Check out Jackie's vlogs at kzitem.infofeatured and tell her I sent ya! Keep an eye out for me in them also. Follow me on Instagram at instagram.com/expeditionthemepark for behind the scenes looks and more. Do you think the Disco Yeti needs fixing? Let me know! I also know that the switch track on Everest cost more than the whole of 13 at Towers. I just wanted to show that clip 😁
@BYTEXX.
3 жыл бұрын
Ok cool 👌
@alexgeorge501
3 жыл бұрын
can the next Expedition be on the defunct DisneyQuest at Disney Springs?
@davefroman4700
3 жыл бұрын
Can you imagine what animatronics are going to look like in 5 years? Go look at Boston Dynamics Dancing robots....
@troywilliams6849
3 жыл бұрын
Love this,🤘💓
@th3f0und3r3
3 жыл бұрын
Can you do big thunder mountain next
@ailem2707
3 жыл бұрын
I definitely wasn’t expecting that many High School Musical puns in an Expedition Everest video
@ExpeditionThemePark
3 жыл бұрын
haha you and me both...
@drewo.127
2 жыл бұрын
@@ExpeditionThemePark I could tell you we’re struggling to not burst out laughing! Unfortunately, while you succeeded, I wasn’t so lucky! That “get your head in the game” just broke me!🤣🤣🤣
@GoetiaTV
3 жыл бұрын
I wish Disney would make more rides based on the Society of Explorers and Adventurers. It's the perfect setup for so many different styles of theming.
@ExpeditionThemePark
3 жыл бұрын
True!
@GloriousDutchPancakes
3 жыл бұрын
@@ExpeditionThemePark i also wish they had an lore reason why the disney parks are there. Like they have with the Efteling
@BuckarooBanzai84
3 жыл бұрын
And movie-making! (wink!) =)
@erikottosen6797
3 жыл бұрын
Honestly, thinking about it after *really* meeting the Society with Tokyo DisneySea, it's weird that this ride ISN'T connected to that metaplot... Bob would fit in very well with Mr. Hightower.
@cannibalisticrequiem
2 жыл бұрын
They *do* have them... just in the Asian parks overseas. It's incredibly frustrating because it feels like all of the overseas Disney Parks get these amazing non-IP rides (although their IP rides are pretty baller too, because they actually do something new and different with them), meanwhile we get stuck with all the IP attractions in the states because that's what Americans want, and Disney Park fans have histrionic meltdowns if even one *small* inconsequential thing is changed on their favorite rides, which sets off a torrent of entitled tears and blubbering about "r*ping/ruining my childhood". So, and nobody likes to hear this, we have no one to blame but our fellow fans for not getting anything new and different in the parks, because any time something is rumored, the cycle of petulant whining begins anew.
@Mokujo
3 жыл бұрын
Watching the yeti in the preview videos is honestly awe-inspiring. It's so large and well-animated that it looks like CG. What a shame that one of the coolest engineering marvels ever is in such a state.
@ExpeditionThemePark
3 жыл бұрын
It is very very impressive
@AwkwardKidAdventures
3 жыл бұрын
I never went on that ride when it first came out because the commercial made that yeti so scary to me. :P
@ShinySonic
2 жыл бұрын
Well at least someday they do want to work on this ride to fix the yeti, it’ll probably be awhile but once it’s done I think Disney won’t regret that decision to finally show off their best animatronic again
@PoseidonEntertainment
3 жыл бұрын
Expedition Everest stands as a testament to the idea that well thought-out attractions are what bring people in, not IP. A project that is creatively ambitious, marketed properly, is just as enticing, if not more so, than sticking a "brand" into a park wherever one might feel like. Everest stands as a sad reminder of the creativity allowed to flourish under the Eisner era (despite a lot of obvious problems like DCA though) and makes me wish that the company took that direction again. What makes the parks "Disney" to me, is the signature level of creativity and thought that used to go into their attractions. Iger and Chapek don't understand that the Disney signature is quality, and not cartoons.
@osofilms1319
4 ай бұрын
To be fair, IP attractions have been around since the beginning of Disneyland when Walt was around. We just didn’t have that *many* IP attractions - there’s nothing wrong with an IP attraction, its creativity is still there.
@AwesomeMooseSmile
Ай бұрын
@osofilms1319 The problem is, when was the last time they've done something original? Epcot has been infamously plagued with random IP rides that don't fit the park recently, and many classic rides have been replaced with just IP stuff, like Splash Mountain and, most recently, Dinosaur. IP rides aren't inherently an issue, Universal is basically just that, and it's great, but all of Disney's most iconic and best rides are not IP based and original, like journey into imagination, Pirates of the Caribbean, Space Mountain, Expedition Everest, and Splash Mountain, but we haven't had anything like that in such a long time
@TheGamezRevolution
3 жыл бұрын
been 15 years since a non ip based attraction opened at disney world..... damn :(
@ExpeditionThemePark
3 жыл бұрын
It has sadly
@RomanRulery
3 жыл бұрын
@John Madden It pretty much means it's an original idea. Not based off of a movie etc....
