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The nausea map 2026

The world nausea map

105 places where motion sickness is a known problem, each one plotted where it actually is. 13 of them sit in the top tier. Find the one near your next trip, then read what to do about it.

The world nausea map plots 54 rated journeys and 51 profiled theme parks on one world. Colour is the risk band from each place's own guide, so a dense patch of dark pins means the guides behind them report heavy motion. The map is a way into the guides, not a forecast.

The map

  • Notorious
  • Rough
  • Manageable
  • Gentle
  • Park, profiled but not scored

Swipe the map sideways to reach the rest of the world. Every place on it is also in the list below.

66 pins on the map, 105 places. Tap one to see what is there and open its guide.

How the map is built

Nothing here is measured on this page. Sea crossings, rides and road trips inherit the risk rating already published in their own guide, on the same four bands the Nausea Index uses: gentle 25, manageable 50, rough 75, notorious 92. Equal ratings tie, on purpose. The guides rate in bands, and pretending to finer precision than they carry would be making numbers up.

Theme parks are the exception, and they look different on the map for a reason. The park guides publish a written profile of what the lineup does to people, not a risk rating, so there is no park score to inherit. Rather than invent one, park pins are drawn hollow and carry their profile sentence instead of a number.

Coordinates come from each place itself: the water body for a crossing, the park for a ride, the midpoint of the two endpoint cities for a road trip, and the park or its city for a park. A midpoint is not a driven route, so a pin on a bending road sits near the trip rather than on the tarmac. Places within 1.5 degrees of each other share one pin with a count, because twenty separate dots on Orlando would be one unreadable blob.

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Every place on the map

The same 105 places, in a list. Worst first inside each group.

Sea crossings (14)

  1. Drake PassageSouthern Ocean · No land to stop wind, swell or current92 · Notorious
  2. Pentland FirthNorthern Scotland · Tidal races, not wind-driven waves92 · Notorious
  3. Bass StraitSouthern Australia · Ocean swell shortening over a 60 m shelf75 · Rough
  4. Bay of BiscayNorth-east Atlantic · Atlantic swell over a shoaling shelf75 · Rough
  5. Cook StraitNew Zealand · Wind against a 5-knot tidal stream75 · Rough
  6. Gulf of AlaskaNorth Pacific · Aleutian Low storms, no island shelter75 · Rough
  7. Gulf of LionWestern Mediterranean · Mistral funnelled down the Rhône valley75 · Rough
  8. North SeaNorth-west Europe · Shallow basin, short steep wind chop75 · Rough
  9. Tasman SeaSouth-west Pacific · 2,000 km of unbroken westerly fetch75 · Rough
  10. Adriatic SeaCentral Mediterranean · Katabatic bora gusts off the Dinaric Alps50 · Manageable
  11. Aegean SeaEastern Mediterranean · Summer meltemi funnelled down the Aegean50 · Manageable
  12. Baltic SeaNorthern Europe · Short steep chop, no ocean swell50 · Manageable
  13. English ChannelNorth-west Europe · Shallow strait, wind against tide50 · Manageable
  14. Irish SeaBritish Isles · Wind against strong tidal streams50 · Manageable

Theme park rides (12)

  1. Harry Potter and the Forbidden JourneyOrlando, Florida · Robotic-arm dark ride (KUKA RoboCoaster)92 · Notorious
  2. Mission: SPACEOrlando, Florida · Spinning centrifuge simulator92 · Notorious
  3. Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic RewindOrlando, Florida · Spinning indoor coaster (Omnicoaster)75 · Rough
  4. Monsters Unchained: The Frankenstein ExperimentOrlando, Florida · Robotic-arm dark ride (KUKA)75 · Rough
  5. Star Tours – The Adventures ContinueOrlando, Florida · 3D motion-base flight simulator75 · Rough
  6. Transformers: The Ride 3DOrlando, Florida · 3D screen simulator on moving vehicle75 · Rough
  7. Avatar Flight of PassageOrlando, Florida · 3D flying simulator (link-chair)50 · Manageable
  8. Millennium Falcon: Smugglers RunOrlando, Florida · Interactive cockpit simulator50 · Manageable
  9. Remy's Ratatouille AdventureOrlando, Florida · Trackless 3D dark ride50 · Manageable
  10. Test TrackOrlando, Florida · High-speed slot car (outdoor sections)50 · Manageable
  11. Soarin'Orlando, Florida · Suspended glide simulator (dome screen)25 · Gentle
  12. Star Wars: Rise of the ResistanceOrlando, Florida · Trackless dark ride25 · Gentle

Road trips (28)

