Soarin'

[MichVick]

I have never been on Soarin' but am considering it for our next trip - has anyone experienced motion sickness while on this ride?

 

[BrianL]

You could if you are succeptible to motion sickness from video screens. The ride itself barely moves at all, with just a gentle swinging motion to accentuate the scenes of the film. If you or your party found they were getting sick, they could just close their eyes and that would likely kill all sensation of motion.

 

[jco_direwolf]

I have never been on Soarin' but am considering it for our next trip - has anyone experienced motion sickness while on this ride?

Depends on what triggers your Motion Sickness. It's a very smooth attraction (since it's gliding) and the picture is well sync'd with the image.

That said yes people get ill on it, but people get ill on the WEDWay people mover/TTA too. Which is about the same amount of motion.

 

[Robo]

After reading many years of posts about this (and from personal experience with family members who are sensitive to motion sickness...)

Soarin' offers just about the lowest incidence of inducing motion sickness for guests as any of the motion simulator attractions at Disney.

 

[Allison]

As others have said, it depends on what causes your issues. I do come off of it not feeling the greatest because I have issues with the movement in the film. There are a few scenes I cannot watch.

 

[OKW Lover]

While I'm sure somebody has experienced motion sickness on this attraction, that's very much an outlier. This is a very tame, smooth ride that shouldn't cause discomfort to 99.9% of the people.

 

[baseballnut]

It takes some getting used to, somewhat similar to an IMAX film. I get vertigo and was a little out of sorts, but all I had to do was close my eyes. It's more of just a visual motion sickness, not physical, if that makes any sense.

 

[smraynor]

It really bothered my wife who suffers from inner ear and motion sickness. The key for her is to close her eyes during the turns.

 

[momto3boysillbe]

I am very sensitive to motion sickness but can ride this by looking straight ahead and never turning my head. I do wear my motion sickness bands though and still feel slightly queasy when getting off.

 

[WEDway2002]

... it's a religious experience!

Seriously ... and there are terrific responses here (as usual) ... it' wonderful!
My wife has terrible motion sickness and has never had a problem. It is so well synced and so smooth!

Having been on all the rides at WDW, it's my all time favorite! I LOVE to hear the reactions of people riding for the first time ... yup ... I still get a little misty ... truly an emotional ride!

 

[heidijanesmith]

It takes some getting used to, somewhat similar to an IMAX film. I get vertigo and was a little out of sorts, but all I had to do was close my eyes. It's more of just a visual motion sickness, not physical, if that makes any sense.

Agree with above for me. IMAX theaters that show flying scenes can make me dizzy. I can close my eyes on the parts that bother me and the dizziness goes away.

 

[smraynor]

I am very sensitive to motion sickness but can ride this by looking straight ahead and never turning my head. I do wear my motion sickness bands though and still feel slightly queasy when getting off.

Do those bands really work? I've heard mixed reviews.

 

[abmitch01]

no motion sickness in out party and my mom usually gets it pretty rough

you will love it, best ride ever. It's so peaceful. When I can't sleep, I pretend I'm on it!

 

[tinkerhon]

I have never been on Soarin' but am considering it for our next trip - has anyone experienced motion sickness while on this ride?

I have a huge problem w motion sickness, but I am fine on Soarin'

Much worse on star tours!!

 

[shyjade]

Do those bands really work? I've heard mixed reviews.

YES! When worn properly, they really do help. My daughter wears them often (whenever she must sit in the backseat of a car, planes, field trips on a bus, etc.) I, too, wear them when I fly, as we both suffer from motion sickness.

We each take a "less drowsy" 24-hour motion sickness pill the night BEFORE we fly, road trips, and at Disney. That, combined with our SeaBands really makes a huge difference for both of us. I normally get motion sickness when flying but when I use the pill/bands combo I can actually read a book while flying which is HUGE IMO.

That being said, neither of us has ever had an issue on Soarin' (we don't wear bands on rides at Disney) and have ridden it many times.

 

[EagleFlyer]

I get motion sickness pretty easily, even the carousel makes me sick, but Soarin is one of my favorites. I do have to close my eyes for a second or two once or twice per ride to "reset" but other than that I have no problems.

Now Tower of Terror on the other hand, watching that wall move up and down in front of me when the doors aren't open to the outside......never again.

 

[Sandy Fisher]

Oddly enough I was very prone to motion sickness when I was young. It didn't take much to make me miserable -- couldn't ride in the back seat of ANY car. Couldn't ride over the wheels on a bus, etc.
I have some problems with height -- particularly when it's open in front of me. Fine on a plane, elevator, enclosed space. Put me next to a floor-to-ceiling window above the 6th floor of a hotel and I get dizzy and about half sick.
I was more concerned about the openness in front of me on Soarin' than I was of getting sick. I hung onto the arm rests for dear life the first time. That first time going through the clouds was quite an experience. After that I loved it. Rode it as often as I could, every time at the park.
One that did bother me was Star Tours. I had to look away from the screen completely during certain parts. I never got over that, but rode it anyway.

 

[Allison]

Agree with above for me. IMAX theaters that show flying scenes can make me dizzy. I can close my eyes on the parts that bother me and the dizziness goes away.

I even have scenes in Mickey's Philharmagic I can't watch or I get sick.

 

[tinkerhon]

I even have scenes in Mickey's Philharmagic I can't watch or I get sick.

Stay far away from "Earth to Echo" !!!!!

 

[mikeyg1479]

As said before- physically in the real world, barely anything is happening to you. You are sitting belted into a chair, it lifts you up (your feet are dangling) and it procedes to sway gently while you feed the wind blowing on you and the ride releases some scents to make you feel like you are there, while a movie plays on the screen in front of you (which you are really close to so you can't see the edges and break the illusion).

Yes, motion sickness could happen to anyone prone to that in simulators, but truthfully, one could close their eyes and be fine if that happened-a member of my party did this very thing when she felt it was "too much". Its not like the ride is throwing you around, and you need to hold on for anything. Rides like Star Tours and similar still give a fairly rough ride even if your not looking at the screen, but totally not the case here.

Give it a try and if you feel like you can't swing it, just close your eyes, take a deep breath and relax (and enjoy the gentle artificial winds )- it will be over in a few short minutes.