@rondadams
3 жыл бұрын
Arguably, Disney seems to do some of their best work with non-ip based attractions.
@crudkip4326
Жыл бұрын
And even longer since for Disneyland!? (California)
@tallman11282
3 жыл бұрын
I worked in the Everest gift shop for a time years ago and I've ridden the ride countless times and love it. I was lucky enough to have one of the ride's managers walk me into the mountain to see the yeti up close and it is extremely impressive to see in person and not flying past it. She told me that back when it worked that when giving new Everest cast members their tour of the ride that when looking at the yeti someone in the tower would turn it on to scare the new person. Some interesting facts about the decorations of the area: most if not all of the gear that decorates the inside and outside of the different buildings is actual gear that was abandoned on Mount Everest. Also, the staircase cut from a log in the standby queue that goes from the office (can't remember if it's Bob's or Norbu's) to the loft was bought from an old lady in Nepal, they built her a proper set of stairs in its place.
@ExpeditionThemePark
3 жыл бұрын
thank you for sharing those!
@breeannwatkins6314
2 жыл бұрын
Wow !!
@bryantsteury8910
3 жыл бұрын
"surrounded by hair ties". no joke, the amount of scrunchies there is absurd
@ExpeditionThemePark
3 жыл бұрын
Right?!
@Meld95
3 жыл бұрын
it's hairband mountain!!
@HeartlessRandomguy
3 жыл бұрын
You ain't wrong
@jadonproductions
3 жыл бұрын
It’s because it’s very very difficult to reach the other side of the track to clean them off. And when it’s cheer season, they think it’s good luck to fling the hair ties onto the mountain and tie their ribbons to scenic elements in the line. And then it builds up and regular guests think it’s funny and they add their own hair tie. And it builds up. 😭
@hermanpesina6328
3 жыл бұрын
When Joe retired the first thing I thought was wtf man you made a promise !
@rondadams
3 жыл бұрын
Don't blame Joe. Blame Disney for not committing to fixing it. Just like any big company, the employees can only do what they've been given budget and approval to do.
@annabelcrescibene4257
3 жыл бұрын
“You were rubbish but I still miss you” Iconic
@ExpeditionThemePark
3 жыл бұрын
Bring it back!
@rattyeely
3 жыл бұрын
So true
@AngelJD
3 жыл бұрын
I was a CP in 2005 and in 2006. I watched the Forbidden Mountain being built and was fortunate to experience it before the Yeti discovered disco. Even with the Yeti not moving like before it's still a wonderfully themed, storied, and well built attaction that's fun to ride and experience.
@ExpeditionThemePark
3 жыл бұрын
Agreed!
@warriorseamonkey1693
3 жыл бұрын
Hey look they made a ride about the channel logo.
@ExpeditionThemePark
3 жыл бұрын
Hahaha exactly
@juliagoodwin9510
3 жыл бұрын
Anyone else bitter about Beastly Kingdom being scrapped?
@Shockzone1495
3 жыл бұрын
Well at least it somewhat made it over to Islands of adventure. As the Lost Continent and Merlinwood
@erikottosen6797
3 жыл бұрын
@@Shockzone1495 Until Merlinwood was replaced and Lost Continent became basically Restaurants Only (Mythos is supposedly awesome but)
@Shockzone1495
3 жыл бұрын
@@erikottosen6797 I mean if they had a choice to bring back the beastly Kingdom. they should put it over to epic universe.
@hasthehighground8560
3 жыл бұрын
If it makes you feel any better Pandora sort of became what Beastly Kingdom was suppose to be. A flying roller coaster on a winged animal and a boat ride through a forest with mythical creatures.
@juliagoodwin9510
3 жыл бұрын
@@hasthehighground8560Maybe... still think Avatar is an overrated movie though.
@lauracoles5595
3 жыл бұрын
That Th13teen clip is like what Kermit said in the muppets: I think this is what you call a running joke
@ExpeditionThemePark
3 жыл бұрын
it is true.
@shaggytallboy4982
3 жыл бұрын
You had me at, Expedition... Expedition Everest
@ExpeditionThemePark
3 жыл бұрын
Haha righttt
@justinc.5591
3 жыл бұрын
I’ve never been to Disney world, but I always assumed the mountain in this ride is Mount Everest because of the ride’s name. I guess it’s kind of like when people call Link Zelda.
@ExpeditionThemePark
3 жыл бұрын
Exactly!
@HeartlessRandomguy
3 жыл бұрын
Link has no reply, get it?
