We all felt sick after Mission Space

[Tigger&Belle]

So it sounds to me, after reading all the others' stories, that how this ride affects you is just a toss up.

Ewwww, no pun intended??? LOL

T&B

 

[WDWBetsy]

My DH and I rode on this once on our last trip. We loved it even though we felt a bit dizzy afterward for about a minute - but we were laughing and saying that it was the best ride!

We actually ended up with a brother and sister between us (I would guess they were 10-12 years old), and the sister was a little scared, so I helped reassure her by telling her it was going to be fine, to keep her eyes straight ahead, etc. She was really appreciative after, so I guess it was a test for my mothering skills for the future! I did wonder why their parents didn't go with them for a ride with such warnings.

 

[MHG26]

I've never had a problem with motion sickness. I'll go on any roller coaster or spinning ride. I've just never had a problem with thrill rides or motion rides in general. I stood there in line for MS reading the signs and all I could think was "God I hope the person next to me doesn't barf" which is what I think everytime I ride a ride. So I get on MS and almost from the start I felt awful. I wasn't sick to my stomach or anything, I just felt like something was going to rip my head/face off or like I was on some serious drugs... I NEVER expected to feel that way. The whole time I was just praying the ride would end. It didn't ruin my day or anything, I was fine pretty soon after exiting the ride, but I was in shock that it affected me the way it did. So I'm glad it's not just me that this happened to. What I think it is is people with sinus problems are probably strongly effected by the ride in a negative way, or at least it's my theory on it cus I could feel it strongly in my sinuses. It's kind of like when you dive too deep in water and feels like your head is going to explode or you have a serious sinus infection and you feel all the pressure around your nose or in your head or ears. Sickly enough, I think I'm going to ride it again when I go back next week heh. I'll see what happens!

 

[Aimeedyan]

I am sorry your family reacted so terribly to it. I do think that people just have to take their chances, since I doubt any of us have ever been on something similar enough to this ride to gauge how we'd react.

OUr family has ridden it several times, we've never had problems with it. We've never noticed anyone sick afterwards, either - though I know that it exists. I think the VAST majority of people don't react poorly to it. We just hear about the bad ones

I also wonder if some people get themselves so worked up over all the bad stories and warning signs (EVERYWHERE in the building) that it attributes to more illness than would normally be there. The mind is a powerful thing!

I disagree that it's a horrible ride, just not for everyone

 

[lllovell]

True and I read somewhere that when testing this ride there were no warnings and real sickness from the ride was rare. Disney was then advised to put the warnings in and many more people reported sickness.

I am not exactly sure where you heard this, but my sister sells Disney trips to schools and went to a "travel agent" premier and almost everyone got sick and they were forced to "tone down" the ride a bit. Its my understanding that in the beginning, it effected almost everyone that rode it.

That said, I rode it and thought it was a BLAST but I was queasy for a while afterwards. It is quite fascinating to "travel" in space and I hope to be able to do the ride again some time, this time taking my motion sickness pills first. I try to remember to take them every day that we are at the parks so that I am not effected by the teacups and riding the merry-go-round backwards (to take pictures of my little ones), etc. The Walgreens or CVS brand works just as well as Draimine for me. I would try it at home to make sure it wont make you sleepy the whole time though!

So sorry you felt ill. I find it to be a great ride, but I have told hubby he cannot ride is because I know he would get sick. He is STILL sulking at me

 

[eeyore0062]

"I had a headache after, and needed to sit with a cool drink to shake it off. DH, though, had it worse, and took longer to feel back to normal. So it is not necessarily dependent on who handles other kinds of spinning rides."

For what ever reason, men seem to be more adversely affected by Mission Space than women or children. Strange, isn't it?

 

[OhMari]

Our h.s. girls basketball team is playing in the Christmas Tournament at WDW. The coach e-mails our paper and he said Tuesday morning 8 out of the 11 girls were sick after riding. They went on at 8:30 in the morning and it wrecked their day, but they won their basketball game that evening.

 

[Disneyholic]

NASA has a plane that they do loops with to create centrifugal force to train the astronauts for space. The forces are probably 10 times what MS has and it is nicknamed "The Vomit Comet". We learned about this at the Space Center where they have a tamed down 1 man version of MS. They have a panic button if you get to feeling ill. DS and I both went on it and came off fine. He went on again about an hour later and felt nauseaous. They warned not to go on too soon because the centrifugal force pushes the blood out of your body into your legs. That is why pilots wear pressure trousers, to keep the blood where it belongs.

DS (16 at the time), DH (60) and I (50) really enjoyed MS. DH and I will be down next week and may go on it again.

 

[mariolatry]

I've never really gotten sick from a ride but all of the "Motion Sickness Warnings" made me nervous so I asked the cast member out front how bad it was. He said "Let me put it this way. It's 10:30 and we've already cleaned up two vomit episodes" That scared me right off. Maybe I'm a chicken.

