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Okay all you motion sick people, listen up! I read that many people compared EE with Big Thunder Mtn. RR. No WAY! I can do BTMRR pretty easily. EE is definitely a fairly big time roller coaster, especially if you experience motion sickness like I do. I don't know what I was thinking but I gave it a try. There is a portion of this ride that goes backwards even, and we are not talking about only a few seconds here! I was so sick when I got off that I had to sit down for a long time. I did not feel better for 2 hrs. and took 2 excedrins and a mylanta. I know I'm a baby when it comes to roller coasters! But, I can do all the coasters at MK no problem, so go figure. Finally after about 5 hrs. I felt like my old self again. So BEWARE!
I guess it all comes down to perspective, cuz It really seemed a very short ride in total and the backward part was very short (In my perspective). Sorry it made you feel so bad. Our party loved it. Better luck on your next new ride.
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I still thought it was a fairly tame rollercoaster (I'm a rollercoaster fanatic), but yeah it's more intense than BTMR. My father, DH and I rode it several times in a row in January--- I love the queue as well. Sorry you didn't feel well afterward.
You have to remember to look straight ahead when you go backwards and not try to see behind you. That gets a lot of people. Sorry you didn't feel well.
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I can do any coaster you can put me on. But put me on the Tea Cups and it will ruin my day. I would be sick for hours. I can do fast, upside down, make big drops and take tight turns. Spin me and it is over. And the spinning part is why I have never braved MS.
The first time I rode EE, back in January of 06 when they had an AP preview, I thought it was a piece of cake and borderline lame as far as coasters go. When we did it again in September, it seemed a bit more intense. The last time I noticed that when going backwards, the coaster had some serious force. I understand how this could make some people pron to motion sickness come off of it not feeling so well.
When I rode it last summer, I did follow the advice to keep looking straight ahead, but I did feel motion sick for about an hour afterwards due to the backwards portion. I will probably ride it again when we return this June, but I doubt it will ever be a do-over-and-over-again ride for me.
I'm the type of person that gets sick very easily on rides and when I do, I'm done for the day. That saying...the first time I rode it, I was so dizzy directly after going backwards and was worried I wouldn't be well for the rest of the day. But by the time I got off, albiet I was a bit lightheaded I felt fine. Strange though, every time after that, I never got dizzy again. I have no idea why, or what I'm doing differently. I do remember their being more light the other times, so maybe it was the complete dark that made me sick? Who knows? I just know I love it now! And I FINALLY got my 15 yo DD on it and she loved it too!
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I can do any coaster you can put me on. But put me on the Tea Cups and it will ruin my day. I would be sick for hours. I can do fast, upside down, make big drops and take tight turns. Spin me and it is over. And the spinning part is why I have never braved MS.
Thanks for the info. I passed on the ride when we were there Oct 06 but I felt so bad about skipping a new ride. I just cannot do roller coasters - the steep climbs and drops just freak me out. (I didn't even think about the backwards part of it). I didn't know enough about this ride so I figured I had better not take a chance. After reading the comments here, I think I made the right decision.
musicteachermom, I am sorry you got sick, but also glad I'm not the ONLY one in the world that felt that way! The backwards part made me soooo sick. I felt a little queasy all day after it, and it seemed to me no one else had any problem with it. I'll still ride it once a trip, but I had to cut other rides out of my agenda after EE because I couldn't handle much else that day.
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for the warning! I'm a big chicken when it comes to rollercoasters. I'll keep that in mind!
spinning not good
Everything else, no problem
I didn't know enough about this ride so I figured I had better not take a chance. After reading the comments here, I think I made the right decision.
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