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Does your stomach drop on Expedition Everest?

Expedition Everest offers several drops with the biggest at about 80?. They will take your stomach, but they don't feel as intense as they look or as you might expect.



Yes, you will likely experience a significant "stomach drop" sensation on Expedition Everest at Disney's Animal Kingdom, particularly during the attraction's signature 80-foot forward drop. However, the intensity of this feeling depends heavily on where you are seated. Because the train is quite long, those in the back rows experience a much sharper "stomach-in-throat" sensation as they are whipped over the crest of the hill by the weight of the train ahead. Conversely, those in the front rows "crawl" over the edge and may feel a less intense drop. Additionally, the ride features a unique backward plummet into the dark that creates a powerful feeling of G-force and disorientation, though not a traditional "free-fall" drop. If you are sensitive to the stomach-drop sensation, riding in the front row is the best strategy. Despite the visual height of the mountain, the drop actually curves halfway down, which many riders find makes the sensation less overwhelming than the pure vertical plunge found on rides like Tiana's Bayou Adventure.

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I fit great on the test seats and had an easy time loading onto the ride itself. I did see a woman of a similar size as me for whom the test seats did not work, and I think it was because she had larger calves. The ride has a bar that drops behind your calves as a point of security.

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Thrill Scale (0=Wimpy! and10=Yikes!): 6 for fairly intense positive G-forces, backward coaster motion, and darkness.

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The Everest base camp trek does indulge some risk of Acute Mountain sickness (AMS). There are few stats of causalities among the successful trek of more than 30,000 per year. For most part of such incidents, trekkers with the cardiovascular problems, and improper itinerary resulting in AMS victims.

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