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The attraction is pretty amazing, but this will be my first and last time riding it.
The first 45 seconds of the ride were open mouthed amazement and the rest of it was closed mouth trying not to throw up. Lamaze breathing is good for more than delivering babies!
I was able to get off the ride without help (although I felt shaky and seriously thought of asking a CM at the exit if they had barf bags). I was feeling better about 15 minutes after getting off, but had a bit of a headache for a few hours. It didn’t ruin my whole day, but I’m glad I never have to ride it again!
A little background: I ride the little roller coasters with no problem - Barnstormer, Flight of the Hippogriff at Universal IOA and don’t have a problem with motion sickness in general in rides like Remy, Star Tours, Dinosaur, Flight of Passage, either of the Star Wars Ride, 7 Dwarf’s Mine Train, Forbidden Journey at IOA or Soarin‘ .
I don’t like roller coasters in general, so don’t ride the big ones. I got slightly queasy at the end of Slinky Dog where it has all of the quick up and downs, but was fine by the time the ride ended. Because of that and I have read some did get motion sickness on Guardians, I took a dose of Dramamine about 45 minutes before riding. We had waited to eat lunch until after riding - very glad I did.
The building: We were allowed to take pictures outside and during the preshow/setup for the experience, but were told no cameras or filming after leaving that area.
As you get to the building, the shape of the building looks very much the way it did for Universe of Energy. A large model ship is in front of the building and there was a Photopass Photographer taking pictures. We didn’t wait for that because the line was about 40 feet long (and I did not look very presentable after riding.)
It seems like most of the old Universe of Energy building is being used for the different ‘waiting areas‘ and preshow. This was the part where you enter the building. It’s a series of long, wide ramps with kind of futuristic music playing and the entire ceiling is a video screen showing space and sky views.
We did tell the CM at the entrance that DD had DAS because it looked like DD would probably be safe to ride it. Even with earplugs, noisy lines are torture for her; since its a new attraction, we didn’t know what the noise levels would be inside. Normally, the DAS user MUST RIDE attractions a DAS Return Time has been obtained for. Since this was an AP preview, we were not getting a DAS Return Time. DD did have a ‘ride appointment’ for it, the same as DH and I, so our riding or not riding it was not connected in any way to whether or not we used the DAS entry.
We were directed to what is probably the unmarked Lightning Lane entrance on the far right and actually entered the building at the same time as the people who had been just ahead of us in line outside.
The information I had read beforehand said the coaster was very smooth and that the restraints were secure, even for small children - she is 5 feet tall, well over the 42 inch height requirement. She has cerebral palsy and can’t walk or stand, but does enjoy rides like Rise of the Resistance and Star Tours, so we thought this might finally be a safe roller coaster for her. We also had several friends who rode in the AP and DVC reviews ahead of us and their reports made it sound like it was OK. We planned one of us would ride and if we thought it would be safe for her, the other would ride with her.
We entered on a ramp at the right of the photo and did not join/go down to the other ramped area in the photo.
After going thru this part, the main line went thru a ‘museum’ that gives a little background of the Guardians’ story and their planet. This was a major part of the preview that we missed by using the DAS entrance. At some time in the future when it gets a Standby Line, I’ll probably take an early park morning by myself just to see that park, then use the chicken exit to avoid riding.
We bypassed that and the hallway we went thru had 3 or 4 stations like this - the video pictures were clear, but kind of ‘retro’ video appearing and didn’t take good pictures.
After leaving this hallway, guests were ushered into another very large room where we waited for a few minutes before entering the preshow room. In the case of the AP Preview, the time element was the same/similar. We were held in the hallway and people who were just ahead of us while we were outside the building entered the building at the same time and we entered the next room with that group still ahead of us.
In the preshow room, we were greeted by a new character, Centurion Tal Marik and Nova Prime who explain they have arranged a transport to take us ‘Terrans’ or ‘EPCOT- terrans’ to their planet.
But, at that point, things go very wrong. The Guardians appear on the screen and we are either going on an evacuation shuttle to get away (if things go right) or helping to joining The Guardians to save the Galaxy.
At this point, DD decided this was definitely NOT something she wanted to do. (No pictures after this point). When we got to boarding, we told the CM we wanted to do Rider Switch - the CM asked our DD if she wanted to ride, despite her still looking like she did in this picture. We said she was scared after the preshow and did not want to ride. We explained that because of her disability and us never having been on the ride before, one of us needed to ride to decide if it was safe for her. The one who rode first would decide and talk to DD about it after riding. The CM was OK with that - they don’t want someone riding if it’s not safe; Under normal situation, the DAS user must ride and guests can’t use Rider Switch to avoid the DAS user riding. The AP Preview was not a normal situation; we did not use a DAS Return Time. DD has an AP and had an AP appointment for the ride the same as DH and I did.
DH sent me on first and he was sent with DD to a room just off the boarding area to wait. Because of my not good experience, we decided it was not safe and DD did not end up riding (especially since I was in no condition to help DH load and unload her). After a few minutes of recuperation, I left with DD and DH rode.
