Does anyone like Mission Space?

[janice1234]

my family and i love it, also will be the only way i will ever visit space.

 

[goofy4tink]

Dd, almost 12, and I love M:S. try to ride it several times each trip. It does give dh a headache though so he rides it just once. I never knew those arms raised up 50'. That would explain the size of the bldg. I guess I just never thought about it. As far as the spinning...dd and I love spinning rides. But, I did ride it right after lunch one time and that did bother me a bit..no close calls or anything but I did feel queasy. Guess I don't have a BostonRob constitution!!!

 

[Chicago526]

I like it and my fiance Tim LOVES IT! We are going back for our honeymoon in October and it's all he talks about.

It does spin so that it can simulate the force of gravity you feel when you "blast off" in a rocket. So if you have motion sickness you should either skip it or take a full dose of Dhramamine or other motion sickness meds. That's what I had to do, and I didn't get sick (the pills did, however, make me so sleepy that I fall asleep during the Energy ride! Actually it made a nice place to take a nap and I woke ready for more of Epcot!).

It is important to follow the directions they give you to the letter, ESPECIALLY the part about looking straight at the screen for the whole ride, DO NOT look to the sides. Tim said he looked to the sides and said he was VERY disoriented, and that someone with motion sickness would up-chuck in a heart beat.

The ride descriptions never mention spinning because Disney is trying to keep the "magic" of the ride by not telling you how it works. They originaly weren't going to admit that it spins at all, but realized that too many people have motion sickness due to spining for that to be a good idea.

In short, if you don't suffer from motion sickness or are willing to take motion sickness pills, it's worth trying at least once. If you really like it, then by all means, ride it again!

 

[BostonRob]

It is important to follow the directions they give you to the letter, ESPECIALLY the part about looking straight at the screen for the whole ride, DO NOT look to the sides. Tim said he looked to the sides and said he was VERY disoriented, and that someone with motion sickness would up-chuck in a heart beat.

Yeah I was particularly fascinated by this. I guess the implication is that if you look at what they show you (which is very different from what is actually happening, physically) your eyes trick your brain, so you don't know that you're spinning. Very cool stuff.

 

[bamajill]

I tried to back out twice on Mission Space...I agree the warnings are very intimidating and almost talked me out of riding (I actually was calling my husband on my cell phone to have him come and ride with our sons)...but couldn't get him so I went ahead and rode it.

I liked it much better the second time I rode it (mabye b/c I wasn't so scared?)

I didn't like knowing that I was spinning, but I agree with the others, you can't TELL that you are spinning.

My six and eight year old sons loved it and rate it close to the very top of their list!

 

[Mortlives]

Mission:Space is my favourite ride, not just at WDW, but anywhere. I think the low attendance on the ride may be partly because the warnings psych people out, and may cause more problems than they prevent. There are roller coasters where you pull more Gs.

Kungaloosh!
Morticia.

 

[Stini228]

I love MS! I would love to go to into space, and this is the closest I'll ever come!! lol

 

[kikipug]

I went on it for the first time this weekend... loved every minute of it! (So did DD11... Daredevil-in-training. It was first thing in the AM, immediately after getting off of Test Track. We went on twice in a row. First time was great, second time was still great, but we weren't feeling so hot after that. I think that 5 minutes isn't enough time for your body to regain its 'composure' before taking that many G's again. No major 'problems'... just not a wonderful feeling after a double-dose.

The ride itself was spectacular, though!!!!! Having jumped out of a perfectly good airplane once, I have experienced that many G's before... and they've got it feeling pretty real!!!

Now, don't flame me... but I didn't think Soarin' was as supercalifragilistic as its been made out to be. Nice ride, yes... worth an 80 minute wait... no. (We had a FP... no wait.) Again, maybe its because I've seen the world from that angle while attached to a parachute... I don't know. DD loved it.

 

[DarthKarl]

It's a great ride, one of the best at any park. Just got back a few days ago, and I am already missing it.

I truly think that all the warnings and barf bags inordinately scare off a lot of people from the ride. But I found that the Dinosaur ride at Animal Kingdom is far more uncomfortable physically (getting bounced and jerked around) than Mission Space.

 

[Luv4Disney]

DBF and I enjoy it, but it we don't make it a point to do it more than once a day.

