How "bad" is Mission Space really???

[black562]

Ok, here's the deal...I have been to Disney every year except last year so I have ridden everything except Mission Space. I'm going with my new wife on our honeymoon.

My wife does have a heart murmur but she is an avid thrill ride enthusiest and has ridden every major ride in the book (inverted coasters, standup coasters, even the freefall ride on top of the Stratosphere in Vegas) and her doctor told her if it doesn't bother her, then go ahead and ride. FYI she's 25 years old and has had it since birth, takes no medication and has never had any problems. In fact, one of her favorite rides is the rainbow (spins around while standing up and pins you against the wall).

I guess what I'm asking is, for true enthusiests, is it really all that bad or is it just the hype? We're both coaster junkies so we love thrills....what's your thoughts?

 

[BluOrchid2]

I think you should ride it first and then advise her. It is VERY intense.

 

[Suzanne74]

If she is an thrill seeker then she should have no problem with it. I though it was VERY overrated and DH and I both got off and just shrug our shoulders. It was fun but I had no "feeling" really. It seemed simulated to a point I guess, but nothing like an inverted roller coaster or a free fall.

Just my 2 cents - I say go for it.

 

[black562]

Well in comparison to other rides at major thrill parks, how intense is it really? I've had people tell me its the most intense ride ever, and others say its no worse than a large roller coaster or the Gravitron ride at most carnivals. She has ridden some of the largest and fastest coasters on earth with no problems and I know she can do tower of terror cause she did the freefall on top of the stratosphere in vegas....but I'm basically trying to find out how many gs MS pulls and for how long...that sort of thing....is it really THAT intense compared to some of the other major thrill rides out there?

 

[highland3]

It's really different for everyone's bodies. I rode it with my DD (8) and DS (5) and we all loved it. No one was sick or "icky" feeling. If your wife can handle all those coasters she's been on, I'm sure this won't be too much (but I'm not a doctor).

 

[black562]

If she is an thrill seeker then she should have no problem with it. I though it was VERY overrated and DH and I both got off and just shrug our shoulders. It was fun but I had no "feeling" really. It seemed simulated to a point I guess, but nothing like an inverted roller coaster or a free fall.

Just my 2 cents - I say go for it.

See, we rode an inverted coaster that made my vision black out in one of the loops and she just kept screaming....so I'm guessing that must have been 4 or more G's. My blood pressure is low and I asked my doctor what was up with that, he said just a lowering of blood pressure in my eyes and no big deal so oh well, its always done it in loops and at high gs.

So your saying a freefall or inverted coaster is more intense than MS, and others say the opposite, just looking for opinions is all, trying to size the thing up.

 

[black562]

It's really different for everyone's bodies. I rode it with my DD (8) and DS (5) and we all loved it. No one was sick or "icky" feeling. If your wife can handle all those coasters she's been on, I'm sure this won't be too much (but I'm not a doctor).

That's true...she's never had any problems in her lifetime, she just screams and screams and wants to ride again. After all the news stories, I just get worried, but I was trying to size the ride up and see how intense it really was. I've heard constant 4 gs and I've heard others say more along the lines of 2.5 (which is nothing more than the gravitron and rainbow rides at other parks).

 

[JudicialTyranny]

I've never felt sick after any ride in my life (37 years), but I was nauseous after Mission Space.

I do get seasick, and that's exactly how I felt after MS.

 

[sanibelover]

Didn't seem too intense to me. The worst part is all of the warning signs leading into the ride. As long as you ignore those, you should be fine. I honestly don't understand what all of the hype is about - neither my husband nor I thought it was much of anything.

 

[mickeysaver]

The day after we first rode M:S, was the day that they decided to install barf bags. We both laughed because we thought the ride was horribly overhyped. To be honest with you, years and years ago, I rode this spinning G-Force altering ride at the Space Museum at Huntsville, AL that was way more intense than M:S. I was really kind of bummed that the ride was just sort of a ho-hum experience. The graphic stuff that you watch was pretty cool and the concept was right up my alley, but the intensity was sorely lacking. One more thing, I get mildly nauseous everytime I ride RnR.....M:S is nothing compared to that. IMO Maggie

 

[snappy]

I thought I had read here a while back that disney had to tone down the G force substantially on this ride when it first opened because so many guests became ill. Not sure if that is true or just exagerated.

All the pre-ride warnings really got to me. I did the chicken exit once, but rode it in June. Once I was on the ride I was ok. I did not like the sensation at all but it did not make me sick. I had take bonine earlier in the day. What I did not like was the enclosed feeling. There seemed to be very little leg room, I felt very confined. I can't imagine riding it more than once. Unlike some of the other rides where you can immerse yourself in the details before the ride, MS seemed to be just overblown hype and warning. Been there, done that. No magic there for me. Give me Test Track, Tower of Terror, Kali River Rapids, Splash Mountain any old day.

