Which rides are jerky?

Dakota731

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I've had surgery and can't ride anything that is jerky and jostles my neck around. I know to avoid the obvious adult coasters but what other rides and kiddie coasters should I avoid?
 
Space Mountain, Dinosaur, Big Thunder and Everest are ones I can think of right now. Ops just read that you wanted to know what kiddie ones.
 

Space Mountain, Big Thunder, Seven Dwarfs Mine Train, Barnstormer, and Buzz Lightyear (to a lesser extent than the others because you can control the way the car spins) in MK
Dinosaur, Everest, and Primeval Whirl in AK
Test Track in Epcot. I don't remember Mission Space being jerky, but that might be because I was too busy trying to keep my lunch from making a re-appearance.
Rock'n'Roller Coaster and Star Tours in HS
 
Primeval Whirl.

Plus when it stops it pushed my hip into a bolt or the bar (not sure what it was) so hard I was bruised.
 
Jerky may be in the eye of the beholder, but many rides could jostle your neck - any of the boat rides that may bump at the end, like Small World, Pirates, 3 Caballeros, FEA could be considered jerky. all of the coasters (kiddie or otherwise) would be too, especially Primeval Whirl at AK. TT has 3 very jerky portions. even the cars for TSMM spin and jerk you. I guess it depends on what level of "jerkiness" your neck can take.
 
If I remember correctly, I think Star Tours is a little jerky.

On our last trip, Star Tours was the ride that jerked me around the most.

I don't remember Pirates or Three Caballeros being that jerky, but at the end, you will "rear end" other boats and your boat will get "rear ended." That can give you quite a jolt.

I remember being whipped side to side violently on Test Track, in the test area before you get to the track itself.
 
We like Dinosaur, but it certainly is a medical procedure waiting to happen.
 
Aladdin can be jerky if your kids are using the controller to go up and down.
 
I felt a little funny coming into this thread with the intention of mentioning PW but I see now I am soo not the only one. We went in 2015 and just the other night during dinner my daughter was poking fun at my reaction on PW. I really got jostled quite a bit and one time I felt my back twinge a bit. It was fine afterwards but startled me a bit during the ride. The next day I noticed a big bruise on my leg and while I honestly have no idea which ride was the culprit, I can't help but now think it was PW.
 
I have to agree about PW....I have a messed up neck but am fine on most Disney rides. PW I'm so sore afterwards.
 


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