Sum of All Thrills? Ever try it?

[HubbDave]

This is often overlooked, it is in Epcot and is a ride design/simulator sponsered by Raytheon. I had read about it and when we were at Epcot last week, we were signing my DS up for Kim Possible and I saw it a bit down the hall. The robotic arms are pretty massive and move you around quite a bit.

Has anyone tried it?
If so, how long did you wait? How long did it take to design your ride? How likely am I to get motion sick? (I can handle "real" coasters no problem, but some motion rides like Star Tours leave me feeling ill.

 

[stargazertechie]

This is often overlooked, it is in Epcot and is a ride design/simulator sponsered by Raytheon. I had read about it and when we were at Epcot last week, we were signing my DS up for Kim Possible and I saw it a bit down the hall. The robotic arms are pretty massive and move you around quite a bit.

Has anyone tried it?
If so, how long did you wait? How long did it take to design your ride? How likely am I to get motion sick? (I can handle "real" coasters no problem, but some motion rides like Star Tours leave me feeling ill.

Tried it, loved it, did it again and again. Ive walked on, and I've waited up to 20 minutes. You only get about 5 minutes to design your ride, and then you wait another 5 minutes or so to get in a simulator.

I normally don't get motion sick, however the time I designed a ride that went upside down 4 times it lingered with me for an hour or so...

If you haven't done the Waste Management recycling challenge, do that as well! It's a hidden gem and a ton of fun (says the 20-something childless couple)

 

[Pixie Princess]

Yes, we have done this several times. We enjoy it. The longest we have ever waited is maybe 25 min., and that was at the height of the day. More normally we'll wait around 10. You only get about 5 min. to design the ride.

I can't really tell you about the motion sickness. The way we design our ride there is a lot of motion sensation- lots of inversions and steep drops. That said, you can design a pretty tame ride, and you can control the "speed", height etc. of the ride. You don't have to have inversions or the like. There is a stop button on the simulator if you feel uncomfortable.

 

[Debinaustin]

My family also loves this ride. We try to get there before 10:00 and there is no wait. (In between Soarin and Test Track) It is nice that you can make the ride as tame or as wild as you want. It does make me a little claustrophobic (sp?) because it goes down over your head. There is a panic button though.

 

[HubbDave]

Thanks for the input.

I do wish I had stopped to try it out, but we were on our second to last day and had a number of things to try. It also looked pretty intimidating. I did watch a good video of it on Youtube showing how they designed it with math in mind. The "tools" they give you look pretty cool. The virtual knob thing looked neat.

I did not know there was a Wasted Management attraction in there, lol. I once worked for a company they bought... glad I left. I will try that next time!

 

[Stan Solo]

Yes, we have done this several times. We enjoy it. The longest we have ever waited is maybe 25 min., and that was at the height of the day. More normally we'll wait around 10. You only get about 5 min. to design the ride.

I can't really tell you about the motion sickness. The way we design our ride there is a lot of motion sensation- lots of inversions and steep drops. That said, you can design a pretty tame ride, and you can control the "speed", height etc. of the ride. You don't have to have inversions or the like. There is a stop button on the simulator if you feel uncomfortable.

I think I'd break the record for "fastest pusher of a stop button".

 

[stargazertechie]

Thanks for the input.

I do wish I had stopped to try it out, but we were on our second to last day and had a number of things to try. It also looked pretty intimidating. I did watch a good video of it on Youtube showing how they designed it with math in mind. The "tools" they give you look pretty cool. The virtual knob thing looked neat.

I did not know there was a Wasted Management attraction in there, lol. I once worked for a company they bought... glad I left. I will try that next time!

It's right across from SOAT My fiance and I skipped over it SEVERAL times because it looked like something just for small children.

You go in, you check out a "recycling truck", and the computer tells you about how much waste people produce. You then push your "recycling truck" around to different stations where you play games designed to teach you about different methods of recycling (including a fun waste-to-energy game). It's all computer run, and at the very end you get an email-certificate of completion

 

[stazmatic]

This is one of my pre-teen boys favorite things to do. It is a must on the touring plan for the last several trips. As for motion sickness, more motion sickness than a rollercoaster, less motion than a spinny carnival ride. hth

 

[ilovecoasters]

My ds12 loves, and I mean loves, it. He knows all the tricks to get a maximum score. I just can't do it though, especially with the rides he'll design. Give me a real coaster over this. For some reason this simulator makes me

 

[ilovejsparrow]

I really enjoyed SOAT. It's nice for when you need a mid-day break from the sun, and designing and naming your own coaster is really fun plus, when you're done, it gives you a coaster rating taking into consideration the height, speed, and inversions.. its fun to try and top your scores.

 

[whacked]

We wandered in to Innoventions last Christmas week. My son and I both looked and said "RIDEABLE KUKA ARM! COOL!" The line was only about 20 minutes.

