Which is higher-Peter Pan or bottom row of Soarin?

[sandybobandy]

I went on Peter Pan for the first time ever this evening at MNSSHP and it made me a little nervous. Tomorrow is our Epcot day and I'm wondering if the lowest row of Soarin is higher or lower than Peter.

I asked the CM working Peter and she said Soarin is much much higher. I was not hoping for that answer.

Any Diser's want to tell me what I want to hear? LOL!

 

[Michele]

I think some parts of Peter Pan are probably higher than the lowest row of Soarin'.

Please do Soarin', I don't think you will regret it.

 

[Shorty82]

One good thing about Soarin' is that it is hard to tell how high you are. I'm afraid of heights and I rode the top row a few times and only had actual trouble once and that was my fault. I leaned forward a little and looked down so saw how high off the floor I actually was. With how the seats are set up you can't see how high you are unless you try to, such as by leaning forward.

A few scenes did give me the willies a little bit but knowing it was a video and that I wasn't nearly that high helped there a LOT. Most of the scenes I was just fine with even though the video made it look like I was quite high.

Go ahead and try out Soarin'. You'll most likely love it and not be bothered by the height. Just remember it is only a video, you're not that high off the ground, and that you are quite safe. Just don't look down.

 

[disneyaggie]

I have a HUGE fear of heights. I rode on the bottom row of Soarin' and almost had a heart attack. While I truly did not feel we were anywhere up high at all, it was the illusion of being up high when the film started.

Now if I had my feet on some sort of platform, I might have been better. But to have my feet dangle (even if they were just a few feet off the floor) and have the illusion of being that high up in some places, well, I almost had a fit.

My whole body was as stiff as a board and I kept my eyes closed for 98% of the time. Whenever I would peek, I only confirmed that I would never do this one again.

I did ask a CM if there was any way I could stand on the floor and just watch the video. Of course he said "no" because of OSHA laws.

Now here is something I did to at least say I watched the video. Mouse vids is great. Here is the link. This will help you decide if you want to do this or not.

http://www.mousevids.com/mv/cat.asp?c=epcot&n=Epcot&k=175&d=16*hours

Click on #12 for Soarin'. Give it a few seconds to run through some brief video, but it will start.

 

[skier_pete]

The bottom row of Soarin' is probably around the highest point on the Peter Pan ride. The difference is, unless you sit on the end seat, you can't really tell how high you are up on Soarin', whereas on Peter Pan you are constantly aware of it.

So, trust this advice from someone who finds Soarin' the only ride in all of WDW that triggers my phobia. I went twice last year, and thought I would be better prepared this year. Went twice this year, too. I tried to explain to the others in my party how I can "like/appreciate" the ride, but I can never fully "enjoy it".

Ask to sit in the bottom row. This is the BACK row as you enter the show room. (Enter as row 3 in either A B or C sections.) Then, DO NOT take the end seat, the end seats you can look over the edge to see how far up you are. (I've ended up on the end twice, once on the top row and once on the bottom row. The top row really got to me, not so bad on the bottom. you are about 8 feet off the ground on the bottom row, and about 20 feet up in the top row. (In relation, Peter Pan you are typically 5 to 8 feet off the ground. It looks higher than that because of the forced perspective techniques that they use.)

Soarin' is worth doing once. If the movie bothers you, just close your eyes. You are truly hardly moving on Soarin'.

Enjoy!

SkierPete

PS One of the women in our group has a terrible fear of heights, such that she has a hard time going down flights of stairs, and she wasn't bothered by Soarin' at all.

 

[Robo]

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Just for the record.

Your feet in lowest row of Soarin' are much higher above the floor than anywhere in Pan.

The screen pit in Soarin' drops well below the deck in the boarding area.

Then, all rows are thrust upward and forward above that dropped area for the film.

 

[skier_pete]

Then, all rows are thrust upward and forward above that dropped area for the film.

Sorry to disagree with you Robo, but those end seats give you a good perspective, and as I said I've looked over the edge on the end seat twice, both from the top and the bottom row. While there is a pit in the front that goes lower that the floor of the show room, probably by a good 10 more feet, the seats are most definitely suspended above the show floor during the ride, NOT above the pit itself. It would take a good leap forward to land in the pit. (I think of these things, probably why I have such trouble with heights.)

Skier Pete

 

[budbeerlady]

I dont do heights, at all! But soaring is different because its dark, you cannot tell how high you are. Just strap your self in and if it becomes too much like "soaring" close your eyes. I love soaring and I know I will never, ever hand glide so I close my eyes in a few spots and love the show.

Give it a try and if it isnt for you close your eyes, smell the oranges and be in a happy place for 2 minuetes.

 

[wilde_oscar]

I am not a fan of heights, not even a little. I don;t even have to be near a window in tall buildings and I get a little freaked out.

First time on soarin, I was a little freaked (somehow got "lucky" and was top center). AFter that first ride though, I love it. Have rode many many times since. Ditto on Tower of Terror, hated it the first time... but once ya know what to expect it is a lot of fun.

