Originally Posted By alexbook I finally rode the Sun Wheel on Saturday (with Loreigh and poohbear14), and it wasn't nearly as bad as I had been expecting, based on what people have posted here. We were in one the sliding cars, too. I got a little queasy, but no more than I was on Soarin'. And I'm somebody who gets queasy on the ferry boats on San Francisco Bay.
Originally Posted By inlandemporer I think it's more a problem with people who have a heights problem, rather than motion sickness. The motion isn't that much, but people who are afraid of heights anyway (like my wife) suddenly feel very disconcerted and not secure when the car starts moving up there.
Originally Posted By lesmisfan i can tell you its pretty much equal as much as motion sickness and afraid of heights are. We let off people all the time and its pretty much equal that they either complain of being sick or afraid of heights.
Originally Posted By Liberty Belle My sister threw up in a plastic shopping bag, so I'd have to say she was suffering motion sickness! She gets sick on planes and cars though. I love the Sun Wheel though - I get off feeling ever-so-slightly queasy which I don't usually get on rides, but it's worth it for the fun of it.
Originally Posted By chickendumpling Sun Wheel of Death not that bad! WHAT? to use two of my favorite LP sayings...BAH! Cookie Monster Bottle Rocket Underpants!* *please note that CMBRU was used only with the express consent of the author of those words. ("Bah" I just outright stole from VCR.) ;p Hope you enjoyed yourself alexbook. It is a nice view from up there....if you can bring yourself to actually look out the cage. LOL.
Originally Posted By jonvn "My sister threw up in a plastic shopping bag" A magical time from the year of a million dreams.
Originally Posted By juicer I got queezy on it on Sunday...However I had just eaten at the all you can breakfast buffet at Storeytellers - Don't go on the Sunwheel after a big meal!
Originally Posted By nemopoppins I like the title, "Sun Wheel of Death." We went on it Saturday night and my oldest daughter (16) has since referred to it as, "the swinging cages of death." >>>>We let off people all the time and its pretty much equal that they either complain of being sick or afraid of heights.<<<< My oldest son (18) with a very bellowing voice was roaring in terror (only partly in fun) but the CM just told him, "only one more time," when we came around. Maybe the CM was fooled by the way the rest of us were laughing at my son/their brother. I don't think it's just a height thing because we went on a stationary car yesterday and it didn't bother my son at all. What I don't understand is why there is always such a long line for the Sun Wheel and not for Maliboomer. I love them both but I do think the Sun Wheel is the scarier of the two.
Originally Posted By ni_teach > What I don't understand is why there is always such a long line for the Sun Wheel Mainly because it is soooo slow to load and unload the people on the ride.
Originally Posted By Loreigh Im glad I got to go on it! I figured I should take the chance while I had two people willing to go with me. I dont ususally get queasy on any kind of roller coaster but the Sun Wheel was a little frightening. For me, I think its because it doesnt feel secure. When the cage starts moving like that it feels like you are just going to fly off. If I saw that kind of ferris wheel at a carnival I wouldnt touch it with a ten foot pole but I am confident with Disneyland's maintenance so even though I know its safe, the feeling of unsafe is scary. To be completely fair, we were all also sitting very still and trying not to rock the cage any more than necessary! Overall lots of fun. Thanks Alex and PoohBear for humoring me and going along with my crazy ideas
Originally Posted By RoadTrip I really enjoyed the Sun Wheel of Death. My only complaint is that the ride is so short.
Originally Posted By lesmisfan yeah, we generally ask the family if they can go one more time, but it does get confusing when that type of situation happens.
Originally Posted By basas I thought it looked really fun while waiting in line ("look- the cars even swing a bit!"). Never again. I'm fine with almost ANY ride you throw at me, but it took me 2 hours to recover after Sun Wheel.
Originally Posted By melekalikimaka For me, imagining the ride going very vast is always scarier than the reality. If the wheel whipped around and those cars were flipping really fast, that ride would be terrifying. As it is, it just kind of crawls around and you're done. The first time we rode it, we only went around one time, and it was all loading and unloading. It was really underwhelming. I still do not like it but the first time I ever rode a ferris wheel was at the Seattle zoo and I was sitting in an open seat with an older girl I didn't know. She kept making it swing as much as she could and told me that the seats could flip over. I was really little and pretty terrified. Ferris Wheels will always scare me just a little.
