Expedition Everest Yeti Gone??? - The DIS Discussion Forums

phineasfan100 · 02-20-2012, 04:18 PM

I was recently at WDW and on Expedition Everest I have noticed that the AA Yeti was replaced with a projection. Has anyone else noticed this?

lockedoutlogic · 02-20-2012, 04:35 PM

I don't even think it is possible...

he's anchored with steel into a separate concrete slab that's contained within the structure for the "mountain"...

are you sure about this one? they would have to have everest down for awhile to do this and it would more than likely require an opening unless they broken him down to the individual screw.

not exactly a one day or one week job

Rabid Nick · 02-20-2012, 04:41 PM

Yeah, he's a part of the foundation. Don't see him going anywhere...

kate_wdw · 02-20-2012, 05:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by phineasfan100

I was recently at WDW and on Expedition Everest I have noticed that the AA Yeti was replaced with a projection. Has anyone else noticed this?

I think you missed him.

There is a section of the ride with a projection, but another section with the AA yeti.

Don't feel bad - I missed him on my first ride too!

tjkraz · 02-20-2012, 06:22 PM

He was still there last Tuesday. Blink and you miss him.

Josh125 · 02-20-2012, 06:47 PM

While I'm sure he was still there, he was not lit up in any way when we rode a few times last week. That portion of the ride was pitch black, so you aren't crazy.

doconeill · 02-20-2012, 06:48 PM

When you are stopped, facing forward in the cave, there is the projection, showing him ripping up tracks. I think it is after you do the backwards part, and you've stopped again before going forward. That has always been there.

After that, not far from the end, you enter another cave area where the yeti is. If you blink you can miss it, especially since she's been pretty much frozen in place, and they instead just use a strobe effect to give an illusion of movement instead of truly reaching down to grab you. If the strobe wasn't working, or your eyes didn't adjust properly, you may just have missed it.

If they actually removed Betti the Yeti, it would be all over the place...

Josh125 · 02-20-2012, 07:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by doconeill

When you are stopped, facing forward in the cave, there is the projection, showing him ripping up tracks. I think it is after you do the backwards part, and you've stopped again before going forward. That has always been there.

After that, not far from the end, you enter another cave area where the yeti is. If you blink you can miss it, especially since she's been pretty much frozen in place, and they instead just use a strobe effect to give an illusion of movement instead of truly reaching down to grab you. If the strobe wasn't working, or your eyes didn't adjust properly, you may just have missed it.

If they actually removed Betti the Yeti, it would be all over the place...

Right.....no question he/she was still firmly bolted down but the strobes were not on and that section was pitch black each time I rode it last week. I've riden EE probably 50 times over the past few years and I can assure you I know exactly where he/she should be

Edit: I seemed to have gotten sideways on the OPs first post. The projection was working fine

but alas no illuminated Yeti.

phineasfan100 · 02-20-2012, 08:11 PM

Well I do know that the Yeti is in B mode, but I rode it about 4 times and didn't see the red eyes or the AA at all. The strobe must have not been on. I remember about 5 years ago when I rode, The yeti was clearly

visible!

doconeill · 02-20-2012, 08:13 PM

Maybe they invoked "C" Mode. Or, more exactly, "No C" mode...

lockedoutlogic · 02-20-2012, 10:44 PM

Permanent "E" mode....

as in "Embarrassing" and "in Excusable"

but hey...its ridiculous that the CENTERPIECE of the ride has worked for about ten minutes in what will be 7 years this spring of the ride.

But Disney is brilliant...since they've added nothing (other than extra crooked numbers on the pricing) since EE opened...then you are guaranteed crowds....because the park is still vastly under equipped.

Oh...forget it...i gotta go have a conversation with Sam Adams

Disneylovingdad · 02-21-2012, 12:09 PM

It wasnt lit up at all when I went in the end of September. It was my first time on the ride but knew where to look. You could see the yeti just standing there but no light or movement at all.

Tara D · 02-23-2012, 05:35 PM

We went in Sept and I didn't see it. I thought I knew where to look but it was just dark. That is the first time I went on that ride and I was kinda disappointed because I thought I missed it somehow.

phineasfan100 · 02-24-2012, 08:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by doconeill

Maybe they invoked "C" Mode. Or, more exactly, "No C" mode...

I've heard of A and B mode... What is C mode?

doconeill · 02-24-2012, 08:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by phineasfan100

I've heard of A and B mode... What is C mode?

A joke (in more than one way

)

If "A" mode is full motion, and "B" mode is just the strobe, there must be a term for when they don't even bother with the strobe...

