The Cat in the Hat did me in! Motion Sickness Alert!

[pixie57]

Our first IOA ride was on Spiderman...I survived by closing my eyes when it gets to the part where you are falling off the building. After that ride, we were chatting with a nice park employee who mentioned that the Cat in the Hat ride had a non-spin version (just tell the ride operator before you get in the car). DD and I tried that the first time. The second time through she says "I want to spin". I think, "it's Cat in the Hat, how bad can it be?"

WHOA! At one point, this ride whips you around about 5 times. I was crying out after the 3rd spin...my head just cannot take it!

I managed to do OK on MIB (sat in back seat so I can brace my head when the car spins).

Thought I'd give my experience to help others decide whether or not to ask for the "non-spin" version.

 

[welovemickey]

OMG, I'm glad I'm not the only one!! I was so afraid to tell anyone that the Cat in The Hat made me sick! I told my kids, they can go alone the next trip! LOL.

 

[Scottish-Helen]

I rode all the big rides on our last trip and felt fine on everything but Cat in the Hat (wasn't sick just felt a bit queasy). My boyfriend felt a bit funny on a lot of rides but was ok on Cat in the Hat.

I still loved the ride though

 

[Robinrs]

I soooo agree...

I rode the CITH for the first time NON motion with CPM back in January. It was sooo much better!! I do have a big problem with motion sickness that that seemingly kiddy ride threw me for a loop!

 

[paulakim]

I felt very ill after riding the cat in the hat last year but last week my daughter talked me into riding again and I was fine.

 

[USO2003]

Oh my god, that's a baby's ride and it made you all sick? It does spin you around and bump you around but it's not anymore different then any other rides in the park.

 

[the Dark Marauder]

Cat has some of the hardest spins in all of IOA. I've felt queasy sometimes from it. Storm Force also spins a lot, but you control the spinning of your own pod. It's not that fast if you dont spin. Spin hard, and well, you might vomit...

 

[CPM]

Originally posted by USO2003
It does spin you around and bump you around but it's not anymore different then any other rides in the park.

Yeah it is! It spins you like crazy, if you aren't the kind that likes spinning or gets motion sickness then it isn't for you unless you turn that spin off!

 

[damo]

The four spins at the end of MIB do me in every time. I wish there was a way to turn that off. Especially since they spray warm speam at you. Ooooh, I'm feeling sick right now.

 

[h20jag]

They spray "what" at you?! Might have to start skipping MIB!!

 

[damo]

Hee hee, that's STEAM! Who knew you had to practice "safe spinning" at MIB!

 

[pixie57]

MIB did not bother me as much as Cat in the Hat!

On MIB, if I sat in the back seat, when the spinning started I pressed my head against the back and did not get as much of a "loopy head" as when I sat in the front seat.

 

[damo]

I'll try that next time. I'd love to be able to ride MIB more than twice in a row without feeling ill.

 

[MIB999999]

Originally posted by USO2003
Oh my god, that's a baby's ride and it made you all sick? It does spin you around and bump you around but it's not anymore different then any other rides in the park.

Well big boy, just hop on Dragons or Hulk and tell me it is no different than any other ride in the park

 

[the Dark Marauder]

i cant do Hulk more than 2-3x in a row before feeling ill sometimes...

 

[BarryHom]

Originally posted by the Dark Marauder
i cant do Hulk more than 2-3x in a row before feeling ill sometimes...

I did the Hulk 7 times in a row before I had to rest.

Cat in the Hat does have a lot of spinning. It sure isn't It's a Small World.

 

[USO2003]

Originally posted by MIB999999
Well big boy, just hop on Dragons or Hulk and tell me it is no different than any other ride in the park

I have, which is why I can make that comment.

 

[rangebob]

NWo/USO if the cat in the hat doesn't make you sick doesn't mean that you can tell another person that it is a baby ride and won't do anything to you. Everybody has a different tollerance to the spinning type of rides. The person was letting other people know if they get motion sickness then they might want to stay clear of this attraction. If I remember correctly this is the type of stuff that got you booted the last time.

 

[BarryHom]

You can actually ask the attendant to turn off the spinning in Cat in the Hat. However, I think the spinning adds to the fun of the ride. Just don't eat before riding.

 

[EUROPA]

Originally posted by Robert Walker
NWo/USO

NOOOOO!!!!! Tell me its not true. NWO = USO ??? Maybe the heat will finaly be drawn off me...