more trip in review!

[marcicat]

Fun fact from our day at Epcot: I got all the way into the Mission Space building without realizing it was *that* Mission Space — the scary puking ride I’d been warned about!

But, you know, we were already there. And so I cheerfully departed for the “Green Team” experience (*Andrea, being far braver than I, opted for the Orange Team). And it was fun! I would describe the Green Team experience as “less scary than flying” but I don’t like flying, so ymmv.

It wasn’t until today, more than a week later, that I happened upon a reference to the ride (reading about how Disney parks handle medical emergencies), and saw the word “centrifuge.”

WHAT.

“On May 19, 2006, Disney began offering a less intense version of Mission: Space (called Green Team, also known as Less Intense training or no spinning), where the centrifuge does not spin, thus eliminating the forces of lateral acceleration for riders who choose the more tame experience. The cabs themselves still pitch and pivot, providing some motion. The normal ride is still available and is called Orange Team (also known as More Intense training or spinning).”

*Andrea, I am SO MUCH MORE IMPRESSED now. Also SO HAPPY I was on the Green Team. (No wonder we didn’t get the same warnings!)

Mirrored from The Marci Rating System.

Comments

[starandrea]

This is so awesome! I guess that's what that woman meant about "spinning"... I didn't really think about how they made it feel like a rocket taking off, but now I did some research into motion simulators and it's really interesting! :)

THANKS MARCI

(Best point of the Mission: Space wiki article, though: there are absolutely warnings everywhere at the ride, but they're basically the same warnings as at Soarin', which was a much tamer experience. Plus, because Mission: Space is presented as a fictional "training exercise," even I was confused about which of the warnings were real and which were not. I was mostly convinced the air sickness bags were just for show - just part of the story!)

[marcicat]

Based on conversations overheard on the buses, apparently the thing to do is watch youtube videos of the rides to gauge their level of acceptability to you before you attempt them. I didn't even think of that! (But I'm with you on the ride warnings, etc. Although Hollie says the Soarin' ride is pretty wild for people with vertigo...)

[starandrea]

PS, Apparently more people die at Disney than I would have expected...

[marcicat]

RIGHT? Good thing I got my blood pressure lower this year!