@ApolloVIIIYouAreGoForTLI
3 жыл бұрын
I call him Zelda on purpose when I'm in a EB Games & the opportunity presents itself........... Always makes my day.
@Adulese
2 жыл бұрын
I was one of the primary kids during the promo filming when the ride was 99% done. It was one of the best experiences I have ever had, even better having gotten to see the yeti move in A Mode. It was absolutely terrifying and while Disco mode works well, I can say it really is a different experience. Someday, they'll get him back and working ... someday ...
@TracksideViews
3 жыл бұрын
It’s amazing how a massive company as Disney has had to scrap so many things due to budget constraints.
@ExpeditionThemePark
3 жыл бұрын
Still a business sadly
@ninabeena83
3 жыл бұрын
They legit have a term for it, in the context of the Imagineers - “blue sky (dreaming)” as in that phase of a project with no constraints, budgetary or otherwise, just imagination. It’s interesting to learn about some of the original plans for....a lot of things tbh. Even down to costumes, which is where I learned this tidbit lol
@cyberleaderandy1
3 жыл бұрын
They also screw things up totally for pc reasons with removing the "phallic" chimney at one park in case it upset anyone.
@nuthouse360
2 жыл бұрын
@@cyberleaderandy1 back of the Morocco pavilion in EPCOT. It was causing a lot of people to go back there for a photo of what was pretty clearly a cock and balls. The removal has made that area empty again. You can escape a packed park and have lunch in peace back there once again. A fair trade, given that it’s a park for families.
@otaking3582
3 жыл бұрын
*Skeptical third-world kid:* "So you're telling me Disney couldn't afford to have someone double check their math?"
@ExpeditionThemePark
3 жыл бұрын
Haha
@rondadams
3 жыл бұрын
I don't think it's a matter of math as much as it is a real-world engineering failure. The design of everything worked out just as planned, but the animatronic Yeti failed to work as they planned it. Unfortunately, these kinds of failures sometimes occur and they just can't be foreseen until they do.
@otaking3582
3 жыл бұрын
@@rondadams 1) The Yeti didn't "fail", it was everything around it that wasn't properly reinforced to account for its movements. After all, they had plenty of time to test the animatronic in the Imagineering labs before actually installing it. 2) Said structural instability was caused by a glitch in Disney's modelling/engineering program, something that would've been caught if someone had double checked the math by hand.
@rondadams
3 жыл бұрын
@@otaking3582 what’s your source for this?
@DocZFlux
3 жыл бұрын
Ever see the irony in that both this and the Matterhorn are cases in which, despite being decades apart in technology, in order to fix a significant problem each have (the yeti here and the rough old track in the Matterhorn), they would have to effectively demolish them and rebuild them since they’re problematic elements are built into their support structures?
@Bfyobrian12
3 жыл бұрын
If they didn’t fix the Yeti during the 2020 closure, it’s probably safe to say it’s never getting fixed.
@ExpeditionThemePark
3 жыл бұрын
Exactly
@metropod
3 жыл бұрын
I mean... that’s not exactly a fair comparison considering they would probably need to work in hazmat suits to prevent an outbreak among the workers stuck in such tight constraints.
@kevinwebster7868
3 жыл бұрын
It can’t be fixed. That big of an animatronic moving all day everyday is way too dangerous. Metal fatigue will cause it to collapse in no time. That’s the real reason they shut it down. They never had the intention to keep it running. It was just bait to draw in the gullible. It’s typical for Disney.
@fortunax22
3 жыл бұрын
I’m not sure why you think they closed down during 2020... it’s not like they could have a full crew out there fixing it just because the park was closed.... lol
@oIRONITEo
3 жыл бұрын
@@metropod i don't think the animatronic would require more than 2 or 3 guys to work on it at a time. Any more than that you're just making things more difficult on the workers.
@TheLifeofBez
3 жыл бұрын
The entire HSM section of this video had me laughing. Seems sam has a secret passion for musicals. Respect my man. Another banger video
@ExpeditionThemePark
3 жыл бұрын
thank you! I struggled to contain my laughter too haha
@eptxprotector
3 жыл бұрын
I hope the incredible new Indominus Rex animatronic at Universal Studios Hollywood doesn’t end up having the same fate as that of the Yeti.
@ExpeditionThemePark
3 жыл бұрын
Didn't think of that! Hope so
@oIRONITEo
3 жыл бұрын
@@ExpeditionThemePark Animatronics have gotten better, did you see any of the gigantic ones from Dinosaurs Alive at the cedar fair parks before hey left? If it's going to be that pivotal to the ride they can maintain it.
@lutherheggs451
3 жыл бұрын
The indominus rex animatronic isn't attached to the foundation of the attraction.....Its really not the same thing, fixing the Yeti would require tearing down a significant chunk of the mountain itself because its attached to the foundation.....The did recently try something thinking it might fix the problem and when they tested it the hip of the Yeti broke
@oIRONITEo
3 жыл бұрын
@@lutherheggs451 probably because it had sat for so long. Its really undisneylike to screw up the design of a key part of the attraction that badly.
