What Would you NOT Ride Pregnant

[camdensmom]

Aside from the obvious (Tower of Terror, The Mountains) what rides would you avoid if you were pregnant and why?

 

[DISNEYNV]

When I was five months pregnant with DS we were in Disney. I avoided all the rides that required a lap bar or a safety belt. I also did NOT go on the Safari ride or the rides that spun, like tea cups, etc. There was still a lot to do even after avoiding these rides.

 

[shelly3girls]

The ride in AK that spins. I forget the name, it is in Dinoland. I rode it before I knew I was pregnant and it really hurt my stomach. I agree with the above post, I would avoid anything with a lap bar.

 

[notsosnowwhite]

Anything with warnings for pregnant women not to ride.

 

[SueM in MN]

You can look at the park maps for the attractions with warnings - they are marked with a red triangle on the map and also on a sign at the entrance to the queue.
For Epcot here are the attractions with warnings:

• Mission Space the sign outside the attraction says that pregnant women are advised not the ride both the more tame (green side) and the more wild (orange side)
• Test Track

For Magic Kingdom:

• Splash Mountain
• Big Thunder Mountain Railroad
• Tomorrowland Indy Speedway
• Space Mountain
• Goofy's Barnstormer (this doesn't have a triangle warning sign on the map, but does say that pregnant women should not ride)

For Disney Studio

• Star Tours
• Rock N Roller Coaster
• Tower of Terror

For Animal Kingdom:

• Kilimanjaro Safari
• Kali River Rapids
• Expedition Everest
• Primeval Whirl (that's the one that shelly3girls mentioned. It is a roller coaster that also spins randomly)
• Dinosaur

Soarin' is one people think has a warning, but it doesn't have any warnings that would affect pregnancy; just heights and possibly motion sickness. It is a very gently ride with little motion and nothing jerky.

The Safari and Kali River Rapids are listed because you can get unexpected hard bumps and drops during the course of the ride. Many people suggest that the Safari is less bumpy closer to the front, but it is still bumpy. We sit in the front seat because youngest DD needs to stay in her wheelchair; we still get bounced around a lot. It all depends on which ruts your ride car hits. I have also ridden it without DD, and have found the farther back seats are not really any more bumpy.

G forces are the reason for not riding Splash Mountain. The big drop takes you down at a very extreme angle at a high rate of speed (I think you get to 40 mph). At the bottom, your ride car stops abruptly. That sort of combination of fast speed drop at an extreme angle and then abrupt stop can theoretically cause placental abruption - where the placenta actually peels away from the wall of the uterus. That's the main reason for warnings at Splash Mountain.
For rides like Dinosaur, Star Tours, Test Track, Big Thunder Mountain you are not moving that fast, but experience sudden changes of direction that jerk you around a lot.

 

[MarriedToAPrince]

I avoided the following rides:

Magic Kingdom
-Splash Mountain
-Space Mountain
-Big Thunder Mountain
-Mad Tea Party
-Snow White's Scary Adventure
-Stitch's Great Escape
-The Barnstormer at Goofy's Wiseacre Farm
-The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
-Tomorrowland Speedway

Epcot
-Mission Space
-Test Track

Disney's Hollywood Studios
-Studio Backlot Tour
-Tower of Terror
-Rock 'n' Roller Coaster
-Star Tours

Animal Kingdom
-Expedition Everest
-Kilimanjaro Safaries
-Dinosaur
-Primeval Whirl
-Kali River Rapids

At the water parks I avoided everything but the lazy river and wave pool. I was advised by my OB to avoid all the water slides due to the force of water going into the ****** and the sudden stop at the end when you hit the water.

I was very cautious on my trip because this was my 4th pregnancy after having 3 miscarriages.