Does anyone like Mission Space?

[dismom9761]

I liked it. My DS9 and DS7 loved it. It made my BIL and SIL sick.

 

[tomerin]

i was seriously apprehensive about going on MS last july. since it was fairly new and still working out some of the bugs the early reports added to my concerns.the dizziness and the vomiting isnt my idea of a ride. i from time to time have a problem with vertigo but not often. well since i am the only one who will go on any thrill type rides with my DS#2 i decide to give it a try. well i LOVED IT!!! the initial takeoff actually made me feel like i was actuallly in a rocket taking off. just an awesome feeling. i just followed the advice given to just keep looking straight ahead and focusing on the screen. i rode MS many times during our vacation and am looking foward to riding it again in less then 60 days!!!!

 

[Disneyholic]

I felt a lot of pressure on my chest. It was not pleasant; in fact, it made me think of some kind of medical test. I even resorted to my old Lamaze training...you know, focus and slow steady breathing. Truthfully, I was so relieved when the pressure stopped. It was also very close in there, especially after that sccreen came forward.

Same here and I am small busted, so I don't think it has anything to do with size, just the pressure of the G-forces. Use the Lamaze breathing before and during the ride. My only fear is that someone else will get sick. That would take me right along with them (DH too) We don't handle other people getting sick.

We have enjoyed this ride right from the first time which was during the soft opening and testing. It has been modified since then to be not as intense and I didn't enjoy it as much since the modifications.

If you are on with me please keep your eyes open and forward and breathe. If you get sick I will Join you and we don't want that.

 

[2buzzboys]

I will refuse to do it since I get motion sickness. But my husband and 6yr old love it. My husband says as long as you keep your eyes straight and dont turn your head you will be fine.

 

[mmorizio]

My Mission Space Adventure

So I'm on the line for my first time on Mission Space early one fine Epcot morning last December. My wife decided to sit this one out because of all the horror stories she read on the internet about people tossing their churros all over the space capsules, and for some reason she didn't want any part of that particular Disney magic.

There's no one on the line but a tall 20-something guy, a 55-ish woman whom I assume is his mother, and me.

We're watching the preshow on the monitor where they're trying to scare the hell out of us while working up our enthusiasm for the great time we're about to have, when Mama says something to tall son in Chinese, tall son says something back to her in Chinese, and she waves her hand and clearly says (although I don't understand Chinese): "I am so outta here."

Mama then says to the Castmember: "Which way out? I no ride!" The Castmember points the way, and off she goes, leaving her son and me.

He turns to me and asks if I would mind if he were the captain since he already did the other jobs on this ride. I thought: "Great! At least there won't be any churros in the lap on this trip", and told him that would be fine.

We enter the pod, and I have the job of, ...um, I think navigator - I was playing with the switches and wasn't paying attention - when Captain Tall Guy and I blast off and my body feels like someone's sitting on it and all of the blinking lights are blinking and Gary Sinise is screaming orders at me and I'm supposed to do something when somebody tells me to but I don't and the computer override has to jump in and do it for me so that the two of us don't crash into the surface of Mars or someplace and leave Captain Tall Guy's mother and my wife to spend the rest of their lives gazing up at the night sky in mourning.

So at first I thought the ride was OK, sort of one part Tilt-a-Whirl, one part Star Tours, and one part "three-hour tour." But then I thought about it a little more.

Mission Space is a really incredible attraction, but it's not a "gee-whiz" like Tower of Terror or Spiderman. This ride attempts to create a real-life experience in as realistic a way possible. In that sense it's totally unique, not only for WDW, but for any theme park anywhere.

I think that the secret to enjoying Mission Space is to relax and allow yourself to slip into the illusion. If you let it, this ride will give you a thrilling experience that you would never have otherwise.

But I don't think I'll do it again.

 

[mousiemom]

That is so funny because the 1st time I got on it, I also had a panic attack and got off the ride before it started. We had to wait for the them to clean up where someone had gotten sick so I had time to sit there and look @ the barf bags and think about it and I freaked and got off. I went back and rode it that trip and rode it again the last time I went and I just don't care for it. It gives me a sick feeling every time I get off of it. That is the only I don't like though.

 

[lllovell]

I think it is an incredible ride, but I wont be able to do it again until the little guy in my tummy is here.

My sister and I had a blast, talking and laughing the whole time we rode it. It was an incredible experience and we felt a bit queasy when it was done, but we were quite guilty of NOT simply looking straight forward and focusing on the screen.

I can't wait to try it again!!!

 

[jenrose66]

I was really excited to try mission space. Then while in line for an hour I saw all of the warnings about motion sickness. I have never gotten motion sickness but I was worried...

I felt the ride was very super short and quite tame. I have to say I was a little disappointed. I will give it another try when I go this summer.

It wasn't horrible, just not my favorite.

Jen

 

[Fizban257]

We rode Mission: Space in July 2003 during the sneak previews and we all loved it. This was before they toned it down, before the barf bags and back when the warning signs were just like those on any other ride. We loved it so much the first time that we went back later for another. That second trip followed a beer and wine sampling tour around the World Showcase with the embarrasing result that my DS (12 at the time) was the only one of the four of us to actually push his button on time, but no one had any ill effects from either ride. The crew was myself (30 at the time), my DS, my father (mid-50s and post quadruple bypass surgery) and my DW (younger than me, and that's all she'll let me say). Truth told, we looked all over the place on both rides, didn't keep our heads back, etc. We basically broke every rule they now give, largely becuase they didn't give them back then, with no problems whatsoever. We'll be back in July and my only hope is that they haven't tamed the tiger too much, that ride was fine just the way it was, IMHO.

 

[DVC-Don]

Love it and I'm what is refered to as a "Old Guy".