Flight of Passage is Scary...

[tinkerhon]

I don't know about others - but having ridden Star Tours the whole 3D Glasses stuff made me pretty uneasy afterwards. I'm actually debating even visiting that ride again when we go this upcoming trip. I absolutely love coasters (CP right in my backyard) but that kind of just threw me off - and I'm 27

FOP similar with the glasses?

I get sick as a dog on ST ( I suffer form horrible motion sickness)
FoP does not bother me at all - love it !

 

[bryanb]

But if you do decide to ride and then realize (too late) that it's too scary, my advice is to look off to the side at the other ride vehicles. The 3D illusion will break, and you'll get a glimpse of a rather impressively built attraction as a bonus.

(Can't speak to motion sickness on this though!)

 

[North of Mouse]

What about your astigmatism made it a problem? I've never heard that, but have an astigmatism and now am wondering if that's why some other rides bother me.

Having a bad astigmatism (that is only partially corrected with glasses) I can't focus fast, so on rides like FOP, the scenes change so fast, I get sort of 'spacey' - only way I know how to describe it - not exactly dizzy, but just can't take it all in. It's the same with Star Tours, except closing my eyes a lot seems to allow me to ride that once, at least.

 

[crazedprincess]

I could be wrong, but if she hates rollercoaster drops be warned, FOP is a rollercoaster drop on steroids. At least with a rollercoaster you can see the track (except Space Mountain) and kind of get a sense how the drop will go and what will come next. With FOP, the drops come (at high rates of speed) and then you "flip in circles" and then you fly at high rates of speed and then you take a brief breather. Then you get attacked, by things in the water, then in the sky and then on the ground. Flying up and dropping down and getting bumped around. Yikes! I wish I had known. Seeing the YouTube videos doesn't give it justice.

You might want to ride it first without your daughter.

Ok thanks so much for the heads up! Ei yi yi!!!!

 

[Bostonbeans99]

FOP did not make me sick/ill. It SCARED me. Yes, it's a simulator, but a darn good one! It's extremely immersive and realistic. I didn't feel relaxed like I was gently, gliding thru the air. I felt like I was in a military jet performing combat missions or practicing high speed flying drills.

I closed my eyes often, but I had my eyes open long enough to know that FOP is intense.

I'm happy for everyone who likes FOP so much they can't wait to ride it again and again. I'm a one and done. My opinion of the attraction is as valid as the people saying that the ride is great fun. I wanted to give others, who might be curious, another perspective.

I'm in my late 40s, by the way.

I'm in my late 40's too........but what I am asking is.....is the scariness completely in your head...if you close your eyes tight and don't look...is it still scary?
Is the simulation of the banshee "too real" for you?
I have watched videos online of it, so I can somewhat gauge what it does. I also ask because I go next week and I have 2 fast passes for this.

 

[Bostonbeans99]

But if you do decide to ride and then realize (too late) that it's too scary, my advice is to look off to the side at the other ride vehicles. The 3D illusion will break, and you'll get a glimpse of a rather impressively built attraction as a bonus.

(Can't speak to motion sickness on this though!)

Good advice! The only thing that helps me on Soarin' is when I look and see people's feet dangling and realize " I am not flying..I am not flying...."

 

[xoSonya]

I'm in my late 40's too........but what I am asking is.....is the scariness completely in your head...if you close your eyes tight and don't look...is it still scary?
Is the simulation of the banshee "too real" for you?
I have watched videos online of it, so I can somewhat gauge what it does. I also ask because I go next week and I have 2 fast passes for this.

If you close your eyes or look away, you will be fine-you'll just be wondering why mists of water are sprinkling on your face, why people are screaming and why kids are crying.

 

[RADOPT]

With FOP, the drops come (at high rates of speed) and then you "flip in circles" and then you fly at high rates of speed and then you take a brief breather

Thank you!! I love Souring but can’t do roller coasters that go up side down.

If you close your eyes or look away, you will be fine

And you just convinced me to try it...I feel like a yes then no with every post. I think I will stop reading and get a FP to try it.

 

[Nina-Marie]

I'm a 51 woman who does NOT like thrill rides and I thought FOP was too scary too. When we scored two days of fast passes for the ride, I was thrilled. I was nervous because of motion sickness issues but after all the press I wasn't going to miss this ride. Armed with two non drowsy dramamine I was happy to see that my 20Women's Petite self fit nicely on the ride because I have heard larger ladies not fitting. Once the ride started I spent most of it with my eyes SHUT. We would pause the flight I would open them for a bit but then SHUT them again once banshee started flying. Yeah I know , chicken, but OMGosh it gave me that same feeling of " I'm going to die" that I get on big roller coasters. I didn't get motion sick at all, but about a half hour later a felt just a bit off (an essential oil blend that I swear by cured it immediately - weird though how it was delayed). My husband, 53, who doesn't normally get motion sick said he felt a touch queasy as we walked off the ride. Also he summed it up nicely "Wow, that's like Soarin' on steroids" I loved Soarin'. We both decided that we did NOT want to ride again later in the week and were happy to bless some other lucky soul with the fast passes. This ride was wayyyyy to realistic for my tame self. I kept telling myself it was a movie but somehow I couldn't convince me - grin.

