Splash mountain pregnant

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My wife has had her heart set on a Disney trip for years. So, because she is such a trooper and as a reward for her schooling and general awesomeness, I gave in and we are rounding up all 4 kids in a van and driving 16 hours to the Magic Kingdom.:banghead:
My wife is 22 weeks pregnant with our fifth. She desperately wants to ride the Splash Mountain ride.

I say no.

What say you?

Ride to live? Live to Ride?
Medical professional said she is fine to ride the rides but taking Disney’s recommendations. My wife thinks the recommendations are overkill.
 
I would heed Disney’s warning not to ride. It’s their park and they get to make the rules.
 
I think that as trivial as it may seem, she needs to talk to her doctor specifically about splash mountain.

I also think that because this trip seems to be for her, if it turns out she shouldn’t ride, you should reschedule the trip for after the baby is born and she’s recovered.
 
Hoosier_Daddy said:
My wife has had her heart set on a Disney trip for years. So, because she is such a trooper and as a reward for her schooling and general awesomeness, I gave in and we are rounding up all 4 kids in a van and driving 16 hours to the Magic Kingdom.:banghead:
My wife is 22 weeks pregnant with our fifth. She desperately wants to ride the Splash Mountain ride.

I say no.

What say you?

Ride to live? Live to Ride?
Medical professional said she is fine to ride the rides but taking Disney’s recommendations. My wife thinks the recommendations are overkill.
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I think it just has that one drop in the middle of the ride? It doesn’t seem dangerous to me.
 
Based on the title, I thought this was going to be about someone getting pregnant on Splash Mountain. Now that would be a memorable trip to Disneyworld. 🙂

I don’t really know how to answer your question. Is Splash Mountain the log flume ride? I have been to Disneyworld, but it has been a while, and I might be confusing it with some other ride. I guess the best answer is to ask the doctor specifically about this particular ride, as recommended by BlueEyedLady.
 
Does Disney have rules or merely recommendations? I’d be surprised if they let her on any ride that was overly droppy or fast or whatever. I note their website says “Expectant mothers should not ride”, which is unhelpfully vague as to whether she can make up her own mind.

But if they do allow her to ride, I think the doctors advice should be sufficient to form a sensible opinion. Babies are pretty well protected in their mom’s womb, and a log ride is pretty tame. Any accelaration from the drop will press her back into her seat, so the baby is well protected. Any decelaration will press her forward into whatever restraint there is (if any), but the decelaration is pretty gradual at the bottom of the drop so I can’t see any great concerns. Of course, my opinion is offered with no expertise, authority, or responsibility.
 
Ouch, that is tough luck to have her heart set on it, finally be able to take the trip, and still get “denied.” 😦

Are you saying that it’s Disney’s recommendation not to have her ride it?

It strikes me that Disney is just covering themselves, and sensibly so. If the doctor says it’s OK, then it’s OK. 👍
 
PaulGH said:
Based on the title, I thought this was going to be about someone getting pregnant on Splash Mountain. Now that would be a memorable trip to Disneyworld. 🙂

I don’t really know how to answer your question. Is Splash Mountain the log flume ride? I have been to Disneyworld, but it has been a while, and I might be confusing it with some other ride. I guess the best answer is to ask the doctor specifically about this particular ride, as recommended by BlueEyedLady.
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I thought that the title refered to somebody using ‘splash mountain’ as their handle. 😃

I agree with BlueEyedLady and PaulGH. Ask the doctor. Have fun! 😃
 
Hoosier_Daddy said:
My wife has had her heart set on a Disney trip for years. So, because she is such a trooper and as a reward for her schooling and general awesomeness, I gave in and we are rounding up all 4 kids in a van and driving 16 hours to the Magic Kingdom.:banghead:
My wife is 22 weeks pregnant with our fifth. She desperately wants to ride the Splash Mountain ride.

I say no.

What say you?

Ride to live? Live to Ride?
Medical professional said she is fine to ride the rides but taking Disney’s recommendations. My wife thinks the recommendations are overkill.
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Why don’t you postpone the trip until after the baby is born? But in answer to your question, I would not let her on any rough rides.
 
If Splash Mountain is the ride I remember, I would not ride it pregnant. It has a very fast, steep drop with an abrupt landing. I do agree that the park is probably just covering its behind with a lot of its warnings. (Six Flags doesn’t allow pregnant women or people with seizures to ride the giant Ferris Wheel with closed in cage cars! Its a smoother ride than any trip on the highway!
 
Allegra said:
If Splash Mountain is the ride I remember, I would not ride it pregnant. It has a very fast, steep drop with an abrupt landing. I do agree that the park is probably just covering its behind with a lot of its warnings. (Six Flags doesn’t allow pregnant women or people with seizures to ride the giant Ferris Wheel with closed in cage cars! Its a smoother ride than any trip on the highway!
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I agree with you.
 
While I understand her fondest wish to go there, but for me…
any risk is too much risk…for my child, and for me.

