Spiderman and The Simpsons

[roxyfizz]

Hello,

Long time since i posted!!
Well we are off to Florida in Oct (we had to cancel last yrs trip).
We thought we deserve this holiday after the yr that we have had!

Done our itinerary, but i am a little unsure about two of the rides - Simpsons and Spiderman. We didn't do Spiderman last time we went (06) so i was wondering what these rides are like?

I did Back To The Future with my eyes closed and cuddled my then 10 yr old son.I am a jessie of a girl!!![msnsmile2]

Do these two rides move or are they stationary in one place but go up/down?
Are there any "real" drops or just visionary drops where you can close your eyes and feel nothing?

The reason i am asking these q's is because we went to Alton Towers and i was like "Come on let's go do Hex":D.....Smarty pants me!
I asked the guy what the ride was about and he said it was optical illusion. I can cope with that (i thought).We got on the ride and the safety bar came down over our laps...panic[msnoo]...then we started moving/tilting backwards.....oh poopy.

Well i had my eyes open, and to me, the seats were moving backwards and forwards like that awful pirate ship ride that you think you will fall out of. Up we were going, or so i thought, over the top we were going. so i thought! This was too much for me so i closed my eyes, grabbed the safety bar, put my head down and wished for the ride to finish. Once my eyes were closed i was ok (ish), just sweaty hands, racing heart and feeling sick!

Once the ride was finished, i was out of there. Hub asked what was wrong and why was i sitting funny. He couldn't believe i felt that bad.
So this is the reason why i would like to know about these rides and decide if i will do them. Hub gets pushy and says "You'll love it". Just like he said i'd love primevil whirl.I came of hyperventilating and thinking i was having a heart attack. I loved that one![msncry]

Hope someone can help me decide.


Thanks

RF

[christhear]

I can't stand Hex but I am OK on Spiderman, there is some movement and the vehicle actually moves around a circuit for this ride. The Simpsons has replaced Back to the future and that ride made me feel realy Ill so I don't think I'll be doing that one.
Hope this goves you a bit of an idea, basically both rides are simulaltors.

[chrizzy100]

I love Spiderman...and loved BTTF...I had a broken neck years ago..not a long term problem luck enough....so never went on the rides for years...then I did Star Wars.. I still can't do many roller costers..and have yet to do The Mummy..that one still worries me because you go backwards not sure if that would be to good for my neck and back...I do most water rides with long drops..I've only been bad with my back another problem I have on the Space ride in Disney

[roger]

I suggest you do the sky coaster. That will sort your back and neck out.

<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:Originally posted by chrizzy100
I love Spiderman...and loved BTTF...I had a broken neck years ago..not a long term problem luck enough....so never went on the rides for years...then I did Star Wars.. I still can't do many roller costers..and have yet to do The Mummy..that one still worries me because you go backwards not sure if that would be to good for my neck and back...I do most water rides with long drops..I've only been bad with my back another problem I have on the Space ride in Disney
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[chrizzy100]

I've had no real problems with my neck for about 13 years now...I think its my heart I worry about now...LOL!

Everyday that I've walked over the last 20 years is one day more than I was told I would...
after being sick at 5 I was told I'd be blind by 20...I've just started wearing glasses for reading at nearly 50...I don't really trust Doctors that much..:(

[sammibabe]

I can't/won't do big rides. Love spiderman but Simpsons made me feel sick. No real drops but it is very jerky. Loved the Mummy last time but felt sick this time. Lots of nausea this time which haven't had before so did even less than usual[msnsad]Still had a great time[msnwink]

[Big_Momma]

I loved the Simpsons, you sit in a car and it moves and feels like a roller coaster. I didnt find it too rough!

