nibblesandbits
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tweedledum1967 said:You know, I can't help but think that everyone tends to overeact a little bit when it comes to Mission Space. The fact is, the ride is designed to "simulate" space travel, and Disney does a good job of creating that illusion. It's not like you are actually pulling ten G's or anything. The g forces you experience are, in reality, quite minimal.
The other effects of the ride serve to enhance the illusion.
Yes, it is a centrifuge, and yes you do spin, and yes, it makes me queesy.(But I get queesy on the teacups too.) But, it's not anywhere near exceeding the limits of human physiology. My daughter was five the first time we went on MS. We went sight unseen, but I don't feel bad about that. I know my daughter and what she likes, and I knew that I would be right there with her. She LOVED it! It's her favorite ride at WDW. She's been on it multiple times and she likes it way more than I do. (I don't like spinning, and frankly, it's really just another movie ride, that is the same every time. Not my thing.)
My point is. Does anybody really believe that Disney (especially in this sue-happy society that we live in now) would design a ride that came anywhere close to
exceeding the bounds of human physiology. It would be corporate suicide.
The fact is-- a young boy is dead. It's horrible, it's tragic. 4 year old boys aren't supposed to just die, so we look for something or someone to blame. It's not the parent's fault, it's not Disney's fault, it's not your fault, and it's not my fault. Sometimes people just die. As long as there is life there will be death, and no matter how smart we may think we are as a society, some of those deaths will always be a mystery. I think it's time that we all take a deep breath and think about that fact for a minute before we all go running around assigning blame. Pray for the boys family. I can't imagine how they must feel, even now, months later.
Very good first post. This is something I think a lot of people forget.