Mission Space mishaps

[Christopher]

I keep reading in books about how people can get motion sickness in Mission Space, I don't think I'd get it myself but I'm curious how often guests have gotten sick on the ride?

[Yfoog]

I heard about the bio spills as well and used one of those motion sickness patches as a precaution. It worked like a champ!

[Christopher]

I heard about the bio spills as well and used one of those motion sickness patches as a precaution. It worked like a champ!

Hey, that's a fantastic idea! I never thought of that. Thanks Yfoog. ;)

[Jennly]

I keep reading in books about how people can get motion sickness in Mission Space, I don't think I'd get it myself but I'm curious how often guests have gotten sick on the ride?

Well according to my parents who work Test Track and Wonders when it opened the CMs that work at Mission: SPACE have actually nicknamed it the "Vomit Comet" due to all of the issues with folks getting sick. Also the exit hallway USED to be carpeted but the carpet has been yanked out and an easier to clean rubber surface.

JT ex CM 88 - 05 :barf:

[Kattywampus]

I haven't been there in ages, but I talked to someone who works there now, and they said it permanently smells like that vomit absorbancy powder in there.
Besides.. any attraction that puts airsickness bags right in front of your seat.... c'mon, that's a big hint right there! ^^;;

[AngelEyes]

I can ride roller coasters all day long and not get sick, but if it goes in a circle, forget about it, I'm done. Having said that, Mission Space has NEVER made me sick or even queasy. I wonder, of all the people that get sick, how many of them follow the rules and keep their head back, eyes open, and look forward at all times.

[IndyandMarion]

That powder is called VOBAN (Trust me, if you want a permeter around you, get a small packet of that stuff, tourists will run like hell from the smell)

I dont see how in the hell you can get through the ride without hearing or reading the precaution signs now (What with the 16 different points that they tell you).

Its simply because people don't freakin listen. It's human nature that on a ride, the impluse is to look over at the person your riding with to see their reaction. Due to the nature of the ride, people have to lean forwards and look left or right in order to see their friends or family, which is what the safety briefing tells you not to do, twice.

But because of the impluse to see the reactions, poof, there's the reason for the "protien spill"

Now even the first time I went on the ride during cast previews, I was able to lean my head forwards, look left and right and have no trouble, the ride never bothers me. But that's just me.

I like the way that Disney decided to add the "air sickness bag" into the pods, because as we all know, during an actual flight into space, yeah, they have the bags right there waiting for them (Despite the fact they can never use them, what with the equipment on and all)

[AngelEyes]

That powder is called VOBAN (Trust me, if you want a permeter around you, get a small packet of that stuff, tourists will run like hell from the smell)

I dont see how in the hell you can get through the ride without hearing or reading the precaution signs now (What with the 16 different points that they tell you).

Its simply because people don't freakin listen. It's human nature that on a ride, the impluse is to look over at the person your riding with to see their reaction. Due to the nature of the ride, people have to lean forwards and look left or right in order to see their friends or family, which is what the safety briefing tells you not to do, twice.

But because of the impluse to see the reactions, poof, there's the reason for the "protien spill"

Now even the first time I went on the ride during cast previews, I was able to lean my head forwards, look left and right and have no trouble, the ride never bothers me. But that's just me.

I like the way that Disney decided to add the "air sickness bag" into the pods, because as we all know, during an actual flight into space, yeah, they have the bags right there waiting for them (Despite the fact they can never use them, what with the equipment on and all)

Exactly my point. Trust me when I say, I should be the FIRST one getting sick on this ride. I cannot go in a circle, period. If I stayed on Dumbo longer than 30 seconds, I would probably get sick. I've never gotten sick on Mission Space because I follow the rules, that are explained over and over. I also tell my kids before and DURING the ride to keep looking forward. We've never had a problem. IMHO, you can chalk this up to another stupid guest trick. :D:

[IndyandMarion]

Exactly my point. Trust me when I say, I should be the FIRST one getting sick on this ride. I cannot go in a circle, period. If I stayed on Dumbo longer than 30 seconds, I would probably get sick. I've never gotten sick on Mission Space because I follow the rules

It's not so much the rules. Its the whole fact that on Dumbo, you can physically see where and what your doing.

However, on M:S, since your enclosed in the pod, you can't tell that your spinning at a high rate of speed. Which explains why you don't get sick on M:S but do on Dumbo.

[AngelEyes]

It's not so much the rules. Its the whole fact that on Dumbo, you can physically see where and what your doing.

However, on M:S, since your enclosed in the pod, you can't tell that your spinning at a high rate of speed. Which explains why you don't get sick on M:S but do on Dumbo.

Oh, absolutely. I brain doesn't think it's going in a circle, which is why I don't get sick. But if I didn't follow the rules, then my brain would figure out what was happening, and I would be needing one of those barf bags. :D: