The Yeti Museum
The queue contains thousands of authentic items brought back from Nepal by Imagineers to create the most realistic museum in the world.
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Expedition Everest - Legend of the Forbidden Mountain
Guardian of the Mountain
Face the legend of the Forbidden Mountain. This 50 mph journey takes you through icy caverns and steep slopes while trying to escape the largest audio-animatronic Disney has ever created.
Disney's Animal Kingdom
Disney's tallest peak. A high-stakes expedition through the Himalayas where you'll encounter the legendary Yeti, featuring backward segments and vertical drops.
Towering over Disney's Animal Kingdom, Expedition Everest is more than just a roller coaster. It's a total immersion into Himalayan culture, where every detail in the queue — from the booking office to the Yeti Museum relics — tells the story of an expedition to the forbidden peak.
The attraction is famous for its unique track-switching system, allowing the train to plunge backward after a chilling encounter with the Yeti, before heading into a breathtaking 80-foot drop.
Lore & Secrets
The Yeti Legend
The attraction hides technical feats and fascinating cultural details.
The Backward Drop
Using two massive 200,000-pound track switches, the train changes direction in less than 6 seconds for an inverted descent in total darkness.
POV
The Final Climb
Experience the expedition as if you were there, from the broken peak to the final encounter.
Analysis
A Monument of Imagineering
Expedition Everest is a masterpiece of theming. Its height of 199.5 feet was calculated to the inch to avoid the mandatory aircraft beacon required at 200 feet.
The Yeti itself, though currently in 'B-mode' (Disco Yeti) for structural reasons, remains one of the most impressive figures in theme park history, capable of exerting phenomenal lunging force.
Theming
Exceptional
Thrills
Intense
Tech
Track Switches
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