  1. Denver to AspenUnited States · mountain highway92 · Notorious
  2. Inverness to Inverness (loop)United Kingdom · single-track rural roads92 · Notorious
  3. Paia to HanaUnited States · jungle cliff road92 · Notorious
  4. Rome to AmalfiItaly · highway then coastal cliff92 · Notorious
  5. San Francisco to Los AngelesUnited States · coastal cliff road92 · Notorious
  6. Sorrento to SalernoItaly · coastal cliff road92 · Notorious
  7. Tail of the Dragon (Deals Gap) to Tabcat Creek BridgeUnited States · tight two-lane mountain road with near-continuous curves92 · Notorious
  8. West Glacier to St. MaryUnited States · mountain pass92 · Notorious
  9. Zurich to Zurich (loop)Switzerland · alpine mountain roads92 · Notorious
  10. Baddeck to Baddeck (loop)Canada · coastal mountain road75 · Rough
  11. Cherokee, NC to Waynesboro, VAUnited States · mountain scenic highway75 · Rough
  12. Dubai to FujairahUnited Arab Emirates · mountain highway75 · Rough
  13. Dubai to MuscatUnited Arab Emirates / Oman · desert highway then mountain75 · Rough
  14. Te Anau to Milford Sound (Piopiotahi)New Zealand · alpine valley road with a steep hairpin descent75 · Rough
  15. Torquay to AllansfordAustralia · coastal cliff road75 · Rough
  16. Bangkok to Chiang MaiThailand · mixed (highway then mountain)50 · Manageable
  17. Cape Town to Port ElizabethSouth Africa · coastal highway50 · Manageable
  18. Chicago to Santa MonicaUnited States · mixed (urban, plains, desert, mountain)50 · Manageable
  19. Los Angeles to Las VegasUnited States · desert highway50 · Manageable
  20. Miami to Key WestUnited States · overseas highway50 · Manageable
  21. Reykjavik to Reykjavik (loop)Iceland · two-lane rural road50 · Manageable
  22. Dubai to Abu DhabiUnited Arab Emirates · desert highway25 · Gentle
  23. London to EdinburghUnited Kingdom · motorway25 · Gentle
  24. Nashville to NatchezUnited States · scenic parkway25 · Gentle
  25. New York to Washington DCUnited States · highway25 · Gentle
  26. Paris to NiceFrance · autoroute25 · Gentle
  27. Sydney to MelbourneAustralia · highway25 · Gentle
  28. Tokyo to KyotoJapan · high-speed rail25 · Gentle

Theme parks (51)

