Hey All

Ok so I have never been one to like Coasters mainly because I can not really handle the drops. Only part of the coasters that bother me are the drops. So anyway wife and I are going to Orlando in a few months and I was looking at some sites that gave brief descriptions of the rides and found a few that I could not tell if they are rides with drops or not and was hoping some of you who have been on them could fill me in

Magic Kingdom
Big Thunder Railroad Mountain
Space Mountain

Epcot
Mission Space
Spaceship Earth
Test Track

Animal Kingdom
Expedition Everest

Seaworld
Wild Artic

Adventure Island
Spiderman

Space Mountain & Expedition Everest are both rollercoasters. Space Mountain is inside and in the dark, Everest is in an artificial mountain.

Spiderman is a unique experience of its own (and while it simulates a high drop, its not that high. But the experience is great). You'd be fine here Ithink.

You'll be fine with Spaceship Earth.

Test Track is like a rollercoaster, but there arent "intense" drops per se. There is alot of acceleration and high G turns though.

Wild Artic is an exhibit basically, but you have 2 ways to get there, a simulated "hike" or a thrilling simulated helicopter ride. The helicopter ride is a fun way to go, I'm sure you'd be fine with that. You'd be fine here.

And Finally, Mission Space...this ride is very intense. I mean its worth a shot seeing as its not a rollercoaster or anything, but I dont know if you'd go for it or not.

Hope this helped, I'd be glad to answer more questions if needed.

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Good place to ask! First, Big Thunder Mountain Railroad is a coaster but has very shallow drops. The biggest is roughly 10-20 feet. Space Mountain is about the same except in a darkened room. But depending on when you go, you might not be able to ride it anyway. Mission Space makes you feel like you are dropping in a spaceship but it is a simulator. As for Spaceship Earth. It goes about 2 mph the whole ride through. Test Track is a high paced thrill ride with 0, count them 0 drops. Expedition Everest on the other hand has big drops, some occuring backwards in pitch black. But it is still fun anyway. Wild Artic is a simulator that I do not believe has any drops. And Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man, an extremly advanced simulator does simulate a 410 foot drop... nothing more need be said. So just have fun and maybe brave up and take dramamine to get some of the greatest thrills of your life!

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Haha, the drop simulation on Spider-Man is alot higher than 410 feet. But like he said, its "simulated" so I'm sure you'd be fine.

All together, you'd be fine with a majority of the rides. The only one I'd question as stated in the above post is Expedition Everest. But I say give it a go, its a good ride to give a shot to attempt to get used to coaster drop thrills.

I think you'll have a good time no matter what...

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Hey Guys

Thanks for the responses. I actually looked at youtube videos of all the rides after my post and the only ride I think would be an issue is the Epedition Everest.

The other two coasters will not bother me. I mean space mountains drops seem very small and are done at full speed. And the Big Thunder ones also are not big and the one time you climb a bit before the drop the drop goes almost instantly into a turn which does not bother me.

It is ,mostly coasters that go up real slow to a point and drop. If they hit the drop at full speed it is not that bad.

Even if you sit in the back, there is no airtime on Expedition Everest's biggest drop (80'), which means you wouldn't come out of your seat even if there was no restraint. To me it seems like a really small drop...maybe I was expecting it to be larger, but more likely it's just because the top half is relatively gradual and has a large radius. The ride itself is mostly curving sections...one or two helices, an S hill, and various other turns both forwards and backwards. None of the backwards drops are very large. Good way to combat that acceleration down the drop, which is what it seems to me you don't like, is to sit as close to the front as possible. If you don't want all of the view, sit a few rows back, but hanging over the edge means you won't experience that whip over the top, which is usually one of the scariest parts of any coaster drop.

I'd consider that ride to be more of a family ride than almost all other coasters I've been on, because it's very smooth and all the transitions are relatively large fluid, plus there is no airtime anywhere. I'd also consider it less intense than Space Mountain...with the theming, speed, smoothness, and rider comfort being the main reasons why it's better for me. Definitely a fun ride rather than a thrilling one, so I'd say try it out.

Curious, what would you consider the worst drop you've ridden to be? I can probably more accurately tell you whether the main drop in Everest is relatively intense or not based on that information.

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The roller coaster that freaked me out when I was young was the great American scream machine at six flags. Since then drops bother me.

If the drop is curved like the batman at six flags I can ride it. the straight drop is a killer

The drop is not really curved like Batman, but it's somewhat more gradual, shorter, and less steep than Great American Scream Machine (I assume you mean Georgia's version). You should be fine. Compare these pictures:
Expedition Everest (Walt Disney World - Disney's Animal Kingdom)on the left
Great American Scream Machine (Six Flags Over Georgia)

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Just wondering what type of ride is inside the big ball at epcot?

