Walt Disney World offers a wide variety of attractions over its four theme parks, with rides for everyone from young children to thrill seekers to grandparents. EPCOT alone features rides that fit into all these categories. However, just because Disney has different rides for every potential guest doesn’t mean that every ride is for every potential guest.
Spaceship Earth
In my 30+ years visiting EPCOT, my own body has started reacting differently to different rides, to the point where I’ve had to change some of my every visit list (apologies to my chiropractor for skipping Mission Space). In addition, even certain rides that I can still handle physically may not have the same emotional appeal to me that they do to others, and I’m only in my late 30s. How about Walt Disney World guests in their 50s? Which EPCOT rides do some in that age range tend to skip? Well, this is what our anecdotal research shows!
Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind
A strong case can be made that this MCU-based coaster is the top thrilling ride in Walt Disney World, thanks to its innovative omnicoaster ride system. However, the experience isn’t for everyone.
Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind
Riders 50+, especially those with motion sickness or physical issues, may desire to skip over Guardians thanks to its backwards launch, spinning coaster cars, and 60 MPH speed.
Cosmic Rewind
Mission Space
Similar to Guardians, those in the 50s age range may skip out on the somewhat controversial simulator attraction, thanks to its ride system. Specifically, the ride’s spinning centrifuge can be especially bothersome to those with motion sickness issues. Of course, on top of that, some guests in the age range to have visited EPCOT in the 1980s and early 90s might be boycotting Mission Space since it replaced the beloved Horizons, a concept we’ll revisit again in a bit.
Mission Space
Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure and Frozen Ever After
We’re grouping these two rides together mainly because some in the 50+ age range may be skipping them, for the same reasons. See, both of these attractions feature long waits and are based on intellectual properties that were introduced in the last 20 years.
Hey, Remy!
In other words, for riders of a certain age, these rides mean a long wait for something they likely have little emotional attraction to, unless they’re visiting with their kids or even grandkids, of course.
Frozen Ever After
Journey Into Imagination With Figment
Finally, we have the modern incarnation of the Imagination Pavilion’s ride. This one is purely based on the fact that old school EPCOT fans in the 50+ age range likely have a distaste for the current incarnation of the ride, and miss the original Dreamfinder & Figment version of their youth.
Figment!
Not every ride in EPCOT is for everyone, and that includes guests in their 50s. Stay tuned to AllEars for more on Disney World!
4 EPCOT Rides We’re Getting Worried About
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