Guest guest Posted July 21, 2004 Report Share Posted July 21, 2004 Hi everyone, My family is taking a trip to Orlando next month. Disney World, Universal, the whole works. We're going to head to the "Islands of Adventure" theme park in Universal, and I'm wondering if anyone has experience with some of the rides there. I've been to Disney many times and in my experience the vast majority of the rides are based on creativity and backdrop, not thrills and chills... it isn't too difficult for my arthritic self with two prosthetic joints to settle into the little Small World boat. I've never been to Islands of Adventure, though, and I've heard from reviews that it's more geared towards thrill rides and coasters, closer to Six Flags than Disney. Is this going to be a really bad idea for me? I'm pretty sure Dueling Dragons and Incredible Hulk are completely off limits, but I'm wondering about that Spider Man ride and some of the others. I don't want to pay the outrageous admission fee only to discover that I can't go on half of the rides. I'll let my sister go there with the family and I'll spend the day in Epcot stuffing myself with cannolis at Italy Showcase. For reference, I've been on Space Mountain at the Magic Kingdom and that's about my limit. I can handle it but I end up a bit bruised and banged about. Anything that's more high-impact and general bash-crash-smash is not going to be cool. Anything that does Gs is not cool. Anything that goes upside down is definitely not cool. So if anyone's been to the Orlando area and can give me some advice on this, or if you know someone off-list who might be able to help, I'd really appreciate it. Jenni Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 21, 2004 Report Share Posted July 21, 2004 Hi Jenni, I'm afraid I can't help you with this one - I can't even stand Space Mountain (not due to RA as much as I just don't do well with roller coasters). If I had the choice I'd let the others go do the crazy rides and spend a peaceful day indulging myself. Whatever you decide, have fun! Beth --- In Rheumatoid Arthritis , Jenni <chaospearl@o...> wrote: > Hi everyone, > > My family is taking a trip to Orlando next month. Disney World, Universal, the whole works. We're going to head to the " Islands of Adventure " theme park in Universal, and I'm wondering if anyone has experience with some of the rides there. I've been to Disney many times and in my experience the vast majority of the rides are based on creativity and backdrop, not thrills and chills... it isn't too difficult for my arthritic self with two prosthetic joints to settle into the little Small World boat. I've never been to Islands of Adventure, though, and I've heard from reviews that it's more geared towards thrill rides and coasters, closer to Six Flags than Disney. Is this going to be a really bad idea for me? I'm pretty sure Dueling Dragons and Incredible Hulk are completely off limits, but I'm wondering about that Spider Man ride and some of the others. I don't want to pay the outrageous admission fee only to discover that I can't go on half of the rides. I'll let my sister go there with the family and I'll spend the day in Epcot stuffing myself with cannolis at Italy Showcase. > > For reference, I've been on Space Mountain at the Magic Kingdom and that's about my limit. I can handle it but I end up a bit bruised and banged about. Anything that's more high-impact and general bash-crash-smash is not going to be cool. Anything that does Gs is not cool. Anything that goes upside down is definitely not cool. > > So if anyone's been to the Orlando area and can give me some advice on this, or if you know someone off-list who might be able to help, I'd really appreciate it. > > Jenni Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 21, 2004 Report Share Posted July 21, 2004 I think there will be plenty for you to do, there will be things you can't. DON'T go on the new Mummy ride. It hurt a great deal, it really buffs you around. But there are some really nice shows at IOA, you can do a lot of the rides. No, no Hulk or Dragons, but maybe spiderman, certainly Dr Doom if heights don't bother you. There is a Log ride that really gets you wet but doesn't hurt, popeye I was told to stay off of but I think mainly cause it gets you wet and I had just had surgery so my family kept me off of it. Jurassic Park you can do, maybe the Unicorn, you'll have to watch it, I've never been on it. Cat in the hat is a maybe, it spins a lot. So I think there will be lots to do and you can do the double park thing and go to Universal and there is a lot more you can do there. If you have any questions please ask, we live in the area. ----- Original Message ----- From: Jenni Rheumatoid Arthritis Sent: Tuesday, July 20, 2004 8:54 PM Subject: Orlando roller coasters Hi everyone, My family is taking a trip to Orlando next month. Disney World, Universal, the whole works. We're going to head to the "Islands of Adventure" theme park in Universal, and I'm wondering if anyone has experience with some of the rides there. I've been to Disney many times and in my experience the vast majority of the rides are based on creativity and backdrop, not thrills and chills... it isn't too difficult for my arthritic self with two prosthetic joints to settle into the little Small World boat. I've never been to Islands of Adventure, though, and I've heard from reviews that it's more geared towards thrill rides and coasters, closer to Six Flags than Disney. Is this going to be a really bad idea for me? I'm pretty sure Dueling Dragons and Incredible Hulk are completely off limits, but I'm wondering about that Spider Man ride and some of the others. I don't want to pay the outrageous admission fee only to discover that I can't go on half of the rides. I'll let my sister go there with the family and I'll spend the day in Epcot stuffing myself with cannolis at Italy Showcase. For reference, I've been on Space Mountain at the Magic Kingdom and that's about my limit. I can handle it but I end up a bit bruised and banged about. Anything that's more high-impact and general bash-crash-smash is not going to be cool. Anything that does Gs is not cool. Anything that goes upside down is definitely not cool. So if anyone's been to the Orlando area and can give me some advice on this, or if you know someone off-list who might be able to help, I'd really appreciate it. Jenni Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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