What if they replace the yeti in the ride with the abominable snowman from monsters inc. and instead of scaring you he just tries to offer you snow cones.
So, when you’re at the broken track, you’ll notice a ton of hair bands on the side. Somewhere in the world there is someone who was the first to do it. Whoever that is, props to you. Long live hairband mountain
Sara Hedrick are there? Interesting. Never been, though, sad as it is. I Saw the really tall slide from tower of terror. Looks amazing. Can’t wait to go on it someday.
I was one of the lucky ones that got to see the yeti in A mode and damn that thing was scary... This light however.... Yeah brings the whole thrill of seeing the yeti to almost nothing.
Same here!!! The yeti looked absolutely *amazing* when it actually worked back in 2006. I was 9 at the time it was working, and I remember how fluid the animatronic was. Truly a work of art! It's such a shame that no-one gets to see it.
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Thank you Sdanwolf! I agree with your take on whether or not the Yeti will be fixed. There's nothing else major coming to the park as of right now besides the rumors of Zootopia and The Lion King. Wouldn't be surprised if they announce a new attraction and then the closing of EE to fix the Yeti.
It won’t be fixed for the 50th. There’s just too much going on right now. That ride is still incredibly popular. Even during off peak, the rides in Pandora and the Safari are 1-2 hour long waits. Then there the two new lands at MGM/DHS that will be opened but need to be given time to settle. But the biggest problem will be EPCOT. The 36yo park is in desperate need of restoration and retheming. It is currently getting this attention, but during the 50th there will still be too much construction going on. Add the additional crowds that the 50th celebration will bring, and people wanting to experience all the new lands for the first time, combined with the current packed-during-off-peak. AK simply cannot afford to have this 13yo attraction go dark for a lengthy time.
If they want to fix him they have to take the Mountain apart to a point and they do it. Which would leave the ride closed for a while and that ride is one of the main reasons people go
While I'm not 100% sure of the validity of this, I've heard that another reason they are having trouble fixing the yeti is because of a mistake that was made while trying to repair it. The story goes that in order to help secure it to the wall (once they realized the stress it was causing the structure in "A" mode), they poured concrete over the anchor points to better weigh it down... However, they forgot to check that the switch was out of the way of the concrete. They realized the error after it was too late, and now in order to dig the switch out and properly remedy the situation, they'd need to take the mountain apart. Either way, I'm so bummed that he hasn't been able to be fixed yet! What a cool animatronic!
That would be a major headache to fix, having to breakup the concrete without breaking something from the animatronic. Hopefully they fix it one day, I want to see the beast in all its glory.
The yeti as a whole is set in a massive block of concrete. At some point the concrete started cracking. They have tried some fixing methods, one of which might have been additional concrete. However, the way to fix it once and for all and completely involves taking apart the mountain, removing the yeti and concrete, and pouring it again.
it Needs to be refurbished at some Point anyway… it's like 10 years old? it would been wise to make the Yeti more accessible in the first place… and better anchored without being attachted to the concrete… but now they can do that. Disney has the Money. shut the fucker down for 4 months in the winter, and get 'er done!!!
I heard that it hasn’t been fixed due to the fact that they would have to take out half of the mountain to fix it? I’m probably way off but that’s what I heard from a few websites and people
The Yeti looks great and it’s a shame it doesn’t move anymore, but honestly if it began malfunctioning and causing damage so soon after opening, you have to ask whether fixing it would be worth it at all. There’s no guarantee it won’t do the same again.
I love this channel because I’ve never even heard of half of these attractions! I grew up near Disneyland, but the east coast parks are like a totally different world...
I rode it for the first time, and it has my favorite line ever. Since COVID and avatar being the main thing, it was walk on, and I rode it 7 times, but I made sure to take my time looking at all the details
Using Song of The South was apparently Tony Baxter's idea. To coincide with the theme of Bear Country, which was where any available land was, and to efficiently reuse the animatronics from America Sings! Ideas for a log flume had floating around Imagineering for years since the inception and later cancellation of Western River Expedition.
From what I’ve heard in other videos, it was part being inspired from the cartoon parts of Song of the South and part so that in kids’ minds Zip-a-dee-do-dah would be “the song from splash mountain” instead of “the song from that movie Disney won’t let me watch”
I’m surprised you don’t have at least 1M subscribers by now. You make great videos & it’s literally about theme Parks & coasters. Like, what could be more entertaining? Love these videos man! Keep it up! I’m always watching 👍🏻
I was fortunate enough to experience expedition everest at it's best with the fully functioning Yeti. Haven't been to Orlando ever since. Hope that when i go back he will be fixed
@@ThemeParkHistory I could not agree more about Dungeon of Doom, it had so many crazy theatrics, but most of thr time they were just a hilarious mess, lol. Great Video BTW, Expedition Everest is truely one of the greatest rides ever (the best Disney Coaster by far), definitely the best ride at Animal Kingdom for over a decade (and is one of my favorite rides ever). It's only rivaled now by Avatar Flight of Passage as far as Animal Kingdom rides go.
You can thank Hogan for the Dungeon! Both WCW and WWF thinking over the top characters were going to draw people to watch in the mid 1990's, what a time to be a fan 😂 Thank you for the kind words TheWpack911! It is one of my favorite attractions at any of the Disney Parks and only put Big Thunder Mountain Railroad ahead of EE because it was the first attraction I rode at Magic Kingdom when I was way younger.
