Animal Kingdom's Dinosaur ride - bad back

[pixietwin]

Hello, we went to Disney Feb 2008 and I did not get to ride Dinosaur because I was afraid of my back. I have two herniated discs and other problems. Safari ride was very bad because the driver ramped it up and didn't seem to care that everybody on her truck was in scooters. We all left that ride in tears. So...I have watched the Travel channels shows repeatedly and I see now that Dinosaur ride can be changed and adjusted -- so can I ride in a smooth, non jumping rover but still be able to experience the dinosaurs? I really want to do this but haven't heard if they will allow for it. Star Wars does but I did not know that when we visited so that was another ride I couldn't enjoy. If Dinosaur rovers can be manually run, it only makes sense that they can provide for handicap visitors.

 

[Cheshire Figment]

The rovers in Dinosaur are fully automatic and I have not heard of any that are programmed to go either slowly or smoothly.

And on Safari the ruts and bumps are built into the concrete and cannot be avoided by the drivers. It only looks like mud.

 

[pixietwin]

I have watched the program on Travel Channel called Disney's Animal Kingdom. The announcers talks about Dinosaur and says that each one is manually controlled and the program can be changed for each truck. I swear I didn't make this up! I've watched it several times as they show it often with the other Disney specials. I'm sure others have seen it. This is why I was curious about handicap rides that run smooth.

 

[SueM in MN]

The rovers in Dinosaur are fully automatic and I have not heard of any that are programmed to go either slowly or smoothly.

And on Safari the ruts and bumps are built into the concrete and cannot be avoided by the drivers. It only looks like mud.

Agree with Cheshire Figment.
For the Safari, I have been on the handicapped accessible and the regular trams. They are equally bumpy and the CM driving it doesn't have a way to make it less bumpy. It all depends on the which bumps the driver hits.

I had seen a show about the Dinosaur attraction that I think is the one you saw, but it was a while ago. My understanding was that they were shoeing how each ride vehicle was programmed - ie how they made it work.
I have never heard of any ride cars being slowed down or 'tamed' for guests. The Ride vehicles actually go through a ride path on a track. That's a much different process than Star Tours where the ride is actually a theater that is a ride car.

 

[bidnow5]

Different issues but I can't ride either one. I have inquired if there was any way of going on a tame ride for each and was told they couldn't so I don't get to ride either one. They are the roughest rides in Disney

 

[pixietwin]

Interesting that the show I am talking about is on right now - Travel Channel.

 

[silvergoldberry]

Interesting that the show I am talking about is on right now - Travel Channel.

I just watched it because I saw your post. (serendipity)

The way I interpret what they said about reprogramming the cars in "Dinosaur" is that this is done during maintenance and it didn't look like a short process. The guy was saying that this is probably the most sophisticated vehicle in any theme park.

Personally I can't stand Dinosaur. First time I rode it I remember thinking that I didn't come to Disney to have this kind of physical and emotional stress. Rode it again years later because I forgot that I had been on it. Of course I remembered by the time I got off. I had a headache it was so loud.

 

[Schmeck]

The ride vehicles for Dinosaur are very complex - it isn't as if they press one button and all of a sudden the vehicle moves forward without the hydraulic lifting taking place. They just don't have a magic button that shuts the process off, they'd have to take the vehicle offline, reprogram the entire vehicle, writing a program for it first that eliminates the hydraulics but allows the vehicle to move forward at the proper times, then get the vehicle back on the track.

 

[pixietwin]

Since I've never been on it, I didn't know. I thought it could be changed more easily. Guess I'll never get to ride it :-( I would love to see the Dinosaurs though, that would be awesome.

 

[livndisney]

Since I've never been on it, I didn't know. I thought it could be changed more easily. Guess I'll never get to ride it :-( I would love to see the Dinosaurs though, that would be awesome.

I know it is not the same as being able to ride it yourself, but you can enter the shop at the exit and look at the photos (and the terrified faces of the riders) and see one of the Dino's. (On the screen) My sister cannot ride due to her back either and she has done this several times. She also walks through the forest area there and has seen several Dino's around.

 

[Schmeck]

Another thing you could do is watch video of the attraction on youtube. I'll never be able to ride Mission:Space, as that spinning motion makes me so nauseous I'd have to be hospitalized afterwards (very sensitive sinuses, chronic fluid issues in my inner ear, I'm a freakin' barometer!) so I know how the OP feels. Luckily, they have some very fun activities in the postshow area that makes it very enjoyable to wait for my family members that do ride. Yes, I know I could try riding the green version, but after the backwards part of EE made me a bit sick, I'm not willing to risk being out of it for the rest of my vacation.

 

[popgfd]

the dinosaur ride really tosses you around and is on par with the safari. on my last trip i was volunteered to go on the dinosaur ride with a couple of my older g-kids and i was pretty sore.
DW uses an ECV and won't do it.
IMO if you didn't do well with the safari then don't do the dinosaur as you will bounce alot.

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