YETI & THUNDER MOUNTAIN ROCKS NEED TO BE TURNED BACK ON

[blackbears28]

I do understand that because of the incident at Disneyland Paris that disney has decided to turn them off. But permanently!??? There has got to be a way they can be turned on but assembled to make sure they don't fall. Decades and never a problem and now disney decides to never turn them back on. Doesn't make sense. There's got to be a way they can still be turned back on but to also keep safety in mind.

 

[danlb_2000]

I don't think anyone would answer no to this, it just a question of whether Disney is willing to spend the money, especially in the case of the Yeti, to fix the problems with these effects.

 

[DizFiz]

I think it would be a no brainier to vote yes... I'm sure everyone would love to see these things back in action. The third lift hill is nothing to spectacular in BTM without the rocks moving IMO. For the yeti well just get him moving... I had enough of yeti doing Saturday Night Fever impressions.

 

[CheekBoys]

Is there a video of the rocks moving on Thunder Mountain?

 

[marni1971]

Is there a video of the rocks moving on Thunder Mountain?

I uploaded a video of it not that long ago. Try a search.

Here ya go

 

[The Empress Lilly]

I uploaded a video of it not that long ago. Try a search.

Here ya go

Och, blimey. What a waste they're gone.

The tunnel's such a bore now too.

 

[topher]

Forget the rocks, I wish they would replace our BTMR with the Disneyland Paris BTMR completely. It was AWESOME!
While they are at it they can give us Paris' Phantom Manor and POTC.

 

[CheekBoys]

Is that a screen??? How could they do that without having an infinite amount of rocks???

 

[AllyInWonderland]

I do understand that because of the incident at Disneyland Paris that disney has decided to turn them off. But permanently!??? There has got to be a way they can be turned on but assembled to make sure they don't fall. Decades and never a problem and now disney decides to never turn them back on. Doesn't make sense. There's got to be a way they can still be turned back on but to also keep safety in mind.

What was the incident in DL Paris?

 

[AllyInWonderland]

Forget the rocks, I wish they would replace our BTMR with the Disneyland Paris BTMR completely. It was AWESOME!
While they are at it they can give us Paris' Phantom Manor and POTC.

It would be pretty cool to have both Haunted Mansion and the Phantom Manor!

 

[RonAnnArbor]

What was the incident in DL Paris?

A chunk of the plaster rocks dislodged and fell on the tracks and part of a train...it closed down the ride for a day or so, but resulted in Disney doing away with that effect on all of its BTM rides...

Yeti has nothing to do with it. Its just broken.

 

[Thrill Seeker]

The Big Thunder Mountain rocks are gone. They were removed with the last refurb. The new ones cannot move.

 

[Rob562]

Is that a screen??? How could they do that without having an infinite amount of rocks???

The falling rocks at the top are on sticks (and one or two possibly on cables). Those were removed LONG ago, so long that I'm not sure I've ever seen them in-person. The wiggle/shake rocks in the walls on either side worked until recently, when they were turned off (possibly bolted in place).

-Rob

 

[CheekBoys]

The falling rocks at the top are on sticks (and one or two possibly on cables). Those were removed LONG ago, so long that I'm not sure I've ever seen them in-person. The wiggle/shake rocks in the walls on either side worked until recently, when they were turned off (possibly bolted in place).

-Rob

Wow that is pretty impressive! That almost looks real!

 

[luv]

I don't actually remember the moving rocks on EE and don't miss those, but I do miss the moving rocks on BTMR quite a bit.

Couldn't they just put up some nets?

 

[litaljohn]

Couldn't they just put up some nets?

while they do have some free time I doubt we could talk kris Humphries into it.

 

[Rob562]

I don't actually remember the moving rocks on EE and don't miss those, but I do miss the moving rocks on BTMR quite a bit.

Couldn't they just put up some nets?

I do not believe there have been moving rocks on EE, just BTMRR.
(EE has had the bird, mist, fog and Yeti disabled)

-Rob

 

[marni1971]

Is that a screen??? How could they do that without having an infinite amount of rocks???

Rocks on rods (7 I recall) that would reset after each train. The rails the rods ran up and down on are still there. You can just catch a glimpse of them at the right time as you pass.

 

[Panda_]

Before I started posting here i didn't realize what a big deal the yeti not moving was. lol