Downtime for what?
The ride would not require downtime. As posted time and time again.
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Yeti is indeed being fixed! Update 8/4/2014
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The ride would not require downtime. As posted time and time again.
Goofyernmost
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They can remove it with little or no downtime.
EDIT: Sorry Martin, we posted at the same time... JINX!
jrlang1
Active Member
By the same insiders that said it was going to be fixed. If the workers will have to work near other supports, near the track or there is a common slab poured over the footings then the ride will have to be closed while work is on going. This isn't like the figures on other rides that can be simply removed from it base and fixed. the base is bad and very large. This is assuming it is the footing and not the figure itself
Nemo14
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Don't listen to him Martin - he's trying to convince me to take his tour instead...
jrlang1
Active Member
I trust you martin it is so hard to keep track of the 900+ "insiders" on this site and repeated twitter rumors that become fact
Thank you. I just post what I know with no disclaimer, when I can say something. I'm no insider as such. I'm just lucky to have gotten to know people over the years.
G00fyDad
Well-Known Member
It is not the foundation. It was said that the issue was the sliding mechanism that the Yeti is attached to (in his back) is damaged. The foundation the entire thing rests on is fine.
Magenta Panther
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Thank you! Solid info at last! So..in your opinion, does TDO/Burbank have the WILL to fix the Yeti? Are they seriously considering it? And if not...what's their excuse?
Goofyernmost
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I can answer that if you don't mind, but, I'm sure the Martin will do so as well. They didn't start out thinking that a broken Yeti was a positive. I think originally they just didn't know what the fix would be and they did a lot of engineering studies to find out what was going on.
As time when on, they realized that, people were still enjoying the ride without an actual "moving" Yeti and that within a generation the majority of guest wouldn't even know that it was ever supposed to move. So the "business" question is... Should we spend the money to repair something that a whole bunch of people never saw even when it was working and at this point are still at odds about whether it is actually moving or not right now. The "business" answer of course would be... Why adversely affect the bottom line when almost no one is even conscious of the fact the it is supposed to be moving in actuality.
Magenta Panther
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Thank you. I appreciate your reply.
But I have to say that if Disney has really gone with the "business" answer...well I think that's pretty stupid of them. This is the Internet age, after all, when any and all info is available to everybody, and if there are people out there who aren't aware of the malfunctioning Yeti, they can and probably will stumble across that fact on practically any Disney-fan site and forum on the web they visit. And I bet when people DO find out about it, their impression of Disney as a top-drawer company is tarnished a bit. Of course, some of them will probably think, "Well, Disney World, it's for kids, after all," as if that excuses laziness and greed and contempt for the customer. Sheesh.
Here's a sample of the knowledge available on the web about the Yeti. It doesn't make the company look good: http://www.travelandleisure.com/articles/25-things-you-didnt-know-about-disney-parks/6
Goofyernmost
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Yes, it does seem like that is the way it would work, but, we must stop putting our own habits or procedures on the rest of the world. There are many people that either don't know how to actually research on the web or don't have the time to do so that just plain do not ever do it. They will go to Disney's Official Site and see all the fantastic looking attractions, price the hotels, glance over what they think are incidentals or just "extras" and either book online or go to a travel agent that probably has no real knowledge of Disney Parks. The agent might even know about the problems, but, since they are trying to sell a trip to someone, they will commit the error of omission.Thank you. I appreciate your reply.
But I have to say that if Disney has really gone with the "business" answer...well I think that's pretty stupid of them. This is the Internet age, after all, when any and all info is available to everybody, and if there are people out there who aren't aware of the malfunctioning Yeti, they can and probably will stumble across that fact on practically any Disney-fan site and forum on the web they visit. And I bet when people DO find out about it, their impression of Disney as a top-drawer company is tarnished a bit. Of course, some of them will probably think, "Well, Disney World, it's for kids, after all," as if that excuses laziness and greed and contempt for the customer. Sheesh.
Here's a sample of the knowledge available on the web about the Yeti. It doesn't make the company look good: http://www.travelandleisure.com/articles/25-things-you-didnt-know-about-disney-parks/6
After all these years, EE still has a long line of people waiting to ride it. With or without a working Yeti, the demand still outweighs the capacity. They will know that it isn't necessary to give riders the super "wow" factor and that they will enjoy themselves and go by the Yeti so fast that they don't even see it sometimes. Unless someone has ridden it before the Yeti broke, they have no reason to even think about it.
I think that they should fix it too, because it would add to the attraction, but, I can certainly see why they are in no hurry to do so. It's only us, the people with a minor to major obsession with Disney that attach any real importance to it. To them, just the way it sits now is projecting a "wow" factor to them.
I think what happened was that the ride is still amazingly popular without movement, so they've put off fixing it until Avatarland opens. Then they'll probably do a complete maintenance shutdown for a while and fix the whole thing once and for all.
Now, I have absolutely no inside information to confirm this, but given the facts we know for sure, that seems to make the most sense. By the way, when did EE open exactly?
Now, I have absolutely no inside information to confirm this, but given the facts we know for sure, that seems to make the most sense. By the way, when did EE open exactly?
Pick145
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NormC
Well-Known Member
This has never been confirmed. There have been reports that it is the foundation, the sled mounted to the foundation and the back of the Yeti, and other items. Do you have any facts to back up your claim? Even our insiders have not confirmed the actual failure(s).
Thanks.