Mission: Space?

[disneynaco]

I have a question about Mission Space....

I have a condition called hydrocephalus....I will explain if needed, but are there any warnings against people with that riding M:S?

 

[HunnyPot]

Women who are expecting, people who are made uncomfortable by closed, dark spaces, and spinning, motion sickness, and I believe something about your heart, but I can't remember exactly.

 

[SteveUK]

I don't think it is mentioned specifically, but I would be very surprised if medical advice would approve.

I suppose you are the only person who can make the final decision, but I would encourage you to find all the information about the ride you can and think very carefully about it. Is it really worth risking serious medical complications for a quick ride?

 

[disneynaco]

Thanks....I'd heard it put a lot of pressure on your chest, so that's why I was worried. (I have a tube in my chest).

 

[Tinkershelly]

I would talk to my doctor about this if I were you. M:S is a centrifuge where you will experience many in changes in pressure for brief periods of time. If your shunt can't respond fast enough to the changes in pressure you might feel dizzy and/or nauseated from this. This would be in addition to possibly feeling motion sickness from the spinning of the centrifuge. The good news is that this ride is quite short, so perhaps these won't take effect until you actually leave the building:lol: .

Good luck!

Tink

 

[Blue0ctane]

Women who are expecting, people who are made uncomfortable by closed, dark spaces, and spinning, motion sickness, and I believe something about your heart, but I can't remember exactly.

They used to have a warning about loud noises when it first opened, but my cousin, who is ligyrophobic, rode it, had no problems, and actually mailed Disney asking them to take it down. I'm not sure if it was directly due to that, but last time I went to EPCOT, the loud noises warning was no longer there.

 

[RonAnnArbor]

As a neuropsychologist, I will tell you that with hydrocephalus you should NOT ride Mission Space. In particular, if you have a shunt, this is dangerous on this ride. Think of a test tube in a centrifuge spinning around at top speed and what happens to the fluid in the test tube. The same thing occurs with the cerebral spinal fluid in the brain. You can walk through the attraction and experience the pavilion and the very cool things to see, and then back out once you get to the centrifuge part of the ride and wait for your party.

 

[disneynaco]

Thank you Ron.

So, what exactly WOULD happen to my shunt? It would explode/crack, I'm guessing?

Are there any other rides I should stay away from?

 

[Blue0ctane]

Probably any rides that severely spin, like the Teacups.

 

[disneynaco]

Probably any rides that severely spin, like the Teacups.

I've actually been on the teacups, no problem.

Not too sure how much difference it will make but my shunt is a VP shunt.

Another question: Why are there no warnings for people with hydrocephalus? Just because it isn't taht common?

 

[Kwit35]

As a neuropsychologist, I will tell you that with hydrocephalus you should NOT ride Mission Space. In particular, if you have a shunt, this is dangerous on this ride.

I am not a doctor, but that is exactly what I was going to say. I have several students with shunts and I used to worry just getting them in and out of the pool at our school.

 

[RonAnnArbor]

I would suppose there are no warnings for that as it would be something that your doctor would advise you is common sense and would fall under the "other medical condition that would prevent you from riding" category - if they spelled every one of those out, those signs would be 4 feet long. THings like the teacups aren't going to be problematic as it does not spin with any force. The problem here is the force of the ride, not the fact that you are spinning. You shouldn't have any problems with most of the rides - make sure you get your doctors okay before you go. I would advise that the rides you should avoid are Mission Space; Tower of Terror; Rocking Roller Coaster. Each of those has sudden changes in force. You shouldn't really have problems with any of the other rides, even with dips and spins - as there is no "sudden force" so to speak. There are multiple problems you can have with a shunt that come far short of a crack-- it can become clogged, or dislodge, or fill too rapidly with CSF and "jam up the works"...that can lead to seizures and other difficulties. In extreme circumstances it can crack or snap. Play it safe while at the parks, use common sense, and make sure you have medical clearance.

 

[disneynaco]

What about Space Mountain? (I've ridden that before, but I'm wondering if there was any risk)

 

[Blue0ctane]

I'd guess not because it doesn't even spin...

 

[RonAnnArbor]

No problem with Space Mountain as it has no change in force...it travels at most something like 25 miles per hour, and there are no sudden upside down twists or drops that would exert any major force on you.