My spouse and I were on the Universal Studios Escape from Gringotts 4-D ride. We got stuck, thankfully not upside down. But we were at an angle that had me leaning back, but at angled left (think of someone standing in front of you and pushing you to the 7 PM clock position - you’re falling backward at an angle, but not upside down). In theory, that would be fine for most people, but I recently finished a vertigo episode about two months before that left me still with lingering effects. I struggled really hard to do everything I could to not trigger it again or puke on anyone. Considering there was a massive 3-D screen in front of me as well, and just everything about that moment was so nauseating.
It took maintenance almost 40 minutes to fix whatever problem it was and get the ride working. Decided from that point on to never go on that ride again.
Haven’t been to a theme park since.
Edit:
Sorry if my language here is not articulate, I’ve not been awake for too long and pretty tired.
It’s all good as it could’ve been worse - now it’s a cool memory, but certainly one I do not want to relive :)
In my younger days I loved rollercoasters with brief moments you go upside down. Can’t do that stuff anymore. When I told people about my vertigo and how I couldn’t do those rides, they always just said “take a motion sickness pill, you’ll just be dizzy. Come on!”
Heh. They never had vertigo. That’s like people thinking a migraine is the equivalent of “a really bad headache”.
My spouse and I were on the Universal Studios Escape from Gringotts 4-D ride. We got stuck, thankfully not upside down. But we were at an angle that had me leaning back, but at angled left (think of someone standing in front of you and pushing you to the 7 PM clock position - you’re falling backward at an angle, but not upside down). In theory, that would be fine for most people, but I recently finished a vertigo episode about two months before that left me still with lingering effects. I struggled really hard to do everything I could to not trigger it again or puke on anyone. Considering there was a massive 3-D screen in front of me as well, and just everything about that moment was so nauseating.
It took maintenance almost 40 minutes to fix whatever problem it was and get the ride working. Decided from that point on to never go on that ride again.
Haven’t been to a theme park since.
Edit:
Sorry if my language here is not articulate, I’ve not been awake for too long and pretty tired.
That really sucks, sorry to hear it. I was never huge on theme parks to begin with, but I’ll go on some rides. Ones that go upside-down? Forget it.
It’s all good as it could’ve been worse - now it’s a cool memory, but certainly one I do not want to relive :)
In my younger days I loved rollercoasters with brief moments you go upside down. Can’t do that stuff anymore. When I told people about my vertigo and how I couldn’t do those rides, they always just said “take a motion sickness pill, you’ll just be dizzy. Come on!”
Heh. They never had vertigo. That’s like people thinking a migraine is the equivalent of “a really bad headache”.