Originally Posted By RoadTrip The Sun Wheel of Death rocks. Literally. I love riding it and watching the big macho guys in the swinging cabs scream like girls. P.S. I've never been in the stationary cabs, so I can't really comment on them.
Originally Posted By momofbuzzfan I'm sure the doors are completely secure, but I couldn't help but watch then as we were riding....and think about how easy it appeared for them to just slide open. Also....we rode on a very windy day, and it was almost hard to breathe up there at the top....the wind was blowing so hard. But I turned away from the wind, and closed my eyes.....and it was a very smooth ride. Never again.....though.
Originally Posted By wonderingalice I'm not "afraid" of ferris wheels, I just hate the repetitive stomach-dropping that comes from going around in a circle at a steady clip. That said, I love riding the non-swinging cars on the Sun Wheel (Again, I wouldn't be "afraid" of the swinging cars... I'm just not willing to take on the 99.9% guaranteed risk of nausea and/or vomiting. ;-) The ferris wheel motion of the Sun Wheel is almost unnoticeable at the slow speed this one turns. And as others said, the view is wonderful (and romantic.
Originally Posted By RoadTrip <<(Again, I wouldn't be "afraid" of the swinging cars... I'm just not willing to take on the 99.9% guaranteed risk of nausea and/or vomiting. ;-) >> And those seated around you thank you for that.
Originally Posted By wonderingalice *LOL* When Mr. Alice and I rode in December, I kept watching the family in the swinging car above us. They had a little girl who spent most of the ride laying down and looking miserable. I just prayed that she either would not barf or if she did, it would be "contained." ;-)
Originally Posted By bean all i would say is hold on. Some of the seats in the gondolas are a bit slippery and if you are in one of the swingin ones and it caught you off guard you could eaisly slip right off and land on the persons lap on the opposite side.
Originally Posted By ChurroMonster I've been on the ride dozens of times and never noticed any sense of slipping off the seat. The ride is very tame and is hardly a thrill ride. It's fun but it's more of gently relaxing ride for me.
Originally Posted By bean the seats were designed for people to sit all the way back with their backs against the backrest. problem is many people especially children like to sit on the seats edge or sideways to look down. Thats when the slipping occurs Also, one of the main reason people get nauseous is because they close their eyes and or put their heads down. It makes the movement worse and throws your sense of balance off
Originally Posted By Native Californian Barf bags are provided in the swinging cars. So all of you with weak stomachs can give it a whirl! Does anyone know of any other Disney attractions where barf bags are furnished?
Originally Posted By x Pirate_Princess x one of those wile ones at WDW...Mission to Mars or Rock n Roller Coaster...
Originally Posted By FerretAfros Mission:Space added them a little before the Sunwheel did. It was around the same time they added the orange and green (moving and non moving versions) as seperate choices.
Originally Posted By x Pirate_Princess x That's it...Mission Space... I knew it was something I hadn't been on!! LOL
Originally Posted By EighthDwarf Talk about a barf-inducing ride (Mission Space)! That is the only ride I have ever felt nauseated on in my life! Sun Wheel of Death is pretty tame in comparison. In fact, my two whimpy sons will even ride it (while they refuse to go on Pirates because of the first drop!)
Originally Posted By mstaft I really hated MIssiom Space- especially the original version. A waste of money in my book.
Originally Posted By ABBY I thought the sunwheel was boring. It lasts waaayyy too long. It gave my poor hubby motion sickness.
Originally Posted By out numbered mom oh my- I innocently went on the swinging gondola with a couple of kids, and it was even more terrifying for me then TOT or the roller coaster. I think what I really didn't like was that there were no seat belts. Nothing to keep you in your seat. And because of this you feel so much more vulnerable then you do on the other roller coaster. I love roller coasters and I was shaking when I got off that, probably because it wasn't at all what I expected. I have never been on the stationary ones, but maybe I will try that this year with my boys.
Originally Posted By indiana_jones88 I love the swinging ones!! They terrorize me to death, but it's kinda fun. The Sun Wheel of Death. I like that. What I do on them is just close my eyes when it starts to swing and I feel perectly. When I first went on the Sun Wheel of Death I got up before it started to swing to move to the other side of the gondola and what do you know? It finally started to swing. so i was on the floor of the gondola for that ride.
