Expedition Everest often is compared to the Matterhorn Bobsleds at Disneyland, which also have a snowy mountain setting and an "abominable snowman" figure throughout the ride.

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 that pivot before and after the backwards segment.

The artificial mountain is not a reproduction of Mount Everest; it is the fictional "forbidden mountain" guarded by the yeti in the attraction story created by Walt Disney Imagineering.

Everest is represented by the barren background peak on the far right, which is meant to suggest it is far in the distance.

The attraction's concept is that it is a passenger train offering a speedy route through the Himalayas to the base of Mount Everest.

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