Advice about Mission Space?????

[pmurphy713]

I need to get some information about Mission Space for our upcoming trip. I have heard from several friends pros and cons, so I am having a hard time making up my mind whether to try it or not. DH said he would ride it if I rode it first.

I LOVE to ride Star Tours, BTMRR, SM, etc., but understand that this is centrifugal technology. One friend said he got dizzy on it only after he thought about what was going on (he handles RnRC and ToT with no problems).

Please give me your advice and your experiences. Did you get dizzy? Have you ever had any problems on similiar rides? How do you handle other motion simulators? Did you love it or hate it? Would you do it again if you had the chance?

Thanks!

 

[HopperFan]

I ride just about anything !!!!!!!!!!!

My friend went last week, rides everything no problem.

She almost threw up, had the bag in her hand then the ride stopped. Her husband and son both sick too. It was only their second ride and had to leave the park. She couldn't believe it.

I'm not getting on.....I want to stay all day

 

[allshookup]

Although mission space is a motion simulator, it is not at all like star tours. I love Star Tours and have never had a problem on it. On MS they say not to look off to the side or close your eyes and you will not even realize you are spinning. I would say this is true since I did keep my eyes on the screen and I didn't get sick to my stomach. However I did get myself so worked up about this ride that my heart was already pounding. Add to that the G-force which felt like someone dropped a ton of bricks on my chest and I seriously thought I was having a heart attack. Mind you I was only 39 at the time with no history of heart problems but it took hours for my heart rate to return to normal. It's different for everyone, but that was my experience.

 

[Coll0610]

I have trouble with motion sickness. I don't ride anything that spins anymore and I've never ridden roller coasters. If I take my Bonine, I can handle Star Tours a few times (someone has to take DS!).

I rode MS last year mostly so DH wouldn't pester me to try it and I will not be riding it again. If the ride hadn't ended when it did, I would have been sick and this was before they had the bags! I felt weird for a while afterwards too. The attendant was very nice and suggested that I would probably feel better if I walked around a little and I did - but stay off that bouncy floor in the area behind the arcade!

 

[dahirsh]

I get airsick and won't fly without Bonine or Dramamine.

I do Star Tours and Body Wars without taking anything, but the night before I planned on doing Mission Space, I took Bonine before bed. It worked fine for me.

Deb

 

[pmurphy713]

Where do you get Bonine? Is it a Rx or an over the counter medicine?

Thanks!

 

[elosoloco]

you can get it at most pharmacies, it's over the counter. Warning the first time you take it take it at night since it can cause drowsiness

 

[don8life]

How do you do with rides that spin fast? Like the tilt a whirl? Tilt makes me sick to my stomach so did mission space. 30 seconds before it ended I was silently praying for it to end because I was going to hurl.(I didn't but felt sick the whole day, ruined that day)
Good luck

 

[Scratch42]

I brought my bonine but could not find it so I took an antihistimine (sp) instead.

I was kind of worried when I read the signs about Motion Sickness, Confined spaces, etc. but I figured DD finally got the nerve, I did not want to back out!

When you enter the ride, it's a little box area. Luckily I was at the end. The padded restraint comes down and locks. The panel moves forward so that you can access the buttons. You will have certain duties to perform depending on which assignment you are given, I was Navigator (fourth spot). As the ride begins you feel you face being pulled back and I felt pressure on my sternum area. Just remember to keep looking at the screen! I think if the ride had been any longer I would have hurled! I did feel a little unstable after we got off but recovered after walking outside for a bit. On the other hand, DD who did not really want to do the ride was willing to go again!

It is definately a ride that should be done once! It is awesome!

FYI, I can now do the Tea Cups without a problem!LOL DD can no longer get me sick on that one!LOL

Hope this helps you decide.

Scratch

 

[mamamia]

MY DH and my DS (9) want to try Mission Space when we go in September. I am also planning on having dinner at
LeCellier (SP?) - in Canada that night.

My concern is that if they do Mission Space and then not feel so well afterwards. I have read on other posts where people didn't feel well for hours afterwards. So for people that didn't do well on this ride, how long did it take before you felt good enough to eat or do anything else. (I hope this made sense!)

My stomach can't even handle Splash Mountain and I usually have to sit for a good 15 minutes before I can do anything else. BTMRR is really bad for me also.


don8life, did you do Mission Space early in the day?

 

[McCall]

Originally posted by pmurphy713
I need to get some information about Mission Space for our upcoming trip. I have heard from several friends pros and cons, so I am having a hard time making up my mind whether to try it or not. DH said he would ride it if I rode it first.

I LOVE to ride Star Tours, BTMRR, SM, etc., but understand that this is centrifugal technology. One friend said he got dizzy on it only after he thought about what was going on (he handles RnRC and ToT with no problems).