@williamlane2758
3 жыл бұрын
‘At least not yet-i’ gotta love it 🤣
@ExpeditionThemePark
3 жыл бұрын
haha thank you
@TheDisneyGeekette
3 жыл бұрын
Video: * *HSM puns and references INCREASING* * Me: I-wha-…What is happening??? 😆 °o°
@ExpeditionThemePark
3 жыл бұрын
Hope you enjoyed it!
@jt8162
3 жыл бұрын
I remember besides Alien Encounter this was the only other attraction that made me nervous. Was a great ride though, the part where the track was ripped apart and you go backwards really surprised me.
@michaelschmidt6242
3 жыл бұрын
"It doesn't matter if the Yeti works or it doesn't" *So, that was a lie*
@IndieGamerChick
3 жыл бұрын
My Dad, a Silicon Valley venture capitalist, wanted to take us all to Disney World for this opening, but I had just developed epilepsy and most Disney rides are bad for epilepsy. So Dad found a bullshit reason to fly to Orlando, had a one hour meeting in a conference room at the Coronado resort next to the park, then dashed over to Animal Kingdom and waited two hours to ride Everest. He got there while the Yeti still worked (he thinks just a few weeks before it broke). He decided to skip the Magic Kingdom and just dashed around to all the major thrill rides we don't have on the West Coast. He really liked Everest but said it wasn't by itself worth the trip like many said. He liked Tower of Terror best, and even after Disneyland got their version at California Adventure, it was a poor version of Disneyworld's. His favorite ride, BY FAR, was the Rock 'n' Roller Coaster, which he was lucky enough to ride 3 times in a row in under an hour. "Everest was fun, but Aerosmith stole the show."
@queencerseilannister3519
3 жыл бұрын
I like how you had to tell us your father's career and what swanky hotel he stayed at. 😂😂🤦♀️🤦♀️
@keyman6689
Жыл бұрын
It deserves to be fixed! I admit it probably never will due to the cost and massive undertaking, especially without Joe. But it is the saddest thing to see something so spectacular go to waste. It's like the difference between meeting your favorite movie star in person or seeing their likeness at a wax museum.
@Nova_AlmachVT
3 жыл бұрын
Expedition Everest has always has been one of my favorite rides ever
@ExpeditionThemePark
3 жыл бұрын
Me too.
@spapworth112
3 жыл бұрын
They really wanted to express they were ‘not a zoo’ I mean Nahtazu
@fastpassfacts
3 жыл бұрын
Harold is 100000 times better than the disco yeti (Betty)... Change my mind! Great video Sam!
@ExpeditionThemePark
3 жыл бұрын
You prefer Soarin Over the World so I can't take you guys tastes serious 😂🍷😆
@fastpassfacts
3 жыл бұрын
@@ExpeditionThemePark you mean the superior Soarin? Hahaha
@greninjaguy5264
3 жыл бұрын
@@fastpassfacts nah, we all know that soaring over california is the best due to the orange grove smell (though soarin is a good contender with the smell of fiji's ocean)
@Emplordxiii
3 жыл бұрын
Harold The Yeti works. Disco Yeti will never be fix(This is why Joe Rohde gave up and retired🤣).
@fastpassfacts
3 жыл бұрын
@@Emplordxiii 😂😂😂
@Sillyzombie666
3 жыл бұрын
i was so happy to yell disco yeti when i went in 2018, i had finally gotten to ride this since the last time i went was 2004 when it was being built. was such a great ride
@ExpeditionThemePark
3 жыл бұрын
Glad you got to ride!!
@mothwings8795
5 ай бұрын
Scrolling through comments and I find a friend! God, I remember you sharing so much about that Disney trip, it doesn't even seem like it was that long ago!
@Sillyzombie666
5 ай бұрын
@@mothwings8795 yes correct you didnt @ me so i didnt see it lol
@rondajones7526
3 жыл бұрын
That was so good! I loved the guy from Alton Towers
@ExpeditionThemePark
3 жыл бұрын
My fav!
@rafaewald
3 жыл бұрын
The amount of work you put crafting these videos is amazing. Top fave channels . Congrats!
@ExpeditionThemePark
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much
@chrismaloney8835
3 жыл бұрын
Top tier research and presentation. Relaxing to watch. Give this man a tv show already.
@ExpeditionThemePark
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much.
@themisfitowl2595
3 жыл бұрын
This became a true learning experience for Disney. Any other animatronic figure they have made after this has been able to be, either completely removed from it's station when it requires maintenance, or have some kind of reliable B mode to fill in while the animatronic is out of commission. Good example here is the figure of the Navi priestess in the Navi River Journey. If her animatronic is malfunctioning, she is removed and a screen projection of her goes up instead.
