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Originally Posted by zippyjuan
Given the huge numbers of people who are there on any given day, these are probably fewer numbers than a comprable sized city.
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Having ridden the Mission:Space ride, I can vouch for its intensity. You're basically squeezed into a seat b/w two narrow walls, (there are about 4 people with you) a safety bar comes down (take a deep breath when that happens and lean forward, otherwise it will damn near ratchet you to death. You have a job, such as commander or navigator or whatever that requires you to push a button or pull a joystick at a certain time.
The ride itself is very, very cool, from takeoff to nape of the earth racing over Mars (or should that be nape of the terra?) At liftoff you're pulling a few G's, and you feel G forces in different directions appropriately as your ship turns, etc.
Great idea, really. A centrifuge in which the capsules are able to swivel up and down DURING the ride appropriately. So you feel the G's at different times, from different directions. Very cool.
I can see how a hypertensive person could stroke out. Or how someone with a heart condition could have an arrythmia, but they DO warn you MULTIPLE times that you must have NO medical problems, etc. Hell, Gary Sinese warns you again right before you enter the capsule.
I agree that most of those things were completely unrelated to Disney. If a ride prompted it b/c someone didn't heed the advice with knowledge of a medical condition, or if someone had viral endocarditis as mentioned, or if the person is super old and is riding one of the most sedate rides in the world, you really can't blame Disney.