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Park:   Walt Disney World - Animal Kingdom (travel info)
Ride Type:   Steel Coaster
Status:   Operating since 4/7/2006
Category:   Sit-Down
Builder:   Vekoma Inc.
Cost:   $100,000,000
Length:   4480'
Height:   112'
Max Speed:   50 mph
Visits:   140
Rating:   This Ride's Rating Is: 4
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Ride Restrictions:
Minimum height restriction:   42 in.

Structure:
A massive, 200' tall man made mountain structure themed to Mount Everest.

Features:
The vehicles will move both forward and in reverse. The ride will take place both in and outside the massive sculpted mountain-esque structure.

History:
Officially the ride's opening date is April 7, 2006, but the ride was open for soft openings and other riders since mid January of 2006.


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epsomax

Joined: Jun 2005
Posts: 17

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Everest is absolutely amazing. I had an opportunity to ride during the Cast Preview and the backwards element of this ride was wonderful. A much longer backwards portion than I expected.

1-25-06 17:40:29
palmnut

Joined: May 2005
Posts: 15

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Wow! Great coaster! The details in the theming are the best I have ever seen. The reverse portion was very cool and I was totally disorientated. Liked it! The encounter with the monster was very realistic too.
Over all it reminded me of the mummy at universal but without the annoying soundtrack that gets So boring after the first couple times you ride.
DON'T miss this one!

1-29-06 4:59:01
medusa548

Joined: Jul 2005
Posts: 189

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Very good theming but not too thrilling (which is I suppose what they wanted). The backwards portion and the high speed drop out the mountain were notable as my favorite parts. I loved how you were forced to walk through a museum as well.

8-12-06 20:40:56
SheikraTTD

Joined: Jul 2005
Posts: 990

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This ride is really FUN. That is all, fun. Great experience but a lot like Big Thunder Mountain Railroad in some ways. Great theming! Awesome backwards section!

8-14-06 16:43:22
I love DW

Joined: Jun 2006
Posts: 1956

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I loved the one big drop and the backwards effect espically. But as for the rest of it not that great. But I would still ride it again.

8-20-06 20:12:56
GeminiRider

Joined: May 2007
Posts: 222

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A really fun ride. When going up the big hill, I was saying, "Why did I go on this thing if its that high!" But the hill wasn't big really. The backwards element is awesome. The "Yeti" is great!

5-20-07 21:00:30
KW fan

Joined: May 2006
Posts: 233

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I went on it last week during a field trip and from off-ride it looks slow and boring. But I was wrong. Great ride =)

5-30-07 18:28:46
jmsjamz12

Joined: Jul 2007
Posts: 41

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GREAT THEMING! this was one great example of the slowly dissapearing disney magic. The excellent theming was awesome and while Disney is not known for Extremely thrilling rides, the backwards portion was really great and the dark made for a nice thrill.

7-7-07 22:44:06
Nitro Luvr

Joined: Aug 2004
Posts: 388

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I actually did like this ride a lot. It was a lot of fun. And the backwards section is pretty cool. It does have some rough points on it, but overall it is a good ride. I certainly was surprised considering this is a Vekoma creation. Also the theming is fantastic. You have so much to look at while waiting in line, you forget how long the line is. For a Disney coaster, this is pretty good. Although not the best out there, it fits well into a Disney park. I recommend everyone rides it when they are in Orlando.

12-25-07 21:37:05
WazoMike

Joined: Jul 2006
Posts: 18

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I really did enjoy this ride i really wish you could have seen the yeti more than just twice on the actual ride considering that you see it like 6 or 7 times on matterhorn over in california but all in all it was a good coaster

6-20-08 17:50:09
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