Originally Posted By Doobie This topic is for Discussion of <a href="Lotion-View.asp?ID=30">LP Lotion: Expedition Everest Construction</a>
Originally Posted By TDLFAN I agree. This will become a classic Disney coaster ride and a great sight at DAK. I wish they had brought it over to HKDL as that park could use a nice E-Ticket like this one to compliment Space Mountain.
Originally Posted By BrigmanMT 2 I know that flyby before the bridge will be an attention grabber, but that big honking track harms the scale of the mountain. It doesn't even look 199.9 feet tall with that piece of track, let alone 47K (if I am remembering that properly). Everest could learn from the grand daddy of all Disney mountains. The low loading structure, the smaller (less coaster like) vehicles, the scale of the foilage, and the formation of the ponds and rocks at the base of the Matterhorn are all attributes that Everest can borrow. I know there is still a long way to go, but I am surprised there is not more rockcover on that turn (like the arch on the matterhorn).
Originally Posted By TDLFAN I commented the artwork for the ride does show this portion of the track covered as if you dropped into a rocky tunnel, but obviously that is not the case anymore. I would have prefered it to be covered of hidden as well.
Originally Posted By oc_dean This is looking really promising! This is something to be rejoicing over .. in the grand "old school" Disney way. Now ... will it have some cool "Show" scenes inside that would be just as good if not BETTER than the abominable snowman additions built into the Matterhorn (1978)? VERY NICE .. SO FAR!!
Originally Posted By TDLFAN That remains to be seen but I expect JTTCOTE quality of some sort in there, at least in the lighting dept.
Originally Posted By arstogas >>>I know that flyby before the bridge will be an attention grabber, but that big honking track harms the scale of the mountain.<<< Good catch, Brigman... you certainly have what it takes. That thing has been bugging me ever since it went up. I think there's a way to diminish it, and my guess is they've not done any paint treatments on it yet. With a textured and lighter coloring, it won't look quite as out of scale as it does now. But it sure does spoil the scale right now.
Originally Posted By WDW1974 <<This will become a classic Disney coaster ride and a great sight at DAK. I wish they had brought it over to HKDL as that park could use a nice E-Ticket like this one to compliment Space Mountain.>> Actually, HKDL could use an old man pushing a rickshaw (sp?) and offering rides as the place is so bereft of actual attractions. Everest will be a great addition to DAK, though, even if they should have left the orginal name -- Forbidden Mountain.
Originally Posted By arstogas RE: New Info... Okay, this is too small a tidbit to post a new thread, so I'm posting here: Recent issue of Disney Newsreel, an in-house Disney Company publication, has a theme of "A Day in the life of Disney Worldwide"... And they come to a note about the project manager on EVEREST... At the end, it mentions that, regarding the Yeti making his appearance within the caverns, he has ongoing consultations with George Scribner, supervisor of WDI Animation (poor George, once a director of films... but maybe he's happy there) - to determine "exactly how a massive, mythical creature would MOVE THROUGH THE CAVERN." So it will be interesting to see how he moves THROUGH the cavern, indeed.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros I would suspect that he will move through the caverns like Harold does in the Matterhorn. He will probably just appear in multipl places, simulating being chased by him. Does anybody know what the big blue box in the second picture on the second page is for? It looks quite interesting...
Originally Posted By arstogas >>>I would suspect that he will move through the caverns like Harold does in the Matterhorn. He will probably just appear in multipl places, simulating being chased by him.<<< You probably wouldn't consult with an animation director just for poses. My guess is, there will be some effort to make the Yeti move along a hidden track, even if for only a few feet. This is, after all, their showpiece element, the "star" of the show. And I know a lot of money is going into the animatronics.
Originally Posted By Daannzzz I am pretty sure in some of the press releases I read they said the Yeti would chase you.
Originally Posted By arstogas >>>I am pretty sure in some of the press releases I read they said the Yeti would chase you.<<< And there is precedent for this - in DINOSAUR, with the Carnatosaur.
