Screen based rides and motion sickness?

[cjlong88]

Mission Space Orange Team. I needed a break after that ride but was okay after some dry crackers and a 30-minute sit down. Star Tours I get a hair woozy but not much.

At Universal I can do Forbidden Journey once a visit. But I have to be careful that I don’t eat too much or too little and the sun has to be in a certain position in the sky and it must be a Tuesday and Mars has to be in retrograde or I’ll be out for an hour or so…

 

[emily nicole]

None of the ones at Disney bother me, but the ones at Universal do. Especially the Simpson's ride.

 

[MrsInsG]

Hi All! I recently had the chance to go on Remy for the first time and was surprised that I started getting kind of queasy. I think as I get older (by which I mean, I'm not quite 40 yet!) I'm getting more easily motion sick, and I think this is particularly the case with screen-based rides. These seem to be getting more and more popular for new attractions. I see the appeal, but also wonder if this is the case with others. Do you find that you get more motion sick on screen-based rides like Avater, Remy, Smuggler's Run, Star Tours, etc.? What do you think are the most nauseating rides at Disney World?

100%! The older I get, the worse my motion sickness becomes. I can do Remy with motion sickness meds, but the rest are out of the question for me. I will also be avoiding Guardians because there is just no way!

 

[NH-to-FL]

Hands down for me it is Flight of Passage. It wrecks me for the whole day. Even with prescription motion sickness meds.

Sorry to hear this, it is such a great ride. My first few seconds on FoP were very disorienting and I felt myself getting sick. Then I remembered part of the story line for the ride is 'follow the ride leader'. I looked for and found the ride leader and then followed him with my eyes. Suddenly I felt in control and settled down for a fun ride. I found myself anticipating the motion. Being an experienced motorcycle rider certainly helped.

I am fine on Star Tours though I have to be careful with the roughness of the motion as I have a delicate back that is always on the edge of sciatica. And I cannot go upside down or backwards so all together that keeps me off most roller coasters.

I have not been in FL since the opening of Remy or Smuggler's Run.

For me, whenever what I am physically experiencing gets out of sync with what I am seeing is what seems to bother me. It would be interesting to understand more about the science behind this phenomenon now that more screen based rides are becoming more common.

 

[Boopuff]

Star Tours, FOP, Soarin', - I officially ride the bench for all of those. I started getting vertigo a few years ago and now I'll pass on most spinning, virtual rides. And I'm ok with it. I'll grab a drink and people watch while my family rides. Oh and do some major shopping damage!

 

[Beer Me]

None of the ones at Disney bother me, but the ones at Universal do. Especially the Simpson's ride.

The Simpsons is honestly the worst out of everything being discussed.

 

[nicksinger8]

I find it amazing how people experience the different rides. In my party of 4, we have varying levels of motion sickness in different contexts. If we let potential motion sickness get in the way we'll miss so much. I had always seen the Forbidden Journey and the Simpsons Ride at Universal as the absolute worst rides so we intend to avoid those. Flights of Passage was always one where I hadn't heard negative reports. Even the unofficial guide - which labels more or less everything with a screen or that spins as potentially inducing motion sickness - didn't have a warning. We are going to take pills, wear wrist bands and then close our eyes if it gets bad.

 

[Pyxie]

I've had issues with motion sickness, specifically car sickness, my entire life, but the only ride I have had slight issues with at Disney is Remy. I think it's because of the combination of screens and the 3D effects because similar screen rides don't bother me. (I have not ridden Guardians yet and I do understand it makes some people sick so we'll see with that one.)

 

[MarBee]

I started feeling sick on rides in my mid-30s, but only the screen/motion simulated rides. Now I can’t do spinning rides like tea cups either. I would love to know what non-drowsy motion sickness medications work for everyone.

 

[Mikey15]

I don't know if it's the wind and mist in your face, or just how immersive the massive screen is, but I rolled the dice trying FOP (normally screen simulators make me sick, even 3D movies give me a headache) and I loved it. No motion sickness for me on that! Unlike Star Tours, Hogwarts, or any of those other ones that I will never do again.

 

[nicksinger8]

I don't know if it's the wind and mist in your face, or just how immersive the massive screen is, but I rolled the dice trying FOP (normally screen simulators make me sick, even 3D movies give me a headache) and I loved it. No motion sickness for me on that! Unlike Star Tours, Hogwarts, or any of those other ones that I will never do again.

I am sure these wind and mist effects are designed to reduce motion sickness. I did a ride in Legoland in the UK which is screen based - the wind effects were of course fun and atmospheric, but they did come at times which made me feel better.

