Originally Posted By disney2268 <a href="http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/southflorida/sfl-711ride" target="_blank">http://www.sun-sentinel.com/ne ws/local/southflorida/sfl-711ride</a>,0,2453895.story?coll=sfla-home-headlines This is sad. Now I am a huge fan of Mission Space and I hate thrill rides. I am just having a difficult time understanding the difference between this ride and all the other thrill rides out there.
Originally Posted By wahooskipper www.nbc6.net/news/9496466/detail This woman passed out after getting off of Mission: Space. Apparently she felt tingling in her arms and legs prior to getting off the ride. I'm glad it wasn't worse.
Originally Posted By MinnieSummer I just got back from PA and while I was there the TV stations were all reporting about a thrill ride in, I think, Ohio that had malfunctioned and resulted in serious injuries for most of the riders. I asked my husband if he had seen anything about it down here and he said no. So, if a thrill ride MALFUNCTIONS at a non-disney and it is not reported why does the media see fit to cover somehting that happens at WDW that was not due to a malfunction of the ride but to the victims own health? I know that it's DISNEY and everyone wants to make them look bad but really....
Originally Posted By wahooskipper The accident at King's Island on the Son of Beast wooden rollercoaster has been widely reported. I read about it hear in Florida. I think the continued interest in Mission: Space is that people are getting sick/ill and the ride is functioning properly. I operated rollercoasters for about 5 years and never once saw a person pass out on it or after riding it. That isn't to say it doesn't happen...but it is pretty rare. Misson: Space incidents are starting to add up and the ride is still relatively young.
Originally Posted By DVC_dad Mission Space just have a bad rep. The sustained G's seem to affect a great deal of the general population. It's really a weird thing IMHO. Me and my kids have ridden it many times without concerns, and without after effects.
Originally Posted By DVC_dad Oh yeah, my wife even rode it WHILE PREGNANT with our 5th child!!! So far he is normal at age 2.
Originally Posted By BlazesOfFire yikes, While pregnant? Glad everyone did well but thats not a risk I would take, especially when the signs clearly and strongly suggest not to ride while pregnant.
Originally Posted By BlazesOfFire This poll was on the Sentinel website. I guess Im not shocked at the results on how many people (so far) say they arent interested in riding: If you were to ride Mission: Space, which version would you go on? 50.2% Orange version, the full experience (103 responses) 15.1% Green version, the less-intense option (31 responses) 34.6% I'm not interested in riding Mission: Space (71 responses) 205 total responses Results are not scientific
Originally Posted By fkurucz While I do believe that Disney rides should be safe for all, people should take the warnings seriously. I see far too many people who are obviously not healthy ignore these warnings at all sorts of amusement and themeparks. Also, we need to take responsibility for our decision to proceed despite these warnings, even when we think we are healthy. I once spent a day riding coasters at IOA when I had appendicitis (I didn't know yet). My appendix flared up just two days later. It could have very well burst while riding the Hulk.
Originally Posted By RoadTrip I wish people would stop trying to minimize the problems with Mission Space. I died the last time I rode it, and that wasn't very fun. Someone should torture Eisner or SOMETHING.
Originally Posted By wahooskipper I agree that warnings should be heeded and we must take personal responsibility. However, I know of no other current theme park/amusement park ride that has had such an effect on people in such a relatively short amount of time. I know of no other Disney ride that had to be altered to the extent this one has. In my semi-professional opinion there is cause for concern with this attraction and I won't be riding. To all who do and enjoy it, I say great. But, there is more here than meets the eye.
Originally Posted By Labuda I'll be trying out green, then i9mmediately getting on oragne on my upcoming trip. I[m sure I'll prefer the good old-fashioned M:S that I know & love much more than the new green version, but I'll give the green a try. And, should the worst happena nd I end up dying, please direct the media to this thread where I say it's my own dang fault if I die, NOT Disney's.
Originally Posted By hopemax After the death, there was a good article in the Orlando Sentinel about M:S response history. As of June 13, 25 people had passed out, so I guess this will make 26. The problem appears to be something called "simulator sickness." And it's something that the military and NASA has been studying for over 50 years. And after all that time, they still do not have any idea who might be prone to suffer from it. And as the article says, "They've found simulators can bring even seasoned military jet pilots to their knees." This is bigger problem than getting people with known health problems to stay off the ride. So all this talk about personal responsibility only goes so far. We still need to ask if this is a fire Disney should be playing with. I don't think the article is available from the website anymore, but someone posted the full text on the DIS <a href="http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?p=13194449#post13194449" target="_blank">http://www.disboards.com/showt hread.php?p=13194449#post13194449</a>
Originally Posted By fundog58 This ride was a mistake from the word go, and why these problems were not anticipated is a mystery. Perhaps the Disney folks were just too blinded by their desire to out-do Islands of Adventure.
Originally Posted By MinnieSummer Stupid question but has anyone ever counted how many people get off the tea cups and throw up? Or how many people get off Space Mountain and are weak? Yes, M:S is much stronger and for a prolonged period of time but let's face it, rides have been makingpeople sick for a very long time. M:S was controversial from the day it opened and will continue to be until the day it is torm down and replaced by another ride or show or whatever. And that will also be controversial because it is Disney and no one is ever happy with what Disney does. It's not clean enough or safe enough or the CM's are rude etc. Roadtrip, your post number 10 cracked me up.
Originally Posted By Labuda Most pertinent line int hat article IMHO: "Simulator experts don't blame the deaths on simulator sickness, saying people with such serious health problems are at risk anywhere, anytime."
Originally Posted By Labuda Ah, and the closing of the article: "Still, none of the experts contacted by the Sentinel, including Welch, was personally intimidated by Mission: Space. "That must make a great ride," he says. "I'd really like to get out there and do it.""
Originally Posted By fkurucz >>However, I know of no other current theme park/amusement park ride that has had such an effect on people in such a relatively short amount of time.<< SFOT had to tone down one of their coasters (the Titan). SF Elitch Gardens had to tone down the "Mind Eraser" (a metal, looping coaster) after several people suffered head injuries. It does happen. In the end it is the public who demands more thrills every year.
Originally Posted By Labuda "SFOT had to tone down one of their coasters (the Titan)." For those who don't know, the reason for toning down the Titan (slowing it down, specifically) is that it was causing people to pass out. Basically, they added some brakes on one certain stertch.
Originally Posted By fkurucz I wonder if HP is considering pulling its sponsorship of MS? Of course, they might be contractually bound, but they could possibly choose to not have the HP name associated with ride while they continue to make sponsorship payments.
