Yeti Question

[wedway71]

Ok not to sound stupid but.....

Just cam back from a week at Disney. First time at AK and of of course Everest. I was looking for a broken Yeti but I could not find...

I saw the Yeti shadow against wall moving and then sped by one really fast that was up to my top right....

Was that one the one that everyone talks about... and if soooo how can anyone tell is broken... I saw it for split second..

Please help this Yeti stupid person!

 

[CaptainJackNO]

Yes, the one up and to your right was the broken yeti. People know it is broken because the yeti, in the ride's early years, used to sweep down with his hand in your direction in very lifelike movements. Now, he just stands there with a strobe light. (cheap backyard haunted house effect.)

 

[Mickey92]

Yes, the one up and to your right was the broken yeti. People know it is broken because the yeti, in the ride's early years, used to sweep down with his hand in your direction in very lifelike movements. Now, he just stands there with a strobe light. (cheap backyard haunted house effect.)

These may already be answered questions, but how come they havent fixed it? Its such an Iconic ride and has been there for a bit now. Is it hard to fix? Is that why Disney isn't getting on with it? Is it not an important fix? The reason I ask is because there is quite alot of threads, topics , posts about the Yeti which I keep seeing... Could someone just give the quicket fill-in. (Sorry to be a pain :/ )

Regards,

 

[Phonedave]

These may already be answered questions, but how come they havent fixed it? Its such an Iconic ride and has been there for a bit now. Is it hard to fix? Is that why Disney isn't getting on with it? Is it not an important fix? The reason I ask is because there is quite alot of threads, topics , posts about the Yeti which I keep seeing... Could someone just give the quicket fill-in. (Sorry to be a pain :/ )

Regards,

No one really knows for 100% certain. The fact is that the ride track, the mountain, and the yeti are in fact three separate structures - that much we know.

Fairly certain rumor / speculation has it that the original movement of the yeti was too much for it's support structure to handle. The supporting structure started to - in layman's terms, fall apart. The yeti does generate quite a large amount of torque and eccentric loadings when it makes it's swiping gestures. This damaged support scenario most people agree on. The exact extent of the damage is an item of debate at times though.

Rumor abounds as to WHY they do not repair the structural defects. From the idea that they can no longer get to the structure because now there is a mountain around it. To the idea that in order to fix it, the ride would have to be down for months on end, to the idea that they are just too cheap to fix it.


-dave

 

[Rob562]

Here's some footage of the Yeti in action during construction, showing his full rangeof motion.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a7EkgChz_qg#t=4m47s

And to the OP, when the Yeti is operating in "A Mode" he's much more lit than he is now. He's hard to miss in that scene, whereas many people don't even see him in the dimly-lit B-mode.

-Rob

 

[tizzo]

These may already be answered questions, but how come they havent fixed it? Its such an Iconic ride and has been there for a bit now. Is it hard to fix? Is that why Disney isn't getting on with it? Is it not an important fix? The reason I ask is because there is quite alot of threads, topics , posts about the Yeti which I keep seeing... Could someone just give the quicket fill-in. (Sorry to be a pain :/ )

Regards,

From what I've heard - and it's nothing you wouldn't be able to find online yourself, I'm no insider - is that the Yeti is the largest and most complex AA they've ever built (or was at the time it was installed), and it's just not that easy to maintain. I imagine that cost and the need to avoid downtime on such a popular ride are both factors.

The idea that there's a significant engineering flaw in the structural design is certainly not impossible, but I find it a little less likely than what I've suggested. There's a lot novel in the Yeti design, but I suspect that the support structure, given a know mechanical load, is probably not in that category. Failure to properly sync up on requirements between two distinct disciplines - in this case engineering and operations - is far more common in a project like this.

Just my complete guess as an engineer (not even mechanical or civil) whose "insider" knowledge about Disney is limited to what I picked up on the Keys to the Kingdom tour

 

[Master Yoda]

From what I've heard - and it's nothing you wouldn't be able to find online yourself, I'm no insider - is that the Yeti is the largest and most complex AA they've ever built (or was at the time it was installed), and it's just not that easy to maintain. I imagine that cost and the need to avoid downtime on such a popular ride are both factors.

The idea that there's a significant engineering flaw in the structural design is certainly not impossible, but I find it a little less likely than what I've suggested. There's a lot novel in the Yeti design, but I suspect that the support structure, given a know mechanical load, is probably not in that category. Failure to properly sync up on requirements between two distinct disciplines - in this case engineering and operations - is far more common in a project like this.

Just my complete guess as an engineer (not even mechanical or civil) whose "insider" knowledge about Disney is limited to what I picked up on the Keys to the Kingdom tour

As A structural engineer I would tend to agree but in the case of the Yeti I do feel confident that some sort of structural failure has occurred and that it is not just a maintenance issue. He has been in this state for around 3 years now and several attempts have been made to restore some motion to him all of which have met with failure.