 

[nonnadisney]

Soarin', Star Tours and SDMT never bothered me, in fact they are favorites. I have to stop following the magic carpet on Mickey's Philharmagic to prevent feeling motion sick. I know kinda crazy.

 

[nicksinger8]

Soarin', Star Tours and SDMT never bothered me, in fact they are favorites. I have to stop following the magic carpet on Mickey's Philharmagic to prevent feeling motion sick. I know kinda crazy.

This is the reason I'm trying to put motion sickness to one side. You just never know!

 

[DisneyOma]

Guardians of the Galaxy - between the random spinning and the massive screens, I'm one and done. I can handle FoP, and Hogwarts, no problem. The combination of not knowing which way the next motion would be, and the screens? Ugh, I had to close my eyes *which made it a little better) or look at my knees.

 

[Frozen2014]

My family and I are all sensitive to motion sickness....but hoping to try the new rides...Remy, Flight of Passage, Guardians (just kids and maybe DH) . Is the general advice to close your eyes if start feeling it? Or to stare at a specific spot?

 

[emily nicole]

The Simpsons is honestly the worst out of everything being discussed.

I had to close my eyes and pretend I was anywhere else. I've never come that close to upchucking on a ride. Even Mission: Space Orange didn't bother me! But my husband and son tolerated it fine and wanted to ride again, so who knows!

 

[nicksinger8]

My family and I are all sensitive to motion sickness....but hoping to try the new rides...Remy, Flight of Passage, Guardians (just kids and maybe DH) . Is the general advice to close your eyes if start feeling it? Or to stare at a specific spot?

It does depend on the ride. Taking anti motion sickness pills and wearing an anti sickness band is a good start. Try not to ride either on an empty stomach or when really full. Motion sickness is largely to do with a disconnect between your senses. But it can also be caused by your body being thrown around in a way it does not like. So yes, looking at a fixed point or closing your eyes can help if the problem is caused by a disconnect between the ride vehicle and the screen - they try very very hard to align them but someone sensitive can still feel it and some rides are worse than others. If you are sensitive to movement - not a lot you can do there. If on the teacups or Men in Black Alien Attack, I don't think anything helps - you just get spun around and it may make you feel sick. One new technology which they are deploying on rides - I experienced this on Legoland UK - is spraying air and water at certain points into your face. That really helped me. So I guess a fan and water spray - if appropriate - (I'm not sure they'd allow it on these rides) might also help. But the latter I am less certain - quite a lot of science behind that one.

 

[nicksinger8]

I had to close my eyes and pretend I was anywhere else. I've never come that close to upchucking on a ride. Even Mission: Space Orange didn't bother me! But my husband and son tolerated it fine and wanted to ride again, so who knows!

Yes of all the reading I have done the Simpsons seems the worst. I think it replaced the BTTF ride, which was apparently equally bad. But my dad and I suffer from motion sickness - my dad is terrible - but we were fine. So it seems like a lottery.

 

[Frozen2014]

It does depend on the ride. Taking anti motion sickness pills and wearing an anti sickness band is a good start. Try not to ride either on an empty stomach or when really full. Motion sickness is largely to do with a disconnect between your senses. But it can also be caused by your body being thrown around in a way it does not like. So yes, looking at a fixed point or closing your eyes can help if the problem is caused by a disconnect between the ride vehicle and the screen - they try very very hard to align them but someone sensitive can still feel it and some rides are worse than others. If you are sensitive to movement - not a lot you can do there. If on the teacups or Men in Black Alien Attack, I don't think anything helps - you just get spun around and it may make you feel sick. One new technology which they are deploying on rides - I experienced this on Legoland UK - is spraying air and water at certain points into your face. That really helped me. So I guess a fan and water spray - if appropriate - (I'm not sure they'd allow it on these rides) might also help. But the latter I am less certain - quite a lot of science behind that one.

Thanks so much. My kids have the spray mist fans....if they can keep it discreet. Maybe not on FOP but something where they can hold onto it on their lap.
I remember the Simpsons ride got my kids at Universal LA. And just car rides can make them and me motion sick. They've done Star Tours and Soarin before and had no issue (although I felt it a touch on Soarin...but do love that ride)...but Guardians, Remy, FOP are all new to us.

 

[Kitty & Covs Covs]

Y'all are making me nervous! We are riding Remy and GotG for the first time (hopefully--pixie dust for VQ/ILL!) in a couple weeks and I didn't even consider motion sickness. I can't handle Mission Space (Green or Orange) and FOP was not an enjoyable experience for me. MFSR also wasn't much fun, but I think if I were in the front row and not just pushing random buttons in the back I would have been okay.

Fingers crossed Remy and GotG aren't terrible! I watched POVs so am optimistic, but ughhhhh. I'm sure a lot of Universal rides would be miserable for me!