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Working Yeti
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Dads 2 Boys
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We went in Dec 2007 and it was working then.
bethymouse
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Didn't they used to take your picture there, or was it somewhere else on the ride?
Tom Morrow
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No, the photo has always been where it currently is.
Lee
Adventurer
The problem is that you have to use the word "saw" as opposed to "see".
Tom Morrow
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^ There was a thread on here not too long ago about that. The "legend of the working yeti animatronic" has created much hyperbole on the internet, and its my belief that if it were to ever work again, the response would be "Oh! Well that was cool...... now what do we focus our complaint efforts on?"
What you see in those early POV videos is literally how you saw it on the ride. A good glimpse for less than 2 seconds, and that's if you knew where to look. It was cool... but it didn't really make the ride more fun or anything.
What you see in those early POV videos is literally how you saw it on the ride. A good glimpse for less than 2 seconds, and that's if you knew where to look. It was cool... but it didn't really make the ride more fun or anything.
THEMEPARKPIONEER
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What I don't get is how do they shell out money to build Avatarland and expand Fantacyland but they wont put it into the existing attractions that really need it. Maybe the ride is to new to be closed or a possible needed period of time.
ExtinctJenn
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It's not really that it's been forgotten or that they don't want to fix it. The yeti broke his own foundation and his foundation is entertwined with the structure of the coaster and the mountain itself. He basically was so life like and so incredibly fluid in his movements that the rigid structure beneath him cracked. To fix it would require the ride to be shutdown for quite some time because they'll essentially have to rebuild each part that connects in that area, coaster foundation/track included.So, did something happen to the Yeti on the way to Florida? I just can't comprehend why all the work that went into this project seems to be just "forgotten" about.If Disney doesn't get it fixed soon, then shame on them!
My personal thought is that they'll wait for Avatarland to open so they have a place to funnel guests and then shutdown Everest for a few months to get the work done. The way I look at it... I'm grateful they had enough forethought to build a "B" mode. LOL
bethymouse
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Thank you! I appreciate your thoughts. Hopefully some day I'll get to see the yeti in all it's glory!
You might be able to, a friend of mine rode EE on Labor Day (Sept 3rd 2014) and he told me the yeti was movingThank you! I appreciate your thoughts. Hopefully some day I'll get to see the yeti in all it's glory!
Yup, the Yeti is working. Rode Everest last Sunday (August 31st) and all three of us saw the Yeti back in operation. Will be at AK next month so will double check, just in case the three of us were seeing things.
Bairstow
Well-Known Member
I'm not saying the Yeti isn't moving, since I haven't been there since April....
...BUT the strobe light fools people all the time.
That's why they use it.
I'd say we've had at least one false alarm every month on WDWMagic since they turned off the robot in 2003.
pumpkin7
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It fooled me to be fair. I still ducked out the way.
It was only when I came on here I found out that she was infact broken, and infact that she is female.
Goofyernmost
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How did she get to be a female. Did Wall-e check under her tail?It fooled me to be fair. I still ducked out the way.
It was only when I came on here I found out that she was infact broken, and infact that she is female.
pumpkin7
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I don't know... just someone corrected me on here once. And others have been corrected too. I'm not 100% sure of the logic, I can't remember.
You've put doubt in my mind now!