No Way!

Dude, Gator... you don't like Mission: Space? I hate you, you suck.

LOL John....but it's not about me! :)

The fact that M:S made me queasy is totally off-point. What IS important is what Disney can do to make the ride less intense overall. It was a couple weeks after I rode that the barf bags appeared, so I'll take a stab and say that, in general, the ride MIGHT be a little too intense for many guests. The latest incident (the fatality involving the young child) probably accelerates the timelines involved and the importance of keeping the ride *within Disney limits*. Disney IS held to different standards, and people tend to assume that "it's Disney, everyone can ride"...

Might be important as well to recognize that kids ARE taller at younger ages these days, and I'm TOO sure that Disney execs and lawyer types are dealing with that issue in regards to M:S...I wouldn't be AT ALL surprised to see the height restriction go up 4-6" in response.

For Disney, ALL the rules are different...as are the expectations....that helps them for the most part, but there ARE some obvious drawbacks...

Buzz around the Disney dorkboards is that M:S has already undergone two or three program changes to tone it down since it opened to the public. It was adjusted countless times during soft opening and cast member previews, according to my buddy who rode it 100+ times during that period.

Personally, I found it intense, but not untolerable. There are countless warnings before the ride about its intensity and ride conditions. Why those warnings don't make people drop the "It's Disney, anyone can ride it" mentality I really don't understand.

As for raising the height requirement I would neither be suprised or upset. If a kid as young as the boy who died on the ride is able to ride at the current height requirement (I still say that age is too young to be trying out rides of that type, but that's just me) I would have no problem with it being upped a bit.

In my long ago teens I would have chosen Disney if going to Florida. I can ride thrill rides lots of places. The Disney/Universal experience is unique to Orlando and LA.

Also, remember that Disney has to create an experience that 10 million people a year will be willing to travel hundreds or thousands of miles to see. It had better be very different from the nearest SF or CF park.