How close at Soarin'?

mom22boys

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How close is the ride vehicle to the screen at Soarin'? Today I took my two little guys to the movie theater to see a free showing of Spirit (a movie about a horse). We sat down in the middle of the theater. The screen was pretty big and the sound was loud. After about 3 minutes, we had to move back. All of the movement on the screen so close to me was giving me motion sickness. I did much better once we moved back. Later in the day, I remembered a time I had to leave an IMAX theater due to the fast motion on the screen.

What do you think my chances of enjoying Soarin' are? I have read other posts commenting that it is a mild ride and people who typically experience motion sickness do fine. I can ride any roller coaster or spinning ride fine. It seems my challenge with motion sickness is more of a visual thing.

I would LOVE to ride Soarin', but not at the expense of it ruining my day. One part of me says "Go for it! Don't make such a big deal about it," especially since DS 5 wants to ride it. But the other part of me says, "It is just one ride, who cares, just skip it!" What do all of you think?

Much thanks! ::MinnieMo
 
I don't think you will have a problem especially if you are in the second or third row. The first time I rode it there were a few scenes where I closed my eyes but the rest of the scenes were awesome.
 
yeah, it is very worth it but you are not me. Try and sit on the bottom row and to the left or the right.
 
I can't do Teacups, MS, Star Tours and especially Body Wars but I loved Soarin' only one scene got to me and I just looked to my right and didn't look at the screen. Soarin' is our new favorite ride. DBF didn't go with us the last 2 trips (April and May) but we will be there in Sept and it will be the first place we go. I also have a fear of heights and being in the first row didn't bother me at all. I guess you just get so caught up in the beautiful California scenery that you forget. Soarin' Love it, Love it, Love it
 



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