@jasond1500
3 жыл бұрын
I was lucky enough to have been on the ride when they were testing/previewing it in January 2006. I don't scary easily at all but I do recall it gave me a bit of a start since I didn't expect it to come so close... actually I'm not sure I even expected there to be any animatronics on the ride at all.
@d3th2m3rikkka
3 жыл бұрын
It wouldn't be an expedition theme park video without a clip of thirteen or desperado
@ExpeditionThemePark
3 жыл бұрын
Right?!
@DisneyMarkUK
3 жыл бұрын
The pre opening promotional videos were epic. Do you remember the game that you could play any home before it opened? Another fantastic video as always Sam, thank you
@ExpeditionThemePark
3 жыл бұрын
thanks for watching Mark! I did forget about the game also
@markgawne5919
3 жыл бұрын
Loved this Expedition Expedition 🤪 I really like the insights into rides that you provide that most people wouldn’t even be aware of 👍🏻
@metropod
3 жыл бұрын
Joe... Mr. Ear Keys.... you promised to move heaven and earth to fix that Yeti...
@ExpeditionThemePark
3 жыл бұрын
He tried! It's sotll a great ride
@ashitomarisu
3 жыл бұрын
You've met your "Status Quo" during that HSM homage moment.
@ExpeditionThemePark
3 жыл бұрын
Dang the best comment.
@mariaeguchi1533
3 жыл бұрын
THE HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL PART BROKE ME THANK YOUUUU
@ExpeditionThemePark
3 жыл бұрын
Ahahah you have no idea how proud I was. 😂
@Ramonatho
3 жыл бұрын
At 3:27 the park map says Harambe... Never forget rip Harambe we miss you
@ecoRfan
2 жыл бұрын
Harambe was born 1 year and 1 month after Animal Kingdom and its safaris opened. Inspiration much?
@lifequest7453
8 ай бұрын
Disco Yeti was someones mad dream. He is too big, he is too heavy, the hydralics are too powerful. All that power throwing 20,000 lbs of dead weight on a 40 foot high perch has too much flex which is causing all the problems at the base. I have since heard there is something awry with Disco himself. And they said it was also expensive to fix. I don't know much about the latter, but I am pretty sure there is absolutely no cheap way to ever get Disco to leave the Disco area and start jumping at guests again with a growl. They will have to totally remanufacture the Disco Yeti perch all the way down to the concrete in the basement floor, and even then will it hold? Disco is 20,000 lbs being thrown about by the hydraulics. They would have to create a new tower to hopefully support Disco and his movements. Remember, Diso's perch does not touch any part of the building structure so it is supported all on it's own. Even if di$ney was not dead finacially, it does not seem possible that they will shut down that ride for a year or two in order to rebuild the perch tower for THIS disco yeti. As we have seen with other attractions, di$ney will shut down or remove items in an attraction rather than fix them, and reviving Disco would be like recreating from scratch and that includes costs, so don't expect Disco to stop Discoing, ever. SO........... as you are flying in the coaster car, up the hill and the disco lights start to flash, YELL OUT "DISCO YETI" and wave.
@michaeleisner4758
3 жыл бұрын
Everything changed for Disney when I said the words: *"Hello, I'm Michael Eisner"*
@ExpeditionThemePark
3 жыл бұрын
I miss those words! Not seen you around for a while!
@metropod
3 жыл бұрын
@@ExpeditionThemePark pretty sure Mark from Yesterworld put him in a time out after he tried to replace Star Tours with a Howard the Duck ride...
@BuckarooBanzai84
3 жыл бұрын
Where did you even find the time to comment on this?!
@pdute1
3 жыл бұрын
In my opinion it changed for the worst, sorry. Frank Wells, is the one I miss.
@BuckarooBanzai84
3 жыл бұрын
@@pdute1 Brave of you to say, but ditto!
@ayleentrujillo2736
3 жыл бұрын
Joe Rohde: “Someday, I’ll fix the Yeti, I swear!” *retires this year*
@clevermcgenericname891
3 жыл бұрын
The cue line displays are AMAZING. I ended up there on an empty day and just walked around looking at the displays and set dec.
@alondrad19
3 жыл бұрын
Great video! I loved the HSM nods. I also loved the Jackie shoutout. Love me some Superenthused! Thanks for another great video ❤️👍🏼
@ExpeditionThemePark
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@JustOutnAbout
3 жыл бұрын
Love this ride and the whole area!! ~Dawn
@ExpeditionThemePark
3 жыл бұрын
agreed the whole area is themed so well
@FM-10
3 жыл бұрын
I’ve been waiting for this. And now it is finally here. Thanks so much. Also RIP Yeti.
