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Which would lead one to believe that cost is preventing the Yeti from being fixed, which shouldn't surprise anyone. Do you have any indication of what this refurb may be about and whether or not the option of fixing the Yeti is even still remotely close to being on the table?

I'm interested in knowing what, if anything, the insiders here on the board have heard about this (apparent) refurb work that is taking place. Are we looking at minor fixes or perhaps something bigger?

Someone else will have to verify, but I believe there have been reports in the past that suggested the required work could actually be completed during the overnight hours while the ride remained fully operational during the day.

Have you heard anything to suggest that there may be plans to fix the Yeti as a part of this work?

Has anyone seen a video of the new turnstiles from when they were being tested? Can't seem to find one.

Hasn't it been reported here and elsewhere, though, that numbers are down across the board? I believe I read that hotel occupancy numbers are especially low. With the vast success that DCA and the entire Disneyland Resort have seen as a result of the overhaul, you would think that those in...

But, how many times is he and others who are well-connected going to have to say those things before TDO takes notice? I think that things will finally turn around at some point. I'd like to think, however, that the turning point would happen before it is critical to the survival of the...

I would argue, however, that people like Al have the potential to make a much bigger impact than your average fan. Those who are "in the know" here seem to suggest that Al has very well placed sources. The bigger question is: does TDO even care or place any importance on his columns, which are...

This was intended to be about WDW overall, not just Avatarland.

In Al Lutz's new column today, he seems to mount a case against Avatar, saying that fans shouldn't "let Animal Kingdom become Disney’s Florida Adventure." Perhaps most interesting, however, is his characterization of the current state of WDW and its management team, saying: "The biggest...

Howdy, partner... Cause this here is the wildest ride in the wilderness... :lookaroun :lookaroun Hmm... Frontierland... :lookaroun

Interesting...

I think this is actually good news. Had we not had the Frontierland rumors start swirling recently, I would say otherwise. FLE is just too focused, plain and simple. I think that projects around other areas of the park that we have heard about (and those we haven't) will bring in both more...

From today's article: I'm beginning to wonder if this full-fledged FL expansion will ever fully materialize. I think some in TDO along with Tom are realizing that perhaps many aspects of the expansion are too focused. With the recent rumors swirling about a Frontierland expansion, I think the...

Eh, if they really wanted to fix it they could. TDO just doesn't want to spend the money to do it. It's been broken for a couple of years now, which is plenty of time to come up with a long term solution. Disney has some of the top engineers in the world; they could fix it if they really...