Mission Space Orange

[hannahmr91]

I'm just wondering if it's as bad as some people say. I have never been on either version of the ride, and I'm trying to decide whether to give the orange a try in a couple weeks, or just play it safe and do green.

My biggest fear with rides has always been heights and falling (I can handle it, it's just not my favorite...let's just say I scream at the top of my lungs and hold on for dear life on Tower of Terror and the drop at the end of Splash Mountain!). I've always seemed to handle spinning way better. I always spin the teacups as far as they will go. I do realize MS orange is different than the teacups though. However, I have been on a ride that I think may be a similar sensation. I live near the Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama, and there's a ride there called the G-force Accelerator. I think it's basically a "gravitron" that you find at fairs and carnivals. Basically you are strapped up against the wall in a centrifuge and it just spins really fast. The pressure on your body feels kind of weird, but both times I rode that ride I was completely fine. It never made me feel sick or like I was going to pass out.

So what I'm really wondering is, if you can handle gravitron rides can you handle MS Orange? Or is MS even more extreme than those? I'm just kind of scared by the stories from people saying it made them extremely sick (some said they were so sick that it ruined the rest of the day and they had to go back to their hotel) or they started to black out.

 

[mesaboy2]

I'm just wondering if it's as bad as some people say. I have never been on either version of the ride, and I'm trying to decide whether to give the orange a try in a couple weeks, or just play it safe and do green.

My biggest fear with rides has always been heights and falling (I can handle it, it's just not my favorite...let's just say I scream at the top of my lungs and hold on for dear life on Tower of Terror and the drop at the end of Splash Mountain!). I've always seemed to handle spinning way better. I always spin the teacups as far as they will go. I do realize MS orange is different than the teacups though. However, I have been on a ride that I think may be a similar sensation. I live near the Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama, and there's a ride there called the G-force Accelerator. I think it's basically a "gravitron" that you find at fairs and carnivals. Basically you are strapped up against the wall in a centrifuge and it just spins really fast. The pressure on your body feels kind of weird, but both times I rode that ride I was completely fine. It never made me feel sick or like I was going to pass out.

So what I'm really wondering is, if you can handle gravitron rides can you handle MS Orange? Or is MS even more extreme than those? I'm just kind of scared by the stories from people saying it made them extremely sick (some said they were so sick that it ruined the rest of the day and they had to go back to their hotel) or they started to black out.

I think it is easily the most intense sim-ride at WDW (not that there's that many). The other factor that gets to some is claustrophobia--it is tight spaces in there (true for Green also)..

 

[FLchick415]

It's literally the only ride I've ever been on EVER that has made me feel sick to my stomach. I never get woozy on rides but this one screwed me up. YMMV

 

[lroger01]

If you like thrill rides and can handle spinning, GIVE IT A TRY! It is the most unique-feeling thrill ride I have ever been on. I'm grinning now just thinking about that launch!

 

[Drinehart811]

I'm just wondering if it's as bad as some people say. I have never been on either version of the ride, and I'm trying to decide whether to give the orange a try in a couple weeks, or just play it safe and do green. My biggest fear with rides has always been heights and falling (I can handle it, it's just not my favorite...let's just say I scream at the top of my lungs and hold on for dear life on Tower of Terror and the drop at the end of Splash Mountain!). I've always seemed to handle spinning way better. I always spin the teacups as far as they will go. I do realize MS orange is different than the teacups though. However, I have been on a ride that I think may be a similar sensation. I live near the Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama, and there's a ride there called the G-force Accelerator. I think it's basically a "gravitron" that you find at fairs and carnivals. Basically you are strapped up against the wall in a centrifuge and it just spins really fast. The pressure on your body feels kind of weird, but both times I rode that ride I was completely fine. It never made me feel sick or like I was going to pass out. So what I'm really wondering is, if you can handle gravitron rides can you handle MS Orange? Or is MS even more extreme than those? I'm just kind of scared by the stories from people saying it made them extremely sick (some said they were so sick that it ruined the rest of the day and they had to go back to their hotel) or they started to black out.

I, also, am not a big fan of heights or falling and Mission Space (orange) is one of my faves. My brother likes drops but hates spinning (he gets motion sick) and he's not a big fan of the ride. It's big thing is it's a pretty small space your in and it simulates the g-force with the spinning. So if small spaces and spinning don't get to you then you will LOVE this ride. I've also had friends who really wanted to try it but sometimes do get motion sick so they just popped a Dramamine before we got in line and we didn't plan on doing TT after and they were good too

 

[linskypens]

I can ride any coaster on earth, but spinning makes me immediately sick. The teacups are like my worst nightmare. I ride orange no problem.
Maybe because you are facing in the direction of the spin, and maybe because you cant see it.
In any event, the spinning only lasts 20 seconds tops, so at the point where you might be feeling like you cant take it , it stops.

 

[BaxterSaysMeoww]

I never have a problem with tight spaces but this ride made me really uncomfortable.. All the signs and warnings made me really nervous before I got on so it probably made it worse for me since I went in feeling weird about it.

Of course I also didn't follow the signs and closed my eyes and kept my head down which you aren't supposed to do but once it started I didn't think I could handle it and tried not to look.. Not the best idea. I just wanted it to be over the whole time and felt awful.

Once it was over I felt fine but I won't ride it again, but to decide whether or not it's really for you you should maybe just try it once, even though I hated it I don't regret trying it.