@@ThemeParkHistory Yup, then WCW got wise and started the NWO which buried pretty much all of those types of over the top characters, except the really good ones like Sting. EE is one of my favorites also, and the kind words are deserved because your channel is one of my favorite UA-cam channels as well, keep up the excellent content!
Thanks for these awsome videos, you should do a video on the great movie ride what happened to their anmatroncs after the demolition of the ride. They were awsome and the sets were amazing a shame they tore it down for some weird 3D ride they should have just updated the ride with newer movies
Love this ride. But got my head stuck one time in between the two head rests during the backwards drop. My neck hurt for a week lol. Can you please do Haunted Mansion? Pretty please? :)
Buzz Lightyear’s Space Ranger Spin has been added to the list, we will be covering Alien Encounter sometime later this year. Thank you for the suggestion tankart150.
Thanks to Expedition Everest, we have the vertical free-fall coaster. John Wardley designed it because he was disappointed with how long you waited to move backwards on the Disney coaster. So Th13teen and its successors were designed to drop within a few seconds of stopping.
I was at Imagineering on an ABD, and the guy said that Everest would be going down within the next 2 years (said in July 2018) to fix the yeti. They have a plan, but I can’t remember how long he said the ride would be down for, but it was definitely under 4 months. It wasn’t very long, but he said that they were working to make it faster
If only there were some global catastrophe that caused Disney to shut down for months. They might get it fixed then. I'm sure they wouldn't waste an opportunity like that.
For me, it’s incomprehensible that Disney keeps on investing in Magic Kingdom copies at other parts of the world while neglecting the parks that made their fame and prestige, at home. I think they probably could make the same money expanding and improving their local domain, and having fewer international parks. Just make the american resorts worth the trip, and guests will come! ...This is the best attraction at Animal Kingdom and it’s been broken for so long! EPCOT is another example. It has been in an embarrassing state, with literally abandoned and/or underused buildings. Poor EPCOT...
I can't even see him, even with the lights, every time I'm like "dang I missed it again, it's so dark" I try because I want to see it but can't make him out. The light needs to be changed, it needs to be slowed there, something if they aren't going to make him jump out
Great movie ride please! Also, I have taking a tour of this attraction before, I have to say you are on point with the information. I don’t think the Yeti is going to fixed anytime soon because of the momentum from the yeti, it was literally cracking the ride itself, so safety in numbers. But I do hope that they will one day be able to fix it.
Thanks for making such great content TPH! You deserve more subs! I’d love to see a video about the history of The Enchanted Tiki Room, as it was the debut of Disney’s audio-animatronics. Thanks!
Well that was an interesting video though I am still waiting for either Escape from Gringotts bank or the Forbidden Journey and I hope those videos will be just as impressive
Awsome! You got yourself a new subscriber. I am not sure if you would do two disney videos in a row but I think that haunted mansion or space mountain would be a cool video. Great work guys!!
Theme Park History For some reason, theme parks and wrestling just click 😂 Thanks for the awesome content! Keep throwing in those wrestling references!
Another great video. 👍🏻 My last trip to AK I rode this five times and man it was fun. Great story and attraction. Some of the most in depth theming you’ll experience, which unfortunately doesn’t get the attention it deserves in the hustle and bustle of WDW. Joe Rohde is an enigma. Still looking forward to a Poseidon’s Fury video Jack! 👍🏻
OH YEEESSSS!!! Every time I ride this I always yell “ITS THE YETAAYY!” In my best Tony Schiavone voice. I can’t tell you how happy I am that someone else made this joke. You are the greatest.
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In my opinion, they should have put the drop in the back where no guest walking by could see it, it would have added to the whole experience and story telling of your track taking a new route. Not to mention it would be a surprise for some of the guest not expecting it!
@@mgilkey13 they 100% can’t change it now but even then you’re right. Seeing the drop, hearing the ambient sounds, the people screaming, all builds the adrenaline to getting on the ride. All as according to design though, it really is still a great roller coaster.
I do hope that someday that _monster_ of an animatronic can operate at its full capacity again, for the sake of its creators if not just because "the biggest animatronic Disney has created with the force of a 747 taking off" is too badass for it to just spend the rest of its life in Disco Mode. The head Imagineer is just so damn passionate every time I see him talking about it, I don't just want to see his vision and his team's hard work pay off, I want to see the thing that's got him so excited for myself!
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Oh boy cant wait to watch the history of this ride! Though I was wondering... How about the history of the Great Movie Ride or Dueling Dragons? I feel like they'll be fun episodes. I truly appreciate what you do, I've learned so much from these episodes about my favorite parks
To me Joe Rhode Is a Flawed imaginer.... Until he fixes that stupid Broken Yeti. Its really an embarrassing Blemish on Rhode's record... He better fix that Shit before he works on anything else.
@@termite9753 And left the yeti broken.I wonder what other rides are poorly designed and about to break down.... In the future... Im putting money on rise of the resistance.... Unfortunately... He's burned out already...
Aw yeah, one of Disney's best Thrill Rides. The first time I rode it, I was a bit intimidated, but my brother talked me into riding it. Best idea ever.
Had to include one of the greatest wrestlers to ever step into the squared circle. Now if I can only find a way to include Glacier in a future video...
