The "big drop" sensation: what does it feel like to you?

[Stew_Mouse]

I hate big drops because of that feeling you get in your stomach (and for me, all over my body), so I often avoid rides with it. However, that doesn't seem to be a sufficient explanation to some people. I find that if I say it gives me a headache, makes me nauseous, jostles me around too much - that seems to work and they leave me alone. However, if I just say I don't like the big drop sensation, I am just considered wimpy. Not a big deal, just something I thought would be interesting to discuss!

All of you out there who also hate big drops, what does it feel like to you? I have a hard time explaining the sensation, all I know is that after riding EE, my nerves were shot all over my body and I felt weak. I'd like a better way to explain it, if any of you have one.

On the flip side, to those who love big drops, what does it feel like to you?

Here's a tip for those who hate big drops: http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=590442&highlight=big+drop

 

[tzolkin]

When my oldest was about 3 she announced the tummy dropping sensation by loudly proclaiming, "Daddy, that tickled my *crotch*".

I don't think DH will ever forget that description.

 

[jpeka65844]

When my oldest was about 3 she announced the tummy dropping sensation by loudly proclaiming, "Daddy, that tickled my *crotch*".

I don't think DH will ever forget that description.

DS5 says "That made my p*$#s feel funny!"

 

[ducky_love]

I don't feel the drop as much as I just feel my reaction to it. Everyone says it is just nerves - but it isn't. I want to ride! Even my DH didn't believe me until he drug me onto a coaster and I lost my lunch. I also have felt light headed (thought I was going to pass out) and had numbness in my legs from riding coasters.

What is funny is that I can ride simulators and spin all day. It doesn't bother me at all. Even M:S! (Of course, it is fine for my DH to say he can't ride those because they give him a headache! I've never made him prove it! )

It is something about coaster people... if you can't do what they do you'll get called a wimp!

 

[JessiLynn015]

I love the adrenaline rush from rides like SM, RnRC, ToT, EE, etc. Like it is for you, the feeling is hard to describe. Rides like ToT & SM make my stomach or chest feel like it's coming out of my body (weird description, I know). It's like the expression when someone get's scared and says "I thought my heart was going to jump out of my chest".

 

[umichigan10]

I do not like the "big drop" sensation very much. However, I do love ToT and also EE, which I, for Everest, I do not get that sensation going down the big drop. I also enjoy the Superman ride at Six Flags NE, although I don't like the drop sensation. I guess I'm able to deal with it, as on roller coasters, it only seems to last for a few seconds going down hills etc.

 

[leeliani]

To me it feels like someone punched me in the stomach. It's painful and feels like the wind has been knocked out of me. I can relate. My husband is a roller coaster junkie, and he doesn't get me at all. People who don't have that pain generally don't have too much empathy for us "wimps". I just tell him that after he has given birth to three children he can call me a wimp.

 

[princess_momma]

This is my favorite feeling EVER!! Of course, that might make me weird, but this is also coming from someone who LOVES the hiccups. Anywho...to me, it's a huge dose of adrenaline and I do feel all tingly and revved up. When I drop, it definitely makes my stomach tickle a bit and I just love the weightless feeling too.

I think it's so magical!

 

[bumbershoot]

DS5 says "That made my p*$#s feel funny!"

That's what it feels like for my son, too. Actually, just driving over hills makes him say that, too.


I don't always like drops, I don't always dislike them. I learned that, for me, sitting in the very BACK of Splash allows me to tolerate the feeling more. And I learned that, at least on smaller drops, if I inhale as we go up, then exhale in a controlled fashion on the way down, I actually do NOT get the icky feeling at all.

I didn't get to go to TOT at WDW in December, but plan to in September, and I'm going to experiment as much as I can with those drops. Though TOT is different for me, as it's not a drop or a fall, but a *pull*, and at DCA at least I can feel the difference, it's much more controlled to me.

 

[TinkGirl28]

I also hate the sensation I get from large drops. For me, it feels like my heart is coming up into my throat, all my muscles tighten and then hurt, and I just feel "sick". I also find it difficult to describe to others, because people who havn't experienced the feeling, can't understand. I wouldn't even ride Pirates of the Caribbean or Maelstrum until I was about 15 because that small drop made me sick. I have gotten a bit better and can tolerate rides with small drops. People make fun of me for not being able to ride certain things, but I don't let it bother me.

