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I've done both - the green side only once when I could convince my wife to go on with me. I don't think the orange is too bad, but I also sky dive. My sister was a protein spill cleaner for the ride when it forst opened. It kept her very busy
I did the orange version in 2003 and felt miserable for 2 hours after. Did the green in 2007 and felt fine. DW did fine on both but didn't handle EE very well. Not being a very bright person myself I will be trying orange again in November. I guess I'll see what happens!!!
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I wanted to go on it but I didn't want to ride by myself. The kids were getting restless (and we encountered a rather rude and ungreatful/uncaring person while we were in the area outside Mission Space but that's a whole other thread by itself) and we'd just gotten off Test Track and I wanted to give myself a little time to recover between rides so DH went on it by himself. He did the Orange Team and had no problems what-so-ever (but he can ride anything and not have a problem). He said he thought that I could handle the Orange Team with no problem. At first he had to adjust to the air blowing on his face (it hit him around his eye area) and bothered his contacts. He said once he got used to it that it was fine. We were going to go on the Green Team when we went back to Epcot during evening EMH but we didn't get to ride on that ride (my mom stayed with the kids that night).
I rode the Orange version (before there was a green one). The ride is intense. (It is the first ride I have ever been on that had airline sickness bags in front of you on the ride ). I can say I did it once, but I will ride green from now on .
My husband and I did this when we were at the world in October and we will NEVER do it again. We did the "rough" side and it was horrible. We are both okay on simulator rides and though "this can't be too bad...we're at Disney". Boy were we wrong!! We both got into the ride, which is a very small space for four people to enjoy. Then the front of the simulator comes right up to your face to make the screen much larger. So now you are not only cramped to the person next to you but you have a screen and "instruments" in your face. Once the ride begins a small fan (one that reminds you of the kind in a tanning bed) comes on and starts to blow cold air right on your face. It becomes very loud and you have to follow directions according to your "job" assignment (hope that you don't get the child that has been on this ride like 100 times and starts yelling at you when you forget to do your "job" like we did). All in all once we finally were able to get off this ride we decided it's not for us and won't ever do it again.
This is my favorite ride at WDW. The Orange version is constatntly spinning, creating the g-forces. The green version is like watching a movie in a phone booth
It's not actually constantly spinning at a high rate of speed, though -- it alternates between intense spinning (to create the gravitational forces) and going to "idle".... which is how they give you a sense of weightlessness after the intense pressure.
Eileen
If you are not claustrophobic and keep looking forward you should be fine. It's an awesome ride. I find that my stomach and head can take rides better when I'm fully hydrated and not too full or too hungry.
Even though I get motion sickness on the teacups and even car sick, I always do the orange. I keep my eyes fixed on the screen and keep my head forward, I have always made it. But, if the ride was one minute longer, (I always say to my sister and husband) the results would not be pretty.
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Did the orange version back when it was the only option. The kids loved it, DH and I had to sit down and recover for about 20 minutes afterwards. We were a bit green around the gills.
When they instituted the new green version, we all did that one. So, so, much better. No ill effects and it was actually enjoyable that time around. I'd suggest that anyone worried about it, do the green version.
I have only done the green version. I was very nervous about it because I had read all of these reports of people being sick and disoriented afterwards. BUT IT WAS SO MUCH FUN!!! I can't wait to try the orange side in December!
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I did the orange version and then the green one back to back on our last trip. Both were great for me. I went on the orange version immediatly after having breakfast at Electric Umbrella. I am over 50 and not skinny. I had no problems. I returned immediatly, riding the green version with my sister who has motion sickness issues. The two versions are identical except for the feeling of G's. Do which ever one feels right for you.
The only people who should not ride, in my opinion, are those who dislike enclosed spaces. I can't stand enclosed spaces if too many other people are crowded in there. I had no problems with this issue on MS. To me, overcrowded busses are much more challenging than Mission Space.
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I have been on both versions, and can do either.
I used to think that I felt sicker each time I went on the Orange, and never wanted to go on it again.
Last trip, my friend convinced me that we should go on and we did the Green version first.
After that we did the Orange version and we could definitely see how much more intense it was.
The only thing that really bothers me about Orange, is the launch.
As long as I can make it through the launch feeling fine, I'm okay.
I rode the original version ( now called orange) back when it opened. I actually asked my Dr. if he could prescribe something for me to help with the motion sickness feeling. plus I followed the directions of looking straight ahead. It helped but a few times a felt disoriented. I rode it again a year later,did OK. But I really don't like the brain scrambled feeling I get. I now ride the Green version. I wish I could ride the Orange, but it just really messes up equlibrium.
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). I can say I did it once, but I will ride green from now on .
We both got into the ride, which is a very small space for four people to enjoy. Then the front of the simulator comes right up to your face to make the screen much larger. So now you are not only cramped to the person next to you but you have a screen and "instruments" in your face. Once the ride begins a small fan (one that reminds you of the kind in a tanning bed) comes on and starts to blow cold air right on your face. It becomes very loud and you have to follow directions according to your "job" assignment (hope that you don't get the child that has been on this ride like 100 times and starts yelling at you when you forget to do your "job" like we did
). All in all once we finally were able to get off this ride we decided it's not for us and won't ever do it again.
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