Please give me your advice and your experiences. Did you get dizzy? Have you ever had any problems on similiar rides? How do you handle other motion simulators? Did you love it or hate it? Would you do it again if you had the chance?

Thanks!

I have no trouble with the simulator rides. However I very nearly passed out in MS, I literally thought I would not live through it and I was sick for 6 hours after. this was AFTER taking sea sick meds that morning. and following all the instructions regarding eyes open and fixed staight ahead, I got tunnel vision and nearly blacked out completely.
now I know this is an extreme reaction, but you just don't know ahead of time. I will NEVER do it again.

 

[LilyLake]

Here's my experience:
I used to love Tilt-a-whirl rides, but now they make me feel sick. I went on Body Wars once, but won't do it again because it made me feel quezy. I rode Back to the Future on 2 separate days, but the second time I was really worried I was going to lose it - fortunately I didn't, so I won't ride that again.

We only had one day planned for EPCOT, and not necessarily a full day. I had my only PS for the whole trip that morning at the Princess Story Breakfast at 10:00. I'd read all the warnings about Mission:Space, so I was worried, but we really wanted to try it. I knew it would be a bad idea to go on right after eating a big meal, so I decided we needed to try it before the meal. I was concerned about it ruining the day, but my desire to try the ride won out. (My husband and boys will try anything and they don't get quezy, and all of the planning was left to me.)

So the plan was to do Mission:Space first thing and then have close to an hour to recover, if necessary. We got to the capsule area and my youngest son (8) suddenly needed to go to the bathroom BAD! This tends to happen to him, especially if he gets nervous before a ride. So after convincing us that "NO - he couldn't wait!" a CM took him to a restroom while the rest of us did the ride.

There is cool air blowing on your face during the entire ride. This felt great, and I'm sure it helped me not to get sick. I made sure everybody knew to keep their heads back and look at the screen. I felt the pressure, especially in my cheeks, but I never felt at all sick, and really didn't even feel the spinning unless I thought about it. The ride was very cool and we all really enjoyed it. (My other son was disappointed that in his "role" he didn't get to push any buttons. We soon found out that he just hadn't noticed when he was supposed to do it.)

After we got out, we had to wait a few minutes for my youngest to get back from the restroom. The CM gave him a fastpass good for him and two other guests. We decide that I would ride again with the two boys. We loved the ride, thought it was really cool, and nobody had any problems.

My sister and her two girls were with us, too (thus the Princess Storybook Breakfast.) My sister really has claustrophobia issues, but she was able to do the ride fine. She was really thankful for the cool air blowing on her face. I think she liked the ride okay, but it's not one of her favorites.

 

[KellyJ]

I think this is one of those rides that you're just not going to be able to tell about until you try it for yourself.

My experience was a good one. I love space, love the feeling of flying (although I can get airsick at times if there's lots of turbulance) so I knew that I was going to try it regardless of the warnings.

I can't do spinning rides at all or simulators if the field of vision is moving in any direction other than straight ahead. In cars, I'm fine in the front seat if I can look straight ahead. If I'm in the back and can see the sideways motion out of the corner of my eye, I get sick. I sometimes get lightheaded and nauseous if I'm playing video games with my son and there's lots of movement. I can do Rockin Roller Coaster with no problems and Star Tours doesn't bother me too bad if I take Bonine, Dramimine, or Benedryl. For me, my motion sickness is caused mostly from visual effects, sometimes even the motion of a passing train will cause nausea if I watch it too closely.

I rode Mission Space with my 7 yr. old son about 5 times and neither of us had any problems at all. The thing that made it OK for me was the cool air blowing in my face and the fact that everything on the screen moves in a forward motion. It reminded me a bit of the floaty feeling I get in the dentist's chair when I get the nitrous oxide stuff while he works on my teeth. I found that if I just relaxed and concentrated on looking straight ahead and enjoying the floaty feeling that it was absolutely great! I never felt any sort of spinning sensation at all, even though I knew that's what was happening.

It's just hard to tell how an individual's inner ear will react to the spinning. It's just one of those things that you have to try and see for yourself. It's possible for people like me, who get motion sickness on spinning rides, to not feel any effects on Mission Space at all. It's also possible for people who never get sick on simulators or spinning rides to feel absolutely horrible after riding Mission Space. There doesn't seem to be any hard and fast rule as to what the reaction will be.

If you do decide to try it, relax and concentrate on the cool air and the trip through the planets!

