Motion Sensitivity
If you are prone to motion sickness or are sensitive to motion, there are some attractions at Walt Disney World you may want to avoid or, at least, use caution and think twice about entering.
Some rides may not bother you at all, but they have moving walkways for loading and unloading that could cause a problem.
Several members of the AllEarsNet.com team have motion issues and rated each ride's "Motion Quotient" as a guide. Remember, each person is very different so you may have a totally difference experience.
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Here's a list, by theme park, of rides to be aware of:
Animal Kingdom
Attraction
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Motion Issues
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Motion Sickness "Quotient"
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Dinosaur – DinoLand USA | Very rough jeep ride with lots of sharp turns and quick starts and stops | High |
Expedition Everest | Roller coaster, sharp turns, some highspeed backwards, expect some motion issues. | High |
Flight of Passage | 3-D attraction with drops, turns and lots of action | EXTREME |
It's Tough to Be a Bug | 3 D movie requires special glasses to see effects. | Low |
Kali River Rapids |
White-water raft adventure, You WILL get wet! The raft spins around randomly as you travel through the water. Slow moving load and unload zone, goes the same speed as the boats |
Medium |
Kilimanjaro Safaris | Jeep ride through the animal savannas. You will be jostled on the ride. Near the end, there are some sharp quick turns. | Low |
Na'vi River Journey | VERY slow, gentle boat ride. | Low |
Primeval Whirl | Coney Island Wild Mouse and Tilt-a-whirl rolled into one. Lots of quick sharp 180 and 360 turns. | EXTREME |
TriceraTop Spin | Gentle circular ride just like Dumbo and Aladdin's Magic Carpets in the Magic Kingdom | Medium |
Wildlife Express to Rafiki's Planet Watch | Slow moving train ride and you will be seated facing left (facing out) not forward | Low |
Epcot
Attraction
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Motion Issues
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Motion
Sickness Quotient |
Living with the Land | Gentle Boat Ride | Low |
Mission: SPACE | High Speed Centrifuge |
Orange: EXTREME Green: Medium |
The Seas with Nemo and Friends | Gentle ride in "clamshell" Cause as you enter the East Australian Current section | Low-Medium |
Spaceship Earth |
Gentle slow moving ride. Car rotates and travels backwards through final portion of ride. Slow moving load and unload zone, goes the same speed as the vehicles |
Low |
Soarin' | Imax Movie with Motion Simulator, Seating rows move off the floor Request 3rd Row |
Medium |
Test Track | High Speed car ride, breaking, fast turns. | High |
Gran Fiesta | Gentle boat ride | Low |
Impressions de France | 200 degree movie screen | Low |
360 degree movie screens, standing with lean rails | Low |
Disney's Hollywood Studios
Attraction
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Motion Issues
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Motion
Sickness Quotient |
Muppet Vision 3D | 3 D movie requires special glasses to see effects. | |
Rock 'n' Roller Coaster featuring Aerosmith | High speed roller coaster in dark with 3 upside down loops | EXTREME |
Star Tours | Jerky motion simulator ride | High |
Toy Story Midway Mania | 4-D ride requires special glasses to see effects, cars also spin in jerky motion | Medium – High |
Twilight Zone Tower of Terror | Thrill ride with fast movements up and down | Medium – High |
Magic Kingdom
Attraction
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Motion Issues
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Motion Quotient
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Astro Orbiter | Gentle circular motion that is also high in the air and moves up and down | High |
Big Thunder Mountain Railroad | Roller coaster with more sharp turns than drops | Medium |
Buzz Lightyear's Space Ranger Spin |
slow ride through larger than life arcade – you CAN spin your car, but it doesn't spin on its own Slow moving load and unload zone |
Low – High |
Carousel of Progress | Theater gentle rotates around the stage after each scene | Low |
Prince Charming Regal Carrousel | Gentle Merry-go-round | Medium |
Dumbo the Flying Elephant | Gentle circular ride just like Aladdin's Magic Carpets in the Magic Kingdom and Triceratops Spin in Animal Kingdom | Medium |
Haunted Mansion | Gentle ride but car will rotate backwards | |
"it's a small world" | Gentle boat ride | |
Jungle Cruise | gentle boat ride with a few sharp turns | Low |
Liberty Square Riverboat | Gentle boat ride | Low |
Mad Tea Party | Spinning tea cups, cups go in circular motion and you can ALSO spin them in their own circular motion | Medium – EXTREME |
Magic Carpets of Aladdin | Gentle circular ride just like Dumbo in the Magic Kingdom and Triceratops Spin in Animal Kingdom | Medium |
Main Street Vehicles | You must sit sideways, facing out, on some of the vehicles | Low |
Mickey's PhilharMagic | 3 D movie requires special glasses to see effects. | |
Peter Pan | Slow moving load and unload zone | Low-Medium |
Pirates of the Caribbean |
Boat ride |
Low |
Space Mountain |
High Speed Roller Coaster, sharp turns and drops Moving walkway after exiting |
High |
Splash Mountain | boat ride (mostly gentle) with significant drops! | Medium (drops only) |
Tomorrowland Transit Authority | Seating is forward or backward, gentle ride | Low |
Under the Sea – Journey of the Little Mermaid | Gentle ride | Low |
Typhoon Lagoon
Attraction
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Motion Issues
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Motion Quotient
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Keelhaul Falls | Tube can rotate as you go through the water | Medium |
Gangplank Falls | Tube can rotate as you go through the water | Medium |
Blizzard Beach
Attraction
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Motion Issues
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Motion Quotient
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Downhill Double Dipper | Small rises and falls | Low |
Teamboat Springs | Raft can rotate as you go through the water | Medium |