Will Soarin make me sick?

[dpolly822]

I have a tendency to have panick attacks on simulator rides and dislike the g's pulled on even the tamest roller coasters (Barmstormer kicked my butt) I had to recover for about 10 minutes after the Polar simulator at Seaworld last year. I have read and read about Soarin and I REALLY want to try it. Do any of you feel that it is really nausea inducing? Is the motion all that much too make one sick? Or is it a combo of gentle motion and the video so that if I really disliked it I could shut my eyes and the sensation would be gone (not the case on Orlando's extreme simulators )

Thanks, everybody - I am leaving in 3 days and so pumped for everything that my feeble body can handle - cue them nanners:

 

[Robo]

Will Soarin make me sick?

Yes.

 

[Robo]

Will Soarin make me sick?

No.

 

[TMB1203]

Probably a little different than your situation, but my sister has vertigo (sp?) and this ride made her very sick last year.

 

[chamonix]

You can easily close your eyes to stop the sickness. There are certain parts of the movie that I do it every time, lol. It's not at all like the simulators, you are not enclosed so that helps.

There is practically no motion, don't worry about the motion at all--it's just the visuals--and you can avoid them when you start to feel queezy.

It really is a must do experience. Try it. It's worth having to recover from if you have to! Really.

 

[tinkjess73]

I get sick on roller coasters big and small as well. There was a few times on soarin that I was getting that feeling and all I did was closed my eyes for a few sec and I regained my balance. Of course you could always take a dramamine to help reduce the motion sickness as well!

 

[GovieMom]

It made my then 17-year old son (of all people) very nauseous when we rode it. He had to close his eyes during most of it, and felt queazy for a good half hour after it was over.

 

[Robo]

See the reason for my "dual" answers?



These threads are always filled with mixed responses.

In the end, only YOU will be able to decide if you want to ride...
and then you will have your own story to tell of your reaction.

 

[hollierae]

My MIL gets motion sickness and cannot do any big coasters and she was ok.. but I will not guarantee it. It is a great ride and I would hate for you to miss it. One of my favorites.

 

[mmorizio]

Robo is correct. I'm terrified of heights, yet Soarin' is one of my favorite attractions. I'm so comfortable on it that I lean forward from my seat to look down.

My wife is not particularly afraid of heights, yet she white-knuckled the entire ride, and won't go on it again.

If it is motion that bothers you, you really do feel like you're flying.

 

[OKW Lover]

Soaring doesn't cause motion sickness in my wife (who is very prone to it).

 

[NancyIL]

When in doubt, take a motion sickness pill like Bonine first thing in the morning. I love Soarin' - and it doesn't make me sick. I DON'T like rides with drops like coasters - so those I usually avoid.

 

[pwdebbie]

It made my dh sick. He is on some meds that can affect balance and equilibrium. I had hoped he'd be able to do Soarin' but from the moment we "took off" he was in bad shape. He said closing his eyes made it worse. And he had a constant feeling of falling out. We did sit in the third row, as suggested for people prone to motion sickness, and he did focus on the legs in front of him (again, as suggested) but it did not help him. He was weak and wobbly for a good while after we got off. Bad start to our vacation -- it was the first park first attraction we went to. Things could only go uphill from there! And they did, we had a wonderful time, but didn't go back to Soarin.

Deb

 

[Tinkerspell]

My DD hasn't had a problem with getting motion sick any time we've taken her on there. And believe me, this kid gets sick at the drop of a hat. A five minute drive down the road to Target is enough to start her puking.

Basically you sit, and very slightly tilt on occasion. Air is being piped onto your face. If the visual is what sets you off, closing your eyes should fix it.

 

[ccigliano]

For what its worth - I can't ride the simulators. Star Tours and Body Wars are out for me and even when I close my eyes, I emerge into the Star Wars store green to the gils. Soarin has no such effect on me, as a matter of fact - it is my favorite ride. I suppose everything will effect everyone differently but I think you should give a shot and since it isn't a simulator just closing your eyes if you get that feeling should do the trick.

 

[scraplady]

There were times it made me sick, but I would just close my eyes and dh would let me know when I could look again. The way though it made me sick was by getting dizzy and I will say it is the only ride in all the parks that makes me feel that way.

 

[eeyoresnr]

I have a tendency to have panick attacks on simulator rides and dislike the g's pulled on even the tamest roller coasters (Barmstormer kicked my butt) I had to recover for about 10 minutes after the Polar simulator at Seaworld last year. I have read and read about Soarin and I REALLY want to try it. Do any of you feel that it is really nausea inducing? Is the motion all that much too make one sick? Or is it a combo of gentle motion and the video so that if I really disliked it I could shut my eyes and the sensation would be gone (not the case on Orlando's extreme simulators )

Thanks, everybody - I am leaving in 3 days and so pumped for everything that my feeble body can handle - cue them nanners:

I get motion sickness on most rides...including the Polar simulator at Sea World... I can't do anything that spins, teacups etc. I have gone on TOT, EE, R&RC, BTMR, to name a few and had to recover afterwards... I won't do R&RC again I have only done TOT once but have vowed to do it again on our Dec trip We first went on Soarin' at Disney's California Adventure in 2004..I was thrilled when they brought it to WDW for Disneylands 50th it is my favorite ride next to Splash Mountain... Soarin' has never made me feel ill in any way...I went parisailing once in Puerta Vallarta and loved it and the Soarin' ride is the closest feeling to that! AWESOME I say go for it

 

[whgrn]

Well, now this raises an interesting issue. I have no problem with roller coasters or spinning rides. Even Star Tours is ok. What kills me though is those CircleVision 360 things. Does this mean I might have a problem with Soarin'? And can I assume that, as PPs have said, closing my eyes should solve the problem?

I was really looking forward to this ride!

 

[Robo]

Does this mean I might have a problem with Soarin'? And can I assume that, as PPs have said, closing my eyes should solve the problem?

Soarin' is a much closer experience to a "Circle-Vision 360" encounter than it is related to one of the simulator attractions (Star Tours, Mission:SPACE.)

Yes, closing your eyes will eliminate 80-90% of the "effect" of the ride.

 

[scraplady]

Well, now this raises an interesting issue. I have no problem with roller coasters or spinning rides. Even Star Tours is ok. What kills me though is those CircleVision 360 things. Does this mean I might have a problem with Soarin'? And can I assume that, as PPs have said, closing my eyes should solve the problem?

I was really looking forward to this ride!

I think you will I was trying to think of circle vision in my earlier post. I can go anything but circle vision and closing you eyes will solve the problem.