Indiana Jones for total ride chicken?!

[teacups]

I agree with going on youtube. It has basically every ride...
I am a major (MAJOR!) ride chicken... and I thought it weird that none of you here mention the same particular problem I have. I HATE feeling like my bum is lifting off the seat! I feel like I'm going to fall out, fly out, tip out, fling out!
The name teacups is in honor of the full day I was sick my first trip to DL from that blasted ride... I was sick to my stomach, my head was dizzy, I couldnt focus and I thought I had an anurism!! (sp?) NEVER AGAIN. I can almost recreate the feeling just now typing about it!!!!

But I LOVE PIRATES! Those drops are short and sweet.

Indiana... A GO or a PASS for me?

 

[nancy drew]

my ride resume, for "street cred":

i wont go on splash mountain because i can *see* the drop and i know it will freak me out if i ride it. i havent gone on thunder mountain. i have done the matterhorn and space mountain and enjoyed both. i freak at the anticipation of the POTC drop(s) but will ride it. never tried test track.

i love the indy ride. i went into it knowing nothing at all about it, and loved every minute. i hate drops, i hate upside down roller coasters, but this was *fun*. yeah, it jerked me around like the safari ride at animal kingdom. yeah, the "drop" was sudden and kind of unexpected. but it was fun, and i would definitely ride it again. my kids wont be ready for it for a long time, so im sure i wont get to ride it for a long time. but i did enjoy it.

 

[nancy drew]

I agree with going on youtube. It has basically every ride...
I am a major (MAJOR!) ride chicken... and I thought it weird that none of you here mention the same particular problem I have. I HATE feeling like my bum is lifting off the seat! I feel like I'm going to fall out, fly out, tip out, fling out!
The name teacups is in honor of the full day I was sick my first trip to DL from that blasted ride... I was sick to my stomach, my head was dizzy, I couldnt focus and I thought I had an anurism!! (sp?) NEVER AGAIN. I can almost recreate the feeling just now typing about it!!!!

But I LOVE PIRATES! Those drops are short and sweet.

Indiana... A GO or a PASS for me?

oh, me too on the falling out of the ride feeling!!! no one understands this, but its why i wont ever try splash mountain. i *know* i will have that feeling on that ride. POTC has that feeling for me, but i deal by totally bracing myself and holding my breath, then i enjoy the rest of the ride.

i, too, was terribly sick after a ride on the teacups. never again!!!!!!! thankfully dd (who was on it with me and was terrified) has no interest in going on that ride, and freaks out when i suggest it (not that i would go, but i want to make sure she hasnt changed her mind).

and ITA on youtube. my kids have seen a video with the haunted mansion (disneyland fun), and they insist that they want to ride it. so just about every night we are watching youtube videos of the ride (which are too dark to give a real feel for it but whatever) and they now laugh at parts of it and know exactly what to expect in eachc part. and i really want to take them to fantasmic, so we have been watching that on youtube too (thats a tougher sell, but i really want to see it again).

my only indy experience was on a spontaneous day trip to disneyland while on a san diego vacation. i stumbled upon indy, fantasmic, and the matterhorn (had never heard of any of them) and loved all 3. definitely check out indy on youtube, that will give you an idea of what to expect. i loved the indy ride, but i went into it with no idea of what to expect. its bumpy and jerky, and one moment of "omg!!!!!!!" tension where the "drop" is, but then you are done with "drops". i dont recall having the "butt out of seat" feeling. i think you are pretty well strapped in on that ride. the whole ride is just fun!!

 

[nibblesandbits]

Dinosaur is just like Indiana Jones. My suggestion to you would be to try on going on youtube.com and viewing a POV of the indiana jones ride to get a feel for what it's like, of course you can't see much because most of the ride takes place in the dark, but honestly it's nothing more then being jerked around and a few fast take offs in the jeep, other then that there's nothing to it.

Thanks for the suggestion. I think I will probably do that. Hope it doesn't scare the bejeesus out of me! lol!

 

[nunzia]

I am probably the biggest chicken on earth. Did Splash Mountain ONCE..hated it..Did BTTM 3 times under pressure..hated it. NEVER did Space or Matterhorn. LOVE Indy..it is jerky, but not what I would condsider a problem in any way. Give it a try..you will be sorry to miss it.
Take it from another feathered friend.