 

[ZellyB]

I'm a person who has no problem with spinning rides and loves them even and I had no issues on Mission Space Orange, and thought it was a really fun ride. So, I'd say go for it. My husband on the other hand gets really sick on anything that spins, so he avoids it at all costs!

 

[shetm]

If you're a big thrill seeker and love roller coasters like me then it's not terribly intense. but if you're claustrophobic AT ALL then ride at your own peril

 

[BrianL]

The sensation of Mission: SPACE Orange Team: More Intense Training is very similar to that gravitron at Huntsville (in fact that is an off-the-shelf Gravitron ride), except it spins far less. Mission: SPACE only spins for about 15 seconds, three times during the whole experience. The rest of the time the ride is not spinning and not creating g-forces. If you can ride a Gravitron you can very likely handle MS.

I have to watch it on MS because of my back, but it's not sustained for very long. I generally stick with Green Team though.

 

[DexLabDeeDee]

I get motion-sick/car-sick at the drop of a hat. I love MS Orange.

However, I would make sure that you have some food in you at least - not a lot. I've done it on an almost empty stomach (breakfasts are not my thing) and that was a mistake. I do peanut butter on a bagel and that works for me. We always ride MS first thing after rope drop. According to the UG, they spoke to someone at NASA and he suggested eating a banana before you go? I haven't tried that yet.

I love the sensation of being pressed down by the spinning. It doesn't feel like spinning to me, just pressure. What actually gets me more is the lurching around at the end as you are moving around the canyon and when you almost tip over the edge. I definitely have to breathe deeply and keep my head pushed back and eyes open.

I think you should try it. Especially since you've done the Green side and been in a gravitron before.

 

[bumbershoot]

You're not supposed to feel the spinning. It spins so that you feel the pressure of traveling to space, not to make you feel like spinning. To help it give you the chance to feel that, keep your eyes straight forward, no bending or looking elsewhere, etc.

On the non-spinning side, it's the same storyline, and I find it to be totally fun. I've actually only been on the non-spinning, and can't quite imagine what the spinning side does extra for me, so I remain on the non-spinning (I'm worried I won't follow instructions, LOL). On that side if I get woozy from apparently falling down the canyon, I can close my eyes, and boom, no feeling of motion. Not sure if you can do that on the spinning side!!!

 

[bladiator]

I didn't even feel the spinning, but the pressure caused me to start to black out a little. I was really glad to get out of the earth's atmosphere before I went all the way out lol.

Of course, I don't have the greatest circulation, so don't take this as a problem unless you experience that yourself. Otherwise, I would ride that one only.

 

[Hannathy]

if you like spinning you will be fine. I don't like spinning, tea cups make me really sick, but I went on the orange back when it first opened, before they had 2 sides and didn't get sick. It didn't bother anyone in my family including the 5 yr old.

It really is a neat feeling and you should try it at least once. (especially if spinning never bothered you)

 

[disnut8]

If you have enough time, I would highly recommend doing the green side first. After that, you will know the "ride". Because the orange side is the same thing but will some thrills thrown into it. Been on both sides (have a broken neck so I had to do the green side for a few years) and other than the G-forces (which I think are slight), you won't miss that much on the green side. Same story, same outcome.

 

[Mad Hattered]

The g forces on MS:Orange are about 2.5 compared to Top Thrill Dragster at Cedar Point which has 4+.

I hate spinning with a passion but can ride any coaster on Earth. I always take Dramamine to be safe when I know I will be in EPCOT. Just look straight ahead and you should be fine.

 

[bluwater]

It's not lke tea cups. You don't feel spinning - you just feel intense pressure over a few seconds. it builds as you are blasting off - then it releases. I'm a thrill rider - spinning, coasters, etc. I expected to like Orange but it really threw me off because it was unlike any other experience and when the pressure first started I recall making a face and saying "oh sh$&! I dont like this". But then it eased up right away and I loved it. Got off and got right back on. Have been riding orange ever since. Never rode green. I can't imagine that being much fun.

 

[Srbright]

It's not lke tea cups. You don't feel spinning - you just feel intense pressure over a few seconds. it builds as you are blasting off - then it releases. I'm a thrill rider - spinning, coasters, etc. I expected to like Orange but it really threw me off because it was unlike any other experience and when the pressure first started I recall making a face and saying "oh sh$&! I dont like this". But then it eased up right away and I loved it. Got off and got right back on. Have been riding orange ever since. Never rode green. I can't imagine that being much fun.

Whoa, what? Speak for your self.... "You don't feel spinning". Tell that to the guy in the next space craft over that lost his lunch. And to me... The only reason I didn't lose my lunch was because I was certain that if I did my son would do so as we'll.

Stacy

 

[Buttrcp16]

I only rode orange once back when it was the only option. I remember fighting SO HARD not to be sick. And spinning usually doesn't bother me much. I had to focus on the screen and convince myself that what I was seeing was real and we were moving forward as opposed to spinning in a centrifuge. After that I was okay, but I haven't had the guts to try a repeat ride! I felt sick the rest of the day and it definitely hampered my park experience.

 

[rn448698]

I can't do spinning rides, but I used to be able to do the orange side. However, during our October trip, I rode it (after eating a small breakfast two hours earlier), and I felt a little dizzy afterwards. I've been on the ride probably eight times, and it was the first time that I could feel the spinning right as we were taking off. It lasted like a second, and then the spinning stopped and I just felt pressure. But that one second of feeling the beginning of the spinning almost did me in.