 

[loveofamouse]

Im no engineer but, to me, it seems like there is ALOT of mechanical and electrical and computer components with that Yeti. If one small thing goes wrong, the whole unit fails. It wouldn't surprise me if it was just to technical to maintain constantly.

 

[joel_maxwell]

As A structural engineer I would tend to agree but in the case of the Yeti I do feel confident that some sort of structural failure has occurred and that it is not just a maintenance issue. He has been in this state for around 3 years now and several attempts have been made to restore some motion to him all of which have met with failure.

BTW Richard, I envy your career/title. It is much like the George Costanza episodes where he always wanted to be known as an architect. :lol:

I would love to say when asked, "Im a structural engineer."

*thread drift over*

If it is fixed, I would like for the lighting to be increased in there.

 

[WDWmazprty]

BTW Richard, I envy your career/title. It is much like the George Costanza episodes where he always wanted to be known as an architect. :lol:

I would love to say when asked, "Im a structural engineer."

*thread drift over*

If it is fixed, I would like for the lighting to be increased in there.

:king:

 

[Master Yoda]

BTW Richard, I envy your career/title. It is much like the George Costanza episodes where he always wanted to be known as an architect. :lol:

I would love to say when asked, "Im a structural engineer."

*thread drift over*

If it is fixed, I would like for the lighting to be increased in there.

I use to get more exact and say "Wood truss Engineer" but I got sick on answering the inevitable follow up question "What is a wood truss?" Sadly though as job titles go anything with engineer in the title is pretty far down on the list when it comes to the general publics opinion. My buddy Howie got leaps and bounds more play that I did because his title was "Disk Jockey" at a popular radio station here in J-ville.

 

[tizzo]

I use to get more exact and say "Wood truss Engineer" but I got sick on answering the inevitable follow up question "What is a wood truss?" Sadly though as job titles go anything with engineer in the title is pretty far down on the list when it comes to the general publics opinion. My buddy Howie got leaps and bounds more play that I did because his title was "Disk Jockey" at a popular radio station here in J-ville.

What? You know a disk jockey? Wow, you lucky dog, that must be so cool!

 

[Phonedave]

I use to get more exact and say "Wood truss Engineer" but I got sick on answering the inevitable follow up question "What is a wood truss?" Sadly though as job titles go anything with engineer in the title is pretty far down on the list when it comes to the general publics opinion. My buddy Howie got leaps and bounds more play that I did because his title was "Disk Jockey" at a popular radio station here in J-ville.

That's what trees wear after their hernia operation, right ?

I know your pain.

I am a Civil Engineer, but for a while when I worked for the State of NY my job title was "Valuation Engineer" - That's right, 'valuation' not 'evaluation' - I didn't evaluate things, I assigned a value to them instead.

Try explaining that one.

-dave

 

[loveofamouse]

I use to get more exact and say "Wood truss Engineer" but I got sick on answering the inevitable follow up question "What is a wood truss?" Sadly though as job titles go anything with engineer in the title is pretty far down on the list when it comes to the general publics opinion. My buddy Howie got leaps and bounds more play that I did because his title was "Disk Jockey" at a popular radio station here in J-ville.

What radio station? I used to listen to 95.1 back in the day but now I listen to 97.9 in Jax. Is his "air" name Howie? I have faint memories of a Howie but I can't think of what radio station

 

[joel_maxwell]

I use to get more exact and say "Wood truss Engineer" but I got sick on answering the inevitable follow up question "What is a wood truss?" Sadly though as job titles go anything with engineer in the title is pretty far down on the list when it comes to the general publics opinion. My buddy Howie got leaps and bounds more play that I did because his title was "Disk Jockey" at a popular radio station here in J-ville.

Touche'. We are both best by Howie.

Right now, when people ask what I do and I tell them, "I develop and design GUI for a nationwide company," I get all kinds of looks. I wish it was as easy as saying, "Im a lawyer."

That's what trees wear after their hernia operation, right ?

I know your pain.

I am a Civil Engineer, but for a while when I worked for the State of NY my job title was "Valuation Engineer" - That's right, 'valuation' not 'evaluation' - I didn't evaluate things, I assigned a value to them instead.

Try explaining that one.

-dave

:lol:

 

[Master Yoda]

What radio station? I used to listen to 95.1 back in the day but now I listen to 97.9 in Jax. Is his "air" name Howie? I have faint memories of a Howie but I can't think of what radio station

He was the producer for the Lex and Terry show when they were on Rock 105. He stayed with them through their first move to Dallas but elected to stay in Dallas when they moved back.

 

[tizzo]

I am a Civil Engineer, but for a while when I worked for the State of NY my job title was "Valuation Engineer" - That's right, 'valuation' not 'evaluation' - I didn't evaluate things, I assigned a value to them instead.

Try explaining that one.

-dave

It was a while ago, and I don't remember the exact context, but I once responded to a query about my occupation that I was a "software engineer" and they said "Oh? And what does a sulfur engineer do?"