asianway
Well-Known Member
You're the reason we can't have nice things
-
Welcome to the WDWMAGIC.COM Forums!
Please take a look around, and feel free to sign up and join the community.
Yeti is indeed being fixed! Update 8/4/2014
- Thread starter jjharvpro
- Start date
Scuttle
Well-Known Member
Not in this generation of TDO management.
Mawg
Well-Known Member
I can agree with everything here, like I said if a refurb is needed anyways then it is best to fix everything.
ABQ
Well-Known Member
However, as we saw with the TTA refurb, if there are other elements that need repair, there's no certainty that even with a shut down for a number of weeks, that anything other than the Yeti will be repaired. Though we have no idea if anything other than the Yeti is requiring work.
Cesar R M
Well-Known Member
HOLD ON!!!.
So, according to you:
Disney should sit down and let everything stay broken, because you enjoy something 'as it is' even when you never seen the full proper working version?
HAHA OH WOW!
I actually wonder if they need to really take down everything.
they could just block the Jeti area with a faux wall and put an screen while they work in the real jeti.
It's important to remember that WDW is a business and needs to factor in a lot of things.
I agree with most people here that the animitronics should be working and there is really no excuse for the Yeti to still be broken other than lack of will (to open up the purse strings, take down all the marketing on the billboards/busses around Orlando, deal with the mass amount of complaints for however many months it would have to be down for, etc). Disney Parks are known for their quality, maintenance, cleanliness, friendly employees, efficient operations, attention to detail, etc. It is extremely important to their business to stay on top in all these fields or they WILL lose business.
BUT to think that every single little thing is going to be working 24/7 is totally unrealistic. While I agree that the Yeti should be fixed, if some small show effect (like one of those dancing fountains on Splash Mountain) stops working, it would be irresponsible to close down the ride and anger thousands of people who paid big bucks, when they should fix it that night third shift. There are way too many show effects on so many rides to close the ride down and fix it every time a little one may break.
Disney needs to balance all these factors and obviously still make sure they are putting on great show: there are a few things that should be fixed right away (Kali River Rapids show effects for example), there are some things that could be fixed third shift without having to take down for rehab (some stuff that people complain about here don't necessarily warrant rehabs but could be touched up), and there are some things that need full-on rehabs in order to address (the Yeti).
Last edited:
Mawg
Well-Known Member
Hey, if they had just gotten their act together years ago and expanded this park with more E tickets, it wouldn't have been a big deal. Can you Imagine while this is down what the park is going to be like? You have Dinosaur, a Safari and some rapids, a few shows not much else. I feel bad for the people who experience this park with this refurb going on, they might never want to go back. But it needs a refurb, so fix it.
If you have a Broadway show and you main actor has a broken leg, Do you shut down the whole show or let the apprentice who isn't as good replace them and keep the show going?
AEfx
Well-Known Member
It stinks, but that's how it works.
IASW was down for what, like a year when they gutted and rebuilt half the place? Haunted Mansion was down for how many months for it's enhancements? Just about every major ride goes down for at least a few months for refurbs at some point or another. It's got to be done.
That said, what I find more objectionable is Disney leaving Fantasyland looking like a construction site for half a decade because they won't just pay to have things done in a more timely manner. That is ridiculous. Considering that Universal has proven that an attraction can go from ground breaking to operational within a year or less, vs. Disney taking four years to build a little hill.
ABQ
Well-Known Member
I agree with you, but don't turn this into a Dis vs Uni discussion. Disney proved how fast an attraction could be built long before Uni did, but the current regime refuses to read history books.
ToTBellHop
Well-Known Member
I'm just a nobody but have just heard that this indeed is included in the FY15 budget. I don't believe a solid date has been set yet, more of a July-is-when-budget-requests-for-the-new-FY-are-approved. I do not gather this is likely to commence until early 2015, though. With the ToL work and extended ITtbaB work, there is hesitation to start this and risk it colliding with Christmas.
Of course, how many projects get included in the budget for a FY and then canceled? Let's hope this isn't one. The goal is to not have DAK embarrass itself as the new stuff starts opening in 2016.
Of course, how many projects get included in the budget for a FY and then canceled? Let's hope this isn't one. The goal is to not have DAK embarrass itself as the new stuff starts opening in 2016.
It is. One built on a reputation of top quality.
Not letting things break and leaving them broken.
Nothing in your quote should take more than a few weeks to fix. Tops.
Mawg
Well-Known Member
HOLD ON!!!.
So, according to you:
Disney should sit down and let everything stay broken, because you enjoy something 'as it is' even when you never seen the full proper working version?
HAHA OH WOW!
I'm saying that with anything you have to weigh all consequences of your actions and come up with what the best plan is for each situation. Every situation is unique and that does not mean Disney should let everything stay broken. If they can fix and animatronic at night they should fix it the very night it breaks. But they should not stop the ride for 4 hrs during a busy day to fix it, wait until night. If they can fix it in 5 minutes, fix it during the day. If it will take 3 months to fix it and you have a B mode then wait until a scheduled refurb.
lazyboy97o
Well-Known Member
You still tried to dismiss the concerns by claiming the achievements of a smaller business are no longer a realistic expectation.
Finiamh123
Member
I wonder if Joe Rohde said "Make a plan to fix my Yeti, then I will agree to work on Avatar to the end."
We can only imagine the behind the scenes meetings and shuffling. It is also nice the think Harambe Nights helped secure the fix. I will gladly support the after hours hard ticket events like that if this is part of the result.
Maybe the current shindigs at EPCOT will help pay for an Ellen refurb/redo or ::gasp:: a new ending for Spaceship Earth??
We can only imagine the behind the scenes meetings and shuffling. It is also nice the think Harambe Nights helped secure the fix. I will gladly support the after hours hard ticket events like that if this is part of the result.
Maybe the current shindigs at EPCOT will help pay for an Ellen refurb/redo or ::gasp:: a new ending for Spaceship Earth??
Monty
Brilliant...and Canadian
- In the Parks
- No
OK, I did ride Everest when "A" mode was fully functional. So my arguments won't be "invalid"?
I categorically disagree with you. The overal ride experience of Everest was diminished when the Yeti stopped working, but it was [is] still an amazing ride experience. Honestly? "Safety above all else". It was not safe to operate the Yeti in "A" mode once it started having problems and Disney did the right thing. People with knowledge of what was wrong and what would be required to fix it made a determination not to proceed at that time. Just because you and other "purists" didn't like that decision changes absolutely nothing. In the grand scheme of things, they did what they did and fans complaining and expressing their indignation didn't change the fact that the ride has continued to run at capacity ever since.
They have now determined that the time is right to fix it. I'll be happy to see the result.
I most certainly did.
IIRC it began to fail spring 2007. It was immobile by fall 2007.
Yes, that's seven years ago.
asianway
Well-Known Member
If their leg was severed in an accident they would recast the role. Before 7 years passed.
Mawg
Well-Known Member
My point was, would you shut down the show if you have a "B" actor to immediately replace the A? Waiting seven years is a different point but a good one. Why has this ride been going for sooooo long without a major refurb? They're scared of the consequences. They should have added additions to this park long ago so that closing a major E ticket did not have as much impact as this will. But, they made this bed, now they have to lay in it.