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Yeti to be never fixed... solid evidence!
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unkadug
Follower of "Saget"The Cult
WDW1974
Well-Known Member
no problem:
You should NOT be giving him ideas.
He can be VERY scary when he has an idea in his head (and when he wants to move it into his kitchen!):drevil:
~GFC~
EpcotFanForever
Active Member
Except that velocity is not the same as acceleration. Acceleration is the rate of change of velocity. You can have a huge velocity and zero acceleration.
It's just simple physics.
I'll edit the original post.
Alektronic
Well-Known Member
Maybe 10 ft. off the ground
From the platform he is mounted to yes, but how tall is that platform?
kucarachi
Active Member
i've been on the ride dozens of times i have never once noticed the yeti not working. Its for a brief second anyway, so why spend that kind of money..is the yeti supposed to be doing something other than yelling in yiddish at you? Don't know but i think the yeti & things like the adventurers club should be left alone, cause there are far bigger concerns around the mouse house.
such as...why is sounds dangerous still open...why hasnt the great movie ride been changed at all since the park opened. If they would replace and upgrade those things i would be happier than if they made the yeti do jumping jacks.
such as...why is sounds dangerous still open...why hasnt the great movie ride been changed at all since the park opened. If they would replace and upgrade those things i would be happier than if they made the yeti do jumping jacks.
rsoxguy
Well-Known Member
Look here, where the Yeti is practically grabbing the camera.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-nFc2zXVCI
Now look here, where the Yeti remains at a distance with no purpose, like a kid in the corner, banned from going out to recess (3:40).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lffjEUKjPlA
Alektronic
Well-Known Member
I would say 8-10 ft. The platform is mounted to the ground and the Yeti base is mounted to the platform.
Interesting. I did not think he was that close to Terra firma.
EPCOTCenterLover
Well-Known Member
Me, neither. Funny how your memory plays tricks on you! Still love to see him move as he was originally designed to. It's an incredible effect.
Rob562
Well-Known Member
Obviously you've never seen the Yeti in A-mode...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a7EkgChz_qg#t=5m35s
And then at the 8:45 mark, you really get a good idea of how huge his hand and arm are as he's swiping at you.
-Rob
NoChesterHester
Well-Known Member
I just watched the latest ride video posted by @attractions and he is all the way down at the end of the ride. Definitely close to the base of the mountain.
AEfx
Well-Known Member
See, I just don't agree.
It was a poor design choice to put him there in the first place.
I *DID* see him in A-mode, and I completely see how some people still totally missed it. It's so quick, so dark, and you are on a fast portion of the coaster (where many people have squinty eyes, etc., just from the wind in your face).
It was a monumental waste of money for what they got, even if the dang thing worked.
It was just poor design. The whole project, save the mountain exterior, was. The Yeti should have been in the center of the mountain, but they were too afraid to be "KONGFRONTATION" so they went this route.
If they had spent 1/2 the time they spent filling the queue with random junk that most guests don't even notice (I could have made a similar queue, with a couple grand and a big truck to visit junk dealers with). But I know, I know - that junky tin can actually came from the Himalayas - wow! Yeah, that's lost on 99.99999% of guests.
Oh wait, I've got to go - the cult of Rhode is beating down my door, and I have to go inform them yet again that you can make as pretty environment as you want, but without content, it's like a beautiful leather engraved bookcover, with a promotional pamphlet for how to use a personal hygiene product inside, or a Ferrari with a moped engine under the hood.
bigm23
New Member
He is moving.
Just returned from our trip to Disney World. Went on twice as we love this ride. This was the first time we were actually able to really see him there on the ride as usually it is too dark, and he was moving more then when we visited 2 years ago, so to me it was good.
Just returned from our trip to Disney World. Went on twice as we love this ride. This was the first time we were actually able to really see him there on the ride as usually it is too dark, and he was moving more then when we visited 2 years ago, so to me it was good.
Pete C
Active Member
Awesome post.
pax_65
Well-Known Member
I dunno... there's truth to this, especially about the level of detail in the queue (which is extraordinary but probably lost on most guests). But I keep coming back to the fact that when I rode it in "A" mode I ducked in spite of myself. I mean, yeah... I knew the Yeti wasn't really going to take my head off (bad publicity for Disney if he did that) but still, I couldn't help but duck when he took a swipe at me. I think that's pretty cool... and a FAR cry from hunchback Yeti, Disco Yeti, crippled Yeti, or whatever "mode" he's in this week.