Description of Forbidden Journey

[luvsJack]

Can someone kind of descrbe this ride, in terms of height (or the feeling there of), being fast, drops, etc. Is it more of a simulation or is it like roller coaster or neither? Can it be compared to any ride at Disney?

Trying to get an understanding of it so we can be prepared with a mixed group of ride wimps and thrill seekers. We all love HP but would like to sort of know ahead who might want to ride and who may just want to exit off.

TIA!

 

[damo]

There isn't really much out there to compare it to. Take Sum of All Thrills and put it on a track and surround it with a combination of real animatronics and screen images. I didn't find it scary or physically crazy but it definitely is fun.

 

[La2kw]

There's nothing like it at Disney. It's part simulator with movie screens and part ride through sets with animatronics. There are no drops like a coaster, but you are on your back a couple times and you are pretty high up off the ground. There are over the shoulder restraints that may make it impossible for people with certain body dimensions to ride.

DW dosn't like coasters and can get sick on motion simulators. She loved FJ. Her suggestion for any wimps or people prone to motion sickness is to keep you head back against the headrest and look where the ride vehicle directs you to look.

 

[torinsmom]

Actually, Disney used the same KUKA arm technology on its Sum of All Thrills ride. To me Forbidden Journey was different, because it was a mix of simulated scenes and "real" scenes. I am a roller coaster wimp, but don't mind simulators and it was fine for me. Unless someone gets bad motion sickness on rides like Simpsons or Spiderman, they will probably be fine.

Marsha

 

[blithespirits5]

is the ride jerky? For example - to me Spider Man is a bit jerky, but not too bad. I haven't been to universal in so long that some of the other rides don't mean much to me (Simpsons and mummy weren't there yet)

 

[torinsmom]

I didn't find it jerky like Spider Man at all. It changed direction rather abruptly, but it was pretty smooth.

Marsha

 

[Orlando313]

This ride is hard to explain. The ride itself was not jerky, it was very smooth. From the posted warnings I thought it was going to be like crazy fast and jerky movements but it was pretty smooth and gentle. I think if you just closed your eyes it would feel like you were in a rocking chair type thing. It flips you onto your back, side to side, but the seat cocoons you and you have a harness over you so it never feels like you're going to fall out or anything.

This is one of the coolest rides I have ever had the pleasure of riding, and I wish Disney would incorporate some of this technology into stuff at their parks just so I could experience it more.

 

[inkkognito]

I've ridden it almost 40 times and love it because it's NOT jerky. I can't ride Hulk anymore because it boxes my ears...ugh. Kuka arms are so smooth. Interestingly, I often watch the other ride vehicles when I'm on the end and am amazed at how much motion there actually is. It looks like it would feel rougher than it actually does. The transitions from live to screen can be nausea inducing for those prone to motion sickness. A friend of mine literally tossed her cookies after riding it twice. I close my eyes at the transitions...there are a few in particular that are worse than others (for example, the very last one when you're going into the Great Hall).

 

[A Mickeyfan]

I rode it today.. waited no more than 5 minutes too.. did singles The standby entrance was 60 minutes. I didn't think it was too jerky. There were some parts of it that reminded me of Sorin'. There were some points that reminded me of Spidy.. then there were some points where I felt something I never really did before.. no comparison to anything. I really really liked it! We are heading back later (after dinner) to try and get on it again, then over to US to watch the fireworks...

 

[La2kw]

Actually, Disney used the same KUKA arm technology on its Sum of All Thrills ride. To me Forbidden Journey was different, because it was a mix of simulated scenes and "real" scenes. I am a roller coaster wimp, but don't mind simulators and it was fine for me. Unless someone gets bad motion sickness on rides like Simpsons or Spiderman, they will probably be fine.

Marsha

The only similarity is the fact that you're on a KUKA arm. FJ is on a track and moves between real scenery and animatronics and film. The Disney KUKA is only film based and does not move on a track. Saying that its the same technology is like saying a stationary bike is the same as riding a motorcycle.

 

[La2kw]

I've ridden it almost 40 times and love it because it's NOT jerky. I can't ride Hulk anymore because it boxes my ears...ugh. Kuka arms are so smooth. Interestingly, I often watch the other ride vehicles when I'm on the end and am amazed at how much motion there actually is. It looks like it would feel rougher than it actually does. The transitions from live to screen can be nausea inducing for those prone to motion sickness. A friend of mine literally tossed her cookies after riding it twice. I close my eyes at the transitions...there are a few in particular that are worse than others (for example, the very last one when you're going into the Great Hall).

I only have 14 rides in, so I'm jealous. But I live in California, so I'll have to wait til next year to get some more rides in.

I agree it is extremely smooth. I tried not to look at the other vehicles, but a couple of times the timing was off and some of the vehicles were in our line of sight, and they really do move alot.

Also, that last scene is quite disorienting. I don't get motion sickness, but it did throw me every time. It's an amazing transition.

 

[torinsmom]

The only similarity is the fact that you're on a KUKA arm. FJ is on a track and moves between real scenery and animatronics and film. The Disney KUKA is only film based and does not move on a track. Saying that its the same technology is like saying a stationary bike is the same as riding a motorcycle.

I think that's what I said, that it was a mix of simulated scenes and "real" scenes. My point was that Disney does have the KUKA technology there. It is the same technology, even if the rides are not the same. FJ just adds other things to that technology.I found the movement of both rides to be similar in that it was very smooth and different than other type rides I have been on. FWIW, I enjoyed both, but FJ made me feel more woozy because of the switch between "real" scenes and the simulated ones.

Marsha