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Not quite sure if I should even attempt this!! I sometimes get anxiety in the darker rides...plus then with motion sicknesS?? I ride spider man with no problem..Simpsons made me feel a bit "off" but I did not get sick; how does this compare?? Thanks!
There is IMO a lot more motion on the Forbidden Journey than on Spiderman or The Simpsons. Your feet are dangling and again IMO it's way more intense than Spidey or Simpsons.
Not quite sure if I should even attempt this!! I sometimes get anxiety in the darker rides...plus then with motion sicknesS?? I ride spider man with no problem..Simpsons made me feel a bit "off" but I did not get sick; how does this compare?? Thanks!
We are going to Universal in 2 weeks and I was thinking the same thing....briefly. I was reading a guidebook and decided I'm going for it! I am a huge HP fan and from the book's description, there will be so much to see on the ride, I should be ok. I will try to sit is one of the seats further back from the screen to cut down on my motion sickness (I can't sit to close to an IMAX screen - Ironman 2 was a nightmare for me).
It can't be any worse than the orange tix on Mission: Space in Epcot.
Do folks think dramamine or seasickness bands will make any difference?
I can't take oral meds for sickness because they knock me out!
I do use the bands (nick named Wonder Woman bands) and they really do help! I take 3 pairs with me; one in my pocket, one in the day bag & another back in the room for extra backup. The only time they really didn't work is Mission: Space. I don't think anything would have helped on that ride!
I'm going in a few weeks and can let you know how I fared. And I'm really bad with motion sickness!
We are going to Universal in 2 weeks and I was thinking the same thing....briefly. I was reading a guidebook and decided I'm going for it! I am a huge HP fan and from the book's description, there will be so much to see on the ride, I should be ok. I will try to sit is one of the seats further back from the screen to cut down on my motion sickness (I can't sit to close to an IMAX screen - Ironman 2 was a nightmare for me).
It can't be any worse than the orange tix on Mission: Space in Epcot.
There aren't any seats far away from the screen. All seats are front row......which makes it even more fun! You actually feel like you are flying with Harry Potter around and through the castle....all over the place! There is one point of the ride that you are actually laying on your back If you're a huge fan then go for it!!!!!!
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The Forbidden Journey is very very intense, more so than Spiderman or the Simpsons. My first time I hated it. The second time I liked it much better, because I knew what to expect. Very intense with parts that are like a movie and parts with giant, in your face props. I can't remember if I took a Dramamine, but I think it wouldn't hurt. It is different, and if the movie parts bother you, close your eyes. (You won't be the only one! )
I can get motion sick on some rides (I won't do the full version of Mission Space) and I tried HP for the first time this weekend - I was afraid I would feel sick but I just couldn't miss it! It did make my head feel a little funny for a while but it didn't make me nauseous. There were a few times I had to close my eyes (the parts where the film zooms by gets to me!) but overall it was okay. I would definitely try it again!
Totally worth it!! Loved it!! DH pass once he has a lot of motion sickness....he barelly hand Spiderman and Simpsons...so. It is more intense than both, part movie part something (like a giant spider) pop in your face.
It was intense, I held on for dear life, but I am not sorry I rode. The special effects are amazing. You really feel like your are flying. DH on the right was in the extra room seat. He didn't quite fit in the regular seat.
For what it's worth -- all 6 of us rode the day after Thanksgiving, first thing in the morning.
My brother flew fighter jets for a living. He was fine.
DD 10 was fine, as was my niece. DD has never done "thrill rides" before and has mixed reviews of the other ones she did at US/IOA -- like Mummy, Dragon Challenge, etc.
My SIL wasn't planning to ride, but my niece told her it was "nothing" and that she'd be fine. SIL got off and headed straight for the wastebasket, where she promptly threw up. She threw up once or twice again in the next two hours. (Needless to say, she won't be taking her daughter's ride advice again any time soon.)
My DH, who makes fun of my motion sickness (thinks it isn't real) got off sweating profusely and white as a sheet. I thought he was going to have a heart attack. He went to the Owl Post and lay down on a bench until the world stopped spinning. He was queasy for quite a while.
I am the one in my small family with motion sickness issues -- I can't do IMAX movies, and the movies in China and France at Epcot make me ill. I go in so DH doesn't give me a hard time, but I sit on the floor with my eyes closed until they're over. I popped two Dramamine with my breakfast and was fine. I would have ridden again if the line wasn't so long.
We did the early park opening, and headed straight to FJ at 8 a.m.. We were off the ride before 9 but it was well after 11 before the family was able to do much of anything because DH and DSIL had to get their land legs back.
Personally, I was a bit disappointed in the ride. It was a lot of simulated flying and chases, but I thought the ride could have benefitted from a bit more of a story line. They have the ride technology and know how to use it, but I thought it could have been used better.
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You actually feel like you are flying with Harry Potter around and through the castle....all over the place! There is one point of the ride that you are actually laying on your back
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