 

[dpratt]

If you can handle spinning in a circle at a fairly high rate of speed while watching a monitor and don't mind confined quarters, you can handle this ride. The g-force effect is achieved through centrifugal force.

I would highly recommend it to everyone that thinks they can handle it. It was quite an experience. You feel like you've been to space.

That being said, I wouldn't go on it again. I was glad when it was over and felt "weird" for about 30 minutes after being on it. However, I get motion sickness fairly easy. The feeling was nothing a grande margarita in Mexico couldn't cure!

 

[Suzanne74]

The feeling was nothing a grande margarita in Mexico couldn't cure!

So your saying a freefall or inverted coaster is more intense than MS, and others say the opposite, just looking for opinions is all, trying to size the thing up.

I think RnR and ToT are more extreme then Mission Space for sure. I guess what I always see is that people with car and sea sickness seem to feel nauseated. It isn't for people with claustraphobia either. It isn't really a ride - the g-force was lower, I thought I heard from 3G to 1.5 but I am guessing an estimate there - but it was lower and it NEVER was 4G's. I rode it in May and honestly - I think the warning signs are overkill. It doesn't feel like a ride - it isn't thrilling really. It is simulated to make you feel like you are on a shuttle but I didn't buy it.

 

[Rafiki Rafiki Rafiki]

Though I have always suffered motion sickness, I was determined to go on the ride.

Though I did not get dizzy or sick to my stomach, I did feel really strange after getting off the ride. It was almost like it upset me emotionally. It was strange.

 

[pic22]

Mission Space is my favorite ride, I think they list at you are feeling four g's for about 15 seconds, with a short pause, then another 4 g pull. The ride is not like a roller coaster, it is more like the ride where you stand against the wall and the floor drops out or a gravitron as you stated, only with a simulater screen in front of you and the spinning(which you do not feel) stops and goes as the "story" progresses. My wife loves roller coasters, but was not very fond of this ride. I like roller coasters, as to say I will ride them on occasion, but love this ride. When the boy traggically died, (I don't want to start a debate) but I think he might have been too young, I have a six year old and I would not let her on it. You have to make sure you look straight ahead, I glanced to the side on my second ride and felt a little uneasy afterwords, cleared up by a Grande Margarita as well. IMHO ENJOY THE RIDE.

 

[black562]

Well if your saying its less extreme than Rockin' Roller coaster and TOT, its no problem....we've riden coasters way more extreme than either one of those. Sounds like they tamed it down, wish I could have riden it when it first opened at full force.

She's one that loves boatrides but I'm the one who tends to get sea sick...not from fast rides, but that slow rock back and forth.....

 

[pennylynn]

I think that everyone has to decide for themselves. I rode it once and "never again". I wasn't dizzy or sick to my stomach, just felt very yucky and (very strange reaction) felt like I was totally exhausted and needed to take a nap. I went right to the American pavillion and went into the show and sat in the back and slept through the show. I felt fine when I woke up. But I don't think there's anything that could get me to ride again.

 

[utahkennedys]

I rode it for the first time in April and I won't ride it again either. It made me sick for a few hours, like sick to my stomach and I felt dizzy and cruddy. I didn't find it "thrilling" like RRC or TofT...not my cup of tea.

Personally no ride is worth a risk to me. My kids will never ride MS even when they are older.

 

[Willow25]

I also have a heart murmur. I ride everything, Tower of Terror being my favorite. I rode MS last December and vowed to never ride it again. I was sick the rest of the day. I am prone to car sickness so that might have been the problem. Also all the warnings definitely get you a bit worried especially with a heart murmur. My husband loved the ride so the day before we left we rode it again, however this time I took half a dramamine and I was fine. I think it is one of those rides that affects everyone differently. She will not know until she rides just be careful.

 

[melaniemiller2002]

I'm just an RN, not a doc (teehee), but I don't see a heart murmur causing any problems with her and the ride. I have a small murmur and the only precaution I've ever had to take was prophylactic antiobiotics before any dental work. I'm an adrenaline junkie (done the bungee jumping, white water rafting, sky diving, any big and fast roller coaster I can get my hands on) and it's never caused a problem. Now, put me on the darn Teacups and I puke....ROFL. I'm okay with spinning as long as I can't SEE the spinning. I don't ride the Gravitron at carnivals anymore due to all the injuries reported from that particular ride and how it affects me (makes me ill for the rest of the day).

When we head to WDW, we will all be doing Mission:Space....hubbie, myself, my 8 year old and my 5 year old. I don't think age had anything to do with that poor boy's death. I truly believe he had an underlying heart condition. My 5 year old has been asking about M:S since she saw it on television. I'm more worried about my 8 year old because he tends to get carsick easily.

Out of curiousity, is there an emergency stop on the ride at all? I mean, if someone felt "weird" and not just sick to their stomach (like when those who have seizures can sense them coming on), are they able to stop the ride?

Melanie