Disney's Animal Kingdom – October 24, 2026 -- The Yeti inside Expedition Everest at Disney's Animal Kingdom is coming back to life, Disney Experiences Chairman Thomas Mazloum announced at D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event presented by Visa.
Mazloum interrupts Neil Patrick Harris with the news
Mazloum cut in on host Neil Patrick Harris on the "Horizons: A Carousel of Progress" stage. His words: "We're bringing the Yeti back to life inside Expedition Everest at Disney's Animal Kingdom!" The crowd answered with cheers.
Gloria Gaynor sends off the Yeti with a disco hit
Gloria Gaynor then performed her 1978 disco hit "I Will Survive" as a send-off for the long-dancing Yeti.
The ride already hints at the beast
Expedition Everest sits inside a Forbidden Mountain of nearly 200 feet. The queue doubles as a trailside museum, with evidence of campground attacks, sketches of sightings and a footprint mold of a giant yeti foot.
Riders board an old tea train car and climb the rocky peaks at high speed. Along the way they pass signs of the mountain's guardian, including torn train tracks. The attraction draws on the northwest face of Mount Everest and on geological elements found in Tibet and Nepal.
Disney Parks Blog will carry further updates on the Yeti.