Originally Posted By ssWEDguy That said, I also agree that there should have been this less intense option from the start.
Originally Posted By sun-n-fun I would probably give the milder version a chance - even though I don't like the current one. I'll ride everything once, then decide.
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA I've been riding theme park attraction at Disney parks since 1969. 'Mission:Space' is one I would not ride. And yes, there are warnings on the ride, but there are warnings on 'Space Mountain' 'Big Thunder' 'Indiana Jones' and many other 'intense' rides -- I've never had an issue -- even with my high blood pressure. How is the average theme park guest supposed to understand that this time they really, really mean it. Having the milder option is no more or less 'ridiculous' and 'stupid' than having an alternative experience on the new 'Nemo' ride for folks in wheelchairs.
Originally Posted By alisserae So I can sit it a tiny capusle and watch a tiny tv screen? Sounds riveting, really. I mostly find the change amusing because now I think folks are going to go on the mild experience (even though mild may be an understatement) and complain that it wasn't intense enough.
Originally Posted By DlandDug I enjoy Mission: Space very much. I do feel that the ONLY compelling feature of this attraction is the centrifuge. By eliminating that element, the attraction is rendered pointless. I also understand the need to salvage Disney's massive investment, though. So... I suppose this is OK.
Originally Posted By DlandDug Oh-- I should add that I ADORED Horizons. As far as I know, NOBODY ever died on that attraction!
Originally Posted By pixiedust1 It seem to me that the timing is no coincidence.. It almost seems like Disney is admitting liability with MS's most recent deaths... I'm not sure this is the right move on their part...
Originally Posted By sherrytodd I don't think they are admitting liability. I think they are reacting to the press and to the fact that everyone is scared to even try the ride now. I'm sure the mild ride will do something. They can still tilt the capsule back for example for the launch and make it shake and such. I don't think they expect people to line up to just sit in a tin can and watch a small movie screen.
Originally Posted By Labuda SOmething just dawned on me - I WILL ride the lame version at least once, as it's a Disney ride I won't have ridden at that point. Immediately afterward, though, I'll get to the other side and ride the REAL Mission: Space that I love so dearly!
Originally Posted By sun-n-fun I wish I had enjoyed M:S as much as you, Labuda. I love the concept, the building and all there is to see while waiting in line. But I met my match as far as the actual ride goes
Originally Posted By englishboy Wait, I just got the unedited version of the Sentinel article. It's amazing what they left out to fit the article to space. "When asked if the change was being made because of recent events, Disney spokeswoman Kim Prunty responded, "Our legal department insists--and boy, do I mean insists--the answer is no. "Instead we're all supposed to say that we are doing this for three reasons: to enable even more guests to experience the attraction since well, as you all know, pretty much no guests are experiencing the ride now. And boy does that make the ride's sponsor, HP, really hacked off; to provide an alternative that may be more suited for some guests, such as those who are prone to motion sickness or have other conditions. And also for those millions and millions of customers who've read newspaper stories about people dying on this ride. Families from all over won't touch this frigging ride because of those stories; and to further encourage all guests to carefully consider and heed posted health warnings. And because, let's face it, a third death on this whirlygig would pretty much force us to scrap this 100 million dollar investment. So for those of you over the age of 35, the new Mission Space will function just like those little theater boxes at the front of grocery stores back in the 1970s that used to show cartoons for a quarter. Think of it as our newest retro attraction."
Originally Posted By pixiedust1 .<< Immediately afterward, though, I'll get to the other side and ride the REAL Mission: Space that I love so dearly! >> At any point during your first encounter with MS while waiting in line and reading the warning signs, did you think, this might be to dangerous to ride... that I might die... just curious
Originally Posted By sherrytodd <<At any point during your first encounter with MS while waiting in line and reading the warning signs, did you think, this might be to dangerous to ride... that I might die... just curious>> I was terrified of the thing with all the warnings. I wasn't scared of dying, but I thought there was a good chance I would toss my cookies. I love this ride and have never had any problems on it even though I would get sick on the Tea Cups and Body Wars. The centrifugal force of most rides at the carnivals and amusement parks are far worse and last longer then the G-force on Mission Space. Does anyone remember the ride where everyone would stand along the outside of the circle and then it would start spinning so fast that you were pinned to the wall and then the floor would drop away? You couldn't even raise your hands the force was so great.
Originally Posted By oc_dean Before the opening of Mission:Space... Before Horizons.... Before the opening of EPCOT.... Disney should have stuck more closely to the "Mission:Space" concept they had in mind back in the late 70s: <a href="http://albums.photo.epson.com/j/AlbumIndex?u=4208477&a=31450102&vt=vp" target="_blank">http://albums.photo.epson.com/ j/AlbumIndex?u=4208477&a=31450102&vt=vp</a> These photos are from an old "Futurescape" magazine dated around 1979. COOL!
Originally Posted By leemac Everyone reacts differently to experiences. I love M:S but get a sick feeling when I ride the teacups and avoid them like the plague. I don't feel the spinning on M:S except for a split second each time the 'fuge starts up.
Originally Posted By sun-n-fun <<At any point during your first encounter with MS while waiting in line and reading the warning signs, did you think, this might be to dangerous to ride... that I might die... just curious>> I rode M:S during the soft opening in Aug 2003 (I think). That was before the sick bags. I don't remember being bombarded by warnings, maybe they weren't all up until later. I have been nervous on rides before, but never truly afraid. I really wasn't sure I would ever get off safely. Not a feeling you want to have - ever!!
Originally Posted By RoadTrip I love the original MS but support the idea of a MS Lite experience being available for those that prefer it. I don't know that eliminating the spinning will make the ride worthless. Star Tours and Body Wars seemed to be pretty intense without having to use a centrifuge.
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA Here's the difference that no one seems to be mentioning. The tea cups, while they may make you sick, are not pulling g-forces that could exacerbate a pre-existing problem in your body. At least I don't think so. Same with all other Disney theme parks 'thrill' rides -- they all post warnings, but none of the other ones are going to kill you -- until 'Mission:Space' came along. Maybe, just maybe, the average person doesn't need to experience G-forces that rival the forces that actual astronauts experience.
Originally Posted By leemac ^^ but there are a lot of rollercoasters that exert significantly larger G-forces. If I recall correctly several of WDW's own coasters have more positive and negative Gs than M:S. There was an Orlando Sentinel article talking about this that someone posted on the boards.
