Space Mountain. - Too much turbulence?

[Spike-in-Berlin]

I LOVE Space Mountain. Don't get me wrong. One of my favorite rides in all of Disney by far. But nobody will deny. Even if you know the track and can lean into the turns, it's a jerky, whiplash filled, gonad slapping adventure. My mom refuses to even go on it, it gives her a headache.. Would you be in support of replacing the track and making it a bit less.. Painful? Besides, I always imagined space travel to be smooth anyway.

No, I don't think so, Disney rollercoasters are already tame enough, (even EE and RnRC) I am glad that there is at least one ride at the MK that includes a little thrill factor. Yes it's bumpy and it's rough, but that is one reason why it is a little more thrilling than the other Disney thrill rides.

 

[CheshireCatStef]

Space Mountain is my 7 year old's favorite ride 11 year old's also.
Kills my sciatica, but I love it, probably mainly for the nostalgia. It's not my husbands favorite.
Now on the other hand, my father, 62, went on it last fall, and had to be rushed to the emergency optometrist because it caused his retina to detach... so I guess it's different for everyone!
On another note, wasn't it just closed down for almost a year to have the whole track redone? I'm pretty sure there's not another refurb on the menu for SM for a long time...

 

[ScoutN]

Totally agree with this! Sitting in the back is the worst. I normally love to sit in the back on rollercoasters, but this is really the one exception.



Except that I don't think SM is intended to simulate those things. It's supposed to be a futuristic means of space travel. At no point in this attraction are you lifting off from a launch pad in Cape Canaveral and going into orbit. That's the part of space travel that is shakey and bumpy, not the part where you're actually in space. The entire SM adventure takes place as though you are already in space.

Course corrections are needed and not always smooth. If you want to get into the specifics how how smooth space travel can be then let's discuss turbulence in space plasma and the turbulence that they manifest.

 

[G00fyDad]

Course corrections are needed and not always smooth. If you want to get into the specifics how how smooth space travel can be then let's discuss turbulence in space plasma and the turbulence that they manifest.

Put the rocket science away. This doesn't need to turn into a "Who has the bigger brain pan" debate.

I'd like to see the rough spots ironed out. I love the ride and the fact that it makes me feel like I am going to fly off the tracks at every turn, but I can still have that feeling (maybe even intensified) if they remove the medical injuries from the experience. Ouch.

 

[ScoutN]

Put the rocket science away. This doesn't need to turn into a "Who has the bigger brain pan" debate.

I'd like to see the rough spots ironed out. I love the ride and the fact that it makes me feel like I am going to fly off the tracks at every turn, but I can still have that feeling (maybe even intensified) if they remove the medical injuries from the experience. Ouch.

It is all facts of space travel. I am just inserting science vs logic. :animwink:

Feeling like you are about to fall off the tracks and not no where you are going is what makes the ride have character. If you head down I4 to BGT and ride every coaster there and then Cheetah Hunt; Cheetah Hunt is smooth, sip a latte smooth. But it lack character and personality. Coasters are supposed to have bumps and rough spots, otherwise, they are very lackluster.

 

[dmeans]

Absolutely. I'll take it one step further and say that I'll never ride it again unless one of my kids needs or asks for a partner. It's painfully bumpy and remarkably poorly themed or executed compared to the excellent Disneyland version.

As it now stands, I consider it a tremendous waste of Tomorrowland space and I'll walk right past every time.

well to everyone like this "Good" less lines for me if you don't ride...and thanks!

i like it and will ride it until either me or it dies.

 

[Rowdy]

It is all facts of space travel. I am just inserting science vs logic. :animwink:

Feeling like you are about to fall off the tracks and not no where you are going is what makes the ride have character. If you head down I4 to BGT and ride every coaster there and then Cheetah Hunt; Cheetah Hunt is smooth, sip a latte smooth. But it lack character and personality. Coasters are supposed to have bumps and rough spots, otherwise, they are very lackluster.

Knowledge is frightening to some. :lol: People can't argue their ignorance against facts. But you're right, as you know, plasma can create turbulence in space. That is fact.

I agree with Cheetah Hunt. It almost doesn't feel like a coast it's so smooth. I don't imagine space travel to be a walk in the park. I imagine it to be out of control, and dangerous.

 

[marni1971]

On another note, wasn't it just closed down for almost a year to have the whole track redone? I'm pretty sure there's not another refurb on the menu for SM for a long time...

Nope. That`s the issue. The track replacement was scrapped.

 

[G00fyDad]

It is all facts of space travel. I am just inserting science vs logic. :animwink:

I'm sure it is facts of space travel. However, bringing those "facts of space travel" to a Disney forum thread that is disucussing a ride that is not actually in space or attempting to simulate space travel to a strict degree is kind of ridiculous. Sort of like telling someone all about the mechanics of electricity when they ask about how a Joy Buzzer works. Yes, yes, we know that you are either very smart or know how to Google information. Thanks.

