<P> The train departs the station to the right and climbs a small lift leading to a short drop , then circles around to the 118 - foot ( 36 m ) lift hill , carrying the riders into the 199 ⁄ - foot - high ( 60.8 m ) mountain . It is the tallest attraction at Walt Disney World , beating The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror by 6 inches . Disney keeps it just under 200 feet because law requires structures 200 feet or taller to have a blinking red light as a beacon for low - flying planes , which Disney feels would take parkgoers out of the experience . On the way up it passes through a ransacked temple with murals of the yeti , warning the riders that the mountain is his territory . At the top of the mountain the train curves around the main peak and goes through a cave . When it emerges , it draws to a halt in front of track that has been torn apart , presumably by the yeti . The train itself is held in place by a series of rubber tires while an automatic switch rotates the piece of track directly behind the train . The train then rolls backwards along a new route that spirals down through the mountain , coming to a halt in a large cave , where riders see the yeti 's shadow on the wall as he tears up more track . This effect distracts riders from noticing another automatic track switch rotates in front of them . As the shadow moves away , the train rolls forward out of the mountain and down the main 80 - foot ( 24 m ) drop . It enters a 250 ° turn and speeds back up through another cave in the mountain , where the roars of the yeti are heard once more . The train exits from the rear of the mountain and enters a large helix before being lifted back into the mountain a final time . The train drops through a cave , where the yeti is reaching down toward it . On reaching the bottom of this drop , riders return to the unloading dock and depart into a gift shop . One ride takes about 2 minutes and 50 seconds . </P>
<P> The train departs the station to the right and climbs a small lift leading to a short drop , then circles around to the 118 - foot ( 36 m ) lift hill , carrying the riders into the 199 ⁄ - foot - high ( 60.8 m ) mountain . It is the tallest attraction at Walt Disney World , beating The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror by 6 inches . Disney keeps it just under 200 feet because law requires structures 200 feet or taller to have a blinking red light as a beacon for low - flying planes , which Disney feels would take parkgoers out of the experience . On the way up it passes through a ransacked temple with murals of the yeti , warning the riders that the mountain is his territory . At the top of the mountain the train curves around the main peak and goes through a cave . When it emerges , it draws to a halt in front of track that has been torn apart , presumably by the yeti . The train itself is held in place by a series of rubber tires while an automatic switch rotates the piece of track directly behind the train . The train then rolls backwards along a new route that spirals down through the mountain , coming to a halt in a large cave , where riders see the yeti 's shadow on the wall as he tears up more track . This effect distracts riders from noticing another automatic track switch rotates in front of them . As the shadow moves away , the train rolls forward out of the mountain and down the main 80 - foot ( 24 m ) drop . It enters a 250 ° turn and speeds back up through another cave in the mountain , where the roars of the yeti are heard once more . The train exits from the rear of the mountain and enters a large helix before being lifted back into the mountain a final time . The train drops through a cave , where the yeti is reaching down toward it . On reaching the bottom of this drop , riders return to the unloading dock and depart into a gift shop . One ride takes about 2 minutes and 50 seconds . </P>
what is the biggest drop on expedition everest
what is the biggest drop on expedition everest
80 - foot ( 24 m )
80 - foot ( 24 m )