Ride Survival strategy

I have taken my mom who is 76 and totally blind to wdw several times now. The first trip, dumbo was her big thril ride. Not sure what happened but on our second trip, she wanted to ride everything. Tot is now her favorite ride. I told her about the inversion on rrc. After the ride was done her response was "is that it?". She said she couldn't tell we were upside down. I think a great deal of the anxiety factor is just in our heads. Not sure if that is helpful or not. It a good story that I wouldn't have believed if I wasn't there. Mom has since gone skydiving twice and can't wait to do it again.

Thanks so much everyone! I am dreading the falls on ToT and the takeoff on RnRC. You have all given me some great pep talks. I keep telling myself that once I do these I can say I have been on every ride in WDW and I'm trying to look at it as a challenge instead of with dread. LOL!

DisneyMomx2;2458364 wrote: Thanks so much everyone! I am dreading the falls on ToT and the takeoff on RnRC. You have all given me some great pep talks. I keep telling myself that once I do these I can say I have been on every ride in WDW and I'm trying to look at it as a challenge instead of with dread. LOL!

Don't dread the falls on TOT. They aren't falls but controlled pull up and push down, never a free fall. And they are gentle. I typically don't like drop rides so didn't do it the first couple of trips. Then I was coaxed on and loved it. It's now one of my must do rides.

One tip on RnRc that we were given by an experienced rider is before launch sit upright against the seat with you head upright touching against the head rest. That way you don't lurch back against the seat on launch and just experience the push. Again rather gentle but still exhilarating that way.

You'll love them both.

I have never ridden ToT because I can't stand drops (I know, I know, it's not a "drop," I get it) however, I have ridden RnRC twice. Both times I tried to not worry and just go with it, since the anticipation just drives me nuts. Both times I hated it. (I think I get extra points for trying it twice!) I found the sudden acceleration to be just as bad as a drop, actually a bit worse, since with a drop the train has to clear the hill before it picks up speed, and is therefore smoother. Ironically enough, I think if the ride was longer I might have enjoyed it more. There was no point in the ride where you could relax a bit and say "Hey, this is kinda cool" like there is in other coasters I have ridden. Its pretty much LAUNCH, SWISH SWISH SWISH DONE! Totally not worth it to me. Still, others seem to like it, so there ya go...

good advice not to do them back to back if you are already nervous about doing either of them. Tower of Terror is gentle as other posters have said - and Rock n Roller Coaster is so **** fast right off the get-go - so be fair warned about that.

Best of luck to you and glad you are wanting to try them out! They are two of our family favorites (but my family are all thrill ride junkies…) :thumbsup:

I have found "screaming like a little girl" to be very effective for me when riding TOT. Oh, and afterword I hug the first tree I come to on Sunset Blvd.

My adrenaline is pumping right before RRC takes off. Just watching other riders load and the countdown makes my tummy jump. But once it takes off, I LOVE IT. I find myself smiling thru the entire ride. Tot isn't scary to me but just the action of up and down so much makes me very sick.

Seems silly to remind you but don't eat before these rides. And yeah, as PPs have stated, space them out.