Walt Disney World Epcot Discussion Thread

[Coasterlicious2 + 2 = donkey!]

Its on the news right now... They had a family go experience the ride, and the kids were screaming and they didnt like it. They have some guy talking about park safety...

What exactly does the ride do?.. How does it recreate gforces like that without having hills or loops like a coaster?.

[EpcotLovaCarowinds is My Lover.]

The ride spins riders around really fast in centrifugal (sp?) motion. It is just like the ball that spins around that the astronauts train in. You would never know you are spinning though, due to being inside the capsule.

I think its one of the most amazing rides ever and it doesnt deserve bad press because of idiotic parenting.

[MovieguyJar-Jar Binks smells like Donkey]

I haven't been on this ride yet. I don't know if it'll be open when I'm down there in July. If it's not, I'll live with it. Part of me still misses Horizons anyway, just like Elissa.

This is a terrible, terrible thing to happen in a place like WDW. Whenever I hear about these things, children dying while having a good time there, it breaks my heart. Same thing happened with Body Wars a number of years back.

[Sir ClinksalotBitch Please!]

Its on the news right now... They had a family go experience the ride, and the kids were screaming and they didnt like it.

Right, because it wouldn't be newsworthy if the family got off and said "meh, it was alright." Kids screaming, however...that's a friggin' newsstory.

[maliboomerBanned]

OMG! Kids...were....screaming! Why the hell didn't California Screamin' get closed and removed! I heart kids screaming on it as well! FFS! Disney is so evil! They even put the word screaming on a ride!

[CoasterFanaticThe Resident Smart-Ass]

My guess is that the ride will go back up (if it hasn't already) as soon as the cause of death is determined. I could almost guarantee that it had little to do with the ride.

A Gravitron at your local carnival (3 G's) has more force than Mission:SPACE (2.5 G's) and sustains it for a much longer duration. I really despise how the news has hyped it. Most of the articles that I have seen lead into it with stuff like "so intense that many have compained of chest pains". Chest pains are not a sign of motion sickness. They are a sign of panic attacks that were most likely brought on by the very claustrophobic nature of the ride.

Mission:SPACE is not a bad ride. These were not bad parents. This kid most likely had something wrong beforehand (although not detected) and all the ride did was act as a catalyst. He may had lived another day, another week, another year, etc. We will never know.

All I can think is how I feel sorry for the family in their time of loss. I wouldn't even want to imagine what they are going through at this moment. Ride or no ride.

[JT3000The only thing better than a naked woman is a naked donkey!]

I just have a simple theoretical question: What will those of you who are pretty much gauranteeing he had a pre-existing condition think if it turns out he didn't? So far, they haven't been able to find a reason for his death. So what then? I mean, were talking about a 4-year-old here. His body was far from fully developed, and it makes you wonder how much thought they really put into this technology and the effects it would have on small children (among others) who just happen to meet the height requirement.

I think it's a very real possibility that this attraction is simply dangerous for many people. And I don't just mean those with common health concerns. I have no known health conditions, felt perfectly fine prior to riding this attraction (and rode RnRC multiple times earlier in the day), yet I had serious trouble breathing for the duration of this ride once the G's kicked in. It was pushing down on my chest the entire time. I was unbearably sick for 3 hours. Keep in mind I have NEVER felt this way due to any other theme park attraction in my entire life, including roller coasters that pull more G's than this thing supposedly does. Which, right off the bat, must mean this thing is more dangerous than most roller coasters. Of course, many of you had no problem. But I simply don't think this attraction is safe for everyone who qualifies to ride it by being a measly 44 inches tall and free of obvious health concerns. If it turns out he didn't have anything wrong with him, this will be an example. He met the only requirement. I question the existance of technology used to train astronauts in a Disney theme park. This is the last ride I would be making that kind of gaurantee for. We can only wait and see.

[maliboomerBanned]

Remember what JT300 taught you kiddies
DISNEY IS EVIL

[JT3000The only thing better than a naked woman is a naked donkey!]

I don't recall saying Disney is evil.


But Mission: Space is.

[EpcotLovaCarowinds is My Lover.]

Give me a break JT. Just because you dont like one ride doesnt mean Disney has to tear it down.

Others actually enjoy the feeling of launching off into space, and can actually take the G forces without getting sick. Its not all about YOU, JT.