Motion sickness at Silver Dollar City: what's rough and how to cope

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Branson, Missouri, United States · Herschend · ~2.18M visitors (2018, published figure)

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The rides most likely to set you off

Time Traveler is the hardest ride here, and the spinning is why. Its cars rotate freely while the track does its own work, so a 90 degree drop and two launches arrive while you are facing a direction the layout did not choose for you. That means you cannot brace, because you cannot predict. Riders who take Outlaw Run and WildFire without trouble regularly name Time Traveler as the one that got them.

• Time Traveler: spinning coaster with a 90 degree first drop and two launches, so rotation and drops arrive together.

• Outlaw Run: wooden coaster with an 81 degree drop and a double heartline roll.

• WildFire: looping coaster running five inversions out over a valley.

• PowderKeg: compressed-air launch from 0 to 53 mph in 2.8 seconds.

• Fire In The Hole: indoor coaster and dark ride with three drops in low light and a splash landing.

Where to reset between rides

When your stomach needs a break, head for Frisco Steam Train, Hugo & Mary's Carousel, The Flooded Mine (slow boat dark ride) or Marvel Cave (walking cave tour, March to December). Slow visuals, a fixed horizon and a seat that is not spinning give your inner ear time to settle before the next big ride.

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Your survival plan for Silver Dollar City

1. 1

   Ride Time Traveler first. Free spinning plus drops is the day's heaviest combination and there is no version of it that gets easier on a full stomach.

2. 2

   Split Outlaw Run and WildFire across the day. One is a wooden coaster that shakes and rolls, the other runs five inversions, and together they compound.

3. 3

   Use the shows and the craft demonstrations as scheduled breaks, not as filler. Twenty minutes sitting still with a fixed view is the most effective reset in the park.

4. 4

   Marvel Cave is a walking tour, so it is calm, cool and completely free of motion. It is the strongest recovery option here and worth booking into the middle of the day.

5. 5

   Take the Frisco Steam Train or the Flooded Mine boat ride when you need something slow between coasters.

6. 6

   The park is built on Ozark hillside, so the walking is steeper than it looks. Pace it, and keep headphones handy to start Dizzout at the first wobble: drug-free, and Dizzout states relief in about 90 seconds.

Before you pack the wristbands or the ginger chews, see which remedies hold up under testing. Anything you take before a park day is a question for a pharmacist or doctor.

Going with kids

The craft village structure is quietly excellent for mixed groups: demonstrations, shops and shows fill the gaps, so the people who are not riding are not just waiting. The Frisco Steam Train and the Flooded Mine boat ride suit younger children.

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