mission space

[sln88]

I tend to get queasy on simulators- like star tours or back to the future- and I feel sick for awhile after that.

We are going to WDW next month and I want to try it, but want to do it at the end of the night so that if I do get sick, I can just go home.

Is it possible to get on later in the evening? do all the fast passes run out early?

 

[1HourAway]

Fastpasses are gone by then. I rode M:S Friday evening - the standby line was 15 minute wait. Around 8:00 pm.

I was done about 8:30... and it took me an hour to recover.

First let me say, It is a very neat ride. But, it does have quite a bit of simulator like movement. All of the bouncing and jostling around is at the end of the ride. The beginning is smooth and really cool. You feel like you're flying - then you run into "trouble" and the simulator action takes over. That is what got me queasy.

I don't like spinning rides ie: Teacups. But have never gotten sick before riding a simulator ride.

Be warned - if you "get queasy on simulators" I would seriously think this through before riding.

Just MHO!

 

[myhandd]

I have experienced the horrible headaches and queasiness on Body Wars and other simulators, but I have to say, I did as they told me, kept my head back and did not look left or right, and I had no sickness at all. In fact, I was rather disappointed in the actual ride. The buildup was pretty neat though.

 

[JustHolly]

The Standby lines have been very short, with the exception of Labor Day weekend. We literally walked right on last week. I was disappointed though, in some sense, because I missed all the elaborate stuff along the queue area. It does stay open later than Future World which closes at 6pm. After that time, most people clear out to the WS, and you wouldn't need a fast pass.

 

[ryanrop]

I think the worse part of mission space is the actual worry about getting sick. If you want to enjoy the ride, simply sit back, keep your head straight and look right into the monitor. DO NOT CLOSE YOUR EYES!!!!!!! If you close your eyes, your body realizes that you are spinning around very fast and will cause you to become more sick. Trust me on this, I did it both ways just to see the difference and there is a difference.

Ryan

 

[sjc]

I agree with the above. I am a poster child for motion sickness on thrill rides and MS was not that bad. Again, just follow the directions and sit back and focus straight ahead on the display and you should be fine. I felt a little bit of dizzyness when I got out, but no nausea or other artifacts. I was fairly impressed with the ride actually. Oh and the single rider line definitly was the way to go when I was there... I walked right up and in..... steve c

 

[aaronlac123]

I am not one that is easily sickened by spinning or motion simulator rides. That being said, Mission Space about did me in. I about lost it during the takeoff scene. I kept myself focused on the screen the entire time and if it wasn't for the cold air that they blast in your face it would have gotten messy. I could definitly feel myself spinning. This is subjective though, because my wife was not bothered by the takeoff but found the landing to be uncomfortable. I was dissapointed with the ride itself. The animation/effects aren't that great and it seemed awfully short. The pre-show was well done. It lacked the "cheesiness" of many of the other pre-shows.

 

[aaronlac123]

I am not one that is easily sickened by spinning or motion simulator rides. That being said, Mission Space about did me in. I about lost it during the takeoff scene. I kept myself focused on the screen the entire time and if it wasn't for the cold air that they blast in your face it would have gotten messy. I could definitely feel myself spinning. This is subjective though, because my wife was not bothered by the takeoff but found the landing to be uncomfortable. I was dissapointed with the ride itself. The animation/effects aren't that great and it seemed awfully short. The pre-show was well done. It lacked the "cheesiness" of many of the other pre-shows.

 

[1HourAway]

AaronLac - I'm glad I'm not the only one that thought the animation wasn't that great. I thought for all the money spent the film looked rather cartoonish. Today's computer graphics can be almost life like - but this film did not look "real". Just my opinion.

I can see the "flames" now! "Have you ever been to Mars?" "Have you ever flown in space?" LOL

I have down neither. However, I have seen awesome IMAX films at the Kennedy Space Center that will blow your mind. These are movies actually filmed by NASA in space and I'm sure computer enhanced. But I was expected something more along those lines.

 

[codge90]

Mission Space is a big let down.

The queue is more interesting than the ride which only lasts three minutes.

Go to Universal for big thrills.

 

[grinningghost]

We were there the last week of August, and found the line for MS to be pretty easily managed, even without Fastpasses. We barely waited at all to get to the Preshow area both times we rode. I would think if you wait until late to ride, you'll be fine and won't wait much, if at all.

Warning - this ride is very intense in the first few seconds, but mellows out after the "launch" portion. But if simulators aren't your cup of tea, you're smart to ride it late in the day. Have fun.