What used to scare you?

Originally Posted By lesmisfan

the only thing i can even recall being scared of was harold in the matterhorn. I would always go on the ride but close my eyes and put my fingers in my ears so i wouldn't have to see or hear him. And i have to admit when i was a bigger kid i heard of the knight that used to scare the crap out of guests and i couldn't ride the mention without doing the same thing i used to do on the matterhorn. but im long out of that stage now.

 

Originally Posted By ogskud

WAIT! SBSBelle22, there's a view from the top of Maliboomer??

I rode it four years ago with my son and it scared the beejeebers out of me! The minute that thing shot up my eyes were closed. I may have peaked out of one eye for half a second and that was it! When I got off the CM was laughing at me. She said "Usually when people go up their legs are flying around. Not yours, yours were firmly locked under you." My son LOVED the ride and rode it single rider many, many times after that.

He and I also went in a swinging car on the Sun Wheel. While I wasn't all that crazy about the moving, my son was absolutely freaked out by that.

 

Originally Posted By SBSBelle22

But of course mah dear. Heehee, it wasn't that bad though was it? Do you do Tower? I firmly believe anyone who can do Tower can do Maliboomer no problem. You just have to get over the shock of seeing it right in front of you Try it again and keep your eyes open-you'll love it! Especially the nice easy trip back down

 

Originally Posted By wonderingalice

^^I'd do Maliboomer if it weren't for the barf, errr scream shields.

 

Originally Posted By SBSBelle22

Ha ha, I don't know why those are there-I've never seen anyone get sick... maybe to catch hats and glasses of those silly people who don't take them off beforehand

 

Originally Posted By gottaluvdavillains

I had read somewhere the shields were actually put in place because of some not so nice spitting activity... Could be a tall tale - but I remember a clip about having a big problem with kids (mainly teen boys - big suprise) spitting from the top making the area around it a wet experience!

 

Originally Posted By csgoofygirl

What still scares me is TOT. I've tried to be brave, but I am always a mess when it's over. I know it's a short ride, but it's an eternity to me. I get off, shaking, hands and feet numb, and it takes me several minutes to return to normal. I lose all sense of direction. Can't tell if I'm going up or down. The last time (the final time) I was sitting between my kids. They would both yell "up, up, up" or "down, down, down" so I at least knew what direction I was going. I bought the picture (looks like I'm crying) just to prove I went on it. Never again!

 

Originally Posted By rockcow1

When I was 4 or 5 I remember being scared at the thunder storm part of the Tiki Room. Then it turned to being upset because I thought the day had been rained out. It was always such a "shock" to see it bright and dry outside.

 

Originally Posted By BoyStory

^^^<<<They would both yell "up, up, up" or "down, down, down" so I at least knew what direction I was going.>>>

Hmmm, that may be one way to get me back on TOT; if my kids can tell me which way we're going and when we're going to drop/shoot up, I may be able to actually catch my breath. I didn't realize how much my kids have that ride memorized until this morning we were listening to the soundtrack to TOT on the way to school and DS9 said, "you get shot up at that part.....". I don't know, I was shaking so badly after that ride I swore never again. It's just that now that DS3 is tall enough to go on, it'd be nice to ride as a family.

 

Originally Posted By SBSBelle22

The beauty of TOT is that it is on a random setting per se- the drop/lift routine is different each time you go on it... at least that's what they tell you I don't even pay attention I just enjoy the floating feeling you get when the bottome drops out... LOVE IT!!!

 

Originally Posted By gurgitoy2

Fun topic!

I was scared of a lot of the same things as you guys when I was a kid.

I did have a friend who cried at the thunderstorm in the Tiki Room, but I never had a problem with it.

what did scare me were:

-The drops in POTC. Although, for some reason, I alternated years being scared and loving it. I have no idea why some rides I was fine and some I was not...

-The pop-up ghost in HM...I rode when they were louder and I always tried to look in the opposite direction...I knew they were coming, and I hated the sound of them.

-Monstro the Whale on Storybookland. Although I got over that fear by being picked as the hostess' sidekick. I was pretty shy, but she sure made me feel comfortable, and helped me through getting "eaten" by the whale.

-The characters! I hated any rubberhead I saw and would freak out and hide. My sister used this to her advantage all the time and always made sure the knew right where I was hiding...

-Space Mountain! I was very little when I went on this...maybe there wasn't a height requirement back then? Anyway, I was so terrified that it was in the dark that I let out a piercing scream through the whole ride, and also manage to slip out from under the restraint and cowered on the floor...it was not fun. Love the ride now though.

-Harold...and I never even had to see him! My sister so put the fear into me, that I refused to ride it until I was a teenager...then when I did I was upset that she made it MUCH scarier than it actually was. She told me that there was a monster so huge that it took up the whole inside of the mountain and he tried to eat you...

 

Originally Posted By BoyStory

SBSBelle22 wrote<<<The beauty of TOT is that it is on a random setting per se- the drop/lift routine is different each time you go on it...>>>

My brother told me the only one that is random (and side to side) is the TOT at WDW; which is why he preferred it. I just asked my boys and they insist it's the same every time......maybe their imagination???

 

Originally Posted By dresswhites

oh tower of terror. i hate waiting in line for it. i get so scared while waiting in line. a couple time i use the chicken exits.
but when i am on the ride, i have a nice time. i just hate waiting, it just makes me really anxious and scared. odd
space mountain was that way for a while as well. i hated waiting, but once i got it i was fine. now space doesnt bother me at all.

 

Originally Posted By Mr X

***going home- because i didn't think i would ever get to go back.***

I've got the cure-all for that sort of stress.

Take a job there.

 

Originally Posted By aurorasdream

I remember being scared to death on Space Mountain when I was 7. When the ride banked I was sure I was going to fall out over the side.

 

Originally Posted By Disney_Blonde

I would not go on any Mountains until I was about 11... lol

Also, the Stormtrooper on People Mover freaked me out so much, I was literally traumatized...

and for some reason Monstro on Pinocchio was a much bigger deal to me then Storybook...wierd I know, I think Imust have had some sort of dream & that was the memory that stuck because I wouldn't go on that ride for years

 

Originally Posted By Dave

>>>I've got the cure-all for that sort of stress.

Take a job there. <<<

So you're saying none of the cast members ever go home they just stay at work??

~

 

Originally Posted By mousieblonde

Space Mountain was and is my biggest fear! Maybe it has something to do with having a bit of Vertigo or just that I am one big chicken!

 

Originally Posted By ogskud

SBSBelle2 asked <<Heehee, it wasn't that bad though was it? Do you do Tower?>>

YES! It was that bad, absolutely terrified me. I did Tower twice that same trip and while it still was a bit scary for me, I'd go again. Not so for Maliboomer. Nope, nope, nope.

 

Originally Posted By mouseymom

I am scared of the Sunwheel, even the stationary are a little freaky.

When I was younger I was sure I was going to go overboard on the Jungle Cruise and drown in the murky water. I admit even now I want to be able to hold on to all four of my kids on that ride. Even the 12 year old.