This ride has a special place for me and is the reason i always dreamed being an imagineer. It is the ride that started all, that gave me the curiosity to search for another video, then a POV video because i didn't even knew what it meant back then and because i'm french x) ! So, sorry if i make mistakes in my english. This ride is incredible and a major statement that W.Disney is still right, mixing technology and art can give some pretty amazing things. The only ride in the world i would compareto this one is Space Mountain De La Terre à La Lune, not the other "versions". They both have the best : Story, Theming, Music, Environement, Placement, Colors, Sensations, ... Maybe i'm a fanboy for these two but you can't take the fact they are some of the best coasters in any park in the world, just by their catchy names. I've never ridden on Expedition Everest and it's a dream that WILL come true someday. I hope... Reality is i'm not good in math, i can draw some decent things and make 3D models / Layouts and everything that goes behind a ride in Nolimits 2. But being an imagineer might be something i'll never do. I respect these people, they are my models, they are everything i want to be one day. Someone that left a print in the world of Roller Coasters and with that, in a Disney Park. Thank you for this video, it reminds me why i love making rides and why i would love to ride even more. Really, thank you.
The supposedly last report of the Yeti working was sometime in 2009, but we couldn't confirm it as it was just posts on forums and no actual footage. If it was still moving in 2008 it was most likely in a limited capacity.
I went with my family (and best mate) to Disneyworld in September 2007, it was working 100% perfect then. The movement was so realistic, when his hand reached towards the train, you actually thought he'd grab it! Having been twice since (2011, 2013), it saddens me to see how they now do the Yeti movement. I still hold out the hope that he will be fixed one day, and back to all his glory!
For everyone reading this comment, now 2020 was anything but a good year, for all reasons that count, and I know a vaccine wasn’t made in the middle of the year (as far as I know) but a number of months was a wasted opportunity for Walt Disney World to fix the yeti. Think about that.
The "Yeti tearing apart the support structure" narrative has already been fully debunked. The Yeti could be removed and a replacement installed in the course of only a night or two. The reason that hasn't happened yet? Likely $$$. Giant animatronic yetis don't come cheap.
It's basically the best roller coaster in Disney world, period, and one of the few that's not entirely inside and yet still huge. If Disney saw the red light as a capmfire rather than a hinderance, Disneyworldcould have had its only Hypercoaster in its roster, good thing Busch Gardens and Seaworld can build past 200 feet.
It’s a shame because right as I go to Disney for the first and probably last for a while, the ride is closed for “refurbishment.” Probably gonna fix the yeti problem but I just wish one of the top rides on my bucket list would be open the week I finally get there, guess I must be unlucky
It has been said that Disney will not fix the yeti since it is to much trouble for something that is only about 5-10 seconds of the ride. I really think they should since in a way, the yeti is the whole ride and everything is a build up to it. He is integral to the story and that small moment is highly amped by the rest the ride. That is also not even mentioning that the animatronic is insanely impressive and cool on its own. The Yeti is already pretty cool in B-Mode due to its sheer scale and buildup but I feel like him working would be a crazy thrill and would add so much to the ride as a perfect finale. Expedition Everest is incomplete without a working yeti. Edit: That is not to mention that the park is animal kingdom and the yeti is an animal and that is another reason for it to be highlighted.(It is their mythical animal for the park as a replacement for the original beastly kingdom plan).
I rode this in September 2006 I’m sure it was still in A mode, when was it turned off? I’d like to know if I’m honoured enough to of seen it in its natural state..
What if they replace the yeti in the ride with the abominable snowman from monsters inc. and instead of scaring you he just tries to offer you snow cones.
That would be both hilarious and terrifying
Christian Smith honestly that would be great
*zooming by at 60mph* 50 foot abominable snowman: Ẇ̵̞̯̗̫̗̎͂̑̊̑͆̾̓̀͑͠ H̶̤͛̈́̏̈́̀̒̒̀͋͘̕̕͝ Ȭ̷̢̧̡̥̲̼̻̖͙̹̗̺̺̹̙̦̩̭̬̈͗ ̴̛̠͇̳̓̋̉̏͊̋́́̿̀̌̑̈́̍̀̋̑͝͝ W̴̨̲̘̞̪̯̭͍͉̼̲̟͙̼͕͍͌̋̏͆̊̅̓̓ Ȃ̴̛͍̺̹̱͕̪͙̉̀̅͊͗̅̀͝ N̸̥̖͍͕̳̩͎̱̞̘̤̘̂̌̇ͅͅ T̷̛͖͈͓͉̯̍̅͊ͅ S̵̡̧̫͈̯̼̜̼͚̫̮͓̩͚̣̦͖͓̐͊́́̃̀̕͜ͅ ̵͚̣͍͂̃̎̊́́̍̊̓͗̕S̵̛̙͐̊͋̍̐̋̊͑̈͝͝͠ N̸̡̡̡̞̹͇̞͍͈̫̪̳̞̩͇̆͗͋̐̃̂̽̍̃̓͂̑̑̀͜͠ Ǫ̵̡̼̟̜̪̮̖̗̗̜̼̺̰͍͇͕̻̍̇̑̂̒̚ W̶̡͇͙̮̻̫͖̠͈͚̼̦͍̘̪͊̅͊̈́̔͛ C̶̻̰̯̟̙̰͖͙̈́̂̅͊̌̃͂ Ǫ̵̡̡̛̲͔͔̦̦̙͙̙͇̭̺͔̅̀͋́̔̔̕ͅ Ǹ̴̝̳̗̝̩̗͉͕̱̰͊͛́̇͐̅̔̈́̋̍̋̀̐̇́͝͝ E̷̡̢̙̣̘̖̣̹͉̪͓̪̣̺͔̖̱͖͌ͅŞ̸̧͇̦̥̺̩̪̭͚͕̟͎͕̟̝̞͉̝̍̓̍̍̀͘
The Adorable Snowman, or Agreeable Snowman
"WELCOME TO THE HIMALAYAS"
So, when you’re at the broken track, you’ll notice a ton of hair bands on the side. Somewhere in the world there is someone who was the first to do it. Whoever that is, props to you. Long live hairband mountain
The 55 Life omg I’m not the only person to notice that. My best friend and I were dying laughing when we noticed that
On Joe Rohde's instagram he was asked about that and he has no idea how it started lol
There are also thousands of hair bands at the top of the chair lift in Blizzard Beach.