@ExpeditionThemePark
3 жыл бұрын
Hope you enjoy it
@Zeigler_
3 жыл бұрын
I love Expedition Theme Park this Expedition on the Expedition of Expedition Everest was quite the Expedition
@ExpeditionThemePark
3 жыл бұрын
Hahahah yessss dang I wish I wrote that
@JakeRanney
3 жыл бұрын
2:05 I get PTSD when I see Drew Carey at Disney
@kathleensuhy1875
3 жыл бұрын
I was fortunate enough to ride it when the Yeti was still in A mode. It was amazing to see it really move even though you pass by it so quickly. I am not a fan of disco Yeti. I don’t really like strobe lights being used unless I’m at a rave, lol 😂. It’s past time for Disney to come up with either how to fix it or maybe replace it with another one that maybe isn’t as large. To me it feels like Disney is at a point where they feel comfortable enough just to keep status quo. They think that being Disney is what will keep people coming back no matter what they do or do not do. Universal Studios on the other hand is really stepping up their game. They’re putting it all out there. They start a project and finish it. Just in the past couple years they put in Hagrid‘s and now Velocicoaster. These coasters are offering something different than what that area in Florida has ever had to offer. I think the building of the second roller coaster started after Disney began construction on Tron. Universal Is now finished and people are starting to ride this new ride and Disney still doesn’t have a completion date for Tron. DisneyWorld is having a 50th anniversary in October with basically the only thing to show will be new paint on the rides and some plastic bunting on the castle and a new parade. Tron was supposed to be open for the 50th and I know there were other things planned. I realize the pandemic hit but Universal didn’t let that stop them. The Yeti still being broken is just another example of the lack of care and concern they have for their parks. I know some say, they put in Star Wars Galaxy’s Edge. You mean they put in Star Wars mall. That area feels like a shopping center. There is an absolutely amazing attraction there but that land feels like a mall. World of Pandora Is absolutely beautiful but the river ride is a shell of what that ride was supposed to be. It was supposed to be absolutely amazing instead we got OK. The other ride ain the land of course is fun and amazing but even that was not supposed to be the main attraction of Pandora. There was supposed to be another ride put in but of course Disney stopped that. Even Galaxy’s Edge is not what originally was supposed to be. It’s a good thing Disney lost Harry Potter to Universal because Disney would’ve never done it justice. Galaxies edge was also supposed to be interactive. Even right as the land was opening you can go back and look at promotion videos and read articles and such that tell you about how you were going be able to go into the land and interact with these different apps and do this and that and none of that is available. The credits that you earn on the Millennium Falcon were even going to be part of your interaction of what you could do there but that went by the wayside. If they would’ve had to put together the Wizarding World and wands and spells it would’ve never happened. Thank goodness it will be Universal Studios bringing Nintendo World into existence in Orlando.
@ExpeditionThemePark
3 жыл бұрын
Luckily both resorts exist and keep making sure the other ups their game each time!
@marybibik
3 жыл бұрын
Fantastic video! Expedition Everest is my favorite rode at all of WDW. I know every detail of the yeti saga, and you did the story justice. And had great clips of the animatronic moving in A mode! I will always hold out hope that they'll get it working again one day!
@brycevo
3 жыл бұрын
I rode this with the A mode on. It was so amazing and scary
@ExpeditionThemePark
3 жыл бұрын
I did too but I don't remember it well
@SuperFoxdemon
3 жыл бұрын
This is so perfectly lined up with El Toro Ryan’s problematic coasters series I could cry
@tedboggs4569
3 жыл бұрын
IP-based rides are great and all, but it is nice to have original concepts as well, which I thought always made Epcot the best Disney park. Unfortunately, it too has suffered the same fate as everything else.
@averyeml
3 жыл бұрын
No joke I was all excited to see Disco Yeti for the first time when I went to WDW this spring break and I couldn’t even get a glimpse of him. Not sure if they had the strobe off even that day, or if I was just completely oblivious. 🤷🏼♀️
@ExpeditionThemePark
3 жыл бұрын
Haha yess
@TyrellDunn
3 жыл бұрын
The first time I rode this ride was the year it opened. Seeing the Yeti move it’s hand towards me scared me deeply. Then I went back in 2011, only to ride it and see nothing but strobe lights and it wasn’t moving. I didn’t know what happened but I was upset. Still one of my favorite rides to get on at Walt Disney World. Just wish it would get fixed completely.
@ExpeditionThemePark
3 жыл бұрын
glad you got to see its intended look
@TyrellDunn
3 жыл бұрын
@@ExpeditionThemePark thank you for the amazing content. I’m always looking forward to your posts. This one and Son of Beast was my favorite
@alexandrachapman1673
3 жыл бұрын
Lazy Sundays are better with Expedition Theme Park uploads. Stoked to watch it!
@ExpeditionThemePark
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you, have a good Sunday!