I’d postpone the trip until everyone can go, or have it as a second honeymoon/anniversary for just the 2 of you to enjoy. You can take the kids when they are all tall enough to ride everything.
 
That final drop on Splash Mountain is very steep and fast. Even just the excitement of the ride might be bad.

I’d also feel very uncomfortable about breaking the park rules.

Most likely nothing bad would happen, but I wouldn’t do it. Even if something bad happened that was totally unrelated, you’d wonder if the ride had something to do about it.

Next year? She’ll have way more fun at Disneyland not pregnant.
 
Last pregnancy my very nice OB nearly went into Hulk mode when I floated the idea of helping with a move at more or less exactly the same gestational stage. (But of course I’d had bleeding, a subchorionic hematoma, some bedrest and physical restrictions for nearly the whole second trimester, so it was a somewhat different situation.)
 
I believe, though I may be mistaken, that the drop on Disney World Splash Mountain is a larger drop than the one at Disneyland.

2nd trimester would be the best time to do if it she’s going to, I just don’t know that I’d feel comfortable doing it that far away from home, just in case anything did happen. But honestly those signs are only up for legal purposes. How about you ride first, decide if the ride is comparable to anything you might experience in a car, report back, and then ride-switch?
 
PaulGH said:
Based on the title, I thought this was going to be about someone getting pregnant on Splash Mountain. Now that would be a memorable trip to Disneyworld. 🙂

I don’t really know how to answer your question. Is Splash Mountain the log flume ride? I have been to Disneyworld, but it has been a while, and I might be confusing it with some other ride. I guess the best answer is to ask the doctor specifically about this particular ride, as recommended by BlueEyedLady.
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:rotfl:

That’s actually what I thought, too! I thought you already had the trip and a GREAT time!

😉
 
It of course depends on the rules, but Splash Mountain is more hype than scary. There are a few small drops along the way and one very long one which takes about three seconds at the end. I just rode it recently and there are restraining bars in the “logs” which I don’t remember from before. I think they may be new. If your wife is worried about flume rides, then she shouldn’t ride. If she feels it’s fun, but no big deal, then go for it. I would say having a large insect flying around your room is scarier than Splash Mountain. I always thought they should have made it into two rides; one that does the beginning singing part for the little kids and one that ends with the flume.
BTW-If you want to eat at Be Our Guest, you have to be in line about 1/2 hour before they open and eat lunch in the mid morning, otherwise you may be shut out. The food is good and the place is beautiful. Enjoy your trip.
 
I think that–God forbid!–if anything “bad” happens; e.g., premature labor and delivery, e.g., some kind of abnormality with the baby, etc.–your wife would blame herself and feel guilty for the rest of her life.

It’s not worth it. For a two-minute ride?

Go after the baby is born.

My husband and I went to Disney World (Florida) while I was pregnant (1982-wow, that was a long time ago). We thought the park was boring. We actually were more impressed with the singing animals at the local Chuck E. Cheese than we were with the animated creations at Disney World.

And when we saw how many little ones in those loooooooooonnngggggg lines were crying and begging to go back to their hotels to swim in the pool, we vowed that we would never bring children to Disney World. And we didn’t. It costs too much, the lines are too long, and giant Mickey Mouses are not nearly so appealing as the cartoon Mickey.
 
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I think that–God forbid!–if anything “bad” happens; e.g., premature labor and delivery, e.g., some kind of abnormality with the baby, etc.–your wife would blame herself and feel guilty for the rest of her life.

It’s not worth it. For a two-minute ride?

Go after the baby is born.

My husband and I went to Disney World (Florida) while I was pregnant (1982-wow, that was a long time ago). We thought the park was boring. We actually were more impressed with the singing animals at the local Chuck E. Cheese than we were with the animated creations at Disney World.

And when we saw how many little ones in those loooooooooonnngggggg lines were crying and begging to go back to their hotels to swim in the pool, we vowed that we would never bring children to Disney World. And we didn’t. It costs too much, the lines are too long, and giant Mickey Mouses are not nearly so appealing as the cartoon Mickey.
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Disneyland is much more manageable, particularly with bigger kids. We went as a family with an 8 and a 6 year old over spring break and they were little troopers. (It was disappointing that the little kid was too small for Indiana Jones and the big kid was terrified of all the dark rides, but your mileage may vary.)

We did see a lot of preschool age girls all princess-ed up and having a blast.

Even knowing the fun-per-dollar is way less impressive than the county fair or similar venues, I can’t wait to go back.
 
Sometimes some doctors seem to go too much by the book…second trimester…so it’s okay it seems…🤷

Mine for instance gave the all clear sign for moderate physical activity, eg. uphill walking (which means coming downhill too, all the bumps and bouncy steps),during pp check at 6 weeks after I had a c section. Now common sense told me that I just had major abdominal surgery, moderate walking but not moderate exercise.

I wouldn’t go on the ride.
 
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