Good Luck!
Kelly

 

[siac]

Do not eat or drink anything before space ride

 

[Rene McDaniel]

I didn't know a lot about Mission Space, but my DD (age 9) was dying to go on this ride because of all the hype she has seen about it on the Disney Channel. She keeps repeating what she heard, that "real astronauts said it's almost exactly what it feels like when you blast off into outer space". Then, when we are in line, and we start getting closer -- she starts panicking and hyperventilating. (I've never had her do this before!) I try and get her to calm down. It will be fine. It's just a ride. Blah.. blah... blah. When we get to the point when we are at our 4 spots, ready to enter next -- she says "Mom! I have to go to the bathroom". I tell her "there is no bathroom on the ride. Hold it. You can go right afterwards." I know, I know, I am a terrible mom--- but I didn't spend all this time meandering through the line to be next up -- then leave. We board, and I keep trying to comfort her... "You're going to be fine... it's okay... don't close your eyes.... Wow! Look at that... Wow! I feel like we are really in outer space" I was talking, talking trying to get her to relax. All the button pushing was a good distraction, and she was able to push her buttons at just the right time. At the very end of the ride, she tells me "I think I'm going to throw up", so I hold her barf bag in front of her, but nothing happens. She is greatly relieved when the ride ends. She feels a little quesy afterwards, so we sit & rest next to Test Track. She tells me that she really hated that ride -- it was the worst! After about 15 minutes or so, she has recuperated (motion-wise) and we are on our way again. (She is not a kid who gets car sick a lot, although it can and has happened a few times.)

Next day, I hear a completely different version of this story. She is SO GLAD that she went! Mission Space was the coolest ride she has ever been on in her whole life! This ride was THE HIGHLIGHT of her trip to Walt Disney World! After all this hullabaloo, I ask if she wants to ride it again "No, once was enough."

So, all said, my advise to you is this. You must go on it once. If you are worried that it will spoil your day, get a fast pass for the end of the day, around 7 or 8 pm, before Illuminations. We went first thing in the morning (on an empty stomach), just to be on the safe side. We ate lunch about 2 hours later with no problems.

I didn't have any problems on this ride, but I am not prone to car or motion sickness. However, I was worried about my back, as I have am already seeing a Chiropractor 3 times a week for a pinched nerve/back injury at work. Mission Space was no problem as your head, neck, & back rest against nice thick padded seats. (I find that the roller coasters are much harder on my back). I rode Rock'nRoller coaster 2 years ago, and wrenched my back something awful & spent the entire week on pain-killers! I will never ride that one again! But, like I said, I had no problems with Mission Space.

Just my two cents worth, as we were at Mission Space just this week.

--- Rene McDaniel

 

[WillAndFinn'sMom]

After reading all the posts on here, I was scared to death to ride it, but I really wanted to try. After we boarded in the tiny "car" I think I about had a panic attack. I was so scared about how I would react. The ride started and I was fine. It didn't bother me at all. The cool air was really nice. I think without that, I might have felt a little sick.

I really liked it and can't wait to go back on it now that I know it will not induce a heart attack

 

[jubileegirl]

..if you're actually spinning how do you start off? For example, other spinning rides begin slowly so you can feel that you're spinning to start with, but this one seems to spin without you realising it, so how does it start off? Sorry to appear stupid - I'm sure it's to do with physics but I just can't imagine it!

 

[captJack88]

Just wanted to put in my two cents here, I'm not a spinning ride fan,the tea cups are a no-no for me, and Dumbo just about does me in. I was worried about MS, and besides feeling a little sick at the start of the ride, I was fine. The cold air blowing on you helps a lot! I could tell we were spinning at the start, but the after that, you feel like you are on a rocket being hurled through space, it was very cool! I enjoyed the ride very much and will go on it again. And to the original poster ( if they read this far into the thread) I found Star-Tours made me more ill than MS did, I felt a little sick for a while after star-tours. By the time I made it out of the exit for MS, I was fine and we finished our day at epcot

 

[dan-tot]

I had read the comments and when I went to WDW in December I knew what to do. I made it my first ride of the day and I didn't eat breakfast before hand. I rode MS before the bags were issued. I think they started giving them out about a week after being back. When I was on the ride I didn't feel any air blowing in my face. Maybe this is an addition as well. When the ride satrted to spin I could feel it. I felt the spin ramp up and I was getting sick at the beginning. I think if I had food in my stomach it wouldn,t have been there after the ride. I felt a little weak after the ride so I sat down on the bench just outside the ride for a minute or two. I love space and everything to do with it but this was not what I had expected. I also did everything I was told but still got sick.

Dan-tot

 

[allshookup]

Originally posted by jubileegirl
..if you're actually spinning how do you start off? For example, other spinning rides begin slowly so you can feel that you're spinning to start with, but this one seems to spin without you realising it, so how does it start off? Sorry to appear stupid - I'm sure it's to do with physics but I just can't imagine it!

I don't really know how they do it but it starts off spinning so fast that as you are looking at the screen and you see the rocket taking off out of the rocket launcher.....you REALLY feel as if you are being launched into outer space. You feel the immediate G force pinning you into your seat along with the big bar that is locking you into place. If you look away from the screen and off to the side you will be able to feel the spinning motion. Hope that helps answer you question.