Sara Hedrick are there? Interesting. Never been, though, sad as it is. I Saw the really tall slide from tower of terror. Looks amazing. Can’t wait to go on it someday.
I throw one on there every time I ride it.
Poor Yeti, Forever Disco, yet never moving.
Disco will never die!
@@ThemeParkHistory Thanks this cheaper alternative, yes
That sounds like a title to an emo song.
“Welcome To The Himalayas”
Sorry for copying your comment, I didn’t see yours. ;-;
Snowcone?
Tough kids, sissy kids, kids who climb on rocks.
It’s lemon
Welcome to the Dirtyayas.
Sometimes I forget the yeti is even there
Feels like that is the case these days!
That is until the strobe lights come on.
Cait Cher even the strobes don’t help
I was one of the lucky ones that got to see the yeti in A mode and damn that thing was scary... This light however.... Yeah brings the whole thrill of seeing the yeti to almost nothing.
Yeah... I remember that my dad had to point out to me that the yeti actually showed up at some point in the ride.
I WILL NEVER FORGIVE THEM FOR NOT DOING BEASTLY KINGDOM. STUPID DINOS! *cough* anyway, great video.
IT'S ALL DISNEYLAND PARIS'S FAULT!
@@ThemeParkHistory STUPID FRANCE!
To be honest, I don't think it would have fit into Animal Kingdom anyhow. Dragons and unicorns seem like a Fantasyland thing, you know?
Hey, dinosaurs are love. Dinosaurs are life.
Mocha Express Yeah, but Chinese dragons and Yetis would definitely fit in the Asia section because Asian cultures have mythical creatures!
I was fortunate enough to ride this during the soft opening when the Yeti still worked. It blew my 11 year old mind!
Same here!!! The yeti looked absolutely *amazing* when it actually worked back in 2006. I was 9 at the time it was working, and I remember how fluid the animatronic was. Truly a work of art! It's such a shame that no-one gets to see it.
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Keep up the awesome work man! I’m thinking if it’s not fixed for the 50th Anniversary in 2021... it’ll most likely never be fixed haha 😕
Thank you Sdanwolf! I agree with your take on whether or not the Yeti will be fixed. There's nothing else major coming to the park as of right now besides the rumors of Zootopia and The Lion King. Wouldn't be surprised if they announce a new attraction and then the closing of EE to fix the Yeti.
@VACCINATE YOUR KIDS ALREADY! 2 HOURS ALREADY
It won’t be fixed for the 50th. There’s just too much going on right now. That ride is still incredibly popular. Even during off peak, the rides in Pandora and the Safari are 1-2 hour long waits. Then there the two new lands at MGM/DHS that will be opened but need to be given time to settle. But the biggest problem will be EPCOT. The 36yo park is in desperate need of restoration and retheming. It is currently getting this attention, but during the 50th there will still be too much construction going on. Add the additional crowds that the 50th celebration will bring, and people wanting to experience all the new lands for the first time, combined with the current packed-during-off-peak. AK simply cannot afford to have this 13yo attraction go dark for a lengthy time.
Tell that to Joe Rhode.
If they want to fix him they have to take the Mountain apart to a point and they do it. Which would leave the ride closed for a while and that ride is one of the main reasons people go
While I'm not 100% sure of the validity of this, I've heard that another reason they are having trouble fixing the yeti is because of a mistake that was made while trying to repair it. The story goes that in order to help secure it to the wall (once they realized the stress it was causing the structure in "A" mode), they poured concrete over the anchor points to better weigh it down... However, they forgot to check that the switch was out of the way of the concrete. They realized the error after it was too late, and now in order to dig the switch out and properly remedy the situation, they'd need to take the mountain apart. Either way, I'm so bummed that he hasn't been able to be fixed yet! What a cool animatronic!
That would be a major headache to fix, having to breakup the concrete without breaking something from the animatronic. Hopefully they fix it one day, I want to see the beast in all its glory.