And remember that Disney has never had a ride malfunction injure a guest. There have been many Guest malfunctions where someone was hurt, but never a ride malfunction where someone was hurt.

 

[Vemnox]

And remember that Disney has never had a ride malfunction injure a guest. There have been many Guest malfunctions where someone was hurt, but never a ride malfunction where someone was hurt.

Not to be Debbie Downher here but...
Big Thunder Mountain in Disneyland?

Scroll to 'Accidents'

Other than that mishap, though, it's guest's responsiblity of themselves.

To the OP: Soarin' is higher because the 'pit' you are raised up above drops down about 15-20 feet. You are perfectly safe on this ride, though. Don't miss it.

 

[Mom2m&k]

I had some issues with soaring and the height of it. I found that if I put my hands under my eyes and over my nose ...kinda like a low salute...then it did not bother me as much because I couldn't see down! I know strange but it worked for me!

 

[Michele]

Sorry to disagree with you Robo, but those end seats give you a good perspective, and as I said I've looked over the edge on the end seat twice, both from the top and the bottom row. While there is a pit in the front that goes lower that the floor of the show room, probably by a good 10 more feet, the seats are most definitely suspended above the show floor during the ride, NOT above the pit itself. It would take a good leap forward to land in the pit. (I think of these things, probably why I have such trouble with heights.)

Skier Pete

I agree with this, if you are in the lower row you aren't over the screen pit area. Each row top to bottom is about 5 feet further back than the one above it.

 

[LilGMom]

I have read that the bottom row of Soarin' is only about ten feet above the floor and not above the 'pit'. I'm not sure which is actually higher but I would guess Peter Pan but Soarin' definately gives you the illusion that you are much higher.

Having said that I am not a fan of heights (I don't like to be on a ladder) but I love Soarin' - just can't look down.

 

[Fast Pass]

The first time I rode it I turned my head and literally looked at nothing but faces and legs the whole time.

The second time I forced myself to watch it and found it to be a very pleasant experience.

Saying that, I put my seatbelt through the little loop thing that is meant for children.

I would not advise it for people who have severe motion sickness or those with extreme height fears.

I was in the middle section each time, with one time in the front of the area, and I am just guessing but I bet you are way higher than Peter Pan's highest point.

 

[Robo]

Peter Pan's ships do not "fly" very high inside the attraction.

Everything in there (except the pirate ship) is created in minature "forced perspective."

It looks to be high, but I'm thinking that your feet are never more than 6 feet above the floor.

The ceilings in Fantasyland are not very high above the MK "floor."
(Small World gets its height from going DOWN a level (or more) compared to the main level of Fantasyland.
In Pan, the industrial rigging used to suspend the ships is pretty bulky (add to that the tall sails of the ship) which means you are not very near the full height of the room much, if at all.
Pan is just not a very "high-off-the-ground" attraction.

I love Pan. I love Soarin'.

 

[madelinesmum]

I am horrifically scared of heights and rode Soarin. I requested the bottom row and although it was high I loved it and have gotten on the ride several times since.

 

[KimR]

First time on soarin, I was a little freaked (somehow got "lucky" and was top center). AFter that first ride though, I love it. Have rode many many times since. Ditto on Tower of Terror, hated it the first time... but once ya know what to expect it is a lot of fun.

I'm terrified of heights and I agree with this, only I was probably more than just a 'little freaked'. I also was on the top row the first time and it wasn't even the height off the floor that got me as much as it was the illusion of height in some of the scenes. It helped me to take deep breaths and close my eyes whenever it got to be too much. I've ridden it many times since and have found that it does get much easier with repetition. It's a fun ride and totally worth facing your fears!

 

[GoofyKidd]

We just returned last night from a week of fun. Wednesday morning we got stuck for about 10 minutes in the middle row of Soarin'. They couldn't get us down after the show was over. Trust me, once you see the inside with all of the lights turned on and can see the inner workings-we were up MUCH higher than I originally thought. I was very aware of our height once our DD7 and DS4 started fidgeting and I got nervous. Let's just say I was very thankful when they got us down! It's still one of our overall favorites.

 

[mickeysgirl17]

We just returned last night from a week of fun. Wednesday morning we got stuck for about 10 minutes in the middle row of Soarin'. They couldn't get us down after the show was over. Trust me, once you see the inside with all of the lights turned on and can see the inner workings-we were up MUCH higher than I originally thought. I was very aware of our height once our DD7 and DS4 started fidgeting and I got nervous. Let's just say I was very thankful when they got us down! It's still one of our overall favorites.

What a nightmare!!! I would be terrefied if that happened to me the first time I rode Soarin next trip!

 

[mickeysgirl17]

By the way, I don't think you are very high in Peter Pan. I think its only a few feet up (maybe 8 feet or so). I think it just looks higher.

I'm pretty sure even the bottom row of soarin is pretty high up. I thought I read somewhere at least 15 feet. The top row is 40 feet. I just searched online and found that out.