Originally Posted By nemopoppins Ever since I was pregnant with my first child, I tend to feel sick on spinny rides. I'm great on roller coasters and drops, and I can handle rides like Astro Orbitor and carrousels. But really spinny ones like carnival rides Orbitron or Scrambler make me sick (I've never thrown up, but I get nautious.) I've not had trouble with other simulated rides like Star Tours. I can do the teacups just fine because the ride is so short. So, how long is Mission Space? If it's longer than say 4, maybe 5, minutes, do you think with the above description I can handle the full version or should I go on the milder one?
Originally Posted By u k fan I'm not sure how long the ride is, but I think the full version would be fine. IMHO it seemed no worse than Star Tours, but I'm sure others won't agree. I was given 2 tips before riding. 1) Find a fixed point during the launch i.e. a cloud and focus on it. 2) Stay looking at the screen throughout the ride. Both of those helped I assume as I had no problem at all. The unofficial guide goes to great lengths about what you should eat before and when, but I went before breakfast (against their advice) and was fine. To put this into context I've never wimped out of a coaster yet, but I do occasionally feel a bit sick after the Teacups!!!
Originally Posted By trekkeruss I went on M:S for the first time this past May. I didn't think it was a stomach-churner, but obviously, it must be for some otherwise they wouldn't provide the bags. One thing it did do was put pressure on the body... I could definitely feel it in my head. It didn't make me ill or anything; it was just an odd sensation.
Originally Posted By Sport Goofy I've never been prone to motion sickness, but M:S made me feel queasy. I think the forces were very realistic -- but not sure if the realism really qualifies as "fun." I've had the opportunity to do some pretty intense flight training on real aircraft and the mission space sensations reminded me a bit of that. Again, realistic but not necessarily fun.
Originally Posted By BeautysBeast Equally awsome as this is the DTD build your own SPace mountain of course.We had bought the ride video after and the looks on our faces is priceless.I do prefer the less pukey version of mission space however.
Originally Posted By nemopoppins BeautysBeast, you've done both versions? What's the difference? I don't like to think I'm missing anything if I choose the milder version. Who am I kidding? Even if you say I'm not missing anything but the sensation trekkeruss describes, I'd probably still go on the full version just to be sure. I'd still appreciate suggestions though.
Originally Posted By TDLFAN In the tamer version, you are only missing the strong gravity pull that is more realistic to the real laugh and space travel... still I am told the astronauts experience higher forces. May I also suggest visiting the Shuttle Launch Experience at Kennedy Space Center? They have a very realistic, yet tamer, shuttle launch attraction that is quite enjoyable.
Originally Posted By RoadTrip I've been on both versions and think they are about equally enjoyable. On MS Lite you miss the G-forces of the launch which everyone talks about, but I thought the remainder of the ride was remarkably similar. I usually ride the Orange, but will occasionally ride the Green if I've recently eaten or for some reason feel not quite up to the real thing.
Originally Posted By Mickey4President I tend to get motion sickness on rides that spin. We went on the lesser version and I had no problem. I loved it and can't wait to do it again.
Originally Posted By MPierce On orange you spin, like in a cetrifuge. On green you do not. If you decide to ride orange make sure, and post about it. Just remember you've been warned. You never know how your body is going to react until you ride it. Good Luck.
Originally Posted By TDR_Fan I rode Mission: Space back when they didn't have the Green version and got terribly sick. I am prone to motion sickness, but wanted to try it just once to see what it was like. I will probably never ride the original (Orange) side ever again as I was sick to the point of not being able to walk for the rest of the day after riding it.
Originally Posted By nemopoppins These posts are all so informative. Thank you. I will definitely post what I decided on and how I survived. But my trip isn't until November, so any more advice would be appreciated.
Originally Posted By MickeyChick We're going to be there next month, and I've been wondering which version to try too. I don't usually have too much trouble with motion sickness, but it kind of sounds like this ride doesn't follow the same "rules" as others, since it's so different from other rides. I want to try both versions out, I just don't want to be sick all day long.
Originally Posted By RoadTrip <<I want to try both versions out, I just don't want to be sick all day long.>> I rarely have trouble with motion sickness. Coasters, drop rides, spinners, I can do them all (except for teacups... that darned ride should be made illegal!!). But I was concerned the first time I rode Mission Space so I waited until just before we were ready to leave the park and then rode. That way if I got sick (which I didn't) my entire day would not have been ruined.
Originally Posted By RoadTrip <<^^^That's a good idea. How are the lines at that time?>> That is hard to say. We usually go to WDW during a slow time of the year (January), so Mission Space rarely has more than a 20 minute line at any time of the day. Usually if you are in line by Epcot’s 9:00 PM closing time they will keep the attraction going until everyone has gone on it. Things may have changed, but Test Track and Soarin' are the attractions with incredible wait times. MS is usually not too bad.
Originally Posted By vbdad55 in early - mid August MS was never more than 20 minutes when we were there - the tamer version was actually longer than the full blown which was a walk on a few times. Test Track was it's typical 40-60 mins standby and Soarin was crazy 120 mins standby by late afternoon
Originally Posted By JikoAndTheMan There is only one way to ride that wild <<bull>> and that is to spin like a top YEE HAA!
