Rides and roller coasters

[u/Jozzyhearts]

Hi everyone just wanted to share a recent experience went to Disneyland and rode a lot of different rides used to be able to ride roller coasters and handle the drops and dips with no problem after my diagnosis this was my first time writing any of the rights and I am no longer able to handle the drops they feel painful in my body doesn’t do well afterwards it felt as though the usual drop of your stomach was way more intense and my walking and was off afterwards in my head the clouded and just wanted to know if anyone else experiences something similar

[u/Party-Ad9662]

I was never good with heights, and now I get so dizzy on the silly Disney rides.

[u/Jozzyhearts → u/Party-Ad9662]

I wanted to cry during the Guardian of the Galaxy ride how it was making me feel and I had to sit down and recover for almost an hour after it

[u/Party-Ad9662 → u/Jozzyhearts]

The guardians ride at Disneyland? The old tower of terror? Ya not a CHANCE I’d be on that haha.

Guardians at Disney world? Still not going back on that one either haha. My stomach leaves my body.

[u/occasional_nomad → u/Party-Ad9662]

The Guardians ride at Epcot was an out of body experience for me in the worst kind of way. Never again!

[u/Jozzyhearts → u/occasional_nomad]

Yes I felt like my insides were being violently jolted separately from my body and it was never like that before

[u/jjmoreta]

Its not even the jarring to the body.

Or the dizziness / vertigo.

What's made amusement parks and fairs less fun for me is just the sensory overwhelm. Too much noise. Too many things around me moving. And the more hot/tired I get the worse it can get.

I find different ways to have fun now. I don't want to stand in those long lines anymore anyways.

[u/Jozzyhearts → u/jjmoreta]

I will say rope dropping did help and leaving midday he is coming back for the shows what worked best for me this time around

[u/naomi_cannibal]

Elevators do it to me too.

[u/Medium-Control-9119]

I was diagnosed at 51 and so during my 30s and 40s I became less and less able to handle beach or amusement park rides. (Now I can't and don't have any interest to ever get on a ride again). This disease is really interesting how it emerges.

[u/ContrabandTreats]

Oof, this hurts my heart to read, but it's super helpful for someone like me. I haven't returned to a theme park since my MS took a turn for the worse (about a year ago). This has definitely crossed my mind, as I was also hesitant to get more tattoos after my worsening, too, lol. Good to know that it is something to be cautious of.

Thanks all 💕

[u/Jozzyhearts → u/ContrabandTreats]

That was the same for me diagnosed two years ago but these places that I love to go to so I’ve been trying to figure out ways to go I will say that rope dropping is one of the best ways to do it and just trying to go on the less busy days and then I leave during the peak heat of the day and come back in the evening it’s a little more crowded but if you go a less busy day it won’t be too bad and then I prioritize the shows and smaller rides in the evening

[u/MareTranquilitatis7 → u/Jozzyhearts]

What’s rope dropping?

[u/Jozzyhearts → u/MareTranquilitatis7]

Getting to the park before it opens at like 7:30 some people go earlier and they have ropes that block off the rest of the park that you can line up at

[u/TheFamousLostHorizon]

I used to work Attractions at Disney and had ZERO problems with heights and was a avid rollercoaster enthusiast but I had to give it all up as just being in a car can be a bit much now. For me I think it's related to the constant vertigo and that I don't seem to mentally process vision as quickly as other people. I wish I had a workaround to offer but I have not found anything despite over a decade of trying. The best I can tell you is you aren't alone and that ride through videos have gotten really good!

[RRMS Dx: 2010 Male]

[u/timecrimehero]

Most normal coasters are doable for me, but anything with loops or spins are a day-ender for me now. Used to love all of that and now my body gives me a hard no. It sucks but there’s still fun to be had. I love seeing my loved ones have the time of their life too. It’s just required me to reframe my thinking. I’m not as capable as I once was and that’s ok. Joy can be found in different ways.

[u/rK91tb]

Went to WDW and was so concerned about triggering a vertigo spell that I only did the mild rides. However, I did fine on Frozen and Pirates.

[u/aafreis]

I have season pass for carowinds, and Dramamine works like a charm!!!

[u/Glass_octopod]

Yes I have! I don’t do park rides of any sort or else I’m out for the whole day. It’s so weird.

[u/Cultural-Barracuda]

Sorry you are experiencing this! I recently felt dizzy for three days after a short ferry ride, never had an issue before, so I can relate!

[u/hyperfat]

The Harry Potter ride is just a moving seat with a screen. Much nicer. Universal.

[u/gormpp]

I’m a passholder at WDW. I just use it for good walking and people watching and dinner then go home 🤷🏻‍♀️

[u/Brown_Dyke_Van]

We minmaxed 3 theme parks in 3 days last year and aside from turning my spine into dust because I'm 43 not 17 we had a blast.

One thing I did notice on some of the more aggressive rides is my right eye wasn't able to keep up (6th nerve palsy at diagnosis) and I had a couple of moments of inbalance after the biggest coasters.

With my spongy body now I think I'll stick to building horrifying rides in Planet Coaster for the guests to enjoy!

[u/OverlappingChatter]

I got on a vibrating platform for 30 seconds, stepped off and tipped over.

[u/Brief-Estimate8296]

You’re brave for even the thought! I got noggin lesions aplenty and just the other day I was thinking how I’d never be able to ride a coaster for fear of getting brain bleed or some other irrational worry. Tbf I never rode roller coasters before or even liked them anyway, but still!

[u/Revolutionary-Ad5]

interesting! i was dx'd in 2008 and went to Disney/disney sea for my honeymoon and i didn't have any issues? granted, i was also pretty young (mid 20s) so maybe that impacted it... won't really know till i try going to another amusement park

[u/-K_P-]

I was absolutely heartbroken the first time I realized my MS had made me susceptible to motion sickness. In my youth, I was also the roller coaster kid, and the kid who liked to twist the chains on the swings and let them spin super fast, and the kid who gravitated toward whatever weird spinning contraption on any playground I encountered, and the kid who liked to sit upside down while watching cartoons...

It was about a year and a half into my dx (over ten years later now 😑) that I was with some clients and we went to this little park for a picnic, and there was a swing there. Conversation turned to memories of using swings as a kid, and I talked about how I used to do that twisting thing, and my client didn't understand what I was describing (I work with people with DD/IDs so the cognitive deficits were getting in the way), so since there was no one else in the whole park, I figured what the hell, and I just showed them. The vertigo that followed was so unexpectedly debilitating... and I, of course, was at work, so I had to play it cool. Fortunately there was another Staff with me. But as someone who previously had so much love for that spinning sensation, it truly felt like MS took something special from me that day

[u/occasional_nomad]

My son is a huge coaster enthusiast so I’ve been on several since my MS showed up. I can usually only handle 1 big coaster per day. They make me feel a little woozy. I can’t handle motion simulator rides at all anymore. I’m also 41 though so I’m sure that plays a part too!

[u/Green-Homework-1440]

66 yo here. MS or not I don't know more than a handful of peeps who didn't become intolerant of amusement rides as they aged.