Originally Posted By Moon Waffle So my mom and dad were at the park a few weeks ago. They are Disney fans but not Disney fanatics (like I and my wife/kids are). I have told them the Matterhorn was going to eventually be getting new vehicles. They don't follow this stuff really closely, so when they were in line for the ride, they asked the CM: "so are these the new cars"? CM: "No, no. These aren't new. But you'd better ride this while you can because in January they are closing it for 18 months." My mom: "18 months? Really? Is that when they are putting in the new cars?" CM: "I don't know any of the specifics, all I know is that they told us the ride shuts down in January for 18 months." I have got to think this CM was either completely out of his mind, misinformed, or pulling my mom's leg. 18 months just seems ridiculous. Thoughts???
Originally Posted By mickeymorris1234 Well Disneyland has pulled rides for extreamly long refurbs - Space Mountain, Thunder Mountain, Matterhorn went down for a long time to install a new station and a massive cleaning and Small World of course. I wouldn't rule it out, but Matterhorn just went through a major cleaning and refurb two years ago, I don't think they would do it again. My only thought is the new cars may need a new track installed....? But until I hear it from the horses mouth or at least hinted by by insiders I wouldn't worry to much about it.
Originally Posted By mawnck >>Do you think they could tear it down and rebuild it in 18 months?<< Of course not. This isn't 1959. ;-)
Originally Posted By Witches of Morva ORWEN: What year is it, then? I often forget when flying all the way from Morva to this place.
Originally Posted By A Happy Haunt I'm never gonna get to DL I keep putting off this trip cuz EVERYTHING is under construction! I'm not going w/o the Yeti!
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt It is stupid. It was pretty cool when they first added it, but now it just seems lame, especially since it's one of the park's signature attractions. It's definitely time for a major rehab from top to bottom.
Originally Posted By TP2000 It's not a Yeti, it's an Abominable Snowman. Yetis are found in the Himalayas, and Switzerland is far, far away from the Himalayas. The Abominable Snowman at Disneyland is named Harold, a name chosen by the CM's who really seem to adore him when you talk to the Matterhorn CM's. The Yeti in WDW has no name apparently, and when I asked the CM's working Everest last year about it I got two blank and humorless stares like so many of the CM's out there who seem to have the personality sucked out of them by a combination of terrible humidity and the staid WDW Marketing Department that controls everything there and sucks any attempt at wit or style into the massive air conditioning systems there. But at Disneyland, we have Harold. And he's not a Yeti.
Originally Posted By danyoung ^^ I know you're kidding (sorta), but ease up on the Florida CM's, willya? I was just there a couple of weeks ago, and I met many very nice, chatty, personable CM's. Just cuz they don't have a name for their yeti is no reason to diss the whole group!
Originally Posted By TP2000 I have had some fun interactions with WDW CM's. And on the flip side I've had some truly horrible interactions with Disneyland CM's. But painting with a broad brush here, the WDW CM's seem to be a tad listless and devoid of humor or wit. Seriously, they've got this giant snow monster in their ride for the past five years and they've never named the thing?!? What the heck do they talk about in the break room then? The latest DVC expansion?
Originally Posted By SafariRob >>What the heck do they talk about in the break room then?<< Medicare. Social Security. Stuff like that.
Originally Posted By SafariRob BTW, post 13 was hilarious. Thanks for setting us straight. I still think that Harold needs some new moves.
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt "BTW, post 13 was hilarious." Yes it was. TP my LOL in post 15 was for you.
Originally Posted By avatarmickey115 Oh why yes of course. I knew it was an abominable snowman. I think I put yetti because I was talkin about Everest too in the same post.