The yeti as a whole is set in a massive block of concrete. At some point the concrete started cracking. They have tried some fixing methods, one of which might have been additional concrete. However, the way to fix it once and for all and completely involves taking apart the mountain, removing the yeti and concrete, and pouring it again.
it Needs to be refurbished at some Point anyway… it's like 10 years old?
it would been wise to make the Yeti more accessible in the first place… and better anchored without being attachted to the concrete… but now they can do that. Disney has the Money.
shut the fucker down for 4 months in the winter, and get 'er done!!!
I heard that it hasn’t been fixed due to the fact that they would have to take out half of the mountain to fix it? I’m probably way off but that’s what I heard from a few websites and people
I really hope you also cover the Great Movie Ride. It's a Film Classic
We will definitely be covering The Great Movie Ride sometime this year Bryce, no clue when but it's coming. Thank you for the suggestion.
@@ThemeParkHistory Thank you for the amazing content and the ❤️
No problem!
I agree bryce
Bryce McKenzie till this day I’m still mad asf they took that ride out
The Yeti looks great and it’s a shame it doesn’t move anymore, but honestly if it began malfunctioning and causing damage so soon after opening, you have to ask whether fixing it would be worth it at all. There’s no guarantee it won’t do the same again.
I love this channel because I’ve never even heard of half of these attractions! I grew up near Disneyland, but the east coast parks are like a totally different world...
Im early....FIX THE YETI
#FIXTHEYETI
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@bigevilworldwide1 I would wait and watch the full remodel.
@Xantron Not the whole mountain, just the section with the yeti.
@bigevilworldwide1 I'm thinking they'll jump on their chance once Galaxy's Edge opens.
Perhaps you can do Monsters Inc.: Mike & Sulley to the rescue at Disney California Adventure?
Consider it added to the list, thank you for the suggestion Peter!
Do muppet vision 3D or it’s tough to be a bug
Always a good day when Theme Park History posts!
Thank you Stephanie!
I agree
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@@ThemeParkHistory can you do jungle cruise please
Can you do The Great Movie Ride please!
RJ Awesomeness I second that
I’d love that
agreed!
Wow that’s a throwback
@ RJ Awesomeness we will be covering The Great Movie Ride sometime this year, thank you for the suggestion!
Everest is an amazing Expedition. It's one of the best themed coasters I've rode.
I rode it for the first time, and it has my favorite line ever. Since COVID and avatar being the main thing, it was walk on, and I rode it 7 times, but I made sure to take my time looking at all the details
It is horrible ? Like I a not a coaster person so question
Do Splash Mountain! I'm so curious why they chose such a controversial movie for ride inspiration!
Splash Mountain has been added to the list, thank you for the suggestion shifty-eyed-kisses.
Using Song of The South was apparently Tony Baxter's idea. To coincide with the theme of Bear Country, which was where any available land was, and to efficiently reuse the animatronics from America Sings! Ideas for a log flume had floating around Imagineering for years since the inception and later cancellation of Western River Expedition.
From what I’ve heard in other videos, it was part being inspired from the cartoon parts of Song of the South and part so that in kids’ minds Zip-a-dee-do-dah would be “the song from splash mountain” instead of “the song from that movie Disney won’t let me watch”
Zip-I-dee-doo-ba
I’m surprised you don’t have at least 1M subscribers by now. You make great videos & it’s literally about theme Parks & coasters. Like, what could be more entertaining? Love these videos man! Keep it up! I’m always watching 👍🏻
I was lucky to ride it in the summer of 2006. The full-motion Yeti was incredible and I hope they restore it someday.
THE YETAY!
The Yetayyyy has broken out of the ice in the Himalayas!
it's a YEETi!
*proceeds to dry hump Hulk Hogan*
I marked out
MakBot The double team bear hug should never be used again
“The YET-AY” bonus points for that
Definitely one of the best Vekomas I've ridden.
Mr. Meloetta it’s the only good one what I’ve rode
@@hunterl6410 LOL.
I just realized most of Disney's coasters are Vekoma including Tron Light Cycle. Everest is really smooth.
I can’t believe I just saw a Yetay reference on a theme park channel 😂😂😂
How could I not include one of the greatest moments ever in the sport of professional wrestling?
que185 I marked out bro
Dude, same. I just lost it laughing and my parents are now looking at me like 'You okay there?'
I was fortunate enough to experience expedition everest at it's best with the fully functioning Yeti. Haven't been to Orlando ever since. Hope that when i go back he will be fixed
I would really like to know the history of Rock 'n' Roller Coaster
The Rock 'n' Roller Coaster has been added to the list, thank you for the suggestion Hernan.
Oh man that old WCW call back to the the short lived Yeti gimmick was masterful, LMAO! 😂
Had to include it! Man the Dungeon of Doom is the greatest and worst storyline ever put together.
@@ThemeParkHistory I could not agree more about Dungeon of Doom, it had so many crazy theatrics, but most of thr time they were just a hilarious mess, lol.
Great Video BTW, Expedition Everest is truely one of the greatest rides ever (the best Disney Coaster by far), definitely the best ride at Animal Kingdom for over a decade (and is one of my favorite rides ever). It's only rivaled now by Avatar Flight of Passage as far as Animal Kingdom rides go.
You can thank Hogan for the Dungeon! Both WCW and WWF thinking over the top characters were going to draw people to watch in the mid 1990's, what a time to be a fan 😂
Thank you for the kind words TheWpack911! It is one of my favorite attractions at any of the Disney Parks and only put Big Thunder Mountain Railroad ahead of EE because it was the first attraction I rode at Magic Kingdom when I was way younger.