The first 45 seconds of the ride were open mouthed amazement and the rest of it was closed mouth trying not to throw up. Lamaze breathing is good for more than delivering babies!
I was able to get off the ride without help (although I felt shaky and seriously thought of asking a CM at the exit if they had barf bags). I was feeling better about 15 minutes after getting off, but had a bit of a headache for a few hours. It didn’t ruin my whole day, but I’m glad I never have to ride it again!
A little background: I ride the little roller coasters with no problem - Barnstormer, Flight of the Hippogriff at Universal IOA and don’t have a problem with motion sickness in general in rides like Remy, Star Tours, Dinosaur, Flight of Passage, either of the Star Wars Ride, 7 Dwarf’s Mine Train, Forbidden Journey at IOA or Soarin‘ .
I don’t like roller coasters in general, so don’t ride the big ones. I got slightly queasy at the end of Slinky Dog where it has all of the quick up and downs, but was fine by the time the ride ended. Because of that and I have read some did get motion sickness on Guardians, I took a dose of Dramamine about 45 minutes before riding. We had waited to eat lunch until after riding - very glad I did.
The building: We were allowed to take pictures outside and during the preshow/setup for the experience, but were told no cameras or filming after leaving that area.
As you get to the building, the shape of the building looks very much the way it did for Universe of Energy. A large model ship is in front of the building and there was a Photopass Photographer taking pictures. We didn’t wait for that because the line was about 40 feet long (and I did not look very presentable after riding.)
It seems like most of the old Universe of Energy building is being used for the different ‘waiting areas‘ and preshow. This was the part where you enter the building. It’s a series of long, wide ramps with kind of futuristic music playing and the entire ceiling is a video screen showing space and sky views.
We did tell the CM at the entrance that DD had DAS because it looked like DD would probably be safe to ride it. Even with earplugs, noisy lines are torture for her; since its a new attraction, we didn’t know what the noise levels would be inside. Normally, the DAS user MUST RIDE attractions a DAS Return Time has been obtained for. Since this was an AP preview, we were not getting a DAS Return Time. DD did have a ‘ride appointment’ for it, the same as DH and I, so our riding or not riding it was not connected in any way to whether or not we used the DAS entry.
We were directed to what is probably the unmarked Lightning Lane entrance on the far right and actually entered the building at the same time as the people who had been just ahead of us in line outside.
The information I had read beforehand said the coaster was very smooth and that the restraints were secure, even for small children - she is 5 feet tall, well over the 42 inch height requirement. She has cerebral palsy and can’t walk or stand, but does enjoy rides like Rise of the Resistance and Star Tours, so we thought this might finally be a safe roller coaster for her. We also had several friends who rode in the AP and DVC reviews ahead of us and their reports made it sound like it was OK. We planned one of us would ride and if we thought it would be safe for her, the other would ride with her.
We entered on a ramp at the right of the photo and did not join/go down to the other ramped area in the photo.
After going thru this part, the main line went thru a ‘museum’ that gives a little background of the Guardians’ story and their planet. This was a major part of the preview that we missed by using the DAS entrance. At some time in the future when it gets a Standby Line, I’ll probably take an early park morning by myself just to see that park, then use the chicken exit to avoid riding.
We bypassed that and the hallway we went thru had 3 or 4 stations like this - the video pictures were clear, but kind of ‘retro’ video appearing and didn’t take good pictures.
After leaving this hallway, guests were ushered into another very large room where we waited for a few minutes before entering the preshow room. In the case of the AP Preview, the time element was the same/similar. We were held in the hallway and people who were just ahead of us while we were outside the building entered the building at the same time and we entered the next room with that group still ahead of us.
In the preshow room, we were greeted by a new character, Centurion Tal Marik and Nova Prime who explain they have arranged a transport to take us ‘Terrans’ or ‘EPCOT- terrans’ to their planet.
But, at that point, things go very wrong. The Guardians appear on the screen and we are either going on an evacuation shuttle to get away (if things go right) or helping to joining The Guardians to save the Galaxy.
At this point, DD decided this was definitely NOT something she wanted to do. (No pictures after this point). When we got to boarding, we told the CM we wanted to do Rider Switch - the CM asked our DD if she wanted to ride, despite her still looking like she did in this picture. We said she was scared after the preshow and did not want to ride. We explained that because of her disability and us never having been on the ride before, one of us needed to ride to decide if it was safe for her. The one who rode first would decide and talk to DD about it after riding. The CM was OK with that - they don’t want someone riding if it’s not safe; Under normal situation, the DAS user must ride and guests can’t use Rider Switch to avoid the DAS user riding. The AP Preview was not a normal situation; we did not use a DAS Return Time. DD has an AP and had an AP appointment for the ride the same as DH and I did.
DH sent me on first and he was sent with DD to a room just off the boarding area to wait. Because of my not good experience, we decided it was not safe and DD did not end up riding (especially since I was in no condition to help DH load and unload her). After a few minutes of recuperation, I left with DD and DH rode.
first lol
