Why no money for the Yeti fix?

[Magenta Panther]

So I can only shake my head at these rumors that Bears and Tiki Room might be gutted in favor of current Disney IPs (the staying power of which is hardly guaranteed) for WDW's 50th Anniversary.

My question:

If all that money is being spent on these "upgrades" (which nobody asked for) then...why no upgrades on the Yeti? Why in HELL isn't TDO spending some money on fixing or replacing that figure? Wouldn't that make a nice advertisement for the 50th - "The Yeti Is Back"? What in god's name is the holdup? TDO's reticence on fixing that embarrassment (for which it's been publicly shamed over and over) is astounding. Why in hell hasn't there been any real movement on it? Can anyone here explain?

 

[larryz]

No ROI.

 

[Dragonman]

Take those rumours with a grain of salt considering the source. Everest has never had a full refurb in its lifetime, I feel like they don’t consider the yeti a priority at all unfortunately.

 

[King Racoon 77]

Because they haven't raised ticket/AP prices high enough to justify a fix .

 

[John park hopper]

Spend money to fix the Yeti OMG that would cut in to profits. As long as the lemmings keep coming no need to fix it

 

[KBLovedDisney]

Because people keep stealing drink coasters from SWGE in Disneyland.

 

[King Racoon 77]

Maybe they will fix it once people stop flingsing hairbands at the top of the ride.

 

[Ransom]

I know! I'm so sick of seeing them up there. Those bands belong in America Gardens Theatre.

 

[Master Yoda]

If what we know about the Yeti is correct, it was more of a case of who gets the repair bill. Park operations blamed WDI, WDI blamed park operations. It is now languished on so long that it is quite possible that the rules about having moving ride components over guest heads have changed to the point where a yeti moving in the matter that he did is no longer permitted.

 

[ToTBellHop]

Soon the legend of the yeti actually moving will be remembered by so few people that most will view it as an urban legend that he ever moved. Thus his movements will become as mythical as the yeti himself. The videos of him moving are fuzzy so I bet they're all fake.

 

[jim1051]

people still line up for the attraction, so they figure it doesn't matter if they fix it

 

[ToTBellHop]

people still line up for the attraction, so they figure it doesn't matter if they fix it

Yes. There’s no carrot. Disney no longer does anything merely because it’s the “Disney Difference”.

 

[danlb_2000]

So I can only shake my head at these rumors that Bears and Tiki Room might be gutted in favor of current Disney IPs (the staying power of which is hardly guaranteed) for WDW's 50th Anniversary.

My question:

If all that money is being spent on these "upgrades" (which nobody asked for) then...why no upgrades on the Yeti? Why in HELL isn't TDO spending some money on fixing or replacing that figure? Wouldn't that make a nice advertisement for the 50th - "The Yeti Is Back"? What in god's name is the holdup? TDO's reticence on fixing that embarrassment (for which it's been publicly shamed over and over) is astounding. Why in hell hasn't there been any real movement on it? Can anyone here explain?

Fixing the Yeti would require them to tare down the entire park and part of DHS to do it. I read this on the internet somewhere so it must be true.

 

[WDWTank]

Maybe they will fix it once people stop flingsing hairbands at the top of the ride.

The hairbands are possessions of the victims of the Yeti...

 

[WDWTank]

If what we know about the Yeti is correct, it was more of a case of who gets the repair bill. Park operations blamed WDI, WDI blamed park operations. It is now languished on so long that it is quite possible that the rules about having moving ride components over guest heads have changed to the point where a yeti moving in the matter that he did is no longer permitted.

What rules?

 

[NeedMoreMickey]

Soon the legend of the yeti actually moving will be remembered by so few people that most will view it as an urban legend that he ever moved. Thus his movements will become as mythical as the yeti himself. The videos of him moving are fuzzy so I bet they're all fake.

I was there for a soft opening in 2006 and saw it move. Just turned 60 so by the time it's fixed I'll be too old to ride it.

 

[ToTBellHop]

Fixing the Yeti would require them to tare down the entire park and part of DHS to do it. I read this on the internet somewhere so it must be true.

False. The problem is the sinkhole that goes from Kali River Rapids to Slinky Dog Dash.

 

[BoarderPhreak]

...the “Disney Difference”.

Speaking of being so old as to be an urban legend...

 

[Epcot_Imagineer]

What rules?

The rules governing Yeti Law. The only person who knows the laws is Joe Rohde who created them after drinking a tea brewed from Animatronic Yeti Fur.

 

[WDWTank]

The rules governing Yeti Law. The only person who knows the laws is Joe Rohde who created them after drinking a tea brewed from Animatronic Yeti Fur.

Wait you were joking? LOL