THE YETAY!
@@ThemeParkHistory Yup, then WCW got wise and started the NWO which buried pretty much all of those types of over the top characters, except the really good ones like Sting.
EE is one of my favorites also, and the kind words are deserved because your channel is one of my favorite UA-cam channels as well, keep up the excellent content!
I was soooo happy you put footage of the Yetayy in there
How do you not include the greatest moment in the history of WCW?
@@ThemeParkHistory It is truly the greatest moment in the history of our sport
The first time I want on this ride and saw the yeti I yelled when I got off the ride I've done a poo I kid you not
Thanks for these awsome videos, you should do a video on the great movie ride what happened to their anmatroncs after the demolition of the ride. They were awsome and the sets were amazing a shame they tore it down for some weird 3D ride they should have just updated the ride with newer movies
When you build a whole ride just to find out your program had a glitch
Love this ride. But got my head stuck one time in between the two head rests during the backwards drop. My neck hurt for a week lol.
Can you please do Haunted Mansion? Pretty please? :)
The haunted mansion will be a good one
It turns 50 this year, here's hoping Atencio, Coates and Davis get their dues and that this channel may also cover Phantom Manor and Mystic Manor.
Yes
Can you do Pirates please. It’s my favorite dark ride at Disneyland
Pirates of the Caribbean has been added to the list, thank you for the suggestion Brandon.
I agree with brandon!!👍👆
Can you cover Buzz Lightyear’s Space Ranger Spin? And, The ExtraTERRORestrial Alien Encounter? 😃
Buzz Lightyear’s Space Ranger Spin has been added to the list, we will be covering Alien Encounter sometime later this year. Thank you for the suggestion tankart150.
I'm from the future and he made the extra Terror retrial alien was already made. And it's one hell of a video
Oh my god! Thank you so much! I absolutely loved this ride. Rode it 10 times and never got bored of it
I would love to know the history of universal’s Poseidon’s Fury
Thanks to Expedition Everest, we have the vertical free-fall coaster. John Wardley designed it because he was disappointed with how long you waited to move backwards on the Disney coaster. So Th13teen and its successors were designed to drop within a few seconds of stopping.
I was at Imagineering on an ABD, and the guy said that Everest would be going down within the next 2 years (said in July 2018) to fix the yeti. They have a plan, but I can’t remember how long he said the ride would be down for, but it was definitely under 4 months. It wasn’t very long, but he said that they were working to make it faster
That is what is known in the industry as "bluffing".
Can we get a "Theme Park History of R.L. Stine's 'The Haunted Lighthouse'"?
Holy crap, is this a real thing? Consider it added to the list, thank you for the suggestion Man1cmanMario.
@@ThemeParkHistory Of course, happy to help! ^^
Wonderful video, like always, I love this rollercoaster. Keep doing this AMAZING videos.
Thank you so much Vini!
Theme Park History you’re welcome
God, when I went on this ride I almost crapped myself.
Not because I was scared, because it was just SO FREAKING AWESOME!
If only there were some global catastrophe that caused Disney to shut down for months. They might get it fixed then. I'm sure they wouldn't waste an opportunity like that.
Most underrated theme park channel on UA-cam
Thank you Gaius! Appreciate the kind words!
I know someone already said it but I will join him and say:
Do alien encounter.
And we will cover Alien Encounter sometime this year, thank you GreninjaTheMan.
Theme Park History your welcome!
“THE YET-AYYY!”
-Tony Schiavone, known genius.
“Hulk Hogan you can go to hell”
Rocken Rollercoaster starring Aerosmith
Rock 'n' Roller Coaster has been added to the list, thank you for the suggestion The GodPharaohsRaven.
For me, it’s incomprehensible that Disney keeps on investing in Magic Kingdom copies at other parts of the world while neglecting the parks that made their fame and prestige, at home. I think they probably could make the same money expanding and improving their local domain, and having fewer international parks. Just make the american resorts worth the trip, and guests will come!
...This is the best attraction at Animal Kingdom and it’s been broken for so long! EPCOT is another example. It has been in an embarrassing state, with literally abandoned and/or underused buildings. Poor EPCOT...
duartemu They are improving MGM studios I suppose
I can't even see him, even with the lights, every time I'm like "dang I missed it again, it's so dark" I try because I want to see it but can't make him out. The light needs to be changed, it needs to be slowed there, something if they aren't going to make him jump out
Great movie ride please!
Also, I have taking a tour of this attraction before, I have to say you are on point with the information. I don’t think the Yeti is going to fixed anytime soon because of the momentum from the yeti, it was literally cracking the ride itself, so safety in numbers. But I do hope that they will one day be able to fix it.
History of Universal's Simpsons Ride? Plz?
The Simpsons Ride has been added to the list, thank you for the suggestion Jack.
@@ThemeParkHistory Since it is a relatively recent ride.... it will be one of your most bare and short videos.
I remember going to this ride early on when it opened and the damn Yeti still didn't work. The set up is cool though.
The ride got stuck going up the halfway point but it added to the experience. Loved the ride, what a surprise!
Absolutely loved The Yeti WCW reference!
Had to include the greatest moment in WCW history!
@@ThemeParkHistory I marked out for the cameo not gonna lie haha!
