Artificial Eye and Tower of Terror...

[Nellas Elensar]

greetings...

I'm 23 years old and have been blessed with living with an artificial eye all my life. Anyway, I was wondering if the sudden drop in air pressure on Tower of Terror's fall would cause my "eye" to hurt. Is there a first aid station in the park that would allow me to take out my "eye" prior to riding it (put on a eye patch to protect it and prevent any unnecessary scaring/staring of surrounding people) and then allow me to put it back in afterwards? I know this sort of thing doesn't get much public attention and I don't expect that any of you would know the answers to my questions. Thanks for your help.

Nellas Elensar

 

[SueM in MN]

I don't know the answer to your specific question about how the ride might affect your eye. This is one question that has never been asked before. It's possible that someone who is lurking or hasn't talked about their eye will answer.

I DO know though that there is a First Aid station in every park. We have visited them all for various reasons and have found the staff to be very nice and helpful. The First Aid station at the Studio is located right next to Guest Relations, to your left as you enter the park.
They would be able to provide you with a private place to remove and replace your artificial eye. I'm not sure if they would have any eye patches (but they might, since some people might injure their eye at the parks). At very least, they would have some gauze and tape. They do store medical equipment and medication for people, so they would probably store your eye for you until after you have ridden TOT.

 

[Cheshire Figment]

Actually there is effectively zero drop in air pressure. The entire drop is only 170 feet. The elevator shaft is open to the outside air. The motion is straight up or down.

 

[Nellas Elensar]

thanks...

Nellas Elensar

 

[lillielil]

I'm lucky enough to have two biological eyes (although neither one of them works all that great!), so I'm not expert, but I think that Rockin' Rollercoaster might pose more of a problem for you than Tower of Terror. On TOT I noticed no difference in air pressure - the changes in elevation aren't extreme enough to make your ears "pop" or anything, and as another poster said the elevator is open to the outside. On RR, however, the takeoff slams you back in your seat with significant force because it accelerates so wildly. The first time I rode it I had my hand over my face the whole time because I thought I was going to lose my glasses (which would effectively end the trip for me!). After that I just took them off and stuck them in my backpack - I still have no idea what the inside of that ride looks like! Anyway, I don't know if this would be something you'd have to worry about, but figured it couldn't help to give you extra info.

I can't remember if there is a first aid station nearby! Sorry!

 

[Nellas Elensar]

Thanks lillielil...Now, I'm not so sure I want to attempt Tower of Terror (from watching videos and TV programs, it seems a little more intense than I thought), but I have 28 days to decide.

Nellas Elensar