We have our team in the Disney World parks EVERY day, and we see a lot of things.
Chip and Dale in Dinoland!
One of the things we see most often is families making “simple” mistakes that end up affecting the entire rest of their day, and sometimes even trip! We’ve seen people collapse from dehydration and/or heat exhaustion during the summer when they don’t listen to what their body is telling them, get on the Magic Kingdom Monorail thinking it’s going to EPCOT (and vice versa), and quite often, we see people of all ages walk right past the warning signs for a ride and hop on, only to MAJORLY regret it after. We asked our readers on Facebook what ride they’ll NEVER go on again, and we think you already know what the answer is.
The number one answer, by a LONG SHOT, was Mission: SPACE in EPCOT. While Orange Mission was specifically mentioned more, which isn’t surprising since that’s quite the intense mission (those G forces REALLY feel like you’re taking off, and it was designed purposefully that way), Green Mission was also mentioned a few times for other reasons.
Mission Space
Green Mission is much less intense on the G-force side — you’re not headed all the way to Mars, you’re heading around Earth. However, the ride vehicle is the same, meaning you’re still tucked inside a tiny little “spacecraft” (not ideal for claustrophobia) and staring at a screen, which can still cause motion sickness.
Mission Space is known for making people nauseous!
Other readers found Orange Mission to be too intense, but Green Mission to be unappealing and boring, so there’s really no happy medium there. While it’s hard to tell how you’ll react to any ride you’ve never been on before, we are PLEADING with you — PLEASE read EVERY. SINGLE. RIDE. SIGN.
Green or Orange?
If you know you are prone to motion sickness, even just a LITTLE bit, or you have other health issues, it’s important to read all the ride warning signs before you get in line. This way, you know what to expect and you can make the choice to not ride out of safety/your general wellbeing for the rest of the day, or can still choose to ride and know that you may feel awful afterwards.
Inside Mission Space
That wasn’t the only ride mentioned though — there were a few runner-ups that surprised us! The first was Mad Tea Party — yes, the spinning teacups ride in Magic Kingdom. This ride isn’t for the faint of heart, aka anyone who even SLIGHTLY struggles with motion sickness. Not only do the teacups themselves have the wheel for you to control how you turn, but the whole ride itself spins you around, so for some, that double spinning (or just the single spinning) is a no go.
Mad Tea Party
Additionally, we had readers mention Space Mountain and Tomorrowland Speedway as runner-ups as well. While Space Mountain is a classic, its many years of operation mean it’s gotten a liiiittle rough. Many of our readers complained of being jostled around so much they walked off the ride with a headache, or that their body hurt for the rest of the day.
Space Mountain
As for Tomorrowland Speedway, its downfall is the SMELL. That gas smell is NOT pleasant and really never has been. Now that our cars haven’t regularly smelt that strongly for decades, most guests are far from used to it. Not to mention that when you’re driving them, the stop and start (depending on who’s in front of you) and the way the cars can never stay straight no matter HOW good of a driver you are really just make this ride a good fit for kiddos who can’t drive themselves yet.
Tomorrowland Speedway
Now, this is not to cast judgement on anyone! If you love these rides, that’s fantastic, and we hope you have the best time…we’ll just be watching from the sidelines. Stay tuned to DFB for all the latest Disney news!
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We won’t go on Space Mountain, but mainly because my son, who is “only” about 6 feet tall, experiences an uncomfortable feeling that he head is narrowly missing hitting structures on the ride. I’m sure that taller people have gone on it and been fine, and I’m sure the ride is safe, but I don’t want to go on a ride if someone would feel unsafe.
At 5’3″, even I’m ducking the entire time I’m on Space Mountain, so I understand! It looks like the bars are much closer than they actually are, but I can’t reconcile that in my brain and will continue to duck.