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

Buried20KLeague

Buried20KLeague

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I'm convinced that movement above the track is probably a much larger player in this than any of us know. Since the BTMRR injuries with set pieces falling on the train, I'm betting the lawyers have determined that tons of moving steel a short distance above an exposed coaster train is unacceptable.

I have no proof of this... I just know lawyers. And Disney's are some of the worst. There have been various changes made to limit liability in various in-park situations. It wouldn't surprise me in any way.
 
Slowjack

Slowjack

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marni1971 said:
It was a moisture based misting system that corroded items around it, like happened in 1994s Spaceship Earth. Instead of installing a viable alternative they just switched it off and made sure it wouldn't work again.
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Okay, you've got me curious. What is a non-moisture misting system, and how does it work?
 
Mawg

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Buried20KLeague said:
I'm convinced that movement above the track is probably a much larger player in this than any of us know. Since the BTMRR injuries with set pieces falling on the train, I'm betting the lawyers have determined that tons of moving steel a short distance above an exposed coaster train is unacceptable.

I have no proof of this... I just know lawyers. And Disney's are some of the worst. There have been various changes made to limit liability in various in-park situations. It wouldn't surprise me in any way.
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This seems most logical. He broke and instead of fixing they decided the whole thing was just too unsafe to have above the track. Too much of a liability.
 
EagleScout610

EagleScout610

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G00fyDad said:
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.
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OK, so everything about the concrete base for the yeti being broken was , wrong?
 
Goofyernmost

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ADMachine said:
OK, so everything about the concrete base for the yeti being broken was , wrong?
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Who the hell knows. Everything we have read about is he said, she said with no absolute confirmation from Disney and they really are the only ones that absolutely know. It could be the base, as that was the very first thing that surfaced, but, it might be the bracing structure that the Yeti is attached too. Either one is possible so take your pick. It doesn't really matter because they are making no effort in repairing either nor do I think that they ever will.
 
G00fyDad

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NormC said:
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).
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Actually they did. Here. Several years ago. I don't just pull this stuff out of my ... well, you get the picture.

As another poster said, who cares where the problem lies? TDO is in no mood to fix this thing. Heck, it could be simple rust, or a complete structural failure. TDO is not fixing this thing.
 
Rob562

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ADMachine said:
Just to be clear, where is this "Sled" the yeti is on? Is it part of the boom like I thought?
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The "sled" is essentially the moving mechanical structure. The boom that goes into the Yeti's back is attached to this structure (or in a sense could be roped into being considered as part of the sled itself, it just protrudes from it).

So you have:
-Concrete foundation.
-On top of the foundation you have a steel support structure.
-Sitting on top of the support structure you have the "sled", a boxy steel structure that can move in at least two axes (up/down, left/right) at fast speed.
-Directly attached to (or a permanent part of) the sled is a long arm (boom) that extends outward and connects to the center of the Yeti's AA's back.

The weight of the Yeti is predominantly supported by this arm, but there is also support from other non-moving parts of the AA, such as his non-swiping arm.

If you're trying to visualize how the Yeti moves:
Put a chair in a doorway. Crouch on the chair and grab onto the top of the doorframe with one hand. Then have a friend grab your torso from behind and push you up and down, left and right, etc. Your feet and grabbing arm stay in one spot, which your body moves and lunges and your other arm is free to swipe. That's essentially the Yeti AA, though in the actual case your friend grabbing you would be supporting most of your weight, and the points where your non-moving arm and legs are just providing a non-moving connection point to help the AA's joints pivot as the boom moves the torso.

-Rob
 
NormC

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G00fyDad said:
Actually they did.
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Nope. Still haven't seen any confirmation of the actual failure. Only conjecture and speculation. Which is fine as I would not expect Disney to come right out and say what is broken, people are still riding and loving it so why would they.
 
Phil12

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NormC said:
Nope. Still haven't seen any confirmation of the actual failure. Only conjecture and speculation. Which is fine as I would not expect Disney to come right out and say what is broken, people are still riding and loving it so why would they.
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That's right. The strobe light still works so any other yeti malfunction is just idle speculation.
 
Incomudro

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The first couple of times my family and I rode Everest, we didn't even see the animatronic Yeti - only the animated one.
We didn't know how big he was supposed to be (had no idea he was as large as he is) and totally missed him.
 
Goofyernmost

Goofyernmost

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G00fyDad said:
Actually they did. Here. Several years ago. I don't just pull this stuff out of my ... well, you get the picture.
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To my knowledge, we have had three (3) different explanations about what is wrong from insiders. So at least two of those have come directly from someones posterior. Maybe all three. Perhaps it's just a blown fuse and no one has thought to check it yet. There even could even been more then three and we just haven't heard them all yet.

However, like stated it doesn't matter what the problem is, it really doesn't look like they have either the motivation or intention to do anything about it.
 
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FettFan

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marni1971 said:
Maybe it's time to point out again Evererst wouldn't need a full closure to fix the yeti. Plans exist for this.

And shall I say the AA figure has actually been disassembled at least once already and then put back in place?
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I assume you're talking about building the yeti in the warehouse for testing, then breaking it down, shipping it to the park and to installing it in the mountain, yes?

Or did they take it out of the mountain after the initial install?
 
Cmdr_Crimson

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Rob562 said:
The "sled" is essentially the moving mechanical structure. The boom that goes into the Yeti's back is attached to this structure (or in a sense could be roped into being considered as part of the sled itself, it just protrudes from it).

So you have:
-Concrete foundation.
-On top of the foundation you have a steel support structure.
-Sitting on top of the support structure you have the "sled", a boxy steel structure that can move in at least two axes (up/down, left/right) at fast speed.
-Directly attached to (or a permanent part of) the sled is a long arm (boom) that extends outward and connects to the center of the Yeti's AA's back.

The weight of the Yeti is predominantly supported by this arm, but there is also support from other non-moving parts of the AA, such as his non-swiping arm.

If you're trying to visualize how the Yeti moves:
Put a chair in a doorway. Crouch on the chair and grab onto the top of the doorframe with one hand. Then have a friend grab your torso from behind and push you up and down, left and right, etc. Your feet and grabbing arm stay in one spot, which your body moves and lunges and your other arm is free to swipe. That's essentially the Yeti AA, though in the actual case your friend grabbing you would be supporting most of your weight, and the points where your non-moving arm and legs are just providing a non-moving connection point to help the AA's joints pivot as the boom moves the torso.

-Rob
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Here's a screengrab of the Yeti Support Structure and where it holds him...
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Go about 4:28 in to see it in action....
 

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