It's a ride that tells a story. No thrills at all. Anyone can ride this. This is "Spaceship Earth".

Coincidentally, Expedition Everest is the best ride on this list. I would suggest riding it and if you don't like it, you never have to ride it again.

Worst 800th post ever.

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Total shame there man.

I remember being drenched on Expedition Everest. Hopefully Test Track still has the GM sponsership. I'm totally a(n) Universal person when I'm down there.

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You knew I wanted the other repeat too

I can tell you one thing. Up until two years ago I had the EXACT same problem as you and Expedition Everest was the first ride with a good sized drop that I ever rode. It doesn't give you that dropping sensation that other rides do due to the gradual and shallow incline so you don't need to worry. There is one thing I would recommend though. You should try Rock'n'roller coaster. There are NO drops on this ride and the launch is just good fun. (This was my second ride after everest by the way) This is the ride with the lights on. You can tell that it basically just turns and goes upside down a couple of times with no drops.

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I have been on the rocknroll coaster. I assume you mean the Areosmith one? Any roller coaster without a huge drop I can find. It is that slow climb to the top followed by the straight drop that gets me. I wish I know how to get over the fear since my wife loves coasters. Has to be some kind of medicine a doctor can give me to calm my heart from racing like they do for when I fly in planes lol

And when you guys say Spiderman is a simulated drop you just mena you are dropping watching a screen your car is still stuck to the ground right? If that is the case that does not bother me either.

Before I was an enthusiast and worked at a theme park I was scared to death of loops. Coasters like Great American Scream Machine used to scare me because it was still amongst the most tallest coasters out there in the mid 90's. I walked right off of Lochness Monster in the station in the early 90's I believe. My dad and uncle generally just thrusted me onto coasters to help me get me over my fear. Batman: The Ride was my first looping coaster. I embraced the forces and rode the other coasters in the park. It might not be in your realm but I suggest you pull the situation by the balls and go for the drops unless your doctor advises you not. My best medicine is Kumba at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay. That's got some great kick. Expedition Everest would be great within the Disney range. I'd be more concerned about the air time pops on Tower of Terror. My intent is not to pull you down but give you a pep talk.

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You knew I wanted the other repeat too

I hear ya. Maybe if i am drunk lol it wont be a problem.

But can someone confirm about the drop in spiderman? the car dont move right only the screen?

It's not a rollercoaster so I expect any simulated jumps/pops would be hydraulics and the screen tying into the effect. It would probably like riding Back to the Future/The Simpsons at Universal. That simulator just didn't roll down a track. I rode both Spiderman and Back to Future. Spiderman is so epic. It can't be missed.

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You knew I wanted the other repeat too

Yeah I been on Back to the Future. Shame it is gone.

^ To go back to what you said about Spiderman...

I got a behind the scenes look, and the actual simulator does actually drop forward during that point to give an effect (but it only drops 5 feet). The rest is just simulation tied in with the 3D effects so its basically a 5 foot drop simulating a drop from 60 stories (or around there).

Its fun.

Yeah, I honestly say the best medicine to get over drops is to ride coasters with drops. Sooner or later it wont get to you anymore and you'll have a blast.

Its like motion sickness, sometimes the best medicine is to get used to it.

As a kid, I was terrified of heights and rollercoasters, today, Im fine. As a kid I faced my fears and rode some of the meanest rides I could, and thats what got to me to become an enthusiast and get over all of that (it was the drops/height with me, I wasnt afraid of the inversions) But now I've ridden some of the bigs, like Top Thrill Dragster & Millennium Force.

I used to get motion sickness as a kid as well and used to have to take medicine in order to last at parks. Today, No medicine needed, and I dont get sick. It all comes with the experience. Its like training, once you get enough to get over your fear, you just cant get enough to remain satisfied...then you will be riding everything in sight (well, that looks good at least...haha)

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Come up north and ride Millennium Force.... there won't be many drops after that one that bother you

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Spiderman's Drop is Simulated. There is movement on the car like other Simulated rides.

Big Thunder Mountain and Space mountain are coasters. But they are on the milder side more about teh experience then a major thrill. You should be able to do these coaster. They are on the slower side with smaller drops. Could be used along with Goofy's Barn Stormer and build your way up to a coaster like Everest.

Spaceship earth is a solid dark ride. good story, Though I haven't been on the new version, and the long ride.

Test track is a dark ride but uses a high speed car which can be like a coaster. The speed is higher then most of the coasters around Disney so it's a good stepping point attraction to a coaster with drops.

I would suggest if your not comfortable with coaster is build yourself up. Find a smaller local park with a varied coaster selection. Ride the smaller kiddie and family coaster start with the smallest and work your way up to the largest. use faster rides in between to get used to the intensity. in time depending on your personal fears and comfort level you should be able to built yourself up to the larger more intense coasters.

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