Description: When you visit a theme park and you’re the only female, keep in mind that occasionally, what you want to do will be overridden by the geek gene residing in all men. The geek gene surfaced when we traipsed through Port Discovery and came upon Stormrider. My companions, both male, insisted that we take a gander at this unique motion simulator attraction, whose premise was to take guests on a weather research mission and ride through the center of a storm.
The geek gene seemed to be drawn to the scientific aspect of this attraction. A research facility that sought to understand how to dissipate a storm in mid-air sponsored the dangerous trip into the unknown. “COOL!” said the geeks.
We followed the story of a research team who flew a helicopter-like vehicle with us aboard toward a violent storm. When the timing was right, our scientists would launch a probe into the storm to dissolve it by dispatching a massive burst of energy. Sure, great theory until the probe catches a rogue gust of wind and hurtles toward us. I’ll leave the rest to your imagination, but I note that in addition to the screen showing us the view from the front of the helicopter, portholes along both sides of the cabin showed the side view of the outside. Surprisingly, while I cannot ride Star Tours or Body Wars in the other Disney theme parks, Stormrider did not cause the familiar feeling of nausea that I get when I ride a motion simulator.
When we had disembarked from our hair-raising journey, I saw the look in the guys’ eyes that said, “LET’S DO IT AGAIN!” I sat out the second round, opting to enjoy the scenery of Port Discovery.
In all fairness, my inner princess emerged when I saw Mermaid Lagoon and I dragged the guys with me to explore the under sea kingdom for a while. But that’s another story.
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