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M:S disappointing
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stingrock23
Active Member
I've also got to disagree. My first ride on it was very intense. I don't know which Mission Space you went on, but the one I went on was certainly pretty intense.
They could have improved the weightlessness a little, but the blast off and moon slingshot were incredible. I think the fact that this attraction was very over-hyped may have lead to your opinion. It was hyped for so long that it's hard to meet those expectations.
They could have improved the weightlessness a little, but the blast off and moon slingshot were incredible. I think the fact that this attraction was very over-hyped may have lead to your opinion. It was hyped for so long that it's hard to meet those expectations.
imagineer99
New Member
Great Point...Some people like rides, others don't. You can't please everybody.
Personally, I thought Mission: Space was really cool. I think space travel is fascinating, so this ride was that much more compelling. Plus, like every Disney Ride, the theming, preshow, and story are top notch.
imagineersrock
New Member
I couldnt have said it better myself
Kramjam33
New Member
I rode Mission: Space the first day it was opened to the public, if i am correct, back in August 2003. I thought MS was one of the neatest things i have EVER experienced in my whole life...(even though i am only 16) it was the coolest thing ever. The story was great, the pre-launch was great, and i though that the intensity was just fine. Anyways, i loved every second of it and it has become one of my favorite rides ever.
surfsupdon
Well-Known Member
Before even riding, I too began a thread about MS being overrated b/c I just had a feeling it might be. However, after riding, I found it most enjoyable and actually quite unbelievable. It was such an amazing feeling. I rode 5 times throughout the vacation.
So I began as devil's advocate trying to get people out of the woodwork about not liking MS, but I am now one who really like MS and miss not having it at my leisure to ride.
So I began as devil's advocate trying to get people out of the woodwork about not liking MS, but I am now one who really like MS and miss not having it at my leisure to ride.
Michael72688
New Member
I personally think it is the most incredible ride at Disney
Mission Space lived up to everything I had hoped except for two things..... Zero G and intensity. I could lift and move any part of my body on the ride. But I also look left, right, and closed my eyes and never felt sick or like I was spinning. But I have yet to ever black or white out on a ride anywhere.
cherrynegra
Well-Known Member
Lucky you. Mission Space (aka the Vominator as I like to call it) made me nauseous. And a ride on Body Wars completed the process by sending me to the nearest restroom to hurl buckets. However, I had serious jet lag at the time and would like to know if riding Mission Space without jet lag would result in a different effect.
General Grizz
New Member
The ride itself was cool. The pavilion dissappointed me as a whole (you know, small and cramped and lack of a great amount of unique experience for families).
I think it could have used SPACE (ironically. I don't see why they didn't extend it back and made a nice queue area. Space Mountain's is much more impressive to me. . . and looking at a dyer - I mean! - spacewheel for an hour gets one pretty dizzy, I hear. :lookaroun
Overall, unique experience. But it could have definitely used more original song and "heart."
I think it could have used SPACE (ironically. I don't see why they didn't extend it back and made a nice queue area. Space Mountain's is much more impressive to me. . . and looking at a dyer - I mean! - spacewheel for an hour gets one pretty dizzy, I hear. :lookaroun
Overall, unique experience. But it could have definitely used more original song and "heart."
testtrackalumni
Member
ok it can't be that bad
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Ok, Mission Space can be that bad guys! When I worked at Test TRack during construnction of Space, we were told that it was going to be very intense and then during testing it had to be calmed down a few times. If you want a really intense Mission Space, then go join the Space Program. You can't have a ride that makes 9 out of 10 people sick. It just doesn't work like that! No one would ever ride it. WHo wants to ride a ride where they are given a 90% chance of yarfing all over the place? I don't! No one does! Don't except so much from it. I have heard all good things about the ride. I have heard it is awesome so I would have to go with them. I'm going back in May and I will post my thoughts about how the ride was to me then.
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Ok, Mission Space can be that bad guys! When I worked at Test TRack during construnction of Space, we were told that it was going to be very intense and then during testing it had to be calmed down a few times. If you want a really intense Mission Space, then go join the Space Program. You can't have a ride that makes 9 out of 10 people sick. It just doesn't work like that! No one would ever ride it. WHo wants to ride a ride where they are given a 90% chance of yarfing all over the place? I don't! No one does! Don't except so much from it. I have heard all good things about the ride. I have heard it is awesome so I would have to go with them. I'm going back in May and I will post my thoughts about how the ride was to me then.
BwanaBob
Well-Known Member
One common theme in threads!
I agree with testtrack...
"Who wants to ride a ride where they are given a 90% chance of yarfing all over the place?"
Anyone heard of the real "vomit commit"?...
(centrifuge at NASA that they test on? Ever seen movie "The Right Stuff"?)
One common theme in all of our posts is this...
IT'S UNIQUE!
Nowhere has this type of ride-system been tried or tested. To combine full simulator functions on the end of spinning arms off a fuge is "extreme".
That is the only way I have described the ride to others; as "you've never been on anything like it. I can't compare to anything!"
Intense? Personal opinion. Unique? Yes.
I agree with testtrack...
"Who wants to ride a ride where they are given a 90% chance of yarfing all over the place?"
Anyone heard of the real "vomit commit"?...
(centrifuge at NASA that they test on? Ever seen movie "The Right Stuff"?)
One common theme in all of our posts is this...
IT'S UNIQUE!
Nowhere has this type of ride-system been tried or tested. To combine full simulator functions on the end of spinning arms off a fuge is "extreme".
That is the only way I have described the ride to others; as "you've never been on anything like it. I can't compare to anything!"
Intense? Personal opinion. Unique? Yes.
cm1988
Active Member
Just for a second...
I enjoyed the sensations of liftoff, even though finding them a little less intense than I had anticipated (feared?). And even though my favorite ride would be a roller coaster - about 250 feet tall is just right - I found Mission Space no less than an E-ticket, repeatable experience.
Usually, about the point we're descending to Mars, I'm thinking... just for a second... wow, what if this were real.
The graphics are clear enough and the sounds and sense of motion add up to just a few seconds when you can really be thrilled by that thought. Thrilled in a way a 250-foot coaster can't approach.
If you can handle spinning rides and simulators, this is a journey you should experience.
I enjoyed the sensations of liftoff, even though finding them a little less intense than I had anticipated (feared?). And even though my favorite ride would be a roller coaster - about 250 feet tall is just right - I found Mission Space no less than an E-ticket, repeatable experience.
Usually, about the point we're descending to Mars, I'm thinking... just for a second... wow, what if this were real.
The graphics are clear enough and the sounds and sense of motion add up to just a few seconds when you can really be thrilled by that thought. Thrilled in a way a 250-foot coaster can't approach.
If you can handle spinning rides and simulators, this is a journey you should experience.
imagineer99
New Member
Good idea. I would love to see this happen. However, in all likelihood it is not realistic. Having one centrifuge operate at a highter intensity would be VERY confusing to the novice vistor. The fact is some one would accidentally board the wrong centrifuge, get very sick, and blame Disney for the entire thing. That is why they have to keep all centrifuges operating at the same level. Also, having different centrifuges could cause trouble in loading and crowd control.
surfsupdon
Well-Known Member
I'm curious to know if those that disliked Mission Space had to wait in a long line before boearding. I made this mistake for my first time on Test Track--waited 75 mins and was completely let down. So we knew our first ride on MS should not be the posted 100mins. We'd walk over each morning from Yacht Club and go on first thing. And I learned that Testy Track isnt too bad either, as long as wait times are kept under 30 mins.