Yeti is indeed being fixed! Update 8/4/2014

[Mawg]

It IS the Yeti, and not the foundation.



But since they have already pulled him out once before with no shutdown of the ride, why do you think it is now a problem?

I don't believe the Yeti being broken is the problem. I believe others have reported it was shut down for safety reasons. I have read elsewhere, and it makes the most sense to me, that they found problems with the sled the Yeti is attached to, the problems where caused by it being attached to a foundation that was not created correctly or allowed to cure completely and cracks had started to form. They were worried the Yeti and sled could eventually break free causing great harm. These are all just rumors but they make more sense to me and I feel are more believable than the Yeti is broken, they could take it down, fix it and put it back all while keeping the ride going but just don't want to.

7 years a broken Yeti means to me, something is seriously wrong or its a money pit and the cost to constantly fix it isn't worth an A mode (in their opinion).

Can I ask why you keep insisting it is the Yeti that is broken? Where did you get this information? Because if you are correct then it means there is nothing wrong with the foundation and that maybe the reasoning is the Yeti cost more to operate and maintain than they feel it's value is worth.

 

[G00fyDad]

Can I ask why you keep insisting it is the Yeti that is broken?

Here. By members that have access to the information.

Because if you are correct then it means there is nothing wrong with the foundation and that maybe the reasoning is the Yeti cost more to operate and maintain than they feel it's value is worth.

I believe the real issue has been money and who is going to fork it over to get the job done. Typical feet dragging and blame throwing by Disney.

 

[G00fyDad]

It is a bit out of my discipline, but I am going to go with no.

Carbon fiber is an incredible materiel of you are designing something that needs to resist loads in one direction. (The video below is a great example of that) However, carbon fiber performance drops if a structure needs to be strong in more than one direction. It also can not take any kind of physical wear (eg abrasion). You can actually severely damage carbon fiber with a steak knife.

Thanks.

 

[Mawg]

So can anyone here debunk the below article. I know Martin said the Yeti has been removed but does that mean all of it? Was the boom or sled still there when it was removed?

http://www.disneydispatch.com/content/columns/the-626/2011/05-one-mans-yearning-for-a-yeti/

 

[Buried20KLeague]

In other words "I'm smarter, more sophisticated, and more knowledgeable than everyone else. Those who don't look at things the way I see it, and don't do what I want them to do, are mindless, no-thinking sheep because my opinion about an inherently subjective matter is obviously the only valid opinion."

NOW you're getting it. Good for you!!

 

[Buried20KLeague]

One other possibility, and this is the group I am in, is that we recognize that there are problems with WDW, but the good for us still outweighs the bad. I fully acknowledge that WDW has issues, but I still enjoy my time there. I also enjoy my time at Uni, so yes I know there are good alternatives. I also understand that by going I am supporting the current state of things, but I am not willing to sacrifice my enjoyment of Disney in the hope that enough other people also stop going to get them to change their ways.

As long as you know you're enabling.

Edit to add: I'm also not willing to sacrifice my enjoyment of Disney. Hence, Disneyland, TDL, DLP. But you may be local to WDW, which makes it a LOT for hard to justify scratching your parks itch at a different resort.

And really, I don't fault locals that have passes and go. There still is a lot of good at WDW, and locals don't dump near the money into the bucket that people out of town do. If I lived there, I'm quite sure we would pop into the MK for a few hours each week or what have you.

It's the people that have to get on a plane, buy food, and stay in a hotel for that Disney trip anyway that frustrate me more. And with so many, I think it's fear of change that motivates, among other things.

 

[Horizons78]

All this guessing...

I think it would be great if they found out it was a tripped breaker somewhere.

Maintenance man Bob: "Hey, Larry, you check sub panel J right?"
Maintenance man Larry: "Uhhh..."
(Sound of metal breaker panel swinging open.)
Maintenance man Bob: "Aw cripes Larry! You had one job!"
(Sound of breaker reset/Sound of Yeti spooling up)

/yes, I realize there's actual damage...lol

 

[Buried20KLeague]

All this guessing...

I think it would be great if they found out it was a tripped breaker somewhere.

Maintenance man Bob: "Hey, Larry, you check sub panel J right?"
Maintenance man Larry: "Uhhh..."
(Sound of metal breaker panel swinging open.)
Maintenance man Bob: "Aw cripes Larry! You had one job!"
(Sound of breaker reset/Sound of Yeti spooling up)

/yes, I realize there's actual damage...lol

 

[dstrawn9889]

^^^ This^^^

 

[ABQ]

All this guessing...

I think it would be great if they found out it was a tripped breaker somewhere.

Maintenance man Bob: "Hey, Larry, you check sub panel J right?"
Maintenance man Larry: "Uhhh..."
(Sound of metal breaker panel swinging open.)
Maintenance man Bob: "Aw cripes Larry! You had one job!"
(Sound of breaker reset/Sound of Yeti spooling up)

/yes, I realize there's actual damage...lol

^^^ This^^^

You may be on to something @Horizons78 , but are you sure it wasn't Panel 7 Breaker 4?

