FOP: does your bike move a lot?

[Queen of the WDW Scene]

Is it more like Soarin' where you kinda just sway a bit this way and that way or is it more like Star Tours or The Simpsons Ride where there is a lot of moving around?

 

[Tempty]

I want to lean more towards it being like Star Tours
It is gentle for the most part (not a ton of jerky twists and turns), but there are some intense angles the bike goes in (or feels like it goes in)

 

[Brett Wyman]

It moves! Its gentle but the video makes it feel fast.

 

[MooseBucks]

I want to lean more towards it being like Star Tours
It is gentle for the most part (not a ton of jerky twists and turns), but there are some intense angles the bike goes in (or feels like it goes in)

This is a good comparison, Star tours

 

[bigbabyblues]

I didn't think it was quite as bad as Star Tours. I can't handle ST but I was mostly okay on FoP. I did close my eyes a few times but it wasn't bad.

 

[glocon]

I would say it was right in the middle of those two.

 

[Queen of the WDW Scene]

It moves! Its gentle but the video makes it feel fast.

Why is it I can barely see the screen when watching second row videos? Is it like that on the ride? Is it moving THAT much that the camera would be moving that much?

 

[danielocha30]

is not jerky

 

[TangledHairDon'tCare]

Why is it I can barely see the screen when watching second row videos? Is it like that on the ride? Is it moving THAT much that the camera would be moving that much?

There isn’t a second row of riders. That’s a camera set up behind the riders where you store your belongings.

 

[Queen of the WDW Scene]

There isn’t a second row of riders. That’s a camera set up behind the riders where you store your belongings.

Thank you for that explanation I was very confused by that lol.

 

[TangledHairDon'tCare]

Thank you for that explanation I was very confused by that lol.

I rode it before I saw a video so that’s the only way I knew! It would be a terrible view.

 

[sndral]

Is it more like Soarin' where you kinda just sway a bit this way and that way or is it more like Star Tours or The Simpsons Ride where there is a lot of moving around?

Can’t compare the Simpsons, as I’ve not been on that ride, but FOP is really unlike Soarin or Star Tours, IMO. First you are on the ‘banshee’/scooter like seat and you have handgrips, so you feel more in control than on Soarin. The feeling of flying/soaring you have on Soarin resembles FOP - but FOP is so immersive, it feels much more real to me. FOP is, as mentioned, much smoother than Star Tours, it’s not jerky at all.
You feel like you are diving, swooping & banking on FOP but that is caused some what by the movement of your banshee/scooter, but more by what you are seeing on the screen in combination with your vehicle’s movement.
I’m not a big roller coaster person and I hate drop rides like TOT, so I’m a bit of a coward about rides, but I love FOP.