Which rides would you say are not jerky at all?

[starshine514]

So, my parents have decided to do disneyland with us again. However, my mom has recently undergone microvascular decompression surgery, which will have been completed 6 weeks by the time we go to Disneyland. she is no longer on the medication that the surgery was for, which caused her to be so weak on her last trip. So...

She wants to be super-careful with rides this time. She is currently saying the only ride she is planning on riding is IASW. However, I'd like her to ride more... Here's the list I was thinking, can anyone think of a reason why she shouldn't ride any of them? Do any of them have memorable 'jerky' parts that could be problematic?

• Disneyland Railroad
• Jungle Cruise
• Winnie the Pooh
• Peter Pan
• Finding Nemo alternate experience (she's claustrophobic)
• Alice
• Snow White
• Pinnochio
• Storybookland canal boats
• Soarin'
• Little Mermaid
• Monsters, Inc
• Heimlich's train
• Toy Story

I'm hoping the experience is better than the last. She only spent about 5 hours total in the parks over 4 days - and didn't even come into the park one of the days. She's feeling so much better now, though, that I'm optimistic...

Oh, she also doesn't like rides that are too dark. Due to some eye problems (and surgeries) she doesn't see well in the dark. She got mad at me for having her ride Pirates last time, so I'm hoping not to repeat that experience this go-round.

Thanks for all the help!

 

[Scribble Kitty]

Turtle Talk and It's Tough to be a Bug might be decent ideas, along with the rest of the Animation Academy.

Captain EO might work as well. I wouldn't call the seat movements jerky.

Plus Dumbo and the Astro Orbitor.

 

[skiingfast]

I would suggest all of those dark rides are a little jerky. At least at the start and end of the loading area and when they go around tight curves. Little Mermaid is better though because it's a omnimover, along this line you might add Buzz.

Also the Monorail and Mark Twain and SS Columbia should be fine.

 

[jacs1234]

I remember Peter Pan having a single jerky bit right at the end. The stop can be a little abrubt.

 

[EmmersIsTheMommy]

I'm iffy for you on Soarin' for some reason. Something about it would have me say ride it first and then decide about her going on it. I know it's movements are smooth but they are a'plenty.

Toy story screams NO to me. I took my 2 year old on it and while she was obviously just fine, I'd worry that someone with major problems like your mom, would NOT enjoy it.

 

[Squirrel!!!]

Toy Story isn't so much jerky as it kind of swings you and bounces....and can stop abruptly which could be considered a jerky motion.

The carousels are not jerky. The sunwheel...whatever it is called now.

Aladin the musical.

 

[MyYearWithTheMouse]

If she had vision trouble with Pirates, I would cut out all of the dark rides except Small World. I just want to put in a plug and say there are SO MANY wonderful things to do at DLR that aren't rides. Aladdin, Billy Hill and the Hillbillies, the parades, Fantasmic, WoC, fireworks, the Magic Memories and You, Turtle Talk, and so many others. I think people get really caught up in riding attractions that they overlook many other wonderful things there are to do. DLR is not just about rides!!! Even something like the Mad Hatter playing musical chairs, usually around 2:30 at the Coke Corner, or the short entertainment like the Bootstrappers, Straw Hatters, Dapper Dans, etc. are a lot of fun. Watching the Jedi Training Academy or Pixar Pals is also fun. The Animation Academy is awesome and even Innoventions can be a great way to spend some time (let me put in a plug for the Asimo show).

I would say open your mind and adjust your expectations. You can have a great time without going on any of the rides you mentioned. You can have a great time without going on any rides at all. Try Mr. Lincoln and the Tiki Room. Ride the Main Street Vehicles or even stop by the Main Street Cinema. See some magic tricks at the Magic shop. Ride the Mark Twain Riverboat and/or the Columbia, and if she's ambulatory, see Tom Sawyer's Island.

There's just so much to enjoy that doesn't risk a jerky ride or darkness. Get an entertainment schedule as you walk in and see any of the shows when they're listed. Go see a different side of DLR.

 

[brocklesnar69]

She should be just fine on Soarin'. There's no jerking motion to speak of. It's super gentle as it lifts you into the air. Once you're up there, it hardly moves; just enough that you feel like you're actually moving with the picute. Then it sets you back down again. All gentle.

 

[starshine514]

I would suggest all of those dark rides are a little jerky. At least at the start and end of the loading area and when they go around tight curves. Little Mermaid is better though because it's a omnimover, along this line you might add Buzz.

Also the Monorail and Mark Twain and SS Columbia should be fine.

Is HM an omnimover, too? I forgot about it when composing this post. Do you think it would be appropriate?

 

[starshine514]

I remember Peter Pan having a single jerky bit right at the end. The stop can be a little abrubt.

Yes, I want to avoid those lurches and sudden stops. Most of the time we don't notice them at all (I mean, they're a lot more smooth than BTMRR), but if you need to be careful about banging your head into anything, that's a different story...

 

[starshine514]

Toy Story isn't so much jerky as it kind of swings you and bounces....and can stop abruptly which could be considered a jerky motion.

The carousels are not jerky. The sunwheel...whatever it is called now.

Aladin the musical.

I was thinking that it swung us pretty quickly around the corners, but DH kept saying it would be fine, so I wanted DIS-opinions.

I don't think I'll get her on Mickey's funwheel. She's expressed reservations about going on it.

We probably will do Aladdin again. I think it and Soarin' (though she doesn't want to be on the front seat again) were the only two things she really enjoyed at CA . The only thing I think she enjoyed at DL was IASW.