I know, different ride in a different park, but still.

 

[pmaljr]

You may be on to something @Horizons78 , but are you sure it wasn't Panel 7 Breaker 4?
I know, different ride in a different park, but still.

 

[Mawg]

I hate to dig up an old posting but I did not want to start a new one. I don’t have exact dates but soon Everest will be closed for an extended period and the Yeti will be fixed. Sorry if this was already posted somewhere else but I could not find it anywhere.

The same people that explained the problems they had with the Yeti years ago and said they would never spend the money to fix it are now being told they are being given the money to fix it and the ride will go down soon (not sure what soon means to them). It seemed like a definite thing that was already in the planning.

Not really concerned anymore with who believes me. People that know me know I don’t make these announcements to take credit for them or to get something out of it. I was just happy to find this out and wanted to share.

I am more surprised no one else has mentioned it before me. They spoke about this like it was a known thing. Has there even been a rumor about Everest closing for refurbishment?

I would be guessing if I said when. The conversation sounded like it would be soon like the end of this year or beginning of next but that is only based on my impression and not based on any facts.

I don't have any information on how long but it the word "extended period" was mentioned.

Knowing some of the structural issues they have I don't think it is going to be a quick fix.

I would have felt the same way but they sounded like it was going to be extensive work to the mountain and it would be fully operational again. The fix is not the Yeti itself but the structure itself so if they fix the structure there is really nothing to fix on the Yeti.

It is often that things get planned and funding gets cut to actually put the plan into motion. It seemed like a for sure thing to me. I don't really want to get into too many of the details of how the conversation came up but in my opinion I believe it will happen.

As for what the problem is it was described to me back when it was stopped that the structure of that part of the mountain could not handle the loads of that much mass moving that fast without eventually yielding so they shut it off until they could figure out how to fix it. The next problem was getting money to do it.

That is all I will share at this point. Hopefully someone else will come forward with some info or I guess we can just wait and see what happens.

Thought it would be nice for people joining to see the posts that were recently added by tikiman to this very old thread summing up that it is rumored to be fixed in the coming year. These posted started discussions again on why it has not been fixed yet. But the real point is, the Rumor right now is it is going to be.

 

[Nick Wilde]

You may be on to something @Horizons78 , but are you sure it wasn't Panel 7 Breaker 4?
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I know, different ride in a different park, but still.

Ummm.... What is this? It sounds like something hilarious I'd like to hear.

 

[Mouse_Trap]

Like everyone says on here pulling out the Yeti is easy (I don't doubt that), Maybe the real problem is with something else. But if the problem is with the Yeti and you can pull it out and fix it and keep the ride going then it seems like a no brainer. I guess TDO just really likes the Disco Yeti better than A mode. This all make sense to me now!

Of course, a further motivation behind not fixing this for so long could be the running costs.

I bet running that large hydraulic arm for 12 hours a day don't come cheap, not to mention the maintenance cost.
Not compare that to a couple of flashing lights and some new light bulbs once in a while.

So many have observed over the years over how keen Disney is to reduce running costs, so you could understand management not wanting to spend capital on repairing something that would also significantly increase their running costs..

 

[Phil12]

Of course, a further motivation behind not fixing this for so long could be the running costs.

I bet running that large hydraulic arm for 12 hours a day don't come cheap, not to mention the maintenance cost.
Not compare that to a couple of flashing lights and some new light bulbs once in a while.

So many have observed over the years over how keen Disney is to reduce running costs, so you could understand management not wanting to spend capital on repairing something that would also significantly increase their running costs..

Obviously they put in for a grant from the U.S. Dept. of Energy for a solar powered hydraulic arm. It's taken all this time (and two different administrations) for the bureaucrats to mull over the grant application. It would seem that they got final approval.

 

[RSoxNo1]

They have about 12% of a plan. It's barely even a concept.

The plan involves the wooden leg from one of the Pirates of the Caribbean animatronics.

 

[aka_emilicious]

The plan involves the wooden leg from one of the Pirates of the Caribbean animatronics.

Phase 2 involves the eye from Maelstrom.

 

[Bocabear]

But couldn't they reprogram the damn thing so that it would not lunge but articulate the fingers like they are grabbing and turn on the face and head motion... that would be better than strobe light, and then you would see the whole cavern with all it's show lighting...It is really beautiful...and such a shame to not see it at all...

 

[DisneyGentleman]

But couldn't they reprogram the damn thing so that it would not lunge but articulate the fingers like they are grabbing and turn on the face and head motion...

They have articulated a finger - the middle one.

 

[PREMiERdrum]

They have articulated a finger - the middle one.

/thread.

Well played.