How spinny are the tea cups, really?

[GagesMama]

I would say the teacups are much spinnier. lol Think the Scrambler doing the big circle, smaller cirlcle (as normal), and also spinning in a tighter circle of just you.

 

[luvgoing2disney]

I love the Teacups, and my son and I make them spin like crazy. Our favorote is to spin madly in one direction, then force it to spin in the other one.




So you probably would not like to ride with us.

 

[chocovrdmicears]

I can't even look at my kids when they ride the Teacups

 

[larryz]

If you time your manipulation of the interior spin wheel very carefully, you can practically negate the motion of the larger spinning circle upon which your teacup is mounted.

Of course, doing so requires so much concentration and effort that it's hardly worth riding. You'll get very little enjoyment out of it, and will likely wind up with sore forearms from the exertion.

Best you skip it, or rely on chemical equilibrium enhancement.

 

[DisneyNDecember]

I am a single parent. I love any & all kinds of roller coasters. My son is now 17 & we have been to DW many years since he was in first grade. On our very first visit to DW, I rode the teacups with him, it was just he & I, when I got off the teacups, I literally almost passed out, I was so scared on how it affected me & that I almost fainted & possibly left my son wondering "what is happening to mom", that I never rode it again.

I am a roller coaster junkie & love ALL rides, but something about the continual spinning just messes with me & I will never ride it again.

And I hate that I can't ride them, that is the worst part, I always used to think it was "mind over matter", but not on that ride.

 

[SulleyGirl]

This sounds like bad news on any future trips for me. I get dizzy if I stand up too fast...

 

[Mollymum]

I feel motion sick in the back of cars or on boats occasionally, but not all the time. Yet I can do teacups just fine. Very important not to spin your cup though. Like PP said, just look outside of the ride at the sidelines. Also, the ride doesn't last that long, which helps.

 

[Paigesmom2013]

Does it help to wear Seabands or other accupressure bands? I have some from our cruise.

I don't usually get motion sickness, but I have lost some tolerance for these rides with age. I would hate to feel sick for hours afterward. My DD might be young enough that we could convince her the teacups are for "big kids" and she can't ride.

 

[plumsiren]

Does it help to wear Seabands or other accupressure bands? I have some from our cruise.

I don't usually get motion sickness, but I have lost some tolerance for these rides with age. I would hate to feel sick for hours afterward. My DD might be young enough that we could convince her the teacups are for "big kids" and she can't ride.

Have you ever tried Dramamine?

 

[cruella23]

My DD4 has been talking about wanting to ride the Mad Tea Party, and I would rather not disappoint her, however, I get motion sickness from rides that spin, so I'm concerned about this ride. Thanks!

Torture. Seriously awful. I love roller coasters, tower of terror, whatever. I cannot get on those teacups.

 

[MomofKatie]

I would say the teacups are much spinnier. lol Think the Scrambler doing the big circle, smaller cirlcle (as normal), and also spinning in a tighter circle of just you.

ITA. The Teacups feature 3 separate spinning actions. All of the cups are on a single very large spinning circular floor. This goes around at about the speed of a carousel.

Smaller circular disks spin faster in the opposite direction- 4 teacups to each circle. The outer and second spinning circles cannot be controlled by you- they are spinning at a set rate of speed.

The third spinning component is each individual teacup. You can spin really fast, or not spin your individual cup at all- but you will still be spinning in a large circle and a smaller, opposite direction circle.

If you are prone to motion sickness, you will probably regret riding if you aren't medicated.

 

[DominicaAnne]

If you time your manipulation of the interior spin wheel very carefully, you can practically negate the motion of the larger spinning circle upon which your teacup is mounted.

Of course, doing so requires so much concentration and effort that it's hardly worth riding. You'll get very little enjoyment out of it, and will likely wind up with sore forearms from the exertion.

Best you skip it, or rely on chemical equilibrium enhancement.

This post made me lol, cause this is exactly what DH would attempt to do. And "chemical equilibrium enhancement" *snort*

 

[DominicaAnne]

ITA. The Teacups feature 3 separate spinning actions. All of the cups are on a single very large spinning circular floor. This goes around at about the speed of a carousel.

Smaller circular disks spin faster in the opposite direction- 4 teacups to each circle. The outer and second spinning circles cannot be controlled by you- they are spinning at a set rate of speed.