 

[lvmymcky]

DH and I rode and afterwards felt sick. So glad we didn't eat before riding it coz if we did we surely would've used those bags they had in there. Like the OP's daughters it took us several hours to shake it off. One things for sure we are not riding that ride again.

 

[tjkraz]

The first time I rode MS, I was a bit nauseous afterward. But, the more I thought about it, I figured I probably didn't do the best job of following the instructions. Most notably, it's hard to keep your eyes on the screen at all times when the prompt you to press the buttons during the attraction.

The second time I rode--about 6 mos later--I was more nervous than the first. But, I was also very careful to follow the instructions to the letter (never moved my head, never closed my eyes) and that time I didn't feel a moment's discomfort. The feeling of the G forces during take-off and brief weightless sensation are priceless.

Wish I could talk DW into trying it, but she can't even make it through Star Tours.

 

[the kabuki]

Just a quick reply to WDW Betsy- I know why the parents weren't on the ride with their kids: mom and dad just know they are not going to do well on this ride, but for the last two trips to WDW, the kids have been begging their parents to go on this ,even after all the warnings about how you can get sick, this is the only ride that they really, really want to go on , please, please please and no matter how much the parents try to warn them, it goes on and on and on until finally mom and dad say fine, go ahead. And that's why the parents aren't on the ride with their kids

 

[dopeyone]

out of the 6 of us 5 loved the ride, including my 4 yr.old son! my wife felt a little nauseous afterward and says she'll never go on it again. i thought it was awesome!

 

[WillCAD]

I'm prone to motion sickness from spinning rides (I won't do the teacups), from riding in the back seats of cars, and once I got nauseous just watching a carnival ride, but Mission: Space doesn't make me the least bit sick.

I'm sorry that so many people come off it feeling 'off', but that's why Disney put the warning signs at the entrance... and in the queue... and at the end of the queue... and in the pre-show... and in the movie clip (twice)... and in the boarding area... and in the movie clip in the boarding area...

It's a thrill ride. If you try it despite the warnings and decide that you don't like it and will never ride it again, that's fine. But don't bash it, because there are tons of people like me who love the ride and come off it feeling fine. I've ridden it 7 times over 2 trips (twice in a row on two ocasions) and I just can't get enough of it.

 

[jarestel]

I disagree. If you get the teacups spinning full blast and lean your head way back, you'll feel much more of the forces that induce sickness in M:S than on M:S. If you can handle that without sickness (albeit with dizziness), I think you would probably handle M:S without sickness as well.

Interesting theory, but I would disagree with your disagreement. I've not heard of astronaut training being conducted in teacups, and one would thing this would be quite a bit cheaper than building centrifuges if they were all that similar.

 

[StaceyA]

I do want to ride sometime and actively look around to see how I feel (am I asking for trouble it what?).

I do this...I rode the first time looking straight ahead and didn't feel sick, I never do....even when on the tea cups with my DH spinning it and he has long arms, he really gets that thing winging around!!

So the next time I rode I closed my eyes...I looked around...I could feel the spinning but never felt sick...Since they said not to do it, I just had to...LOL

Also, I liken this to that ride at the carnivals where it spins so fast that you stick to the walls....If you can do that, I think you can do Mission: Space.

 

[Tigger&Belle]

I am not exactly sure where you heard this, but my sister sells Disney trips to schools and went to a "travel agent" premier and almost everyone got sick and they were forced to "tone down" the ride a bit. Its my understanding that in the beginning, it effected almost everyone that rode it.

I can't remember where I heard this--maybe on these boards or another info site. I want to say that these were tests before the ride ever opened to the public in any capacity, but don't know for sure. And obviously I heard/read it somewhere, not firsthand knowledge on my part, hence the disclaimer.

I wonder what they did to tone the ride down--spinning was less intense, went on for a shorter time, etc. Guess many people know that they need to give up on that astronaut dream.

T&B

 

[Tigger&Belle]

I do this...I rode the first time looking straight ahead and didn't feel sick, I never do....even when on the tea cups with my DH spinning it and he has long arms, he really gets that thing winging around!!

So the next time I rode I closed my eyes...I looked around...I could feel the spinning but never felt sick...Since they said not to do it, I just had to...LOL

So there is someone else like me out there, huh? LOL I suppose when the waiter tells you not to touch the hot plate you're reaching for it before he has even left the table, right? You should see the trouble I get into at 50's Prime Time Cafe! When I was in recently the waiter remembered me from February...

T&B

 

[pomcoach]

Oh gosh! I didn't even think about the "toss-up" pun!
Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha!!!!!! So Funny! Now you've got me laughing!
Pomcoach

 

[WWTBAMFAN]

The ride has been toned down some from the first version. I also get a little dizzy after the ride but keep going back. I will do the ride no more than once a day on a trip.

My son did Mission Space back in October and thought that it was neat but tamed or mild. He is a roller coaster fan and was not brothered by the ride at all.