@@BleedGreen2023 Same here
The YET-TAAAY!
Thanks for making such great content TPH! You deserve more subs! I’d love to see a video about the history of The Enchanted Tiki Room, as it was the debut of Disney’s audio-animatronics. Thanks!
The second chain lift was SO LOUD and watching the ride again reminded me of it instantly
Well that was an interesting video though I am still waiting for either Escape from Gringotts bank or the Forbidden Journey and I hope those videos will be just as impressive
Can you do Triceratops Encounter or ExtraTERRORestrial Alien Encounter
I know it’s probably been suggested but you should definitely do Spladh Mountain!
Splash Mountain has been added to the list, thank you for the suggestion Curtis.
Awsome! You got yourself a new subscriber. I am not sure if you would do two disney videos in a row but I think that haunted mansion or space mountain would be a cool video. Great work guys!!
Nice WCW clip. IT'S THE YETAY!
One of the greatest debuts ever?
@@ThemeParkHistory not one of. THE GREATEST!
Theme Park History Only behind Glacier
It's nice to know that even though we cover theme park attractions people know who Yeti and Glacier are.
Theme Park History For some reason, theme parks and wrestling just click 😂 Thanks for the awesome content! Keep throwing in those wrestling references!
This ride also made an appearance on the pbs show fetch with ruff ruffman
When they where explaining rollercoasters
Curse you Netflix
Another great video. 👍🏻 My last trip to AK I rode this five times and man it was fun. Great story and attraction. Some of the most in depth theming you’ll experience, which unfortunately doesn’t get the attention it deserves in the hustle and bustle of WDW. Joe Rohde is an enigma. Still looking forward to a Poseidon’s Fury video Jack! 👍🏻
OH YEEESSSS!!! Every time I ride this I always yell “ITS THE YETAAYY!” In my best Tony Schiavone voice. I can’t tell you how happy I am that someone else made this joke. You are the greatest.
I would love to see a video on Epcot’s Test Track! The change between iterations is so drastic yet so similar at the same time
I've Might Go On The Expedition Everest Roller Coaster At Disney's Animal Kingdom At Walt Disney World Resort In Florida In The United States Of America One Day During My Orlando And Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex Museum And Universal Orlando Resort And Ripley's Believe It Or Not Museum And Walt Disney World Resort In Florida Holiday Megatrip On My 30th Birthday Celebrations In 2023 And It's A Bit Like The Runaway Mine Train At Alton Towers Theme Park Near Stoke On Trent Staffordshire Near Birmingham In England In The United Kingdom. Awesome. Thanks Theme Park History Mate. X
In my opinion, they should have put the drop in the back where no guest walking by could see it, it would have added to the whole experience and story telling of your track taking a new route. Not to mention it would be a surprise for some of the guest not expecting it!
I like this idea,but I think that just standing there,watching the train speed by is something to popular to change
@@mgilkey13 they 100% can’t change it now but even then you’re right. Seeing the drop, hearing the ambient sounds, the people screaming, all builds the adrenaline to getting on the ride. All as according to design though, it really is still a great roller coaster.
I do hope that someday that _monster_ of an animatronic can operate at its full capacity again, for the sake of its creators if not just because "the biggest animatronic Disney has created with the force of a 747 taking off" is too badass for it to just spend the rest of its life in Disco Mode. The head Imagineer is just so damn passionate every time I see him talking about it, I don't just want to see his vision and his team's hard work pay off, I want to see the thing that's got him so excited for myself!
Fix the yeti!!!
#FIXTHEYETI
Fix it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
When I rode it for the first time a few years ago I didn’t even realize Disco Yeti was a thing but that’s who we got 😂
I've Might Go On Expedition Everest Rollercoaster At Disney's Animal Kingdom At Walt Disney World Resort In Florida One Day. Thanks Theme Park History Mate. X
No problem Luke! You should definitely ride the next time you are at the park, it is definitely worth it!
You Smart Cookie Theme Park History Mate. X
4:16 - That's a deep cut professional wrestling reference, Theme Parks History.
Amazing. Can you make the History of Phantom Manor (Disneyland Paris)?
Phantom Manor has been added to the list, thank you for the suggestion Prentis.
what about great movie ride to disney hollywood studios
I’m lining up for this right now 😂
Hope you enjoy the ride!
Theme Park History thanks was rly good i enjoyed the flow of the ride
Oh boy cant wait to watch the history of this ride! Though I was wondering...
How about the history of the Great Movie Ride or Dueling Dragons? I feel like they'll be fun episodes.
I truly appreciate what you do, I've learned so much from these episodes about my favorite parks
You keep making these videos so amazing. I admire that. I also have another request. Star Tours please.
Thank you Jacob! Star Tours has been added to the list, thank you for the suggestion.
To me
Joe Rhode
Is a Flawed imaginer....
Until he fixes that stupid
Broken
Yeti.
Its really an embarrassing Blemish on Rhode's record...
He better fix that Shit before he works on anything else.
Joe Rhode: goes on to build Pandora and Galaxy's Edge
@@termite9753
And left the yeti broken.I wonder what other rides are poorly designed and about to break down.... In the future...
Im putting money on rise of the resistance....
Unfortunately...
He's burned out already...
This ride is honestly my favorite Disney roller coaster type ride. My dad and I rode it two times in a row a few years back..
