animal Planet that looks alot like the Matterhorn Yeti for $20..


The closest thing they have that resembles Everest Yeti is the pullback toy with Mickey..Still not sure why he's white unless it's to resemble snow all over him..

Did this come with a strobe light?

 

[drizgirl]

Did this come with a strobe light?

Bam!

 

[Magenta Panther]

LOL love this thread!

 

[BoarderPhreak]

So basically, global warming would have to melt all the snow off of EE first...

 

[Phil12]

As I stated several years ago, the problem with the Yeti is due to an unstable foundation. And the unstable foundation is not due to faulty concrete but rather the karst topography upon which the concrete base rests. They could fix the Yeti tomorrow, but it would be like throwing good money after bad because the earth under the base of the Yeti sits upon an area where the subsoil is subject to periodic, unpredictable subsidence and in a short time they'd have to shut her down again. They might design a super lightweight model but the repetitive motion will still be an issue.

 

[PizzaPlanet]

Funny you mention this I was at a Toys R Us recently and they sell this big Foam Abominable Snowman from Animal Planet that looks alot like the Matterhorn Yeti for $20..

The closest thing they have that resembles Everest Yeti is the pullback toy with Mickey..Still not sure why he's white unless it's to resemble snow all over him..

The sad thing is that this simple pullback toy is capable of more movement than the animatronic they spent millions of dollars on.

 

[No Name]

Tagging-on to this thread. Does anyone know if Disney World made/makes Yeti merchandise that actually looks like the Everest Yeti?

I've seen the white, cutesy merch in their gift shop. And they don't look like our Yeti at all. Perhaps more the Matterhorn Abominable Snowman...but even that isn't a match.

Notice any similarities? Oh right, the marketing department uses one yeti for both rides. Why they don't design a separate westernized yeti and Nepali yeti for their respective attractions is beyond me. At least test it, see how well it sells.

Anyway, this makes fixing the yeti no easier.

 

[AEfx]

More likely when the snow on Everest (the real one) melts away.

Hasn't that already happened? At least that's what all the scary articles online tell me.

 

[HauntedPirate]

Maybe they're hoping all of us who remember what Everest was like when it opened will die off and no one will be left to remember all of the effects that are no longer working... Steam, a moving falcon, a moving yeti... Ahh, the good ol' days of E:E.

 

[montyz81]

As I stated several years ago, the problem with the Yeti is due to an unstable foundation. And the unstable foundation is not due to faulty concrete but rather the karst topography upon which the concrete base rests. They could fix the Yeti tomorrow, but it would be like throwing good money after bad because the earth under the base of the Yeti sits upon an area where the subsoil is subject to periodic, unpredictable subsidence and in a short time they'd have to shut her down again. They might design a super lightweight model but the repetitive motion will still be an issue.

Where did you read this?

 

[NearTheEars]

As I stated several years ago, the problem with the Yeti is due to an unstable foundation. And the unstable foundation is not due to faulty concrete but rather the karst topography upon which the concrete base rests. They could fix the Yeti tomorrow, but it would be like throwing good money after bad because the earth under the base of the Yeti sits upon an area where the subsoil is subject to periodic, unpredictable subsidence and in a short time they'd have to shut her down again. They might design a super lightweight model but the repetitive motion will still be an issue.

I don’t think any of that is true lol.

 

[danlb_2000]

As I stated several years ago, the problem with the Yeti is due to an unstable foundation. And the unstable foundation is not due to faulty concrete but rather the karst topography upon which the concrete base rests. They could fix the Yeti tomorrow, but it would be like throwing good money after bad because the earth under the base of the Yeti sits upon an area where the subsoil is subject to periodic, unpredictable subsidence and in a short time they'd have to shut her down again. They might design a super lightweight model but the repetitive motion will still be an issue.

Source?

 

[Mickey shaped world]

Until then...We still have to get in the groove..

They could re-theme the ride to A Goofy Movie. The ride going backwards is pretty much Goofy's kind of style and if they changed the yeti to big foot and just repeated that movie gif, he wouldn't need a big range of motion. So it would Disco Big Foot instead

 

[sedati]

We know the Yeti is the protector of the forbidden mountain, but what is he protecting exactly?

I try to avoid armchair imagineering here, but if money were no object I'd move the Yeti to the helix (preferably putting inside of expanded rock-work.) There he could swipe away at us multiple times and we'd be afforded a much better look at the menacing marvel as we circle around. Then in the final section where the Yeti currently resides, instead of having something dark and foreboding, I'd give a glimpse of what he's been steadfastly trying to steer us away from, something beautiful and magical- such as a depiction of the hidden kingdom of Shambhala.

 

[lazyboy97o]

We know the Yeti is the protector of the forbidden mountain, but what is he protecting exactly?

I try to avoid armchair imagineering here, but if money were no object I'd move the Yeti to the helix (preferably putting inside of expanded rock-work.) There he could swipe away at us multiple times and we'd be afforded a much better look at the menacing marvel as we circle around. Then in the final section where the Yeti currently resides, instead of having something dark and foreboding, I'd give a glimpse of what he's been steadfastly trying to steer us away from, something beautiful and magical- such as a depiction of the hidden kingdom of Shambhala.

The yeti is protecting nature. Protecting a man-made city would be a contrast to the story of the attraction and park.

 

[sedati]

The yeti is protecting nature. Protecting a man-made city would be a contrast to the story of the attraction and park.

Shambhala is more a city of living gods, but your point stands. I latched onto that because it is also known as the forbidden city.

Either way, I think to be true to the park's spirit, the climax of the ride should not be a monster reveal, but rather a signifier of that being's purer nature. Show us what it is he/she is protecting. If that is meant to be pristine nature, then have the final scene be some sort of breathtaking reveal of the untouched Himalayas- something perhaps like the Grand Canyon Diorama in Disneyland.

 

[trainplane3]

Where did you read this?

That's the typical response. As @marni1971 stated several times, it is not the foundation.

 

[Disney Lover Addie]

Well to fix the Yeti, they would have to take A WHOLE CHUNK of the Expedition Everest Mountain out. If they were to fix it, it would not happen anytime soon.