I have kids and I don't like being trapped on a ride. I got stuck on the rock and roll coaster (whatever the name) for a good 15 minutes. I didn't like being all strapped in without the ability to move much, those rides should be evaced pretty quickly. I won't do mission space again for the same reason, first time I was on it they just shut the door and there we sat probably a wheel chair or something being loaded in a cart but I do not like to be locked in a steel coffin staring at a black screen 12 inches from my face. That one flat out made me jumpy and I won't go on that ride again. Not sure if I could deal with a long wait trapped on that ride. Another time I was stuck on the the golf ball looking ride at Epcot for a good 30 minutes as I was turned back wards going down the hill. Didn't really mind that, sort of took a nap looking up at the stars worse part was they kept coming on saying don't leave the ride vehicle stay seated etc. If they just left the music on I would have taken a 30 minute nap, would have been fine with that. HM has almost become unrideable because they stop that all the time for wheel chairs or whatever hopefully that has been improved with the last make over.
golf ball looking ride? lol.
and you won't ever be rid of stops on HM or SE or anything that has a constantly moving track. sometimes they have to stop them to let on wheelchairs, and it's only for a few seconds.
..... In others CMs in hip waders actually have to come out and physically move boats to positions where guests can be transferred more easily to shore.......
that would be my worst nightmare, having to wade into those dark waters. i know they aren't very deep, but think of all the things you could get your foot stuck in. i know the cm's are trained and what not, but no, that's creepy having to walk through the waters.
i think the longest we were stuck on a ride for was on splash mountain. i have no idea what happened. it was during our first trip in 1997. suddenly, the ride just stopped; we were right next to a waterfall (which i actually did look out for on our last trip, but it must have become a victim of the everlasting 'water drought' because i couldn't find it.)
me and my dad were drenched by the time we got off the ride. we must have been stuck there about 30 minutes. my mom was worried sick lol. but it was no biggy. eventually they started up the ride again, and we were able to ride the rest of it.
then of course there's the obligatory stops for wheelchair access on SE earth and HM. never actually had to be evac'd from any ride though.
another good one (albeit we weren't actually on the ride) was when the mummy ride first opened in universal studios. it couldn't have been more than a few weeks old. me and my dad were queuing for it, and we got right to the front, just about to be loaded, when the cars stopped. now, at this point we'd been queuing a good 80 or 90 minutes (this was before fast pass etc) at least. after another few minutes, they started letting the line out.
now this took ages. we were right at the front.
my mom didn't want to ride with us so she'd been outside waiting for us. we'd probably been gone about 2 hours at this point. she said an ambulance pulled up outside, and hundreds of people were coming out, but there was no sign of me and dad! she thought something had happened to us.
we of course were fine and came waltzing out as one of the last people. not sure what happened, but we didn't get any compensation for our wasted time. we just carried on with our day.
