Snakes on Forbidden Journey

[mikem1977]

Are there any snakes on the Forbidden Journey ride and if there are how prevelant are they. My wife hates snakes with a passion but wants to go on the ride as long as there arent a lot of snakes.

 

[damo]

There is just the huge basilisk skeleton.

 

[mesaboy2]

There is just the huge basilisk skeleton.

Yep, and if you blink you might miss it.

How does she feel about spiders?

 

[mikem1977]

Glad to hear there is pretty much no snakes.

Spiders dont affect us really although my youngest used to be really scared of them (glad he grew out of it).

 

[aprile]

I have a good friend who is a huge HP fan and I rode the ride one time keeping an eye out for whether it would freak her out because of her fear of snakes. And I don't see how it wouldn't, the snake is huge and comes at you suddenly, sure someone can point out when to close your eyes, but that doesn't work so well when you are pretty much blocked from the person next to you.

 

[bumbershoot]

And I don't see how it wouldn't, the snake is huge and comes at you suddenly, sure someone can point out when to close your eyes, but that doesn't work so well when you are pretty much blocked from the person next to you.

Work out a system beforehand. When I took DS on it for his first time, I told him what he'll see just before he needed to close his eyes (for the spiders), then squeezed his knee to let him know he could open them again. Worked perfectly.

 

[Teresa Pitman]

I have a phobia about spiders and I did find that part of the ride difficult. I closed my eyes but kept opening them to check and every time there would be another spider! Seemed like there were a LOT of spiders. Survived it though and loved the rest of the ride. Only one snake, I think.

Teresa

 

[damo]

I have a good friend who is a huge HP fan and I rode the ride one time keeping an eye out for whether it would freak her out because of her fear of snakes. And I don't see how it wouldn't, the snake is huge and comes at you suddenly, sure someone can point out when to close your eyes, but that doesn't work so well when you are pretty much blocked from the person next to you.

It is a dragon that comes at you suddenly. There is a basalisk skeleton lying along the ground that doesn't move.

 

[mesaboy2]

It is a dragon that comes at you suddenly. There is a basalisk skeleton lying along the ground that doesn't move.

 

[Babbletrish]

Since "Will I Be Able To Handle Harry Potter and the Forbin Project Because of (enter thing person is afraid of here)" posts pop up so often, and since I rode it recently enough for it to be fresh in my memory, I give you a public service announcement:

Auntie Tricia's Handy-Dandy Islands of Adventure Harry Potter and the Gooey Kablooey Disclaimer Warning Sign Translation Guide!

What Universal's Official Warning Signs Say: Vague warning, something about claustrophobia.

What They Really Mean: This ride was made for people who are fond of being locked in a very snug box (and mind you, I am thin) which is arranged in such a way that the ride feels like a solo excursion even though your friends are six inches to the right and left of you.

What Universal's Official Warning Signs Say: Guests who suffer motion sickness maybe shouldn't ride, or something.

What They Really Mean: Guests who may freak the eff out when their flying box starts falling backwards should be at least aware that this is going to happen. It's cool though; you never actually go upside-down, right?

What Universal's Official Warning Signs Say: This ride involves smoke and lighting effects.

What They Really Mean: Hey, do you enjoy monsters and dragons and giant spiders and more giant spiders and oh God, giant spiders everywhere and giant spiders for nigh on twenty damn minutes and antisocial trees and demons who eat your sanity popping up like a couple of feet away from your face? Of course you do! Who wouldn't?



EDIT: By the way, I was not even aware of the dead basilisk. My attention was occupied by some other stuff. Basically, snakes are the least of your worries.