@siveon298
3 жыл бұрын
Those High School Music puns murdered me. I, felt a physical arrow through my chest. Good show loved the episode.
@ExpeditionThemePark
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you hahaha
@DarMar106
3 жыл бұрын
“I’ll get you; and I’ll make it look like a bloody accident” This passed through my mind during the HSM Pun-A-palooza lol
@jamesrobinson3264
3 жыл бұрын
We were visiting Disney at the end of March/beginning of April 2006, and visited Animal Kingdom on the 1st, fully expecting to not be able to ride it because it wasn't publicly open yet. But we got to ride it. And ride it again. And again. The crowds were low, the queue was empty, and I got to see the glory of the Yeti in A-mode 12 times that day. It truly was a sight to behold. We visited again in '08, and if you never got to see A-mode, B-mode might fool you into thinking it's moving, but it's a far cry from that lumbering monstrosity taking a swing at you as you swoosh past. Great video Sam!
@ExpeditionThemePark
3 жыл бұрын
thank you for watching! Jealous you got to see him in A mode so much
@AverytheCubanAmerican
3 жыл бұрын
DAK is Joe's baby, he carried the park All those High School Musical puns...you may not be the King of England but you ARE the King of Puns. I'm glad Disco Yeti was able to have some alone time while the park was closed. A yeti needs a break too.
@ExpeditionThemePark
3 жыл бұрын
Yes!
@feldspar3858
3 жыл бұрын
NEVER cared for Rohde. Nowhere near as talented as they made him out to be imo.
@ARealPersonNotABot
3 жыл бұрын
Lucky Floridian here. I saw the Yeti in A mode. It was impressive, and yes, it feels like he swipes inches above your head.. I have been back over the years. although the Yeti is in perpetual disco mode, the theming of the entire EE experience is in my opinion second to none. The queue is one of my favorites. So much detail packed in there. Photos of the missing crew, artifacts architecture etc. Animal Kingdom is very underrated
@ExpeditionThemePark
3 жыл бұрын
agreed!
@samirbelica2358
Жыл бұрын
It’s because Magic Kingdom just gets more visitors than Animal due to more “kids” rides. It’s definitely very underrated (and EE is top 2 rollercoasters in Disney in my heart) but the rest of the kingdom is just slow rides and giant zoos (which i do like) but younger kids definitely prefer Magic.
@larrylaffer3246
3 жыл бұрын
I'm surprised they don't have a big sign out front saying "Welcome to The Himalayas!".
@lordcaptainvonthrust3rd
3 жыл бұрын
I don't think the family friendly Disney Corporation would dare do that in our ultra PC world I think they'd call it "The Nongenderspecific-alayas" lol
@jt8162
3 жыл бұрын
@@lordcaptainvonthrust3rd Haha.. good one.
@musicalmemers2847
6 ай бұрын
13:30 it looks like they’re loading in😂
@danielhopeuk
3 жыл бұрын
AK is the most perfect part to intergrate S.E.A. rides & characters!
@vveronic486
3 жыл бұрын
Wow thank you for all this information! One of my favorite rides that I love learning more about. Great video plus that high school musical moment made it better!
@ExpeditionThemePark
3 жыл бұрын
haha glad you enjoyed it
@vandersonvalley
3 жыл бұрын
That ending almost had me in tears with realizing it’s the last major original story attraction. 😭 I love this ride so much!
@ExpeditionThemePark
3 жыл бұрын
Me too!!
@discretecinema8451
3 жыл бұрын
I was lucky enough to have ridden the ride with all of the original effects. The only one I can't remember is the train coming in with smoke around it, but I do remember coming to the top of the chain hill and there being smoke there, and then of course the Yeti moving I was in shock, it genuinely did feel like it was going to grab you. Though I was only 11 at the time I was fascinated with the ride, and do wish everyone could have seen it in all its glory, I wish Disney would fix all these effects rather then just turning them off like they've done with many rides in the past.
@starsbookreviews
3 жыл бұрын
I love this ride so much!!! My dad used to ride it with me when I was younger, but on one of our last trips he saw the big drop while we were walking up to the ride. Now he doesn't want to go near it!
@ExpeditionThemePark
3 жыл бұрын
Awwww my Dad is the exact same!
@LosFestivos
3 жыл бұрын
I mean we always watch your videos, they are amazing, but this one we had to comment because it is incredible!!! What an amazing way to honor Joe Rode for his impact in our Disney fan life. 🥰🥰🥰 Great, great, great video!!!
@ExpeditionThemePark
3 жыл бұрын
thank you and thanks for watching!
@JoshuaOrro-MustangPrinceOR-YTB
3 жыл бұрын
If only Geyser Mountain wasn’t scrapped then Disney would have 7 mountain rides in America
@ExpeditionThemePark
3 жыл бұрын
It's true!
