AllyInWonderland
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That would be a nice way to celebrate it! It probably wouldn't work that long though...
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Yeti Fixed? Anyone Going to AK?
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prfctlyximprct
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Watch at 34:00 and you won't miss the yeti haha
prfctlyximprct
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It's a little thing compared in scope what else needs to be done to fix Disney World.. but I agree, the yeti being fixed would be AWESOME.. it made the ride.
steve2wdw
WDW Fan Since 1973
A Mode was pretty awesome, and it was very realistic in motion....I would duck (involuntarily) every time it took a swipe at the train. What's interesting is the fact that my wife never noticed the yeti (even in A Mode). She rode it at least 4 times when it was still operational.....go figure.
Imagineer Mitch
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so... I thought I was seeing things but now that people are posting about it I guess i'll confirm what I have seen. I was there yesterday, no it's not in A mode, BUT his arm did move!!! Not as much as it used to but it swooped down just a small amount!
Edit: It could have just been the lighting, weather, and pressure in the atmosphere but I could of sworn on my life that I saw movement. Not much but it was there.
Edit: It could have just been the lighting, weather, and pressure in the atmosphere but I could of sworn on my life that I saw movement. Not much but it was there.
All Disney All The Time
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The Yeti is broken, it's gonna stay broken and EE is still a pretty cool ride in spite of that.
Lexxweb
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Am I the only one that doesn't care that the Yeti "doesn't work"? It's a pointless animatronic, because you zip past it you don't have much time to notice it anyway. The strobe light effect is decent, the whole thrill of the ride isn't tied up in the animatronic, it's because it's a rollercoaster through a cool mountain. *shrug*
I'm not trying to hate on anyone who wants to see the Yeti back at full show, but I just don't think he's that special. He's there. You see the majestical Yeti, and in about 2 seconds notice you're out of his grasp! Hooray!
Would've been better if the vehicle stopped and it was a short show scene at the end, and then the vehicle took a deep dive to escape (obviously the whole layout of the coaster would be different) but at least then that would give purpose to the animatronic.
Oh well. Cool news if it's back up, otherwise, still cool!
I'm not trying to hate on anyone who wants to see the Yeti back at full show, but I just don't think he's that special. He's there. You see the majestical Yeti, and in about 2 seconds notice you're out of his grasp! Hooray!
Would've been better if the vehicle stopped and it was a short show scene at the end, and then the vehicle took a deep dive to escape (obviously the whole layout of the coaster would be different) but at least then that would give purpose to the animatronic.
Oh well. Cool news if it's back up, otherwise, still cool!
englanddg
One Little Spark...
Am I the only one that doesn't care that the Yeti "doesn't work"? It's a pointless animatronic, because you zip past it you don't have much time to notice it anyway. The strobe light effect is decent, the whole thrill of the ride isn't tied up in the animatronic, it's because it's a rollercoaster through a cool mountain. *shrug*
I'm not trying to hate on anyone who wants to see the Yeti back at full show, but I just don't think he's that special. He's there. You see the majestical Yeti, and in about 2 seconds notice you're out of his grasp! Hooray!
Would've been better if the vehicle stopped and it was a short show scene at the end, and then the vehicle took a deep dive to escape (obviously the whole layout of the coaster would be different) but at least then that would give purpose to the animatronic.
Oh well. Cool news if it's back up, otherwise, still cool!
I've ridden the ride many times in the past 3 years (that he's been broken), and I barely notice him. I watched a video of them planning out the ride, and all I can say to the Imagineers who did it is...not enough time to appreciate the animetronic.
I love the ride, and would love to see the Yeti fixed, but I'm not sure what it does to the ride since they spent so much time on computer modeling that they didn't take into account first hand experience.
Oh well...
Lexxweb
Active Member
My point exactly! If you sneeze and blink, you'll miss him. Don't waste the money fixing him, just leave him be as a statue. The strobe light does it justice imo.
Sped2424
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You always go after people who really are just trying to contribute she is happy things are improving so keep the sass to yourself. Anyways, I'll try head out to AK over the weekend to confirm if this is true or not but I seriously doubt it.
Sped2424
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Good luck my friend!
luv
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I think it's kind of a big deal that the yeti doesn't work. Yes, it is still a good ride without the yeti, but the ride, the queue and the entire land surrounding it are all build up to THAT moment - the one that no longer exists because the yeti is broken.
And I think it is also the poster child for Disney Today.
Not trying to rain on anyone's parade. Just my two cents.
And I think it is also the poster child for Disney Today.
Not trying to rain on anyone's parade. Just my two cents.
backinaction
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the yeti will never be fixed. disney has tricked the average guest into believing that the giant teddy bear is still working. its been years now and we would have heard about it long in advance.
RandySavage
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I realize. That whole show scene (with the illuminated cavern and A-mode Yeti) was spectacular and a perfect climax to the ride.
Having known the working version, I feel let down by the current version.
Zac Skellington
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I'm just asking. Have you ever actually experienced the attraction with the Yeti working? In person, not YouTube or tv show.Am I the only one that doesn't care that the Yeti "doesn't work"? It's a pointless animatronic, because you zip past it you don't have much time to notice it anyway. The strobe light effect is decent, the whole thrill of the ride isn't tied up in the animatronic, it's because it's a rollercoaster through a cool mountain. *shrug*
I'm not trying to hate on anyone who wants to see the Yeti back at full show, but I just don't think he's that special. He's there. You see the majestical Yeti, and in about 2 seconds notice you're out of his grasp! Hooray!
Would've been better if the vehicle stopped and it was a short show scene at the end, and then the vehicle took a deep dive to escape (obviously the whole layout of the coaster would be different) but at least then that would give purpose to the animatronic.
Oh well. Cool news if it's back up, otherwise, still cool!
dcibrando
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I've experienced it many times working and of course many times not working.... I can honestly say while I think it was cool when it was working, it does NOT take aware from the attraction/ride itself. If you're not looking up you're going to miss him working or not anyways because you only have a couple of seconds.... so I agree with some on here... why waste the money to "fix" him at this point. I doubt the lines will be longer at the gate if his arm moves again???
On a side note... you think they could develop some sort of safer lower stress pulley system to move him a little bit that wouldn't be a swipe but more of just movement to think he's more real
On a side note... you think they could develop some sort of safer lower stress pulley system to move him a little bit that wouldn't be a swipe but more of just movement to think he's more real
montyz81
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ohhhhh
I thought it was because he was standing still so long that he had to pee.
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