Originally Posted By cheesybaby <<I'm fine with almost ANY ride you throw at me, but it took me 2 hours to recover after Sun Wheel.>> Gary Sinise should do the recorded spiel and they could call it the M:S of the west coast.
Originally Posted By Darkbeer Saw this post over at TripAdvisor today... <a href="http://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowTopic-g29092-i65-k900929-Sunwheel_at_California_Adventure_beware_of_Motion-Anaheim_California.html" target="_blank">http://www.tripadvisor.com/Sho wTopic-g29092-i65-k900929-Sunwheel_at_California_Adventure_beware_of_Motion-Anaheim_California.html</a> >> suffer from motion sickness so tend to avoid simulator rides but love any coaster rides, on a recent visit to California Adventure we went on the sunwheel, there are two choices for riders, static or swinging, we went on the swinging side and when we were sealed in I noticed they provided sick bags - too late, when the ride is really in motion I was sick and had to sit down for about 2 hours afterwards!! Has anyone else had this unfortunate experience?<< Heck, the Sun Wheel is one of just two Disney attractions that come with Air Sickness Bags (Mission: Space being the other)......
Originally Posted By Mickey4MePlease When my 13 yo DD and I went on it a couple of weeks ago we had an inkling of what to expect but it was MUCH worse!! That thing did it's little sliiiiiide and fliiiiip at the end and we both lost it!! We were sitting opposite of each other and our feet FLEW to the opposite seats to anchor us and my hands splayed themselves against the wire grating like magnets! Little squeaks of fear emitting from our "cage" the whole ride! We're not normally sissies but this ride definately changed that! However, I would like to try it once during the day to see the views...If my legs'll carry me down that line..°o°
Originally Posted By GrandGibsonGirl Hi everyone, I am new here, and this topic definitely sparked my interest. I have to say that I was completely surprised by this topic. This is the SINGLE most terrifying ride I have ever been on in my life. I have been on many a loopy coaster, and many an upside-down contraption, and many a rickety ride that I thought would break down and spell my doom, but this one takes the cake. By far. I have actually been on the ride twice. The first time was pretty odd - the park was closing, so my boyfriend and I got the ride to ourselves. I've never been much of a fan of ferris wheels, so we took the stationary one and got to go around a few more times than we were supposed to (aka more than once). It WAS a bit scary (it looked like the empty moving bucket was going to hit us) but the view was nice. The second time, however...was a bit different. This time we waited in a half-hour or longer line, and were with two of our good friends. They wanted to go on the moving buckets, which I was worried about at first, but toward the end of our wait I actually got excited about (I actually convinced them to not leave the line). We got on, and it was okay for a bit. Then the terror started. There was a huge push of momentum, and we went skyrocketing into what appeared to be midair, and rocked crazily back and forth for about 30 seconds. At this point we were all clinging to each other and I was saying "I'm so sorry, I'm so sorry!" for getting us into this mess. And, by the way, none of the four of us are lightweights when it comes to rides. Then it got worse. We were stopped at the top while they unloaded other cars, but it seemed to be an unusually long unloading period. We were all a bit nervous, and then we heard from the speaker "we are experiencing..." and you know the rest. So then we tried to figure out how we could possibly be rescued from the buckets at the top of the ride when there were huge metal bars blocking our doors. And we tried not to move, lest we rock the bucket. We were in the air probably about 15 minutes, maybe longer, so these concerns definitely came up. And when we finally were sent back down (we didn't have to get rescued), we had to deal with the swinging again, which I have to say did not seem pleasant in the slightest. No "gentle rocking." The only pleasure I got out of the ride was facing my fear, and doing something that was truly terrifying. So of course my experience was slightly different than average, but it would have still been terrifying if we hadn't been stuck. So basically what I'm saying is, we are all fine with heights, we are all fine with motion, but none of us will ever go on that again (at least the swinging buckets). You amazing people who did not find this ride terrifying should pat yourselves on the backs for being truly brave.
Originally Posted By LuLu Interesting. I have BAD fear of heights, no motion sickness. I don't mind the swinging cars on SWoD at all. I feel secure being inside that cage. Maliboomer terrifies me - I get really anxious waiting for it to go up. I've been on it several times but won't go again. To me, I think the difference is that your legs and arms are just "out there." Makes me feel insecure.
Originally Posted By LuLu Oh - now if I were STUCK on SWoD and anticipating evacuation, THEN I would get terrified. Thoughts of getting on a ladder at that height - UGH! The mind does strange things to you. Your fears are worse than the reality (same as my MaliBoomer issues).
