The Future Of Mission: Space

[byoung]

Myself I love this ride.

 

[keypooh90]

I think it will stay. I mean warnings are up every where at that ride...and Disney always gets bashed when something like this happens just because their Disney, but I am sure that many many more accidents/deaths happen at the other major parks(Six Flags etc.) we just don't hear about them cause they aren't Disney. Just my .02 cents.

 

[ChrisFL]

There are several reasons why Disney could drastically change this ride or remove it completely:

1.) The ride did not malfunction in these 2 deaths, it was working properly.
2.) Whether or not the ride actually DID contribute to them, the media firestorm is already all over it, which in turn could mean
3.) much less people wanting to ride it and
4.) there's already enough people who don't feel good after the ride is over.

I've seen more complaints about this ride on the various theme and amusement park message boards than any other ride I can remember. Does that mean that it's worse than the tea cups, etc? No. It means that people who go on don't expect it to happen and are upset when it does.

This ride is still relatively new and doesn't have the same nostalgia effect as BTMRR, etc. BTMRR was a freak accident, not normal operation.

 

[Luv2Roam]

We are going to DL in Sept. Now BTMRR I am leary about. I will ride it, but not in the suicide seat. Not from fear. I think I would always just think about those who sat in the front seat and what happened that day.
Now if any ride should have been shut down I could have seen that one. Esp when there was an additional malfunction shortly after. Apparently something was not working properly still, even after what happened.

 

[keishashadow]

We've ridden several times. Initially, loved it & didn't have any type of problem until last Dec. Even my unflappable DH said he had enough. Weren't experiencing motion sickness just felt very weak & disoriented for a few minutes. Nothing we care to repeat.

Did you ever stop & actually read the long lists of conditions that "should" prevent a prudent person from riding many of the attractions? They cover nearly every base. With an aging baby boomer population, if you don't already have 1 or more of the posted maladies; you probably will soon. I'm sure the lawyers make every attempt to cover WDW.

A reasonable person takes risks everyday - at home & @ WDW. When reading the list & silently checking off the applicable items, I then carefully weigh how much experiencing that particular ride means to me. Typically, I'll send family on recon missions for new rides, they know what sets me off.

BTW, I do expect ALL amusement parks to be safe & engineer their rides accordingly; especially Disney. With the amount of people who flow thru the parks each year, it's amazing that more don't actually die onsite from natural/medical conditions that are being taxed just by the activity level of touring the parks.

 

[MEK]

When I first went on this ride in 2003, I loved it. I thought the beginning was intense, but not over the top. After I heard about the 4 year old boy dying, I sort-of freaked. I forced myself to go on the ride last August. I was so nervous, thinking about how someone had died, that I hyperventilated myself into dizziness during the ride. When I got off, I had to sit down and get myself together. I could not get back on the ride during that trip.

It's really ironic that just yesterday I was thinking about how I might never ride MS again. Then I thought to myself, "atleast no one had died recently". Then I find out today that someone did just die. How wierd is that? I am sure I will never do the ride again. It sucks, because I once loved it.

Bottom line - I think the ride will be toned down because there really is no other ride like it, anywhere. It's definately more intense than those centrifigal force rides you see at the boardwalk or amusement parks. It's 4 minutes of G force. I believe there are a lot of people walking around who do have undiagnosed heart (cardiomyopathy) disease and brain anuerysms. The former can develop life threatening arrhythmias at anytime, and the later can develop a bleed into the brain at anytime. MS definately has the potential to be a precipitating factor for activation of these conditions. Cardiomyopathy and aneurysms aside, there are a lot more younger people with all forms of heart disease.

I personally don't think anyone should become permanently ill or die after riding a properly functioning thrill ride.

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Max is my favorite cat!

 

[ChrisFL]

Did you ever stop & actually read the long lists of conditions that "should" prevent a prudent person from riding many of the attractions? They cover nearly every base. With an aging baby boomer population, if you don't already have 1 or more of the posted maladies; you probably will soon. I'm sure the lawyers make every attempt to cover WDW.

I don't stop to read them which brings me to another point...these types of signs are on most more thrilling or scary attractions, so I usually ignore them anyway since they don't usually relate to me.

Another thing is when I rode it, I was told by a few CM's to make sure you keep looking forward and not move your head side to side. That's easy to follow if you speak english, not so if you dont.

I also don't recall any other Disney ride with these kind of head-holding instructions to make sure you don't get sick.

 

[tmt martins]

I agree to a point but You sign a release when you buy a ticket and enter the park.Then again when enter a ride reading the warnings of that ride.

These people had no idea ( or ignored ) a condition of risk .So they would have just signed the release and went on anyhow.

This is sad but people just don't listen to their bodies and without being put to their limits it's hard to tell these things until something like this happens to them.I'm sure they were just living a normal life and had no idea of what 2 G's would have on them.

 

[bicker]

As far as I can tell, this ride is not "satisfying needs".

Then you're not reading well enough!

I hope they leave it the way it is..........MS is an AWESOME ride....

Ohh,I really want it to stay this way..It's so cool!I love that music,I love that area after you leave the atraction..It's fantastic!

My family loves MS so I hope it stays the same.

I've been on mission space, along with my 2 DS (13 & 15) and my DH. We love it and think its no more intense than any thing at the Great Adventure theme parks

We love MS and WILL be going on it again.

I have been on MS a few times and probably consider it one of my favorite rides at Disney.

And so on....

If you read the other posts, many people are saying they come off the ride dizzy and nauseous.

And many people are saying the come off the ride jazz up and ready to ride it again. That's the nature of things, sometimes. You'd never catch me riding Rock 'n' Roller Coaster, but people do enjoy it.

Who's needs then, is Disney "satisfying"?

Uh....

Personallly I loved the ride

I've rode this ride about 6 times. It is very exciting, exilerating and fun.

we just returned from vacation and my 10yo, 7yo son with autism, 6yo and myself rode MS and loved it.

 

[Jackmonkey]

The trouble we see here is the fact that the ride is operating normaly.

I have seen a lot of folks pointing out that people die in theme park attraction accidents all over the world. The difference is when Big Thunder killed someone, it was NOT operating normaly. Most of the recorded accidents involving theme park attractions are caused by a human error or a malfunction of the attraction. What is happening on Mission Space is that 2 people have died after riding an attraction that is operating normaly.

I am no means an expert on the attraction, undiagnosed heart defects, or any of the other factors involved in these unfortunate incidents, but on the surface it would appear that Mission Space may have an issue or two with "pushing the envlope" of the upper limits of physical endurance of the avarage tourist.

I would predict some type of rehab or change in seat design to lessen the risk of the attraction 'discovering' more undiagnosed conditions.

I still want to go on it though, and I hope it is operating in September. After all, it is still safer that the People Mover was at Disneyland.

 

[bicker]

I am no means an expert on the attraction

That's a good point: Twice, now, the attraction has been deemed safe, by actual experts -- a decision made based facts, not emotion. Sometimes it is very attractive to "take retribution" on the object that is easiest to strike out, when something tragic like this takes place, but that serves no one.