Yeti Footprint Cast added to the Yeti Museum

"This is a casting of a mysterious footprint discovered in December of 2007 by explorer Joshua Gates and his team in the Himalayan Mountains of Nepal. This is the best preserved of three prints, which were found in sequence near a river in the Khumbu Valley, at an altitude of about 10,000 ft.

U.S. Experts have scanned each of the prints and have concluded that they are anatomically legitimate and represent a significant find. This scan shows the heel from one partial footprint (In blue) superimposed on the larger print (In grey). The two match almost exactly which indicates that they are real footprints left by an unknown bipedal animal in the wild.

Joshua Gates is an American explorer and photographer and donated this footprint to The Yeti Museum in April of 2008. One of only three castings, this footprint represents the first 21st Century evidence of the Yeti."

See more pictures of the casting's new home in Serka Zong, HERE at my latest Animal Kingdom Update!

Expedition Everest: You Control It!

The Magical's excellent Simulation Team has finished work on their Expedition Everest Simulation. Aside from a few inaccuracies, it runs very much like the actual ride and will be a blast for any fan of the ride.

http://www.themagical.nl/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=48:expedition-everest-simulation&catid=49:simulations&Itemid=113

Expedition Everest Update

An effects update!

-Peak Mist: Not Working

-Steam: Working

-Waterfall A: Working

-Waterfall B: Not Working

-Shadow of the Yeti: Working

-Yeti: B-Show. However, the SECOND time I rode the ride in the afternoon, a worklight was on in the caverns behind the Yeti, proof that they ARE working on the Yeti. Those lights would not be on unless someone was inside the Yeti's tech area and structure.

In addition, The Himalayan Escapes disclaimer sign is missing in both the Standby and Fastpass queues.

The Yeti footprint cast from "Destination Truth" is still nowhere to be seen.

There are also new Everest T-Shirts at the Serka Zong Bazzar!

Pictures can be seen here....

http://picasaweb.google.com/EpcotServo/EpcotServoSSep19thDAKUpdateNautazuRevue#5247861922436906290

Yeti in the Shadows

Rumors going around the Internet suggest that the Yeti is currently having some kind of problem. Some are reporting that the problem involves his foundation having some kind of fracture. That can't be confirmed, but SorcerorMickey had this to say on WDW Magic:

http://forums.wdwmagic.com/showpost.php?p=3039663&postcount=212

Could we soon be seeing a new version of B-Show until December of this year?

Interesting stuff.

Yeti cast to go on display at Expedition Everest!

(Above: Josh Gates,Host and star of Destination Truth, hands the remarkable cast over to Joe Rhode, lead imagineer of Disney's Animal Kingdom, and Expedition Everest.)

Breaking news! The amazing cast found in the himalayas by Josh gates, will go on display at Expedition Everest! I can only assume that it will be placed at the Yeti Museum, but only time will tell!

Ten years of Animal Kingdom!

Yesterday was the tenth birthday of Animal Kingdom, and I have lots of pictures featured in my newsest Update, including pictures of the now-working "Snow blowing off the mountain effect". Also two videos of the effect. It looks great!

More here...
http://epcotservoupdate.blogspot.com/2008/04/epcotservos-april-22nd-dak-update.html

Mist on the Mountain!

Breaking news! One of my favorite effects (Which I never even got to see, since it didn't come out the way WDI wanted) has been fixed and or replaced anew! It's the misters on top of Forbidden Mountain (NOT THE ONRIDE MIST) that were to give the effect of snow blowing off the peak. WDW Magic is reporting that it's there, and have the pictures to prove it! (You must be signed in to view.)

http://forums.wdwmagic.com/showthread.php?t=300295