In all of my Disney trips to both the World and Disneyland, I still haven't been able to conquer Splash Mountain or Tower of Terror! Everest is also still waiting for me to ride. One day, one day...!
You can do it!!
One of my goals I set on my 31st birthday was to have ridden EVERYTHING at WDW by the time I was 32. This meant scary rides, too. The only ones I'd done were Kali, Dinosaur, and Splash. I love Kali & Splash, hate Dinosaur, but re-did it this year anyway since I hadn't since 2004.
I hadn't ridden Space Mountain since I was 7 and my mom swears I almost had a heart attack. I think it traumatized me for coasters.
So I started with Barnstormer. Yes, really! Barnstormer!
Then Thunder Mountain, Test Track, Dinosaur, Primeval Whirl and Mission Space Orange Side (I'd done Green). None of those really made me nervous, but I used them to work up to the ones that did scare me.
Next was Tower of Terror. While this one looked scary, I also thought it'd be fun. And it was! DH rode it with me, so the time in the queue was not so bad, and then I loved the trampoline-like feeling of bouncing up and down.
DH hated it, and after this, he abandoned the quest and I had to finish on my own. That made things
a lot harder. But I went on.
The next thing I did was Rock 'n' Roller Coaster. The line was really short since I did single rider, but after getting in and going around the corner to the countdown area, I was seriously panicking. Almost enough to wave to a cast member and see if they could get me out. But I breathed my way through it, the countdown went off, and away we went.
And......... I was bored.
I think because I was riding alone, but there are no big drops and it's just not
that dark. Plus I got a song I like, so that helped.
Next up was Space Mountain.
I used a Fastpass. Went right to the loading area. And... the ride was down. Someone dropped something on the track. So I waited for 45 minutes and then was put in a rocket almost instantly (since they asked if there were any single riders). That's a lot of time to build up nerves and remember being 7 years old freaking out!
Again, that panic right after getting in the ride vehicle.
But once we took off... it was.... okay. I was kinda freaked out (but not panicked) throughout because I kept waiting for a big drop. So every time we started heading down, I squeaked. But the scenery was nice. I think it would be okay if I rode it again since I wouldn't be nervous waiting for a drop the whole time. It is kindof a rough ride, though. My neck hurt for a couple days after.
One more to go!
Everest.
I hate going backwards.
I don't even like the backwards part of SSE or HM.
I went canoeing once and we were about to canoe into an alligator. DH was trying to get me to paddle backwards. I would not. I was like... no! It'll move! I don't like going backwards!!
So, yeah, Everest.
Again, into the single rider line. I think I waited about 10 minutes. Lots of time to freak out. But not nearly so much as Space. And once we were in the train, it took off right away.
I'd watched the
youtube videos enough to know the backwards part is 18-20 seconds.
So when we got there, I counted. 1-2-3... And that helped me through that part.
And then I got really nervous right before the big drop.
But it was fun, and not that bad. The lapbar helps, since you don't get that coming out of your seat feeling.
But I did it!
I was super proud of myself.
I don't know how often I'll ride any in the future since DH doesn't want to try them, but I did really enjoy Everest and ToT once all was said and done. I think ToT may be my new favorite ride.
The worst part of any of it was just those few moments either just before loading or right after loading but before the ride took off. Once the ride is going there's so much going on to distract you from being afraid, it's not as bad. So fear is the thing to fear, not the ride.
Good luck!
I have to confess that as a perfectly straight male, I am rather infatuated with the Disney Ladies (the Princesses, Fairies, Alice, Mary Poppins, etc.), but then what Disney guy wouldn't? 
As for my shockers, I've never been to Disneyland and my least favorite attraction is It's A Small World (LOVE the concept and message, HATE, HATE, HATE, HATE, HATE repetitive music no matter what language it is in!). Also, I'm not a big Animal Kingdom or Hollywood Studios fan (ToT, RRC, and Everest make me want to go back to those parks for those reasons alone...).
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I would have died! I went 4 years without going and then once I was able to start going every year again, it was with a vengeance and I'm even more hooked and obsessed than ever! 
It's just me and my 2 sons and luckily they are already hooked! I would totally do a solo trip if I thought my kids wouldn't freak out. One day I hope to do a solo or adults only group trip!! 