@jerri7417
3 жыл бұрын
I remember as a young boy, getting to see the Yeti in actual motion and how terrified it made me. I went back maybe 5 yeara ago and was so disappointed.
@iceman-3024
3 жыл бұрын
I’ve always wanted to ride this one. Does anyone remember the old flash game based on this ride?
@ExpeditionThemePark
3 жыл бұрын
I forgot about that!
@iceman-3024
3 жыл бұрын
@@ExpeditionThemePark I remember playing it for hours when I was much younger.
@jennalg99
3 жыл бұрын
HSM puns is something I didn't know I needed in this video
@falcore
8 ай бұрын
Loved the puntastic HSM segment 🤣
@TheCoasterGays
3 жыл бұрын
I come home from a long ass day and find one of the best channels new videos. Fantastic
@ExpeditionThemePark
3 жыл бұрын
thank you for watching!
@popculturedon
3 жыл бұрын
I visited Animal Kingdom for the first time ever in 2018 and even though Pandora and Flight of Passage was open and I got to ride that, the moment I finished riding Everest it because my favorite ride in all of WDW and AK became my favorite park. I love it so, so, much. I utilized Single Rider to ride it about 6 times total that trip. And when I returned in 2019, I couldn’t wait to ride it again. :-)
@ExpeditionThemePark
3 жыл бұрын
i agree so much!!
@Notsram77
3 жыл бұрын
I love this ride. Easily one of my favorite coasters! (I'm a sucker for theming!)
@arireich4324
3 жыл бұрын
Never thought i would feel so left out for never seeing high school musical
@ExpeditionThemePark
3 жыл бұрын
there is always time to watch them...
@ItsGibsy
3 жыл бұрын
Only got to go to Disney once. I was a kid when we went, so this was many years ago. The one park I didn't get to explore was Animal Kingdom. I had a temper tantrum (dont remember why), and my mom literally ended up taking me back to the hotel, and skipping the entire day because I wouldn't stop throwing a fit. To this day, I've yet to see what Animal Kingdom has to offer. lol
@alphazeroproductions4811
3 жыл бұрын
"You were rubbish but I still miss you Primeval, But hey at least you can be taller than Primeval joke anyway"
@coastersandcars
3 жыл бұрын
Countdown to extinction.... *megadeth intensifies*
@TheCOZ
3 жыл бұрын
🤘
@amydamjanovic9183
3 жыл бұрын
17:47 I believe that's what they said about the Titanic.
@mathieu_jacob
3 жыл бұрын
Great job on this video, as always ! Thank you for once again delivering with an informative, entertaining, high quality video. It really is a blessing for us coasters and theme parks enthusiasts
@ExpeditionThemePark
3 жыл бұрын
my pleasure, thanks for watching
@princesskristan
3 жыл бұрын
Disco Yeti!! Joe Roti is a absolute legend, but I really wish Beastly Kingdom became a thing
@ExpeditionThemePark
3 жыл бұрын
Such a legend!!
@jt8162
3 жыл бұрын
You need more subs, your videos are so good and your voice is so pleasant to listen to.
@ExpeditionThemePark
3 жыл бұрын
haha thank you
@camdenneill641
3 жыл бұрын
You should do a splash mountain video
@snarkus63
3 жыл бұрын
It still seems strange to me that something riders would only see for a few seconds would have such elaborate movements programmed into it...it's not like it's on a stage strumming a guitar.
@ExpeditionThemePark
3 жыл бұрын
the lighting was different back then and you could see him a little earlier... not much though
@Buckshot4449
2 жыл бұрын
I was one of the first guests to ever ride this, it was February 2006, qnd they opened the ride to extra magic hour guests only.
@remconet
3 жыл бұрын
7:10 Maybe it's the fact I'm watching this after a day's work but I'm not getting this whole "Everest is the mountain behind the mountain"...
@ExpeditionThemePark
3 жыл бұрын
you have to be stood in just the right spot...
@_carlosamontoya_
3 жыл бұрын
I went on Everest two weeks after it opened and it was awesome to see the yeti move, very impressionable for a 5th grader
@tobiashoyden2644
3 жыл бұрын
Primeval Whirl deserves Love. It's the most charming part of that damn park. And why haven't they brought back the Adventurer's Club to AK? Disney leadership sucks
@Rycel2001
3 жыл бұрын
Disney: "We don't want to have to close Everest to fix the yeti." 2020: "Disney World is going to be closed for a while year." Disney: "Okay, but consider this: Disco Yeti Forever."
@ExpeditionThemePark
3 жыл бұрын
Disco Yeti foreverrrr
@BradfordMWagner77
3 жыл бұрын
Haha - much like Harold, I’ve been in a constant state of disco…
@daveotuwa5596
3 жыл бұрын
The biggest animatronic on earth used to be at the most precious roller coaster at Walt Disney World. Now he's extinct! Turned into a silhouette for less fear!
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