[owen3]

We also loved the simpsons,it did feel like you where on a roller coaster, but good fun.
Barbara

[chrizzy100]

The only ride that I do sometimes feel a bit odd on is Men in Black...but I get really bad vertgo...so I'm sure its just that...
I miss Back to the Future...it took me years to get my daughter to ride it with her eyes open...lol

[Susan J]

I don't do drops -wouldn't think of going on Space mountain or anything like that
However, I love Spiderman -it goes round slowly on a level track, you have 3D glasses on, and so its all a bit more realistic -spidey jumps on your car, the car bangs, like someone has jumped on the bonnet -its excellent, and doesn't make me feel sick At one point they make you feel like you are driving off the edge of a building -I shut my eyes then! It is a driving simulator I suppose -but it is good
Simpsons is BTTF with a different film- good fun, a bit choppy, but I can manage it :)

[roxyfizz]

Thanks everyone for your imput. I will def do Spiderman if it's on one level as Susan has said.
I didn't like Men in Black at he end when it spins you. I screamed...very loudly!
Think i will give Simpsons a miss. If it feels like a rollercoaster than this is enough to scare the pants off me for life.[xx(]
If it's the same car thing you sit in, like BTTF with a dif film as again, Susan said, then i'll do it.
5 weeks & 5 days (not counting....honestly)
Thanks again.

RF

[linda.s]

Oh I love all sorts of roller coasters, but my tummy doesn't! It's so frustrating, I get motion sickness, and the virtual rides are worse than the non virtual. I have tried the acupressure bands, travel sickness pills everything! Apparently when I got off the Hulk, I was a similar colour to the ride! I still go on them though, as I love the thrill. Hubby who doesn't get sick, but who won't go on anything faster than a tea cup ride holds the bags! I can normall only manage 2 - 3 rides a day, so not sure if I'll try Spiderman or the Simpsons...... If they are virtual then I'll feel even sicker![xx(]

[chrizzy100]

Hubby hates rides Linda..but he likes Spiderman...you can close your eyes...
I really want to do the mummy...is that easier than Simpsons..??

[Pegasus928]

The Simpsons ride is, in my opinion, just a recycling of the BTTF ride. The set up is very similar although the film is obviously different and well worth watching.
Spiderman is more 3D - or 4D to be precise. You wear the glasses and are transported through the city, taking on the bad guys. The car does spin around in much the same way as Men in Black does and you feel the environment around you same as you do on Shrek (I wont give too much away for those that have still to ride it) All of our family love this ride, from youngest daughter up to Grandma.
As far as the Mummy goes Mrs Peg went on this for the first time this year, with a certain amount of trepidation. She has has spinal surgery and still suffers with back problems now, so wasn't sure how it would be. I had a go first (or should I say again) and was confident she would be fine, and she was. She went on it again straight after as it is the only roller coaster type ride she has been able to get away with in years. Later on that holiday she also rode Krakken and thoroughly enjoyed that too. She did say, however, that she was thrown around more in the Simpsons than she was on the Mummy.

Kenny

[chrizzy100]

Thank you Kenny..my problem is my neck..i had a large piece of bone breakaway after a car crash about 20 years ago..I was mostly bed ridden for 2 years...but I have healed nice with no need for a plate in my neck...I have no idea why the thought of the mummy worries me a bit..the going backyards maybe..

[Pegasus928]

I would guess that it would be a worry wondering if your head will be snapped forwards as the car begins its backwards journey.
All I can suggest is that you have someone go on first to suss out when the reverse will happen (you will know it because there will be a big wall in front of you that bursts into flames as I remember it) Then get that person to ride it with you and give you the nod so you can push your head into the head rest.
Personally though Chrizzy I don't recall that it has that much of an impact on you, it's just another element of the ride that is fun and different.
You'll have to let us know if you decide to give it a go and how it went. Maybe others will try it as a result of your experiences.

Kenny

[chrizzy100]

I'm in FL next week...will give it a go...I'll look out for the wall...:)

I go on the runaways train...splash mountain...etc...most of the water rides in FL..

I'll write back and say if I did it ...or not..and how it was...

[Pamela]

We are just back from Florida and we were on both the Spiderman ride and the Simpsons ride.
We loved the Spiderman one and were on that twice as there were no queues just before closing time. However the same cannot be said for the Simpsons ride. [sick][sick][sick][sick][sick]
We both came off this feeling ill and numerous times throughout the ride we kept trying to look away and at each other to try and take away from the weird feeling that you get, however the car/coaster that you are in moves about so much that made us feel sick too, the feeling also lasted for quite a while afterwards once we were off on dry land...not one we would repeat at all!