 

[Haz23]

I like simulator rides as I don't get motion sickness (aside from The Simpsons at Universal, ca-ray-zee) so really looking forward to riding FoP.

It's big rollercoasters I'm not great with, though I am getting better - last time we were in WDW I was so terrified of Space Mountain I refused to ride it again for the rest of the trip!

 

[jarestel]

I think the vast majority of riders have very positive experiences on FOP but it is certainly helpful to hear from folks like the OP to remind us that the ride can affect people in different ways.

 

[Minnesota!]

I'm in the minority on this ride. I have done it several times now and it doesn't even make my top 5 attractions and no, I did not find it scary or all that "magical". Just another projection ride for me, although I do recognize the amazing technology involved in the ride itself.

I am with you. It did not wow me, in the least. I would wait MAYBE 20 minutes for this? And that is only after everything else in the park is done. Certainly did not find it scary. It's like (to me) sitting in front of a big tv, watching cartoons.

 

[MaryLovesPoohBear]

Ok thanks so much for the heads up! Ei yi yi!!!!

Okay, I am going to say the exact opposite to this.

I HATE drops. Anything that gives my stomach that feeling, I am not getting on. The feeling is caused by the free fall, or at least that feeling. I never felt that on FOP. It always felt like I was moving along with the "animal." I intentionally moved my upper body in tune, like you would on a bicycle. And I was fine.

 

[crazedprincess]

Okay, I am going to say the exact opposite to this.

I HATE drops. Anything that gives my stomach that feeling, I am not getting on. The feeling is caused by the free fall, or at least that feeling. I never felt that on FOP. It always felt like I was moving along with the "animal." I intentionally moved my upper body in tune, like you would on a bicycle. And I was fine.

Yes, it's that feeling in the stomach that my daughter HATES! She hates the Splash drop and has refused to go on it with us the past few trips. I had thought that when we did FOP, it would feel different and like you said, moving along with the animal. She has always loved Soarin', Star Tours, Mission Space, etc.....

 

[MaryLovesPoohBear]

Yes, it's that feeling in the stomach that my daughter HATES! She hates the Splash drop and has refused to go on it with us the past few trips. I had thought that when we did FOP, it would feel different and like you said, moving along with the animal. She has always loved Soarin', Star Tours, Mission Space, etc.....

I don't like Soarin' but only because of the way you sit. I feel like I am going to fall. I love Star Tours and Mission Space (green, never done orange.) My husband has to convince me to ride Splash. He can generally do it once per trip I hold on for dear life, close my eyes and scream. Thankfully it was closed not only for my last trip with him, but also the trip before that, with my friend.

I loved FOP.

 

[HeatherLassell]

If you close your eyes or look away, you will be fine-you'll just be wondering why mists of water are sprinkling on your face, why people are screaming and why kids are crying.

lol When I rode both times there were children under 10 (one ride 5 of them) and neither ride did any of them cry. BUT, I did totally yell out when the animals running on the ground jumped...I also jumped...and then laughed at my self. I really enjoyed it though. I don't think I would have it I hadn't taken a Dramamine that morning though!

 

[MPD]

I'm 50 and I get motion sick if I'm standing up on the bus (or on those darn tea cups!) and scare very easily. My mother is 20x worse than I am (on both counts) and is somewhat older than 50 While I ride coasters like 7DMT, BTMRR, and SM, she thinks PoC is a thrill ride. We both absolutely loved FoP. But my father has inner ear issues and, while he liked it, decided once was enough. He didn't get queasy or dizzy, but was just on the edge of feeling ill. I've never heard any kids crying on the ride, but have heard lots of gasps of amazement and frequently hear someone yell out "Sivako!".

 

[xoSonya]

Soarin' was amazing! Gentle, calm and beautiful. I could ride that all day long.

 

[North of Mouse]

Soarin' was amazing! Gentle, calm and beautiful. I could ride that all day long.

With you on that, but I actually preferred the old version and would ride it even more. JMO, but all the artificial 'add -ons' take away from the enjoyment

 

[YawningDodo]

But if you do decide to ride and then realize (too late) that it's too scary, my advice is to look off to the side at the other ride vehicles. The 3D illusion will break, and you'll get a glimpse of a rather impressively built attraction as a bonus.

(Can't speak to motion sickness on this though!)

Yep, this! When I was a young'n and went to my first amusement park 3D movie (some pirate thing at the Ohio Sea World, back when there was a Sea World in Ohio), I was absolutely terrified of it. I don't remember if they even sprayed you with anything in that movie, but the 3D effects were too real for me and I was just about climbing into my mom's lap (at nine years old, so way too big for that...and theoretically too old for that...)...until she told me to take off my 3D glasses. Then I spent the rest of the movie watching everyone around me react to things that weren't really happening, and it was a total game changer.

So I get it, kind of. I don't get convinced enough by 3D movies and projection rides to get scared like that anymore, but I've been there. I've freaked right out at something happening on a screen. But when it's just happening on a screen, you can break the illusion by just not looking where you're supposed to look.