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I don't do well on the rides like Carousels or Teacups. They make me dizzy and feel sick for hours afterward.
I recently started riding the Magic Carpets of Aladdin and TriceraTop Spin and don't have a problem with them as long as I am careful where I look. I had no problem with Mission Space - the more 'tame' version, but that version doesn't actually spin.
My youngest daughter is disabled with cerebral palsy and loves wild rides and things that spin. When she was very little and her muscles would get tight, my husband would take her on the Teacups. The stimulation of the spinning worked really well to loosen up her tight muscles. Then we could stretch her and she was ready to go.
The one ride she had problems with was Primival Whirl. That looks fairly tame from the ground, but it is a roller coaster that also spins. It can really whip you around; by the time the ride ended, my daughter had slid way down and the restraint was just under her arms instead of at her hips/waist. So, I would recommend caution for anyone who has difficulty keeping their balance if what they are sitting in is moving.
Great tips and warnings, Sue.
I went on Mission to Mars before they tamed it. Boy was I sick! I believe even the worst one is toned down from when it first opened.
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I went on Mission to Mars before they tamed it. Boy was I sick! I believe even the worst one is toned down from when it first opened.
Sandra, Mission: Space the orange version hasn't been tamed down any, it's just a case of the more you ride it, the more accustomed you become to it. It still makes people green around the gills if they don't follow the directions properly. I rode it not even 2 weeks ago and I can tell you the G-forces haven't diminished AT ALL on orange but it's overall effects on me aren't what they were when I first rode it the year it opened. That year I ended up with a mini migraine from the G-forces but now I'm used to it so it doesn't even affect my head by I still feel the G-forces from the spinning.
That year I ended up with a mini migraine from the G-forces but now I'm used to it so it doesn't even affect my head by I still feel the G-forces from the spinning.
Really? I rode when (I think) it was called Mission Mars and I learned something. Never eat in Italy, then drink all the sodas at club cool, then go on a flight simulator. VERY BAD!
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Really? I rode when (I think) it was called Mission Mars and I learned something. Never eat in Italy, then drink all the sodas at club cool, then go on a flight simulator. VERY BAD!
It's always been called Mission: Space, ever since it opened. I think you're getting the name confused with the old Mission to Mars that used to be in MK where Stitch's Great Escape is now.
I always make sure that I haven't eaten anything major before riding Mission: Space.
It's always been called Mission: Space, ever since it opened. I think you're getting the name confused with the old Mission to Mars that used to be in MK where Stitch's Great Escape is now.
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Yup, you are right. Thanks for the tip, because that always confused me! I placed it in the wrong park in my memory. I was a kid when I saw Mission to Mars. I wish there was a utube of the attraction, because my memory is so vague. This is all I could find about it.
It is wierd how Disney World is one of my earliest memories and some of the memories are jumbled. But this is a topic about spinning rides and not Altzheimers, so I'll return you to your previously scheduled topic!
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