Some parts of Expedition Everest – Legend of the Forbidden Mountain may be scary for children. This attraction features loud noises, fast drops, high speeds, dark places and frightening creature effects.
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The first time I went on Everest I wasn't expecting it to go backwards, it just ran out of tracks. I'd say it's only the backwards bit that could be scary. I would say Expedition Everest would be quite scary for a 5 year old. It is definitely more frightening than Splash or Thunder.
Expedition Everest – Legend of the Forbidden Mountain, also known as Expedition Everest, is a steel roller coaster built by Vekoma at Disney's Animal Kingdom at the Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. The ride is themed around the Yeti protecting the Forbidden Mountain next to Mount Everest.
Expedition Everest isn't for the faint of heart. Not only is there a steep 80 foot drop, but it reaches high speeds of 50 mph and goes both forwards and backwards. It's a thrilling, intense ride. There are also a lot of dark moments and a scary yeti that appears.
It is not scary, but it is thrilling and intense. My motion sensitivity was definitely impacted and I needed to be outside in the fresh air for about an hour afterwards to come back down from the rush.
EE has a faster top speed and more thrilling drops, and theres that backwards portion. The view from the top is great also. Space is a fun coaster in complete darkness but EE still holds more thrills for me ... even with a bad Yeti component.
Thrill Scale (0=Wimpy! and10=Yikes!): 6 for fairly intense positive G-forces, backward coaster motion, and darkness. This is one of Disney World's most popular attractions.
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.
Kingda KaThe minds behind the Kingda Ka at Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson, New Jersey clearly understood this, as they combined speed and height to create the scariest roller coaster in the world. The Kingda Ka is the world's tallest roller coaster, reaching a staggering height of 456 feet.
The only attraction at Walt Disney World that goes upside down is Rock N Roller Coaster starring Aerosmith at Disney's Hollywood Studios. The height requirement for this attraction is that you must be at least 48 inches (122cm) tall.