Mission Space Tidbits

[DisneyKidds]

A few things I came across in making the rounds of my (second hand) Disney info sources...................

I buried this in the AK thread and it comes from a supposed WDI member who worked on the attraction.......
btw - he provides some interesting info on M:S - Gary Sinise is the CapCom voice, you board an X-2 rocket for a flight to the polar ice caps of Mars, some details from throughout the attraction - such as the garvity wheel from Horizons and the actual NASA Lunar Rover which is on loan from the Smithsonian, sickness is not a problem for the ride
Also, from Deb Wills comes this.................
Having been privileged to have a tour inside Mission:SPACE (also known as the International Space Training Center, or ISTC), this
reporter can say that this is going to be a fabulous attraction!
(No, I didn't get to ride, but I did get an eyeful!)
Imagineering has outdone itself, delivering a richly detailed
environment, education, fun and thrills in equal measure. Even
the "chicken exit" has been designed-in -- any guest can enjoy
the pre-launch experience and training, and then simply walk
through the ride loading zone into the post-show area. There,
everyone can enjoy hands-on games and activities (including a
playground for small children) while the bolder members of their
group blast off (the launch simulation will last 5-7 minutes).
Allow an hour in your touring plan for Mission: SPACE. There's
just so much to do!
You can read more from wdwig here http://wdwig.com/e_ms.htm where there is some sneak peak info and description of post show items.

[laceemouse]

I love what Deb writes about the interactive stuff that everyone can enjoy. I have motion sickness and some of my kids will be too young/scared to ride but we all like space. Kudos to Disney, hope this is a sign of good things to come. As much as I dislike Universal, I liked the fact that they had stationary seats in the Hanna Barbera ride for people like me. Why can't Disney do that is Body Wars and Star Tours? I hear a lot of people get sick on these, not to mention bad backs, pregnant people, etc... Sea World gives you an option in the Arctic ride thingy too...great for our family. Any imagineers out there listen up!!!!!

[JeffH]

Motion sickness is not a result of 'moving' seats, it is a result of the movement of the seats not being in perfect sync with the motion depicted on the video 'windows'. If what you see is out of sync with what your body (actually your inner ear) feels, your body gets confused and therefore nauseaus. So if the Imagineers were to place stationary seats in Body Wars or Star Tours the affect would be truely sickening, not vice-versa.

A good example of this was when I rode a motion simulator at Busch Gardens and got really sick, while (as long as I don't get too excited) Body Wars and Star Tours don't really affect me.

[airlarry!]

If its true that they do have a nice bailout area, I'll give props to WDI for sneaking that in....

[laceemouse]

JeffH, I know what you are saying, but in stationary seats a person can just close their eyes and not "feel" anything. I would try Body Wars and Star Tours with stationary seats and I have the worst motion sickness in the world!!! I also agree with you that different kinds of motion bother different folks. My sis and BIL can ride ANY coaster at IOA with no problem but felt sick after Star Tours! Smooth rides are okay for them but rough things bug them. It is different for everyone, so any options that can be offered are good IMO. I am not scared of rides, just scared of getting sick. It is real bad and lasts for days!!! Dramamine helps me ride in the car and fly short, smooth flights, it does not help enough for me to do spinning, fast, or rough rides. I am not scared of heights or claustophobic, I have had this all my life and would love not to...Lacee

[MulanMom]

The next time you are visiting this attraction, you may want to ask a CM if you can see it without the movement. When we expressed concern about our daughter, then 3, being scared by this attraction, a CM was going to make arrangements whereby she would sit, without movement, and watch the movie. We declined the offer, but were surprised they made that kind of accommodation.;)

[Walt's Frozen Head]

They hardly ever run all the ST cabs anymore... letting folks sit in one and watch the flick might be another one of those small Magicks local WDW is able to offer without requisitioning anything.

JeffH is almost completely correct about motion sickness... it's when the visually sensed motion is at odds with physically sensed motion that you have a problem. Many of the simulators I've been in do have only limited range of motion, not nearly ST-type motion, perhaps that was the reference. But if your chair really is completely motionless, there should be little incidence of motion sickness, for most folks.

-WFH
www.jjewell.com

[Synonymous]

Is there any info out there about the height restrictions for this ride?

[OnWithTheShow]

I have heard that it will be 44".

[daber]

Disney has designed the simulator ride with some stationary seats.
It was the ride for Israel in the Millenium Village during the 2000 celebration.

[doubletrouble_vb]

gee i hope you are wrong...

i thought that ride was cute but not disney quality.

[dmc613]

daber--- ummm no this is a new ride. No stationary seats on M:S. That would be pretty impossible as the ride system is a centrifuge type system. You aren't sitting in a bouncing room like ST.