Originally Posted By mater4 My in-laws will be with us on our next trip. My father-in-law had an angiogram done in May and had 3 stints put in. MIL is convinced he can not do any rollercoasters at all because you have to be healthy not even matterhorn. He is doing very well now is taking medication due to the surgery.My question is are the rides that intense that he should avoid them? Anyone that can help me out with this would be great.
Originally Posted By friendofdd This may help. <a href="http://www.allearsnet.com/dlr/tp/dlr_rr.htm" target="_blank">http://www.allearsnet.com/dlr/ tp/dlr_rr.htm</a> (good ole google)
Originally Posted By 8 ilovemickey 8 Also if you look at disneyland.com at the description of each ride, they have some information on the bottom about the condition a person should be in to ride. Here is an example for BTMRR. <a href="http://disneyland.disney.go.com/disneyland/en_US/parks/attractions/detail?name=BigThunderMountainRailroadAttractionPage" target="_blank">http://disneyland.disney.go.co m/disneyland/en_US/parks/attractions/detail?name=BigThunderMountainRailroadAttractionPage</a>
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA <He is doing very well now is taking medication due to the surgery.My question is are the rides that intense that he should avoid them?> Sounds like mother-in-law is just looking out for father in law. I would let father-in-law decide. Has he been on Disney roller coasters before? Big Thunder Mountain, Matterhorn, both fun and exciting, but much more mild than say Millennium Force at Cedar Point, that goes 92 mph on the first drop. I take medication for high blood pressure, so I'm sensitive to this topic. I have ridden all the Disney coaster in California for years -- including 'California Screamin' [which has the loop] -- no problems for me. But they're not that intense, since I've been riding them since I was a kid. Goliath at Six Flags Magic Mountain. Once, and never again. Skipped the Millennium Force at Cedar Point -- looked too intense for me. I would probably not do 'Mission Space' at EPCOT for the same reason. But I digress. I'd leave it up to father in law and let him decide what he feels he can do. But no sense in pushing it, just so he can say 'he went on Space Mountain.'
Originally Posted By kari12177 I also have heart problems and I do avoid some rides, like TOT and the Mailboomer but everything else I go on. With me, I can't go on anything that scares me and gets my heart pumping.
Originally Posted By mater4 Thanks for all of your help. He has rode SM,BTM,and MTM. Loves them all. However he will not do TOT,splash or maliboomer healthy or not. SuzieQ your right ultimately the doc should have the final say if he can ride. My MIL tends to make decisions for him sometimes. She always anticipates the worst in some situations but that is her nature.
Originally Posted By LuLu If he has had heart surgery that recently, I can't imagine going on any of these rides w/o his doc's OK. MIL is just following Disney's own guidelines. If Dr thinks differently, then go for it!
Originally Posted By mater4 I agree Lulu. We are not going until Dec. but still good to play it safe. His surgery was not as invasive as it could have been (He was back at work a week later)and he is only 63 so he does not like to be treated like he is an old cripple. I think he knows his limitations but will be more certain with a doctors opinion.
Originally Posted By LVCajun I had my stints put in about four years ago and I ride all the rides,no problem, except for Maliboomer but thats not a health issue that a no freaking way issue. But I don't recall how long it was before I did. I believe I was told at least 6 months before any extreme activities, but I would definitely ask your doctor.
Originally Posted By ncnike7 He really should ask his doctor. My little boy has heart problems and we ALWAYS ask his doctor before doing anything even remotely concerning.
Originally Posted By momof4boys I agree- ask his doctor. My dad had a heart attack at the IHOP across from DL a couple of years ago. He had a stint put in and was released a day later. The cardiologist said he could go back to DL THE NEXT DAY! He could ride any ride that didn't elevate his blood pressure ( scare him too much!). Unfortuntely, after 1 day, he started having bloody noses from the meds and had to leave DL. My son also has a heart problem and he can ride anything that doesn't elevate his heart rate or throws him around so much he could hit his chest. All heart conditions are different as to what they can handle.
Originally Posted By kari12177 Half of my heart if faster than the other half so it is offbeat sometimes. When I get excited or scared it beats fast and offbeat so I have to do some yoga breathing to get it back to normal.