The third spinning component is each individual teacup. You can spin really fast, or not spin your individual cup at all- but you will still be spinning in a large circle and a smaller, opposite direction circle.

If you are prone to motion sickness, you will probably regret riding if you aren't medicated.

I knew in theory how the ride worked before you posted it, but for some reason your detailed description made me able to picture it to the point that my eyes were doing that rolling in the head thing that accompanies dizziness, lol.

 

[lugnut33]

I don't know how spinny they are, but I know the cup I am in spins at about 3000rpm. From the second they release the ride I spin the cup as fast as I can up until the time it come screeching to a halt 90 seconds later. We all laugh about it, but man it's like torture riding with me. I love it.

 

[MomofKatie]

I knew in theory how the ride worked before you posted it, but for some reason your detailed description made me able to picture it to the point that my eyes were doing that rolling in the head thing that accompanies dizziness, lol.

I apologize profusely.

That being said, if you are dizzy just reading about it, don't try to ride it! DH got talked into riding with DD when she was 7- he is not good with spinny rides. He spent 30 minutes on a bench with his head between his knees afterwards.

 

[mmbl]

My DD4 has been talking about wanting to ride the Mad Tea Party, and I would rather not disappoint her, however, I get motion sickness from rides that spin, so I'm concerned about this ride. For those of you prone to motion sickness, say when riding in the backseat of a car or when flying, how did this ride affect you? I know everyone is different, but I'd like to have some anecdotal evidence before I decide. Thanks!

They aren't bad at all; mostly because whoever is in your teacup controls most of the spin. If your family doesn't go crazy with trying to spin as fast as they can, then it only spins very little.

 

[aubriee]

Thanks everyone! I wish there was someone else to ride with her, but my husband gets vertigo after any amount of spinning or dropping, and it takes days for him to recover, so we just can't risk it. At most, I would get woozey and not feel well for a few hours, but still, that's a few hours wasted at Disney. I think we may try to make friends with some slightly older kids in line and have her ride with them, but then I'd have to trust they weren't going to spin the tea cup out of control with my baby on there! EEK! This could be one of those parental lessons in "letting go", lol. Later in the trip, Grandpa is going to join us, and maybe spinning rides don't bother him, so I'm definitely going to ask if he can ride with her. He has health issues, so hard to know what he can handle. Thanks again! The varying opinions have been so helpful

Hello fellow Texan! You might want to make friends with a mom or grandmother who is taking their little one on. Feb 2011 my husband and I took our then three y/o GS to WDW. He wanted to ride the teacups as soon as he saw them, but my husband is not a fan, so I rode with him. Just as we got into line, a mom approached us and asked if we would mind if her little girl rode with us, as she could not handle the spinning ride, but her little girl really wanted to ride them. It was not a problem. She and my husband stood there and talked while I took the little ones on the ride. Both my grandson and the little girl had a blast. I helped them spin the cup some, but was careful as I was watching both kids. If I had been in there with another adult or bigger kids I would have had them spinning as fast as I could, but with a 3 y/o and maybe 4 or 5 y/o, I was alot more careful.

I don't get motion sickness, but have heard that if you concentrate and stare only at the wheel in the center or just the face of the person sitting across from you, ignoring everything else, that it helps with the motion sickness. It's when you look around that you supposedly get sick. Too bad you guys aren't going to be down there Sept 14th-22nd or Dec 6th-16th. I'd ride with her. lol

 

[meggimouse]

just like everyone else has already mentioned ...
my boyfriend gets extremely motion sick on the teacups - he'll still go with me because he knows i love them but we normally have a good 10 minutes or so that we have to sit down after to let him adjust. we don't make them spin fast - just a few good heave-ho's when the ride starts and then let it spin on it's own.
He's not super sensitive either - only gets carsick with long rides in the back of cars (vans, buses, trains, planes - he's okay).

 

[nicoleakr]

I wouldn't go near them!

The last poster had a good point though, you can watch the whole entire ride. If you don't have anyone else who can ride with them you might be able to make a friend in line! I'm sure there will be a smaller group who would be glad to add one more - so you can "take pictures"!

Ditto!!!

 

[larryz]

And "chemical equilibrium enhancement" *snort*

Better living thru chemistry, right?

Anyway, THIS is the other ride they should offer barf bags on