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Looking forward to using them.
That might not be bad swaying, but still, I'll take a hard pass on that.
Same! I rent a car or use uber since I don’t want to again be experiencing a Mr Toad’s Wild Ride on disney buses while standing the end of the day. My personal choice. Do feel the bus service is a great perk for many.
Toss in what I expect to be a hot box experience and the aforementioned lightening risks (in one of the capitals of recorded strikes) and it’ll generally be a hard no for me. I will give it a whirl on a low attendance & cool, dry day. Otherwise, I’ll be admiring them gliding overhead, feet firmly planted on the ground.
As an aside, I do enjoy true thrill rides in other parks and have utilized smaller gondola versions in the past (Cedar Point & old WDW one), just not feeling this version.
Fewer of us that do utilize them = less wait time for those who are hankering to give them a whirl, rejoice lol.
I have an odd fear of things that swing. Just watching that video makes me very nervous. I'm gonna pass on ever riding in one of the gondolas and will also avoid looking at them when at WDW.
It, at least in my opinion, is not that odd a fear. I have a problem with swinging / rocking. It really gets to me.I have an odd fear of things that swing. Just watching that video makes me very nervous. I'm gonna pass on ever riding in one of the gondolas and will also avoid looking at them when at WDW.
That part of it doesn't bother me. But what do I know? We knowingly choose the swinging gondolas on Mickey's Fun Wheel (yes, I know they changed the name).
The gondolas on the Wheel at DCA rock forward and backwards, not side to side. And that rocking can be combined with a fairly quick forwards and backwards motion. I personally think the to and fro rocking is more disturbing than side to side, although I didn't have a problem with Mickey's Wheel, or it's granddaddy at Coney Island, the Wonder Wheel. I do sometimes feel a bit queasy after EE. I think it's from going backwards around the helix, but I still ride it, just not twice in a row.This video gives me pause. I never considered that side to side motion. On previous videos, I pointed out to some people how the gondolas swayed forwards and backwards a bit as they leave the stations and pick up speed, but we decided it would be tolerable, and it looks like that damps out pretty quickly. This? I just don't know. And I can't be the only one.
I do not enjoy 'motion rides.' The swaying gondolas on the Mickey Ferris Wheel at California Adventure made me the sickest I have been in several years. That was about 4 or 5 years ago, and I still kind of get sick every time I just look at them. Something about that rolling and swaying together, back and forth was just horrible for me. Of course, I know I get horrible motion sickness. I won't go deep sea fishing for exactly that reason. I completely avoid all virtual reality rides, such as Star Tours, and I try to avoid most rides where the 'movement' is part of the fun. Sometimes I can tolerate a roller coaster, once, but I never do it for fun, only because I'm with someone who wants me to ride it with them. I got sick on Expedition Everest about 3 years ago when we rode it 3 times in succession, because there was NOBODY in line. Haven't been back on it since then. Or on California Screamin' (Incredicoaster) or Space mountain. I just wait outside those rides for the party members who want to do them.
Anyway, I think these will be okay, except in bad storms, but we will see. I'd rather be hot, and everyone will tell you I hate heat. My optimal preferred air temperature is about 65 degrees.
Same! I rent a car or use uber since I don’t want to again be experiencing a Mr Toad’s Wild Ride on disney buses while standing the end of the day. My personal choice. Do feel the bus service is a great perk for many.
Toss in what I expect to be a hot box experience and the aforementioned lightening risks (in one of the capitals of recorded strikes) and it’ll generally be a hard no for me. I will give it a whirl on a low attendance & cool, dry day. ....
The gondola in Whistler that I posted upthread can operate in up to 75mph winds with no issues.. But skiiing and the alps don’t have *tropical* storms.
In fairness, that's a totally different animal. It's a tri-cable system, meaning the cabins are supported by 2 parallel cables in addition to the haul cable. The cabins are large and heavy, holding up to 28 riders. I would call it sort of a hybrid between a detachable gondola and an aerial tramway.The gondola in Whistler that I posted upthread can operate in up to 75mph winds with no issues.
Both of those methods being significantly more dangerous than gondolas. As far as hot, standing in line for a ride for 20+ minutes in the heat on pavement with no breeze (or for that matter even walking around) will be much hotter than any gondola with a breeze. Next we will be asking for air conditioning in each of the cars on Tomorrowland speedway, the Walt Disney World Railway cars or the parking lot trams.
Lets say the gondolas even had air conditioning in the cars. The problem with that is it won't be effective at all with the way air conditioning works. Keeping mind every 5 minutes or so the doors open for an extended period of time. The air conditioners will not have enough time to recover especially on high humidity days as they only work on closed environments.