Yet another reason not to ride MS

[ericafny]

Just read the article about the unfortunate death of the 49 year old woman after going on MS: http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news...1306apr13,0,5331604.story?coll=orl-home-promo

I think Disney should really consider either taming this ride down so EVERYONE could enjoy it or getting rid of it alltogether. I have never ridden because I have severe claustrophobia (couldn't even handle an open MRI) and I also am prone to motion sickness so I will admit I do not know if this ride is any good...however after two deaths in the past year I can not expect many people will continue to ride. Just my two cents...

 

[annie1995]

I totally agree with you on either toning this down or removing it entirely. I won't ride it. To many people have gotten sick and had the entire day ruined because of this ride. Not worth it for a lost day. Disney is too important to lose out over one ride. I would be suprised if this ride stays around very much longer. People will probably still ride it, but they will end up changing something cause of all the bad publicity eventually.

 

[weirdpaintballr]

FYI--the ride has been toned down. The little boy had a pre-existing health problem and he could have died at any time. No one knows what the woman's cause of death is, but I'm pretty sure it wasn't Mission:Space. Also, the ride is fn, IF you don't get motion sickness...if you do, its not the ride for you...The ride is probably 5 times less intense now than it was when it opened...Disney payed over $100 million for this ride--its not going anywhere.


also, above posters, you have not ridden Mission:Space....you don't know what its like so I really don't see how you can say Disney should get rid of it

 

[mickeymousemom]

The original thread on this incident was started last night and you can find it here:

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1084189


There are multiple warnings about this ride both before you enter and before you board the ride. Although I do agree that this is an extremely intense ride, I don't think these deaths are the fault of Disney. People need to heed the warnings given to them. I understand that some people, while not seriously injured, felt sick or had headaches the rest of the day after riding. This is why I think its a good idea for first timers to ride in the evening. I get seriously motion sick on most spinning and virtual rides. Mission Space only left me feeling slightly queasy for about 30 minutes.

There are rides that are intense in parks all ove rthe world. Some of these rides weren't meant for some people to ride. I'm very interested in what the autopsy report will state.
My prayers go out to the family of this woman.

 

[Brad&Kryssi]

I have been on this ride and suffer from motion sickness quite often...never stops me though, lol.

The instructions tell you to only look straight ahead, not to the left or right, or you will experience motion sickness.

I followed the instructions and...no motion sickness! Why tone it down if there are those who can handle it? I found this to be one of my favorite attractions being the space nut I am.

The whole experience was wonderful.

 

[Teacher03]

There are multiple warnings about this ride both before you enter and before you board the ride. Although I do agree that this is an extremely intense ride, I don't think these deaths are the fault of Disney. People need to heed the warnings given to them. I understand that some people, while not seriously injured, felt sick or had headaches the rest of the day after riding. This is why I think its a good idea for first timers to ride in the evening. I get seriously motion sick on most spinning and virtual rides. Mission Space only left me feeling slightly queasy for about 30 minutes.

There are rides that are intense in parks all ove rthe world. Some of these rides weren't meant for some people to ride. I'm very interested in what the autopsy report will state.
My prayers go out to the family of this woman. [/QUOTE]


I agree. There are more warnings on this ride than I have ever seen. My prayers also go out to the woman and her family. However, I will still ride it; it is one of my family's favorites.

 

[Alice Sr.]

I have been on this ride and suffer from motion sickness quite often...never stops me though, lol.

The instructions tell you to only look straight ahead, not to the left or right, or you will experience motion sickness.

I followed the instructions and...no motion sickness! Why tone it down if there are those who can handle it? I found this to be one of my favorite attractions being the space nut I am.

The whole experience was wonderful.

Well don't you think that if there are some who can't ride it or don't enjoy it it should be torn down? What's wrong with you I personally can't stand the Tea Cups so I hope they get rid of it next

 

[DVCkidsMOM]

I just take a ginger capsule and get on anyway. Looking straight ahead didn't help me, but closed eyes after hyper sleep did. It's all worth it for the blast off and micro-moment of weightlessness. I wouldn't change it. I would suggest a blast off only line (or hour or however it might me done) for those that want to experience the cool sensation of blast off then gently land without the "surprises" and other more intense motion effects. Unless they do that, DH and I will continue to take ginger and shut our eyes while riding with DS and DD. Note I do think it has been toned down since openning - I would not be on it if it were still as it were on my first MS ride...

