Best place to find detailed ride descriptions? (motion sickness concerns)

[arizonacolbys]

I get very, very ill on Star Tours and teacups type rides. I have now avoided both for years. We are taking our 10 & 12 year old girls to US/IOA for the first time in March - mostly for my youngest to see the HP rides and world. I understand that there are different elements of motion simulation on a lot of the US rides. Is there a place that can really break down each one for me? I know there are several I'll need to sit out from, even with medication, but hoping I can experience a few of them with her without being ill for days afterwards (which has happened to me from Star Tours in the past.) TIA!!

 

[davper]

Youtube ride videos

 

[bchbetha]

Any of the ones with screens get to me but I just close my eyes for a few seconds and am ok.

 

[dclpluto]

I get very, very ill on Star Tours and teacups type rides. I have now avoided both for years. We are taking our 10 & 12 year old girls to US/IOA for the first time in March - mostly for my youngest to see the HP rides and world. I understand that there are different elements of motion simulation on a lot of the US rides. Is there a place that can really break down each one for me? I know there are several I'll need to sit out from, even with medication, but hoping I can experience a few of them with her without being ill for days afterwards (which has happened to me from Star Tours in the past.) TIA!!

you do not want to ride on the Simpson’s. It’s like star tours but a lot worse. I barely made it out of there. Thought for sure I was going to throw up. Another bad one is forbiden journey. But it is a amazing ride. I won’t do it again but glad I went on it. Great ride. Terminator is also a bad one but not as bad as the other two I mentioned. Minions also wasn’t good for motion.

 

[Frozen2014]

you do not want to ride on the Simpson’s. It’s like star tours but a lot worse. I barely made it out of there. Thought for sure I was going to throw up. Another bad one is forbiden journey. But it is a amazing ride. I won’t do it again but glad I went on it. Great ride. Terminator is also a bad one but not as bad as the other two I mentioned. Minions also wasn’t good for motion.

Does Universal Florida have the stationary seats for Minions ride? I have health issues so avoided most rides at Universal in California, but was able to go with my kids and sit in one of the stationary seats on the Minions ride.

 

[Ross Kratter]

I would avoid Despicable Me: Minion Mayhem, The Simpsons Ride, and Race Through New York with Jimmy Fallon.

 

[hezell123]

If you check out this disability brochure, scroll down to page 7, you'll see the descriptions of every ride and issues one can have.
https://www.universalorlando.com/webdata/k2/en/us/files/Documents/UOR_Cognitive_Disability_Guide.pdf

 

[Skywalker3]

I get very, very ill on Star Tours and teacups type rides. I have now avoided both for years. We are taking our 10 & 12 year old girls to US/IOA for the first time in March - mostly for my youngest to see the HP rides and world. I understand that there are different elements of motion simulation on a lot of the US rides. Is there a place that can really break down each one for me? I know there are several I'll need to sit out from, even with medication, but hoping I can experience a few of them with her without being ill for days afterwards (which has happened to me from Star Tours in the past.) TIA!!

I get sick on the same types of rides....LOVE Star wars ,but I can't handle Star tours. I just close my eyes as much as possible. I also love Universal....but a lot of the rides there are just like Star tours and make me ill....The worst ones for me have been Simpsons at US (but it's HILARIOUS, and I'd still ride it, just close my eyes,) and Forbidden Journey (which I still think is the best ride in Orlando, but it makes me so sick) For FJ, I have to close my eyes for at least part of the ride. what I'd suggest is riding a couple of times (NOT one right after the other,) and maybe alternating when eyes closed??? That's what works for me. I finally got the see the end of the ride, by closing eyes in the beginning....
Minions is also very bad for me, and Transformers. Sometimes Spider Man, but it's SUCH a fun, awesome rideGringotts doesn't affect me, nor the Mummy, nor MiB (one of my favorites,) but is some brief spinning at the end of MiB,.
I'm able to avoid most motion sickness if I just keep eyes closed, but I've also managed to ride/see quite a bit...sometimes depends on if I've eaten. I get car sick, motion sick when I have an empty stomach. I do better after eating(not RIGHT after, but maybe just a bit, once things have settled,) and if I have to just sit and keep eyes closed, so kids can ride/enjoy, I"ll do that too.
HP is SO much fun, and so worth the trip. I wish we could go now!

 

[ColoradoMom!!]

OP - you sound exactly like me! Universal is tough for people like us. But I still enjoyed it.
I can add that Minions does have non motion seats you can request. They are up front - just a solid wood bench and I tried it, but honestly, the motion screen stuff just does me in. FJ is really tough - close my eyes at times. The ride I just loved was Hagrid's Motorcycle. And I find I do better with each repeat ride. We must have rode that 8 times over 3 days. I will tell you that knowing what is coming by watching a Youtube does help me - but takes out some of the fun surprise.

 

[manhattan]

Same here - I get motion sickness with my hubby driving - LOL! But I recently tried taking Dramamine (both original and natural). The natural helped me for about 30 minutes - then I did the Simpsons and I thought I was going to get sick on the ride. I did almost all the rides with the original Dramamine and I could feel myself starting to feel a little sick, but it never happened, and I was able to get onto another ride without having to wait until the feeling passed. And I was never really drowsy. I was so happy to finally be able to ride with my daughter as usually I am waiting in the gift shop.