Do the Simpsons Ride, The Great Movie Ride, The Funtasmic World of Hanna Barbera, Jimmy Neutron's Nicktoon Blast
It would be Awesome if you did “The Alien Encounter” in Disney Magic Kingdom Florida!
Alien Encounter has been added to the list, thank you for the suggestion Sam.
Original Name of the ride was going to be The Nostromo as in the name of the ship in Alien
0:33 Great Scotland Yard. It's Mr Yeiti From Disney & Pixar's Monsters Inc. Thanks Mate. X
Can you do The Great Movie Ride, Rock’n Roller Coaster by Aerosmith or The Simpsons ride or The Hollywood Rip Ride Rocket
Aw yeah, one of Disney's best Thrill Rides. The first time I rode it, I was a bit intimidated, but my brother talked me into riding it. Best idea ever.
Nice little nod to WCW
Had to include one of the greatest wrestlers to ever step into the squared circle. Now if I can only find a way to include Glacier in a future video...
Theme Park History Video of Wild Arctic at Sea World?
That might be a way...
This ride has a special place for me and is the reason i always dreamed being an imagineer.
It is the ride that started all, that gave me the curiosity to search for another video, then a POV video because i didn't even knew what it meant back then and because i'm french x) ! So, sorry if i make mistakes in my english.
This ride is incredible and a major statement that W.Disney is still right, mixing technology and art can give some pretty amazing things.
The only ride in the world i would compareto this one is Space Mountain De La Terre à La Lune, not the other "versions".
They both have the best : Story, Theming, Music, Environement, Placement, Colors, Sensations, ... Maybe i'm a fanboy for these two but you can't take the fact they are some of the best coasters in any park in the world, just by their catchy names.
I've never ridden on Expedition Everest and it's a dream that WILL come true someday. I hope...
Reality is i'm not good in math, i can draw some decent things and make 3D models / Layouts and everything that goes behind a ride in Nolimits 2.
But being an imagineer might be something i'll never do. I respect these people, they are my models, they are everything i want to be one day. Someone that left a print in the world of Roller Coasters and with that, in a Disney Park.
Thank you for this video, it reminds me why i love making rides and why i would love to ride even more.
Really, thank you.
Can anyone tell me when the Yeti did stop working, because I swear when I went in 2008 it still moved
The supposedly last report of the Yeti working was sometime in 2009, but we couldn't confirm it as it was just posts on forums and no actual footage. If it was still moving in 2008 it was most likely in a limited capacity.
I went with my family (and best mate) to Disneyworld in September 2007, it was working 100% perfect then. The movement was so realistic, when his hand reached towards the train, you actually thought he'd grab it!
Having been twice since (2011, 2013), it saddens me to see how they now do the Yeti movement.
I still hold out the hope that he will be fixed one day, and back to all his glory!
Please make The Theme Park History of The Great Movie Ride at Disney MGM Studios aka Disney’s Hollywood Studios.
For everyone reading this comment, now 2020 was anything but a good year, for all reasons that count, and I know a vaccine wasn’t made in the middle of the year (as far as I know) but a number of months was a wasted opportunity for Walt Disney World to fix the yeti. Think about that.
The "Yeti tearing apart the support structure" narrative has already been fully debunked. The Yeti could be removed and a replacement installed in the course of only a night or two. The reason that hasn't happened yet? Likely $$$. Giant animatronic yetis don't come cheap.
It's basically the best roller coaster in Disney world, period, and one of the few that's not entirely inside and yet still huge. If Disney saw the red light as a capmfire rather than a hinderance, Disneyworldcould have had its only Hypercoaster in its roster, good thing Busch Gardens and Seaworld can build past 200 feet.
• Year of 2024 •
// Everest: The Curse of The Abominable Snowman \\
It’s a shame because right as I go to Disney for the first and probably last for a while, the ride is closed for “refurbishment.” Probably gonna fix the yeti problem but I just wish one of the top rides on my bucket list would be open the week I finally get there, guess I must be unlucky
It has been said that Disney will not fix the yeti since it is to much trouble for something that is only about 5-10 seconds of the ride. I really think they should since in a way, the yeti is the whole ride and everything is a build up to it. He is integral to the story and that small moment is highly amped by the rest the ride. That is also not even mentioning that the animatronic is insanely impressive and cool on its own. The Yeti is already pretty cool in B-Mode due to its sheer scale and buildup but I feel like him working would be a crazy thrill and would add so much to the ride as a perfect finale. Expedition Everest is incomplete without a working yeti. Edit: That is not to mention that the park is animal kingdom and the yeti is an animal and that is another reason for it to be highlighted.(It is their mythical animal for the park as a replacement for the original beastly kingdom plan).
I rode this in September 2006 I’m sure it was still in A mode, when was it turned off? I’d like to know if I’m honoured enough to of seen it in its natural state..
My highschool went on a trip to WDW in 2007...sadly my parents wouldn't let me go. So I missed the only time the Yeti worked!
That's a bummer!
I can’t believe this ride is gonna be 15 years old! Seems like yesterday my 6 y/o self rode it for the first time!
They should do a refurbishment after stars wars galaxys edge opens since most of the crowds will be there
Remember, they have to be sure the solution they find won’t cost the most time but will still be a permanent fix to supporting that much strength