 

[HollisterSweetie]

Well don't you think that if there are some who can't ride it or don't enjoy it it should be torn down? What's wrong with you I personally can't stand the Tea Cups so I hope they get rid of it next

HaHa!

 

[ericafny]

also, above posters, you have not ridden Mission:Space....you don't know what its like so I really don't see how you can say Disney should get rid of it

I did say in my above post that I haven't ridden the ride and that I am not exactly sure how it is, BUT I can say that I think they should get rid of it due to the fact that two people died (one who was only 4) and that people constantly come off that ride sick to their stomachs.

I am sure there are other ways to get the idea across than making people sick to their stomachs...

Also, I never stated those deaths were Disney's fault. I was simply stating that I think Disney should take them into consideration and re-think this multi-million dollar pukefest.

 

[Chad&Janet]

To Weirdpaintballr,

Amen Brother. To suggest getting rid of this masterpiece of imagineering is obscene to me. Maybe we should also get rid of Mount Everest, since not everyone can climb it! We should all heed the warnings and make informed decisions.

Long Live Mission Space!

FYI--the ride has been toned down. The little boy had a pre-existing health problem and he could have died at any time. No one knows what the woman's cause of death is, but I'm pretty sure it wasn't Mission:Space. Also, the ride is fn, IF you don't get motion sickness...if you do, its not the ride for you...The ride is probably 5 times less intense now than it was when it opened...Disney payed over $100 million for this ride--its not going anywhere.


also, above posters, you have not ridden Mission:Space....you don't know what its like so I really don't see how you can say Disney should get rid of it

 

[weirdpaintballr]

To Weirdpaintballr,

Amen Brother. To suggest getting rid of this masterpiece of imagineering is obscene to me. Maybe we should also get rid of Mount Everest, since not everyone can climb it! We should all heed the warnings and make informed decisions.

Long Live Mission Space!

It's sister, but thanks...



Quote:BUT I can say that I think they should get rid of it due to the fact that two people died (one who was only 4)


The 4 year old did not die just from riding MS, he had a heart problem...that makes that statement not a fact.

 

[MyGoofy26]

I don't understand the rationale behind shutting down one of their most popular rides just because people get nauseated. As unfortunate as it is that 2 people have died, the first was not caused by the ride and the 2nd is still undetermined. People die in themeparks all the time - we just don't hear about it all the time. Mission: SPACE is a big news sell because of the incident last year so of course it'll make the news when something happens to someone else. I don't see anyone campaigning to have Splash Mountain shut down.

But to use people being dizzy or nauseated as an excuse? I don't get it. People get sick on rollercoasters, rides with drops, the TEACUPS! It isn't Disney's fault, and other guests shouldn't have to pay the price just because some people don't know their limits and refuse to heed the warnings. If you're prone to motion sickness and decide to ride this ride, don't blame Disney when it's all over and you find yourself running to the nearest bathroom. . . blame yourself.

 

[weirdpaintballr]

I don't understand the rationale behind shutting down one of their most popular rides just because people get nauseated. As unfortunate as it is that 2 people have died, the first was not caused by the ride and the 2nd is still undetermined. People die in themeparks all the time - we just don't hear about it all the time. Mission: SPACE is a big news sell because of the incident last year so of course it'll make the news when something happens to someone else. I don't see anyone campaigning to have Splash Mountain shut down.

But to use people being dizzy or nauseated as an excuse? I don't get it. People get sick on rollercoasters, rides with drops, the TEACUPS! It isn't Disney's fault, and other guests shouldn't have to pay the price just because some people don't know their limits and refuse to heed the warnings. If you're prone to motion sickness and decide to ride this ride, don't blame Disney when it's all over and you find yourself running to the nearest bathroom. . . blame yourself.