Feeling like you are about to fall off the tracks and not no where you are going is what makes the ride have character. If you head down I4 to BGT and ride every coaster there and then Cheetah Hunt; Cheetah Hunt is smooth, sip a latte smooth. But it lack character and personality. Coasters are supposed to have bumps and rough spots, otherwise, they are very lackluster.

And you've missed the point here. We were talking about the rough part of the ride. Not the thrill part of the ride. I have been on many hair raising rides with "bumps and rough spots" that don't beat the crap out of you. And the rough part of this ride is not something that "adds to it". As a matter of fact, I spend more time worrying about getting my *** kicked on the ride than how fun it is.

 

[G00fyDad]

Knowledge is frightening to some. :lol: People can't argue their ignorance against facts. But you're right, as you know, plasma can create turbulence in space. That is fact.

I agree with Cheetah Hunt. It almost doesn't feel like a coast it's so smooth. I don't imagine space travel to be a walk in the park. I imagine it to be out of control, and dangerous.

So now we're ignorant? Wow. Listen Days of Thunder, if you don't like people's opinions then maybe you should keep yours to yourself. No one is ignorant here. Well, not us anyway.

 

[marni1971]

Each to their own. We love Cheetah Hunt. Dislike Gwazi.

Love Nemesis. Dislike Wild Mice.

 

[Rowdy]

Nope. That`s the issue. The track replacement was scrapped.

So, what exactly did they do? Roof the queue, add games, rid the cars of glow in the dark, blue tunnel, camera, change the queue structure, and that's it?

 

[MrNonacho]

So, what exactly did they do? Roof the queue, add games, rid the cars of glow in the dark, blue tunnel, camera, change the queue structure, and that's it?

Completely new ride control system.

 

[ScoutN]

I'm sure it is facts of space travel. However, bringing those "facts of space travel" to a Disney forum thread that is disucussing a ride that is not actually in space or attempting to simulate space travel to a strict degree is kind of ridiculous. Sort of like telling someone all about the mechanics of electricity when they ask about how a Joy Buzzer works. Yes, yes, we know that you are either very smart or know how to Google information. Thanks.



And you've missed the point here. We were talking about the rough part of the ride. Not the thrill part of the ride. I have been on many hair raising rides with "bumps and rough spots" that don't beat the crap out of you. And the rough part of this ride is not something that "adds to it". As a matter of fact, I spend more time worrying about getting my *** kicked on the ride than how fun it is.

When the conditions of space travel come into the conversation as whatever his name is (not one I recognize or care enough to look back for) brings up how he feels it should replicate space travel as he thinks it is then I will of course rebuttle with facts on how space travel actually is. While you are calling me out on representing facts as it is then take the time and effort to call others involved out as well.

I feel you have missed the point. People are complaining about how they feel a ride is now verse earlier years. The ride from the perspective of someone who has no creaks in bones is the ride is the same. It seems as if others have grown intolerable as years have gone on.

 

[G00fyDad]

When the conditions of space travel come into the conversation as whatever his name is (not one I recognize or care enough to look back for) brings up how he feels it should replicate space travel as he thinks it is then I will of course rebuttle with facts on how space travel actually is. While you are calling me out on representing facts as it is then take the time and effort to call others involved out as well.

That's still the same as someone saying that the electric feel of a joy buzzer tingles and you going into the mechanics of the buzzer and how they are not really electrical impulses but rather a simple winding down of a metallic spring attached to a simple rod that tingles the inside of the pranked person's hand. All I am pointing out is the "breaking out the big guns" on a simple statement made by the other poster. Nuff said on my part about it. Keep impressing us though.

I feel you have missed the point. People are complaining about how they feel a ride is now verse earlier years. The ride from the perspective of someone who has no creaks in bones is the ride is the same. It seems as if others have grown intolerable as years have gone on.

Nope. I pretty much have the point of the thread summed up. Thanks. :animwink:

 

[Mr_Incredible]

Wimps! Wimps I tell ya, wimps and wusses everywhere, as far as the eye can see!

Me, I'm the wrong side of forty and I'll ride that monster any time of day. If she bruises you, you've just got to fight back and let 'er know who's the boss.


~ Legoland is that way ~

LMAO this post made my day haha

 

[mco65]

My oldest son loves it and I am usually the only one that will go on it with him. I don't mind it unless I get stuck in the front.. its a bit too tight up there... :veryconfu

 

[The Hammer]

I think the grandparents that are complaining a thrill ride should be more tame should just retire to It's a Small World After All. Not everything has to be watered down and wussified because you have arthritis.

 

[VoiceGuy07]

It took us years to get our now 11 year old son on Space Mountain so I'll ride as many times as he wants. I really enjoy SM and while it's a little rough on these old bones, I just wear a cup and it's all good!

 

[invader]

The jerky going to be thrown out of your seat and get your head chopped off feeling is the only reason I actually like the ride. Other than that it would just be like any other Wild Mouse coaster.