02-20-2012, 04:18 PM	#1
phineasfan100 Earning My Ears Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: New York Posts: 68	Expedition Everest Yeti Gone??? I was recently at WDW and on Expedition Everest I have noticed that the AA Yeti was replaced with a projection. Has anyone else noticed this? __________________ '04-CBR '07-Swan '12-Dolphin

02-20-2012, 04:35 PM	#2
lockedoutlogic DIS Veteran Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Joisey Posts: 2,130	I don't even think it is possible... he's anchored with steel into a separate concrete slab that's contained within the structure for the "mountain"... are you sure about this one? they would have to have everest down for awhile to do this and it would more than likely require an opening unless they broken him down to the individual screw. not exactly a one day or one week job __________________ Went there..... Worked there....(Resort Operations) Wed there....(EPCOT 2004) Bought there....(SSR 2006) Last Trip: Too Long Ago Next Trip: Not Soon Enough Gift Shop Quality: Horrible Portion Size: Shrinking and Suffering from Inflation "May the Space Being bless the Free Market"

02-20-2012, 06:22 PM	#5
tjkraz DVC Owner SSR Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Ohio Posts: 12,405	He was still there last Tuesday. Blink and you miss him. __________________ -- Tim DVC owner at SSR, BWV and VGC

02-20-2012, 06:48 PM	#7
doconeill Fastpass Jedi Master Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 14,314	When you are stopped, facing forward in the cave, there is the projection, showing him ripping up tracks. I think it is after you do the backwards part, and you've stopped again before going forward. That has always been there. After that, not far from the end, you enter another cave area where the yeti is. If you blink you can miss it, especially since she's been pretty much frozen in place, and they instead just use a strobe effect to give an illusion of movement instead of truly reaching down to grab you. If the strobe wasn't working, or your eyes didn't adjust properly, you may just have missed it. If they actually removed Betti the Yeti, it would be all over the place... __________________ Doc - WDW Untangled - Fastpass/Rider Switch - ADR Calculator - New: WDW MYW Ticket Price Calculator "WDW is the reason more of us should have paid more attention in Math class." - Me Commissioner, Official DIS Unplugged Fantasy Football League - MK Conf - EC Conf -2012 Champion flyingcat2003! 3rd Annual New England DISMeet for GKTW June 28-30, 2013 - meet the podcast team, myself, and more!

02-20-2012, 08:11 PM	#9
phineasfan100 Earning My Ears Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: New York Posts: 68	Well I do know that the Yeti is in B mode, but I rode it about 4 times and didn't see the red eyes or the AA at all. The strobe must have not been on. I remember about 5 years ago when I rode, The yeti was clearly visible! __________________ '04-CBR '07-Swan '12-Dolphin Last edited by phineasfan100; 02-24-2012 at 04:26 PM.

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02-20-2012, 04:41 PM	#3
Rabid Nick Earning My Ears Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 64	Yeah, he's a part of the foundation. Don't see him going anywhere...

02-20-2012, 06:47 PM	#6
Josh125 Mouseketeer Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Katy, TX Posts: 272	While I'm sure he was still there, he was not lit up in any way when we rode a few times last week. That portion of the ride was pitch black, so you aren't crazy.

02-20-2012, 08:13 PM	#10
doconeill Fastpass Jedi Master Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 14,314	Maybe they invoked "C" Mode. Or, more exactly, "No C" mode... __________________ Doc - WDW Untangled - Fastpass/Rider Switch - ADR Calculator - New: WDW MYW Ticket Price Calculator "WDW is the reason more of us should have paid more attention in Math class." - Me Commissioner, Official DIS Unplugged Fantasy Football League - MK Conf - EC Conf -2012 Champion flyingcat2003! 3rd Annual New England DISMeet for GKTW June 28-30, 2013 - meet the podcast team, myself, and more!

02-20-2012, 10:44 PM	#11
lockedoutlogic DIS Veteran Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Joisey Posts: 2,130	Permanent "E" mode.... as in "Embarrassing" and "in Excusable" but hey...its ridiculous that the CENTERPIECE of the ride has worked for about ten minutes in what will be 7 years this spring of the ride. But Disney is brilliant...since they've added nothing (other than extra crooked numbers on the pricing) since EE opened...then you are guaranteed crowds....because the park is still vastly under equipped. Oh...forget it...i gotta go have a conversation with Sam Adams __________________ Went there..... Worked there....(Resort Operations) Wed there....(EPCOT 2004) Bought there....(SSR 2006) Last Trip: Too Long Ago Next Trip: Not Soon Enough Gift Shop Quality: Horrible Portion Size: Shrinking and Suffering from Inflation "May the Space Being bless the Free Market"

02-21-2012, 12:09 PM	#12
Disneylovingdad Mouseketeer Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: New York Posts: 120	It wasnt lit up at all when I went in the end of September. It was my first time on the ride but knew where to look. You could see the yeti just standing there but no light or movement at all.

02-23-2012, 05:35 PM	#13
Tara D Mouseketeer Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 135	We went in Sept and I didn't see it. I thought I knew where to look but it was just dark. That is the first time I went on that ride and I was kinda disappointed because I thought I missed it somehow. __________________ 1986- Off Site 1990- Caribbean Beach Resort 2006- Polynesian 2008- Pop Century 2011- Caribbean Beach Resort (Pirate Room!!) 2012- Agent trip Counting down to our Feb 2013 trip... 12 nights at POFQ I am a Disney travel agent

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