| This is a Complete Experience POV of Expedition Everest at Disney's Animal Kingdom in Orlando, Florida. Video Includes off-ride footage, the queue and the entire ride POV. Enjoy and Watch in HD. Length: 4424' Height:112' Drop: 80' Inversions: 0 Speed: 50 mph Duration: 2:50 Expedition Everest - Legend Of The Forbidden Mountain is often compared to the 1959 Matterhorn Bobsleds roller coaster at Disneyland, which also features a snowy mountain setting and an "abominable snowman" figure throughout the ride. Expedition Everest is the tallest of the artificial mountains at Walt Disney World Resort, joining Big Thunder Mountain Railroad, Mount Gushmore, Space Mountain, Splash Mountain and Mount Mayday on the list of Disney-built peaks. According to Imagineering, it is Disney's 18th mountain-themed attraction. If the Expedition Everest mountain were real, it would be ranked second on the list of the highest summits in Florida at 200 feet (61 m) above sea level. Although moderate in height and length by contemporary roller coaster standards, Expedition Everest is unique for having its trains travel forward and backward as a result of the yeti's interference with the journey. This is accomplished through two sets of rotating track segments on pivot before and after the backwards segment. In its publicity material, Disney pointedly has described the attraction as a family thrill ride. This was the first Disney roller coaster to have a backwards section on it, but it was the second ... |
