Rockin' Roller Coaster

[discott99]

Whenever my family goes to DHS I refuse to go on and sit on a bench alone and wondering what that ride is really like We are going again in November and I was wondering what everyone else's opinion is about it. I refuse to go on rides that go upside-down... but I feel that not going on this ride at all is like... just not right Please give some advise

P.S. I have never been on an inverted coaster in my whole life

 

[Reddog1134]

Whenever I ride this ride (and only this ride) a rush of air hits my right eye and makes it water. So I always look like I'm crying when it get off the ride.

It's a fun ride. It's definitely the most intense of the WDW coasters. I barely feel the inversions because they go by so quickly.

 

[JoshuaShaw]

I would recommend at least trying it. It may surprise you.

 

[mesaboy2]

Whenever my family goes to DHS I refuse to go on and sit on a bench alone and wondering what that ride is really like We are going again in November and I was wondering what everyone else's opinion is about it. I refuse to go on rides that go upside-down... but I feel that not going on this ride at all is like... just not right Please give some advise

P.S. I have never been on an inverted coaster in my whole life

You barely know you're upside-down it's over so quick. The takeoff is the most intense part of the ride IMO. And technically, this is not an inverted coaster--it is a coaster that has inversions.

 

[FigmentGuy86]

OP, I feel the same way! I have never been on it either, and I am also going in November. Maybe this will be the trip I face my fear...

 

[ralphie]

I don't do inverted rollercoasters--but I do this one. You're in the dark so you can't see what's coming --I love it!!

 

[Raenstoirm]

I can honestly take it or leave it. The theming is cool of course and the fact that it is in the dark is a neat feature, but it is not a "you have to go on this ride" ride. There are much better coasters at traditional theme parks. If you are not a coaster fan, you honestly arent missing much by not riding. Now, if you are a huge Aerosmith fan, that is another story.

 

[BearcatsFan]

I know what you mean, OP. I avoided it like the plague myself last year, but DH is trying to convince me to try it on our upcoming trip. I'm really nervous about it (don't like inversions, either), but hopefully I will build up the nerve by then.

 

[JavArmy]

Whenever I ride this ride (and only this ride) a rush of air hits my right eye and makes it water. So I always look like I'm crying when it get off the ride.

It's a fun ride. It's definitely the most intense of the WDW coasters. I barely feel the inversions because they go by so quickly.

I agree that it goes so fast you hardly feel like you are upside down. It's more of a feeling of being disoriented than 'whoa, i can't believe i'm upside down'. We really loved it. I love roller coasters, but what I can't take are the teacups and the carousel, both make me sick, haha!

 

[Masonmj84]

I actually find it less frightening (and certainly less motion sickness inducing) than Space Mountain.

It's my favorite attraction at the Studios.

 

[DVCMikey]

The coaster is really smooth and being as you are inside you really can't even tell that you are upside down. Even when you can tell, its not a big deal.

The ride is one of my all time favorites and I could not go to Disney without riding it.

 

[Yellosno]

Its definitely worth going on at least once the inversions are nothing to worry about you barely even feel them.

 

[kaligal]

You should go through the line. The most thrilling part is the launch and you'll be able to see it over and over.

Upside-down is just not that big a deal. It really isn't. It is about the same intensity as Mission Space. Maybe less. And it's practically over before it starts.

If you really don't want to doit and other people are trying to get you on, don't go. But if you really want to try it...I think you should.

 

[jrtoastyman]

The coaster is really smooth

Ironic that you would describe it this way, I was just about to comment that the fact that you're upside down is totally secondary to how rough of a ride it can be at times as compared to other steel coasters. Oh well, to each their own.

OP, I used to share your reticence to go on rides with inversions, but after eventually taking the plunge, I've come to learn that the loops are no big deal and they're over so quickly you barely notice them. RnRC is certainly the most intense of the coasters at WDW, but the fact that it inverts is really a non-issue. At worst, the loops at RnRC are disorienting, but you're already in the dark, so you're already kinda disoriented from the moment you blast off. That, more than the loops, is what makes the ride.

 

[discott99]

I've got to build up that nerve by November!!!!

 

[Art 1]

Whenever my family goes to DHS I refuse to go on and sit on a bench alone and wondering what that ride is really like We are going again in November and I was wondering what everyone else's opinion is about it. I refuse to go on rides that go upside-down... but I feel that not going on this ride at all is like... just not right Please give some advise

P.S. I have never been on an inverted coaster in my whole life

If you close your eyes you will not know know that you are upside down. The take off is an amazing experience. Go on, close your eyes. It will be over before you know it.

 

[stocker1042]

This was my first coaster with an inversion. I was 36 the first time I rode. I was scared to death...but now....I ride it like 5 times in a row!

It is a great ride. It is over very quickly and it seems like after the initial launch, you are always slowing down...especially in the end. I agree with what everyone else said-the inversions are so quick and since you don't see them coming...you really don't feel much.

Do it! Even if you don't like it, it is one of the shortest rides so it will be over soon.

 

[missoverexcited]

I love it, the speed is exhilarating - it only lasts about 2 minutes I think and its so fast and obviously dark that you don't really know what's happening.

Not sure about it as a first coaster experience, we are taking DS7 for his first trip in July and my touring plan has us at DHS the first day - I may have to rethink that!

 

[catne]

Well, my nearly 30-yr old son just got up the nerve to go on RnR in February 2011. After a couple of trips as an 8 yr old, 14 yr old, 16 yr old...when he refused to ride RocknRollercoaster and Tower of Terror.

He came off RnR last February with the statement that he'd like to go back and kick his 14 yr old self for not trying it before. He loved it...and has ridden it several times since. Same with ToT. And Ex Everest, and Big Thunder. The only one he didn't care for much was Space Mtn...but only because it was too jerky.

Only suggestion we have with RnR...when it starts going--PLANT your head back against the head support. And then enjoy the ride.

(If you don't plant your head back, you may end up with a bad headache from your head whipping back at take-off. The launch is very fast. But if you start with your head back, it's fun.)

 

[chartle]

I once was holding a mister fan on a strap between my legs while riding. It was neat seeing how it swung back and forth due to the side to side forces and sometimes felt lighter. At no time did it point up aka away from the seat. In other words you NEVER feel like you are upside down you are ALWAYS being pushed into the seat*.



* This is for mesaboy2. Yes I do know that the seat is actually pushing on you but I'm not going to try to explain the difference between the false force called centrifugal force vs the real force that is centripetal force.