 

[clandrum]

I feel like I was kicked in my stomach and I can't catch my breath (my brother used to do this to me when I was a kid ). It is only for a second but during that second I am teriffied. I can do EE but after Splash I was crying and so was my DD, she doesn't like it either. But I am glad I did it so I can at least say I did it. I have yet to try ToT. I did one of those kiddy drop things that only went 20 feet in the air at a local amusement park and about died so I don't think I can handle ToT.

 

[ancestry]

I love all roller coasters and have no problems with "the drop" on a roller coaster.

However, I can't take the drop on ToT. I hate the sensation that I get from the "free fall." It is a very disconcerting, uneasy, and upsetting feeling. I don't get sick from it. I just don't like it and see no point in doing something that isn't pleasing to me -- especially when I am on vacation.

 

[bluejasmine]

I hate drops.. I feel like my body leaves the seat and I will fall out or for some odd reason my mind starts thinking of Final Destintation where the ride came off the tracks!! It ends up to where I dont enjoy the ride at all b/c the drop is all I can think about.. Once I almost passed out , took the most HUMILIATING pic on the drop which turned out to NOT be bad at all..DH still says he should have bought the pic..LOL

 

[YodaGirl]

It feels like my stomach goes into my throat. I've found that holding my breath when going over a drop lessens the sensation (actually, my Dad passed along that tip when I was little ).

Of course, that doesn't work very well on ToT. It's hard to hold your breath when you're screaming at the top of your lungs.

 

[Invisable89]

I'm very on & off with drops! It all depends on whether i feel brave at the time.

But i don't generally like drops, it depends on how big the drop is! I don't think i'd ever be able to do ToT that's just too much for me! I haven't got the guts to do that. BUT i'm absolutely fine on simulator rides! I LOVE them but i suppose it's the 'ilusion' of some sort of drop rather than an actual drop?

When i'm actually going down a drop i get this horrible 'rush' feeling all over my body - like i'm going to fall out of my skin? & i feel like i can't breathe, i have a habit of punching the wind down a drop because it helps a little bit & it also feels like i've been punched in the stomach. But again it depends on the size of the drop.

 

[disneychic]

When my oldest was about 3 she announced the tummy dropping sensation by loudly proclaiming, "Daddy, that tickled my *crotch*".

I don't think DH will ever forget that description.

That is hysterical!

 

[cm8]

It feels like my stomach goes into my throat. I've found that holding my breath when going over a drop lessens the sensation (actually, my Dad passed along that tip when I was little ).

Of course, that doesn't work very well on ToT. It's hard to hold your breath when you're screaming at the top of your lungs.

, I can't scream while I'm on TOT, I'm convinced it would be the death of me

I lay my head on my husband's shoulder and hold on tight for dear life after about the 4th drop, I'm usually good

 

[Stew_Mouse]

When my oldest was about 3 she announced the tummy dropping sensation by loudly proclaiming, "Daddy, that tickled my *crotch*".

I don't think DH will ever forget that description.

DS5 says "That made my p*$#s feel funny!"

That is too funny!

 

[Stew_Mouse]

I don't feel the drop as much as I just feel my reaction to it. Everyone says it is just nerves - but it isn't. I want to ride! Even my DH didn't believe me until he drug me onto a coaster and I lost my lunch. I also have felt light headed (thought I was going to pass out) and had numbness in my legs from riding coasters.

What is funny is that I can ride simulators and spin all day. It doesn't bother me at all. Even M:S! (Of course, it is fine for my DH to say he can't ride those because they give him a headache! I've never made him prove it! )

It is something about coaster people... if you can't do what they do you'll get called a wimp!

I am the same way! I can do ride sims and spin and go upside down no problem. Only big drops make me hesitate.

And I would LOVE to go on every ride too. I am always disappointed that my body can't handle the drops.

 

[Stew_Mouse]

This is my favorite feeling EVER!! Of course, that might make me weird, but this is also coming from someone who LOVES the hiccups. Anywho...to me, it's a huge dose of adrenaline and I do feel all tingly and revved up. When I drop, it definitely makes my stomach tickle a bit and I just love the weightless feeling too.

I think it's so magical!

That's so funny that you love hiccups.... don't think I've heard of anyone like that before! Thanks for your input... I think it all boils down to different people have different types of feelings when going down a drop. Reminds me of the love/hate cilantro debate.