We thought it was fantastic. We will be back to ride it more than once next week.

As an aside, the HP ride inside the castle at the "other" park has Kuka arms on a car for their ride. They had a heck of a time programming the software, as since it's an industrial robot arm, the software wanted to economize movement.

The software kept essentially saying "I can do this ride with 20 less steps than your are asking for and it will be much more efficient". Unfortunately that didn't sync with the visuals very well.

 

[mountdew1]

SOAT is lots of fun. The design time can be a bit rushed if you don't know what you are doing, so either read up on how to do it online before hand, pay attend during the pre show, or both. The last time I let my sis design the coaster, and she didn't pay attention, so we didn't get to add in the last element cause she couldn't figure out how to work it properly. Side note, I've been on that ride when it broke down. Got stuck on the way back to the unload position and had to wait about 15 mins for maintenance to show up and override it so I could unload. Not bad by any means, just gets boring staring at the screen a foot in front of your face when nothing is changing.

 

[thymed]

This is a pretty cool attraction. I am not a huge Roller coaster fan but this is actually lots of fun. Keep in mind we did not do anything upside down....
You design a coaster ride and then get to experience it. I had my son "dumb it down" the first time and it was not bad at all. I realized I could get in and enjoy more of a thrill, that is what we did and it was lots of fun. He had a BLAST designing the coaster. You should definitely give it a try! We never waited more than 20 minutes and it was inside in the AC and well worth the wait.

 

[shawy1269]

Lots of fun. Definitely make sure to take all of the change out of your pockets though. The CM will tell you to do so, but I was wearing cargo shorts and didn't realize one of my pockets had about $3.00 in change in it!!! The change was pouring out of my pocket and banging around the vehicle the entire ride, and the CMs did not offer to retrieve it for me afterwards as it was strewn about the floor below the simulator. They must have thought I had left the change in my pocket on purpose. Anyway.

 

[3floridarays]

My DS12 loves SOAT. He packs every inversion and drop he possibly can into it. I only rode it with him once, but it was before I lost a lot of weight and I just barely sqeezed in to the seat and restraint - it was a bit uncomfortable. There's a lot less of me now, so I might consider riding it again. I did have some lightheadedness for several hours after the ride.

 

[brerdawg]

This is often overlooked, it is in Epcot and is a ride design/simulator sponsered by Raytheon. I had read about it and when we were at Epcot last week, we were signing my DS up for Kim Possible and I saw it a bit down the hall. The robotic arms are pretty massive and move you around quite a bit.

Has anyone tried it?
If so, how long did you wait? How long did it take to design your ride? How likely am I to get motion sick? (I can handle "real" coasters no problem, but some motion rides like Star Tours leave me feeling ill.

My kids tried it (9 & 11 at the time) and felt rushed as they only had 5 minutes to design their rides. They were somewhat dissapointed.

 

[ShuisFan584]

I love Sum of All Thrills! Innoventions is probably my favorite part of Epcot because there's just so much to do. DH and I have done this many times. We've always gone when there was practically no wait. Everytime we do it, we try to beat our highest score (the more thrilling it is, the higher the score). You only have a couple minutes to make your ride and you get to pick 4 sequences. You get to control how fast/high you want to go...and basically how thrilling you want the ride to be.

Some of our other favorites in Innoventions are the one where you get to create yourself in a video game, Piggy Bank, and Waste Management (sorry I don't remember the exact names for all of them).

 

[MonoManBlue]

I am fairly certain that the 'waste management' game is gone.......and the Piggy Bank Adventure is one of my favorites.



EDIT:

Just to confirm what I said, the "Don't Waste It" attraction is NO LONGER in Innoventions.

http://www.wdwmagic.com/Attractions...te-It'-exhibit-at-Epcot-closing-on-Sunday.htm

 

[stargazertechie]

I am fairly certain that the 'waste management' game is gone.......and the Piggy Bank Adventure is one of my favorites.



EDIT:

Just to confirm what I said, the "Don't Waste It" attraction is NO LONGER in Innoventions.

http://www.wdwmagic.com/Attractions...te-It'-exhibit-at-Epcot-closing-on-Sunday.htm

Oh bummer! We just did it in January and we were looking forward to it this upcoming trip

And they ditched it for THIS?!??!?!?

http://themickeyworld.com/2011/08/02/new-attraction-at-epcot-habit-heroes/

 

[P00H1010]

My husband and I loved it! We did it once, I think there was a 5-10 minute wait. We wanted to do it again but never made it back to do so. You start out in a "briefing room" and then you go to design your ride. You are given a set amount of time (I think 5 min) to design. As far as motion sickness, I really couldn't tell you about that....rides never bother me (except the orange side of Mission Space )...however I really don't think you'd have an issue. I would recommend checking it out