Splash Mountain Drop...Is it me or ...

[goofy4prez]

I must be in the minority; I don't find a single attraction in WDW I would call intense. This would include Splash Mountain, ToT, EE(backwards is cool though), RnRc(though close), space mountain, or TT. They are all fun, have some excitement to them, but none of them cause my heart to jump out of my chest riding them. But then again, I live just over an hour away from Cedar Point and that place has what I call "intense" rides that scare the bejeepers out of me ( I love it). I guess it's the roller coaster nut in me.

With that said, I love WDW and am not disappointed that it does not have what I would call intense thrill rides. There is no other place I'd rather spend a week than WDW, even if it lacks what I perceive to be intense rides.

 

[Chelley00]

I LOVE drops, but I don't like the one on Splash because I feel so unsecure in it. I love HUGE roller coasters, but usually you are pinned in by a bar or the over the shoulder restraints and on Splash, you are just sitting all tipped forward.

 

[harpinjean]

That hill gets me every time!!

 

[jpmandan]

Splash Mountain one of my favorite rides at MK, the drop is the best. Don't forget to lift your hands high in the air as you drop.

 

[DisneyPolve]

Okay I have rode Splash Mountain for the first time last summer and thought to myself I could do it again. But after reading this thread, maybe I should skip it altogether next time. Maybe I have mentally blocked out the drop, I remember being scared waiting for the drop and then the next thing I remember was exiting the ride.

 

[crabbygal902]

You're not alone...that drop scares me! But I love it anyway!

Hi, my name is Crabbygal, and I am a Splash Mountain ride weenie.

 

[Britgirlus]

I hate that drop. I think it's the lack of seatbelts. Though I rode ToT last week (even though I vowed I never would) -and couldn't believe there were only lapbelts on it. OMG. Give me the over the shoulder harnesses and I'll ride them happily - but nothing, or just lapbelts ?

 

[Pixie Princess]

I have the exact opposite experience on Splash. I remember watching it on our first visit thinking that hill would be awesome, but we just kind of floated down and it barely felt like a drop at all. We got the front of the car on our recent visit, and it felt more intense from up front, but nothing that was stomach dropping.

 

[DW2010]

Okay, you guys are making me think I should not take my DD on it who'll be 4. At 2 1/2 she went on a similar ride at Wild Adventures in Georgia and loved it, but the WDW is a bigger drop. How much bigger, I don't know???

 

[auroralark]

I've been riding this ride since I was a kid, and I still get scared right before the drop and brace myself! But I love the ride. It feels much worse than it is when you're very...slowly...going...up...and...those...vultures...are ...taunting...you. And then sometimes you get stuck there. And that doesn't help. When I was a kid I also used to duck when we were going down because I was convinced I was going to hit my head on those thorns in the briar patch!

 

[YodaGirl]

Okay, you guys are making me think I should not take my DD on it who'll be 4. At 2 1/2 she went on a similar ride at Wild Adventures in Georgia and loved it, but the WDW is a bigger drop. How much bigger, I don't know???

I didn't think that the drop was as bad as it looked. That being said, I don't think that I'd take a 4 yr old on it. We'll be going in March and DD will be 4. Even if she is tall enough, she won't be riding it. Others have taken 4 yr olds on it (given they meet the height requirement) without an issue. It's whatever you're comfortable with. Worst case scenario, you can grab a FP, ride it in stand-by to check it out, and if you think it's okay, ride it together in the FP line.

 

[michelle06]

I'm reading there is no bar or anything. Is there anything to hold on to in order to brace oneself? I feel that I can ride this with my back issues, but was counting on bracing just in case.

 

[fan1080]

I'm reading there is no bar or anything. Is there anything to hold on to in order to brace oneself? I feel that I can ride this with my back issues, but was counting on bracing just in case.

Yes, handles are provided.

 

[michelle06]

Yes, handles are provided.

Thank you so much for the info. I was getting nervous!

 

[hookedonears]

It's Disney. Disney makes there rides for the entire family. The drop is not intense at all. When standing in front of the attraction and watching the ride, there are special effects that Disney uses to make it look and sound much more intense then it actually is. When each ride vehicle drops, there are water jets that blow that are strictly used to intrigue the viewing public. Don't get me wrong, you do get a little butter fly in your stomach when you drop, though by no means is it intense and it's by far, my favorite ride in all of Disney World.

 

[dacky041208]

It's Disney. Disney makes there rides for the entire family. The drop is not intense at all. When standing in front of the attraction and watching the ride, there are special effects that Disney uses to make it look and sound much more intense then it actually is. When each ride vehicle drops, there are water jets that blow that are strictly used to intrigue the viewing public. Don't get me wrong, you do get a little butter fly in your stomach when you drop, though by no means is it intense and it's by far, my favorite ride in all of Disney World.

just a side note, but I believe those water jets only shoot every third raft that drops.

 

[TagsMissy]

You think SplashMountain is bad... try this?? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75tMcKChlG8

 

[Princess_Belle]

You think SplashMountain is bad... try this?? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75tMcKChlG8

OMG! I would have died just climbing up to that first drop!!!!! If that didn't kill me I'm sure the drop would.

 

[Lou Holtz]

The one thing you ride weinies need to realize is that nobody dies. The car always returns to the station safely no matter who is on it. Riding a roller coster is one of the least dangerous things you can do.

 

[yoopermom]

For the person with back problems, I have a terrible back, and this ride doesn't bother me because the drop is "cushioned" at the end by dropping into the water. I always feel like it's like landing on a waterbed.

Terri