 

[kikipug]

DBF and I enjoy it, but it we don't make it a point to do it more than once a day.

Watch out... the Tag Fairy could have a field day with that response... just a warning!!

 

[cheyita]

I think it's an awesome ride, but I can only stomach it once a trip. I LOVE the liftoff, but I get sick during the ending sequence when you are trying to land on the moon. That part of the ride in particular is similar to a simulator ride like Star Tours, so be forewarned. But in all MS is a great experience!

 

[Stiff]

See, I'm the opposite. I LOVE the launch. That is the best part. However, when you start dodging asteroids after the "sleep" cycle, that's when it gives me problems.

It's a once every couple of trips thing, but then I have to either go to Ellen's or Spaceship Earth afterwards to calm my head down. Can't do Test Track right afterwards.

Carol

Im with you.....the launch is great...the park after is what could make me a little dizzy....regardless, none of it really affect me too much and I think the ride is one of the most unique rides there is

 

[MommytoMJM]

Not me!

 

[glass-slipper]

I'm not crazy about it, but my DH, DS &DD all loved it. You really can't tell you are spinning, but in my case, (I'm kinda well-endowed in the bosom ) I felt a LOT of pressure. So much so that it was beyound uncomfortable, it almost hurt! I rode it a second time and tried sitting in a different seat, but that didn't make much difference. My DH makes fun of me , but I don't think I'll ride it again

 

[Aimeedyan]

The first time I rode was during soft openings, I didn't have any expectations, and I was blown away at how cool the sensation is - I had no idea how they did it until I got off and examined the pods a bit more =) We ride it each time, and I think it's great!

I think lines are shorter because people get scared of all the warnings, which IMO are over the top.

No, you can't tell you're spinning. Very cool sensation.

 

[Tnkrbelle565]

DH and I rode...despite my original thought to skip it. I should have listened to instinct instead of the people in line. I don't like rides that spin but everyone insisted that you don't feel the spinning, you feel like you are floating. Well I don't know what I was feeling...but it wasn't floating!!! We had a PS at Teppanyaki right afterward and it took me forever to be able to actually eat!

 

[crazyj4488]

I'm a 29 year old guy in perfect health and am physically fit. Roller coasters have never bothered me. However, I was notorious for getting sick on any ride that spun around when I was younger. Therefore, I was really nervous when getting on this ride for the first time. I wasn't going to miss it though.

They tell you during "training" to keep your head pressed firmly back into the headrest and to keep your eyes open at all times while looking directly in front of you. This is the single most important thing they can tell you about this ride...this truly will keep you from getting sick. Just keep your head back and keep those eyes open and focused firnly in front of you the ENTIRE time and you should have NO problems. I found water streaming out of my eyes at one point since the G's we were pulling were so heavy. It was weird. in the end, I loved the ride and got on it twice during my vacation last week. My GF only rode it once and she said it was a bit rough on her tummy. She opted out of the second ride later in the week. I think the lines are short because people are just scared of the ride or do not desire a repeat of the feeling.

Change your tour plans to include grabbing a fast pass to Soarin first thing in the morning when the park opens and then over to Test Track IMMEDIATELY to ride before that line gets out of hand. You will have to move swiftly to get this done before getting stuck on a 25 min or more line at Test Track. Ride Mission Space before heading over to Soarin for your FP return.

 

[Jazzman]

.... The CM did say the 'arm' part of the seat/car lifts 50 feet and the whole thing goes 16 rpm's. Then he said you can probably figure from that how many G's that is forcing on you. (Well, I couldn't not being scientifically minded but....)

Wow - good stuff!

Let's see.... uh... 50' radius, 16RPM, v**2/r, .... that would work out to about 4.8g's. Sounds a trifle on the high side to me, but within the realm of reason. I've pulled 6g's in a plane, and it wasn't as intense as that, but still decent.

BTW, if you don't think the ride spins, try looking to the left briefly during the liftoff - yowza! That's why they tell you to look straight ahead!


-Jazz

 

[HeatherPage]

Okay sorry to the men on this board or if this question was already asked, I have a rather large bust and I'm afraid with all that gravity "pushing" on me that I would feel like I couldn't catch my breath (I've experienced this on Carnival like Gravitron's) do you think I would feel the same effects on MS?