My husband has bouts of vertigo, and the only 2 rides he cant do is the tea cups and rockin' rollercoaster. We still bring his antivert along on vacation... just in case. I can honestly say he has never needed it while at Disney.I get vertigo (dizzy) easy and I know not to get on some rides (tea cups lol) but what about the roller coasters? Anyone out there have experience with vertigo can tell me how it affects them?
These examples aren't vertigo, since vertigo is getting dizzy when looking down from a great height. What you people are experiencing is Motion Sickness. I get this a lot at theme parks.
Vertigo is not the same as dizziness. It's not a light headed feeling like when you stand up too fast. I get that a lot because of my low blood pressure. With vertigo it feels like everything is moving around you while you are standing still. Vertigo is more severe than being unsteady from light headedness or being dizzy and they often stumble or cannot move because their balance is affected. There is also the chance of earraches, blurred vision and nausea to the point of vomiting.
Regardless, have fun! there are plenty of attractions to choose from that will be fine for you.
Sorry, but you are incorrect. The medical definition of vertigo is perceived motion when there in reality there is no motion: either you feel that you yourself are moving when you are not, or you feel that things around you are moving when in reality they are not (the best example of this would be feeling that the room is spinning around you). http://www.emedicinehealth.com/vertigo/article_em.htm
The misuse of the term "vertigo" to describe a fear of heights probably came from the Alfred Hitchcock movie of the same name, but it is inaccurate. Height has nothing to do with true vertigo: just ask someone who has BPPV or meniere's disease.
Any kind of motion simulator is a no-no for me. I cannot do any of those rides. M:S ruined a whole day for me. I would love to ride the new Star Tours but not at the cost of feeling sick for hours...
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