Motion sickness bags now being offered to riders at Disney's Guardians of the Galaxy Cosmic Rewind rollercoaster

Posted: Friday May 27, 2022 1:38pm ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

Motion sickness at Guardians of the Galaxy Cosmic Rewind appears to be a more widespread problem than first thought.

Cosmic Rewind rollercoaster train at the load station

Based on our early rider reviews, motion sickness was not expected to be a significant issue at Cosmic Rewind, but as the general public is experiencing the ride, more and more cases of motion sickness are being reported.

To combat the issue, Disney has recently installed more garbage cans at the exit with an open top to allow easier access for vomiting guests.

On today's grand opening, Disney has gone a step further and is now offering vomit bags at the exit to anyone who might need one.

The start of the Cosmic Rewind ride after leaving the load station

This isn't the first time we have seen motion sickness be a significant issue at Disney World. Mission SPACE became almost impossible to operate with the amount of vomiting taking place, resulting in motion sickness bags being placed at every seat on the ride, opening a less intense version of the ride.

We don't believe that the motion sickness issue at Cosmic Rewind is anywhere near that of Mission: SPACE, but it certainly seems to be a big enough of a problem for Disney to take measures.

Disney is using a first-of-a-kind rollercoaster ride system at Cosmic Rewind, which allows the vehicle to rotate as it travels along the ride track. This rotation, combined with a rollercoaster and large-scale video displays may be too much for some guests who are sensitive to motion sickness.

The ride system is fully programmable, and it remains to be seen if Disney will make any changes to the ride vehicle profile to reduce the chances of rider motion sickness.

Special lighting effects during the backwards launch section

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montyz8114 days ago

OK. Sorry, didn't have a lot of sleep yesterday, slow on the uptake.

Giss Neric14 days ago

I think he meant odd suppository, like rectal suppository as it is a laxative ;)

montyz8115 days ago

It was a joke: https:///2025/03/guest-defecation-shuts-down-disney-ride-for-third-time-this-month-em1/

larryz15 days ago

That's an odd supposition...

montyz8115 days ago

Maybe someone defecated near it, and the fumes weakened the glass's molecular structure!

JAB17 days ago

That's not true. Tempered glass is very susceptible to focused impacts. That's why those emergency escape tools with a tiny metal point will shatter a car's window with very little force, and why a great many tempered glass PC case side panels have shattered simply by laying them on a tile floor because one of the tiles' corners was sticking up. If something hard and pointed hit it in the right way, it wouldn't have necessarily taken much force at all.

lazyboy97o18 days ago

If someone was wearing something like a metal ring and hit it in the right place, especially near a corner, it is possible to break the glass rather easily.

MisterPenguin18 days ago

The building is just settling on a sink hole.

bmr159118 days ago

Definitely not a punch, but a metal water bottle strapped to a backpack whipping around could generate a lot of power.

Giss Neric18 days ago

Shattering tempered glass requires a huge amount of force so I'm not sure if someone punching the glass is true.

bmr159119 days ago

I’m eager to hear how that happened. Someone lean on it with too much weight? A flying water bottle?

ZachPL19 days ago

Just saw this on reddit

gerararFeb 25, 2025

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Andrew25Feb 24, 2025

I for one hope that one day they can find a way to add railings within the pre-show spaces to reduce the pain point that is the funnel at the end. Ideally, it would be tiered "rows" within the preshow space where a CM then can release each section one by one instead of the mass release. I also think Disney should really enforce kicking people out of line who exit the preshow early to get a headstart.