I agree totally...they didn't shut down Splash when a man was killed on that (DIRECT cause, if you remember what actually happened there) so what would be the point of shutting down mission space...not to mention that that woman most likely rode every other ride in EPCOT, so how do we know that it wasn't the ride in Mexico that did her in? (I don't mean to bee rude by that but, I honestly can't think of any other way to put it)

 

[lowie]

FYI--the ride has been toned down. The little boy had a pre-existing health problem and he could have died at any time. No one knows what the woman's cause of death is, but I'm pretty sure it wasn't Mission:Space. Also, the ride is fn, IF you don't get motion sickness...if you do, its not the ride for you...The ride is probably 5 times less intense now than it was when it opened...Disney payed over $100 million for this ride--its not going anywhere.


also, above posters, you have not ridden Mission:Space....you don't know what its like so I really don't see how you can say Disney should get rid of it

for really it's toned down?? i was on it when it first opened and i'm a HUGE fraidy cat about all rides. i LOVED MS so much.. and my DH who isn't afraid of anything got dizzy and nauseous and won't go back on it.
i'll be in epcot next month and won't go on it, but only cause no one will go with me.

 

[Chuck S]

.... BUT I can say that I think they should get rid of it due to the fact that two people died (one who was only 4) and that people constantly come off that ride sick to their stomachs.

You do know that people have died on other Disney rides, right? Should they all be torn down?

It may surprise you to know some of the very tame rides people have died on. Most, but not all, park deaths have been due to existing health issues or improper actions of the person killed.

It is tragic when it happens, but if they have a pre-existing medical condition, they could just as easily have passed anywhere, don't jump to conclusions that it was caused solely by MS. Given that an estimated 10 million people visited EPCOT last year, I don't think two deaths on any one attraction is a high statistic.

 

[patsal]

So by the same token, since people have died on it, and since people have died on other rides or at other disney attractions they should get rid of them Last year a girl died after being in the wave pool at Typhoon Lagoon, should they remove the wave pool? TOT similiarly? Haunted Mansion? Pirates? BTMRR? Honestly the warnings are there, people took a risk known or unknown medically--a shame yes, but for many with a preexisting condition that is unknown the death would have happened reguardless. If you don't feel safe or comfortable on a ride then you should not ride it, but to say since you can't/won't ride it it should be removed is preposterous.

 

[daisax]

not to mention that that woman most likely rode every other ride in EPCOT, so how do we know that it wasn't the ride in Mexico that did her in?

The ride in Mexico did its best to kill me, that's for sure (boredom).

Didn't the Snow White or Winnie the Pooh ride eat up an elderly man a few months ago when he got caught in the machinery? How many billion people have ridden that without incident?

 

[MyGoofy26]

for really it's toned down?? i was on it when it first opened and i'm a HUGE fraidy cat about all rides. i LOVED MS so much.. and my DH who isn't afraid of anything got dizzy and nauseous and won't go back on it.
i'll be in epcot next month and won't go on it, but only cause no one will go with me.

I noticed a difference but thought it was just me until I read recently that the DID tone it down. I thought I just remembered it more "dramatic" than it was. The first time I rode it I remember the blast-off being so powerful that I felt so much pressure on my chest I could barely breathe. Last time, not so much. . . still pressure but didn't feel nearly as much force as the first time. I was a little dizzy walking out the first time (passed very quickly, within a minute or two) and this time didn't feel dizzy at all. And this is someone that can't make more than 2 revolutions in the chair at work without feeling like I just came off the teacups.

 

[weirdpaintballr]

The ride in Mexico did its best to kill me, that's for sure (boredom).

Didn't the Snow White or Winnie the Pooh ride eat up an elderly man a few months ago when he got caught in the machinery? How many billion people have ridden that without incident?

I love the ride in mexico-no wait, air conditioned, and a place to rest the feet, not a thriller, but a good break.

I believe it was Peter Pan, that an older mad stumbled and was pinned under the vehicle...I don't think it killed him though...