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Yeti Still in B mode?
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DisneyBoi1215
New Member
Judging TDO at this point, the Yeti will remain in "B" mode for quite some time. 
Yes it's still in B Mode, very unlikely to be fixed by July.
You can keep track in our dedicated Everest effects thread http://forums.wdwmagic.com/showthread.php?t=171808
You can keep track in our dedicated Everest effects thread http://forums.wdwmagic.com/showthread.php?t=171808
ClemsonTigger
Naturally Grumpy
"B" mode is the new "A" mode.... :shrug:
Figment632
New Member
This is ridiculos how much could it possibly cost to fix the yetti? They can afford to sink over a billion dollars into DCA but not fix the yetti! This is just my opinion but the yetti made that ride, the coaster was kind of a let down after all the build up,its not worth it for me to go on without the yetti so for anyone going in Jan there will be one less person in line.
This is frustrating instead of fixing the yetti they down the money on a freaking Stich stage show, need I say more!!!!!
This is frustrating instead of fixing the yetti they down the money on a freaking Stich stage show, need I say more!!!!!
Correct me if I'm wrong, but Yeti repairs are not really a cost issue, but rather a downtime issue.
Although frustrating, I can understand their reluctance to take EE out of service for several weeks. That one attraction drives much of AK's attendance. (If they were afraid of what a SM rehab would do to MK's attraction-filled park, imagine the thought of closing 1/4 of AK's E-Ticket rides.)
Although frustrating, I can understand their reluctance to take EE out of service for several weeks. That one attraction drives much of AK's attendance. (If they were afraid of what a SM rehab would do to MK's attraction-filled park, imagine the thought of closing 1/4 of AK's E-Ticket rides.)
I am pretty sure that you are correct however Disney is just going to have to bite the bullet and do it. If they have a course of action they simply need to take it at this point. Sure people are going to be upset, they get upset with every ride closure, but the sooner they start the sooner it will be done.
Pumbas Nakasak
Heading for the great escape.
A ..your adorable
B....your adorable
C....
B....your adorable
C....
Figment632
New Member
So they can't rip the yetti out witout closing the ride? If that is true whoever designed the ride should be fiered.
RiversideBunny
New Member
Fix the Yeti.
Pumbas Nakasak
Heading for the great escape.
hes "fixed"
That makes no sense whatsoever. Should a car designer be fired because you can take the transmission out while driving? You can't just "pop" out a 22' AA like a video card. The yeti is beyond huge and the giant part that we see is not even half of it. there is an enormous support structure behind it as well as the actual foundation.
RiversideBunny
New Member
But he doesn't work and it's Disney and it's a major attraction where he is the main feature.
Fixing the Yeti should be a top priority for WDW.
Abraham Lincoln once said, I think, "You can't just sluff off a broken Yeti".
Fixing the Yeti should be a top priority for WDW.
Abraham Lincoln once said, I think, "You can't just sluff off a broken Yeti".
the-reason14
Well-Known Member
For a long time, wasn't the yeti a big part of the "experience." Atleast when it first opened, but even now its still all over the que and stuff. They need to get it fixed. With SM closed, they might as well just close E:E for a month to fix the stupid thing. They should just close it and prepare for the worst summer season in years.
Actually I've never ridden EE so I rreally won't know if the Yeti is in B mode, A mode, H mode, even pie-a-la-mode for that matter! It's new to me and I think it will be new to a lot of people as well too.
I think Disney realizes this too so they will take it down when it is time for something else to be refurbed on it. You don't take it down during the summer, that would be E-ticket suicide to them.
I think Disney realizes this too so they will take it down when it is time for something else to be refurbed on it. You don't take it down during the summer, that would be E-ticket suicide to them.
Figment632
New Member
Then it's stupid to design a ride around a single AA, they had to have assumed it would need to come out at some point. The car analogy doesn't work because there isn't any other ride besides stich that is designed around a single AA, stupid desicon. If a single AA breaks on SSE or Dinosaur do they shut the whole ride down for an extended period of time? They shoud have designed the ride so he could be taken out easily for matinence. This was bad planning
RiversideBunny
New Member
Does anyone know the specific nature of the defect that is causing the Yeti to not operate properly?
I looked in the other thread, EE Effects Watch, but didn't see it.
Is it that-
A. The Yeti's arm has a problem
B. The movement of the Yeti's whole body, including the arm, has a problem. If I remember correctly it seems like the whole body moves toward the riders as the arm swings.
C. The movement of the Yeti is causing defects in the supporting structure that holds him in place, possibly to the extent that it is affecting that part of the building, and so he had to be shut down.
Given the long amount time that the Yeti has not been operating correctly and has not been fixed, then it must be something more than just the arm.
Tks.
ClemsonTigger
Naturally Grumpy
But then you should remember that "B" mode is a contingency that was built into the ride from the start. I guess they consider that being a viable alternative and have downgraded the priority to fix. It is not quite as serious as the crash doors not opening for TT.
dreamfinder
Well-Known Member
Consensus usually seems to agree that it's not the Yeti itself, but rather the whole structure. Say we make an attraction where you jump in place on the top of a bridge, while people walk under the bridge. Well, if you broke your leg, then yeah, we would cart you out, and get someone else to jump. But if we found that by you jumping on the bridge, the bridge was breaking, well, taking you out doesn't solve the problem of the bridge. So we give you a Halloween mask and have you scream boo at people instead. Otherwise we need to close the attraction while we rebuild the bridge so it can handle you jumping up and down on it all day.
Well, that seems to be the Yeti's problem. He can still move, but apparently the force of him moving so fast, so often has caused his support structure to degrade. Be it poor design, poor construction, who knows. But its not a simple lets pop him out to give him a trim refurb. More like pop him out, give him a trim, while we reinforce and rebuild that part of the ride building he sits on.