Star Tours and motion sickness

[Robertavz]

We have been to Disney many times but have always skipped Star Tours because several of us get motion sick. I have five kids and most like roller coasters and don't get scared easily, but I don't want anyone getting sick. I rode EE two years ago and I was nauseous for hours afterwards.

I have a couple that love Star Wars and really want to ride Star Tours in Feb. What do you all think about us giving it a try. Is there a less intense side you can go on or something like that I heard about? I would love to try it with everyone but I don't want it to mess up our day at HS.

Thanks for the help!

 

[Joe Buck]

I have been on the new Star Tours at least 10 times. The best place to sit to avoid motion sickness is the front row. Just think it is a smoother ride. The worst is the back rows and to the end seats.

 

[TwoCortWort]

Both my parents get motion sickness and both can ride the ride without trouble. My dad did get dizzy on it but he has vertigo and I think the 4D glasses messed with him last time,he has never had problems on the ride.

 

[Peter Fan]

I get motion sickness and I cannot ride star tours. And there is no easier side.

 

[figment_jii]

I can ride most roller coasters that don't go upside down at least once (not several times in a row), but I tried Star Tours in November and needed to sit down outside on a bench for about thirty minutes afterwards. For me, I think the problem was with the 3D...I have trouble focusing on 3D movies and seeing one while on a simulator was more than I could handle. I would wait to ride it at the end of the day so that if you do get motion sick, you won't waste the rest of the day.

 

[GusGusGirl]

I get motion sick and have never had a problem on Star Tours.

 

[wolf29]

Star Tours is the toughest ride for me (other than the Tea Cups). My kids LOVE this ride, and I do it multiple times with them, but there will be times where I need to close my eyes, or focus solely on C3PO to get through. I can do MS-Orange (that;s a tough one too), RNR, TofT, Space Mt, Everest, all with very little problem.

 

[Delilah1310]

I take a Bonine in the morning as a preventative measure against all motion sickness.

Its an over the counter medicine you can get at any drugstore. Its kind of like Dramamine, but for some reason, for me, I don't get any drowsy side effects from Bonine and I can with the Dramamine.

With the Bonine I am able to ride Star Tours multiple times and even several back to back trips without a problem.

your milage may vary, but its been a life saver for me.

 

[Mousemommy1]

My DH gets motion sickness and usually takes Dramamine before going to DHS because he really enjoys Star Tours but without the Dramamine, he'd get sick. With it, he's just fine!

 

[csummerlin55]

My DH has motion sickness issues and Star Tours tends to make him feel a little queasy but he'll take the glasses off and focus on something for a bit then he's ok. We do usually get the front row. I like one of the PP's suggestions to save it for the end of the day just incase.

 

[Meriweather]

I can ride the coasters, but not Star Tours

 

[PersonalizedMouse]

I get severely dizzy every time I do the new Star Tours. I don't get motion sick. I think it's the 3-D coupled with the movement that does it. I closed my eyes the last time I went on with my kids and I was totally fine. Go figure?

 

[Photobee]

My girls suffer from motion sickness and I get dizzy easily (vertigo?). We started each morning with them taking motion sickness pills. I knew I wouldn't be able to do Star Tours from a previous trip 10 years ago! But the girls really wanted to try it! I worried about them, but they did great and really enjoyed it. So I wonder if them redoing it, made it better for those suffering from motion sickness issues? I still didn't ride it, I wanted someone to not be sick if they had issues! They didn't like EE or BTM, but enjoyed Star Tours...go figure!

 

[CLEO Z]

I can ride the coasters, but not Star Tours

Ditto. I can ride the "lite" version of MM and every roller coaster, but the jolting motion with the visuals kill me. IMHO, it isn't worth 30 mins to and hour of hell to pay.

 

[g-dad66]

Hard to say.

Some folks (like several PPs) have lots of trouble with simulators, but do OK on coasters.

Others (like me) have less trouble with simulators than with coasters that do loops and spirals. With a simulator, I can always close my eyes (if need be) and not experience very much real motion.

But with a spiraling-backwards coaster (like Everest), closing the eyes doesn't do a bit of good. The movement is all too real, and it does unpleasant things to my stomach.

There is no "mild" version of Star Tours. It's Mission Space at Epcot that has a mild side and a non-mild (spinning) side.

 

[pickles]

besides the motion sickness pill..take a zyrtec..last 24 hours and odds are high it will help...

 

[Robertavz]

Thanks for all the suggestions. I think I will try the Dramamine/Bonine and try to sit in the front and hope for the best. Hoping we don't regret it.

 

[PrettyFlower2]

I get extremely sick when I go on boats (always throw up) I feel fine on EE and ToT. In fact I love both of those rides. RnRC made me feel a little queasy (I think cuz it goes upside down) but the ride is so short that I recovered quickly. I never went on ST and I am also wondering this same question. Also am wondering about MS. Scared for those two...

 

[minnierocks]

I am not prone to motion sickness and have even done Mission Space (once) but Star Tours makes me sick. I rode it on Wednesday again because I wanted to give it another try since they had redone it...I watched the launch and knew I was not going to be able to do it. I found a fixed point (which allowed me to ride the old version with my family) but even that didn't help. By the time the ride was over, my 3D glasses were fogging over and I seriously thought I was going to be sick. I had a headache for hours.
I don't know what it is with this ride...I can ride roller coasters, Soaring and Tower of Terror with no problems but Star Tours is unfortunately off my to do list permanently.

 

[Allison]

The sickest I have ever been on a ride was Star Tours. It is not the motion for me, it is the movie and simulation that bothers me. I also have to close my eyes for parts of Philharmagic and Soarin.