Originally Posted By Mickey4President We are going to WDW in October and my DH really wants to ride Mission Space. I have high blood pressure and have a tendency to get motion sick. I rode the Texas Titan at Six Flags Over Texas with my DS8. He wanted to ride and I didn't. I got pretty nauseous and had a bad headache, but I did have a small headache to start with. I was wondering if anyone that has had the chance to ride both rides could tell me how MS compares to the Texas Titan. Thanks in advance for all the help.
Originally Posted By RoadTrip <<I have high blood pressure and have a tendency to get motion sick. >> I've never ridden the Texas Titan, but given your statement above I think you should stay off Mission Space. Have DH ride it without you. My wife doesn't like any thrill type attraction, so I just ride them myself.
Originally Posted By Labuda I actually find the Titan to be more intense than I find Mission: Space to be. Just make sure on M:S that you keep your eyes open and look straight ahead.
Originally Posted By fkurucz I heard that the reason they added the mid way stop in the Titan (just before the downward spirals) was because people were blacking out. I would agree with Labuda that the Titan is more intense.
Originally Posted By Disneymom443 titan deffinately has more wind blowing in your face, but I can ride it without getting a headache. Mission space gives me a really bad headache. with you having high blood pressure I would stay away from mission space. Better safe than sorry. nikala
Originally Posted By crazyformickey Make sure if you do ride go on the green version. It is less intense and does not have the spinning. I thought it was great and the line was much shorter
Originally Posted By Kennesaw Tom I have to agree, why not just go on the "tame" version. At least your not going to be spun around.
Originally Posted By englishboy The warnings on MS are specifically directed at you. A woman with high blood pressure died recently while riding MS. This should tell you all you need to know.
Originally Posted By fkurucz >>Tell me about the "Texas Titan." I don't know this Titan.<< Its a mongo metal roller coaster at SF over Texas. Its very tall and fast. No inversions. Just fast. There is also a woodie at SFOT called the Texas Giant. Avoid that turkey. It will shake you to smithereens.
Originally Posted By Labuda "I heard that the reason they added the mid way stop in the Titan (just before the downward spirals) was because people were blacking out." Same thing my friend Mike told me when we went on it. That said, Titan is still the 6th fastest coaster on the planet. For those who'd like to learn a little more about the Titan, check out the page on it here: <a href="http://rcdb.com/id742.htm" target="_blank">http://rcdb.com/id742.htm</a> TDLFAN - if ever you do make it to Six Flags, lemme know - it's only about a 3 1/2 hour drive for me to get there.
Originally Posted By Labuda "There is also a woodie at SFOT called the Texas Giant. Avoid that turkey. It will shake you to smithereens." Yeah, I skipped the Giat when I went to SFOT - I've got intermittent back issues ad the Rattler at SFFT just about does me in, so no WAY will I ride the Giant. I did ride the Judge Roy Scream though - that was fun.
Originally Posted By fkurucz Judge roy is far more benign. Still shaky (its also a woodie) but not as bad as the Giant (I thought my tooth fillingS were going fall out!)
Originally Posted By Mickey4President Thanks for all the advice. If I ride it, I will make sure to ride the easier version. I love the Giant, but I didn't ride it the last time we were there. The first drop of the Titan was great, it was the last half of the ride that got me. TDL and Labuda, if ya'll make it to SFOT together, I want to come to. I would love to do a quality control walk through with TDL, to see what he thinks of the park. I live about 45 minutes from the park.
Originally Posted By ssWEDguy >> it was the last half of the ride that got me. << What is it about the last half of the ride? Also, I went to the website that had pictures of the Titan. Taken back in 2001 when maybe it was new I guess. I was intrigued by the differences between a Disney attraction and one in a Six Flags. This one has so much exposed chain link fences and piles of dirt to look at. It's all about the ride itself, and not the total experience.
Originally Posted By Labuda "It's all about the ride itself, and not the total experience." Exactly! Six Flags is about thrill rides - Disney is about the experiece. Two different creatures.
Originally Posted By Labuda Seriously? I don't think of SFOT or SFFT (the only two I've been to) as having ANY theme, really... just a place to go ride rides & have some fun...