 

[starshine514]

If she had vision trouble with Pirates, I would cut out all of the dark rides except Small World. I just want to put in a plug and say there are SO MANY wonderful things to do at DLR that aren't rides. Aladdin, Billy Hill and the Hillbillies, the parades, Fantasmic, WoC, fireworks, the Magic Memories and You, Turtle Talk, and so many others. I think people get really caught up in riding attractions that they overlook many other wonderful things there are to do. DLR is not just about rides!!! Even something like the Mad Hatter playing musical chairs, usually around 2:30 at the Coke Corner, or the short entertainment like the Bootstrappers, Straw Hatters, Dapper Dans, etc. are a lot of fun. Watching the Jedi Training Academy or Pixar Pals is also fun. The Animation Academy is awesome and even Innoventions can be a great way to spend some time (let me put in a plug for the Asimo show).

I would say open your mind and adjust your expectations. You can have a great time without going on any of the rides you mentioned. You can have a great time without going on any rides at all. Try Mr. Lincoln and the Tiki Room. Ride the Main Street Vehicles or even stop by the Main Street Cinema. See some magic tricks at the Magic shop. Ride the Mark Twain Riverboat and/or the Columbia, and if she's ambulatory, see Tom Sawyer's Island.

There's just so much to enjoy that doesn't risk a jerky ride or darkness. Get an entertainment schedule as you walk in and see any of the shows when they're listed. Go see a different side of DLR.

Thanks for all the suggestions! I had totally forgotten about the Mark Twain (not sure about the Columbia, as it has stairs, which she has some trouble with - and it is still undetermined if she will be using her wheelchair this time. DH will definitely be using his ECV.)

I think she would really like the SLCBs, and JC, but I'm a little leery about her having to step down into and step back out of those boats.

She hasn't seen Turtle Talk yet, so we'll have to do that.

And - I'm ashamed to say - we've never even been in the Innoventions building at DL...

 

[cyclenut]

Thanks for all the suggestions! I had totally forgotten about the Mark Twain (not sure about the Columbia, as it has stairs, which she has some trouble with - and it is still undetermined if she will be using her wheelchair this time. DH will definitely be using his ECV.)

I think she would really like the SLCBs, and JC, but I'm a little leery about her having to step down into and step back out of those boats.

She hasn't seen Turtle Talk yet, so we'll have to do that.

And - I'm ashamed to say - we've never even been in the Innoventions building at DL...

You are not missing much having not been in Innoventions. It is really a shell of what it once was ... and even then it was marginal for some.

I agree with the PP that there is really SOOOO much to do at DL without ever setting foot on a ride. Billy Hill is one of my favorites and plenty to sit and watch in Toon Town. Plus there is so much to see and do in and around Main Street. Most people just blow right by that stuff. You can spend hours just exploring, including the little theater showing all the original BW toons.

The train is sometimes a bit jerky when it starts and stops but it is a slow movement. I would stay away from Haunted Mansion. The one part that might be a bit much is when the cars turn and go backwards down the hill. That can be a bit jerky and feel a bit sudden when it goes from upright to decline. I think you would be fine with JC. I know the getting in and out concerns you but there CM there to help.

Not sure if you mentioned King Arthurs Carosel but I would stay away from Snow White and Peter Pan. Story Book Land Canal Boats would work well I think.

As for DCA, I agree with the PP that Heimlich would be good plus you've got several things in the Hollywood area that would work. I think Soarin would be fine actually ... but I don't know what you mean by the "front". Do you mean she wants to be in the third area so she doesn't go up so high?

I agree that Mermaid should be good as well.

Good luck with your quest. I'm sure you will have a great time. Go with the flow and take in the experience. It can bring a whole new view to the park.

 

[Scribble Kitty]

Is HM an omnimover, too? I forgot about it when composing this post. Do you think it would be appropriate?

I would have suggested it, but if you're avoiding rides that are too dark, I don't think it will work too well.

 

[LisainCalifornia]

Soarin is NOT jerky at all. There really is only one movement (the lift at the beginning) and it is smooth as silk. I am afraid of heights and jerky rides--and Soarin is my favorite ride.

 

[EmmersIsTheMommy]

I'm glad to hear she went on it before and it went well. It's really been so long since I went on it last so I couldn't remember.

My grandparents used to come with us and never went on anything except maybe pirates, IASW and Mark Twain. They always had a blast anyway

 

[skiingfast]

Is HM an omnimover, too? I forgot about it when composing this post. Do you think it would be appropriate?

It is and omnimover, but will it be too dark to see and enjoy? Maybe.

 

[starshine514]

I think Soarin would be fine actually ... but I don't know what you mean by the "front". Do you mean she wants to be in the third area so she doesn't go up so high?

I think that's what she means. She rode it 2 or 3 times last trip and said that it 'felt like she was going to fall off the edge' when she was in the first (and I believe the highest, right?) row. I usually gave her my FP to ride it when she came into the park, so I'm not really sure where they were seated when she had this experience (as I wasn't on the ride with her at the time).

 

[DorkyDisneyMom]

Toy Story isn't so much jerky as it kind of swings you and bounces....and can stop abruptly which could be considered a jerky motion.

ITA! No to Toy Story. I didn't think it was too bad until I took a friend who had vertigo. She can't do a lot of spinning or jerking. She was a mess after the ride. She couldn't ride anything the rest of the day.

What about Flik's Flyers? If you are going to Bug's Land.

 

[jenpace]

I agree with the others who said no to Toy Story. Each time you get to a new scene, the ride vehicle spins you pretty hard and then stops abruptly.