  1. Alton TowersAlton, Staffordshire, United Kingdom · Terrain park of extremes: world-first drop machines beside one of the UK's biggest toddler lands.Profiled
  2. Beto Carrero WorldPenha, Santa Catarina, Brazil · Latin America's biggest park mixes a small set of real thrill machines with a heavy show schedule.Profiled
  3. Busch Gardens Tampa BayTampa, Florida, United States · Heavyweight coaster collection inside an animal park; the free-spinning Cobra's Curse is the stealth nausea pick.Profiled
  4. Canada's WonderlandVaughan, Ontario, Canada · Force-heavy regional giant; three of Canada's biggest coasters in one skyline, no screen rides of note.Profiled
  5. Cedar PointSandusky, Ohio, United States · America's coaster capital: pure physical forces, virtually no screens; tolerance is about G-forces and airtime, not visuals.Profiled
  6. Chimelong Ocean KingdomHengqin, Zhuhai, China · Marine park first, thrill park second; you can fill a day with animal exhibits and skip the motion rides entirely.Profiled
  7. Chimelong ParadisePanyu, Guangzhou, China · Traditional iron park: China's densest inversion collection, minimal screen-based motion.Profiled
  8. Chimelong SpaceshipHengqin, Zhuhai, China · Indoor mega-park built around large-format screen and simulator attractions rather than coasters.Profiled
  9. China Dinosaurs ParkChangzhou, Jiangsu, China · Museum-plus-rides hybrid; one extreme headliner coaster stands far above an otherwise family lineup.Profiled
  10. Disney California AdventureAnaheim, California, United States · A park of paired choices: the same wheel offers swinging or fixed cars, which makes it easy to calibrate to your stomach.Profiled
  11. Disney's Animal KingdomLake Buena Vista, Florida, United States · Animal park at heart, but its two headliners (a 3D flight simulator and a backwards coaster) are outsized nausea risks.Profiled
  12. Disney's Hollywood StudiosLake Buena Vista, Florida, United States · Simulator-heavy park: most headliners are screen-driven, so sensitive visitors hit their limit here faster than at Magic Kingdom.Profiled
  13. DisneylandAnaheim, California, United States · Classic dark-ride park; the motion-sickness risk sits in the simulators and the older, jerkier coasters rather than raw speed.Profiled
  14. Disneyland Park (Disneyland Paris)Marne-la-Vallee, France · The most coaster-forward castle park Disney runs; its Space Mountain descendant inverts, which no US castle park does.Profiled
  15. DollywoodPigeon Forge, Tennessee, United States · Mountain terrain park; thrills are real but the craft-and-shows half of the park is entirely motion-free.Profiled
  16. EftelingKaatsheuvel, Netherlands · Fairy-tale park where gentle dark rides outnumber thrill rides five to one; easy to avoid motion entirely.Profiled
  17. EPCOTLake Buena Vista, Florida, United States · Low ride count but a high hit rate: three of the four headliners pair screens with motion, led by the spinning Cosmic Rewind.Profiled
  18. Europa-ParkRust, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany · Coaster-dense but well balanced: for every launch coaster there is a slow boat, train or panoramic ride in the same themed area.Profiled
  19. EverlandYongin, Gyeonggi, South Korea · Garden-and-safari park with one world-class wooden coaster; most of the grounds are walkable and motion-free.Profiled
  20. Fantawild Adventure ShenyangShenyang, Liaoning, China · Fantawild Adventure parks are built around large-format motion simulators and 4D screen attractions; expect screen-based queasiness rather than coaster forces.Profiled
  21. Fantawild Adventure TianjinTianjin, China · Fantawild Adventure parks are built around large-format motion simulators and 4D screen attractions; expect screen-based queasiness rather than coaster forces.Profiled
  22. Fantawild Adventure ZhengzhouZhongmu, Zhengzhou, Henan, China · Screen-based dark rides plus two genuinely disorienting shuttle coasters.Profiled
  23. Fantawild Asian Legend (Nanning)Nanning, Guangxi, China · Simulator and screen-based dark rides dominate, as across the Fantawild chain; one wooden coaster provides the physical thrills.Profiled
  24. Fantawild Oriental Heritage JingzhouJingzhou, Hubei, China · Simulator-heavy park: large-format motion-based dark rides and dome theaters carry the lineup.Profiled
  25. Fantawild Oriental Heritage MianyangMianyang, Sichuan, China · Simulator-heavy park: large-format motion-based dark rides and dome theaters carry the lineup.Profiled
  26. Fantawild Oriental Heritage TaiyuanTaiyuan, Shanxi, China · Simulator-heavy park: large-format motion-based dark rides and dome theaters carry the lineup.Profiled
  27. GardalandCastelnuovo del Garda, Veneto, Italy · Balanced resort park on Lake Garda; a compact thrill core surrounded by extensive family zones.Profiled
  28. HersheyparkHershey, Pennsylvania, United States · Coaster-dense but walkable; forces are the risk factor, and the chocolate-tour side offers a true zero-motion break.Profiled
  29. Hong Kong DisneylandLantau Island, Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China · Compact and mostly gentle; three genuine motion rides, everything else is show and dark-ride based.Profiled
  30. Kings IslandMason, Ohio, United States · Traditional coaster park with big wooden roughness; motion sickness here is force-driven, not screen-driven.Profiled
  31. Knott's Berry FarmBuena Park, California, United States · Classic coaster park; motion sickness risk comes from raw forces and spinning flats, not screens.Profiled
  32. Lotte World AdventureSeoul, South Korea · Largely indoor park; tight indoor coaster turns and spinning flats concentrate the motion load under one roof.Profiled
  33. Magic KingdomLake Buena Vista, Florida, United States · Mostly gentle dark rides with a handful of real motion offenders; the spinning teacups catch more people than the coasters.Profiled
  34. Parc AsterixPlailly, Oise, France · France's force-first park: real coaster hardware and almost no simulators.Profiled
  35. PortAventura ParkSalou, Catalonia, Spain · Big-iron destination park; forces are real and sustained, with little screen-based motion.Profiled
  36. Puy du FouLes Epesses, Vendee, France · Show park with no coasters or mechanical thrill rides: the lowest motion-sickness exposure of any park on this list.Profiled
  37. SeaWorld OrlandoOrlando, Florida, United States · Serious coaster collection wrapped around animal exhibits; you can alternate one intense ride with a calm aquarium reset.Profiled
  38. SeaWorld San DiegoSan Diego, California, United States · Animal park with a young, launch-heavy coaster lineup; motion is optional and exhibits fill the gaps.Profiled
  39. Shanghai DisneylandPudong, Shanghai, China · Modern trackless and boat dark rides carry the park; only a few attractions deliver strong physical motion.Profiled
  40. Shanghai Haichang Ocean ParkPudong, Shanghai, China · Marine-life park with a single big coaster; most attractions are exhibits, shows and mild family rides.Profiled
  41. Six Flags Great AmericaGurnee, Illinois, United States · Classic Six Flags force park; the heritage Whizzer is a rare genuinely gentle full-size coaster.Profiled
  42. Six Flags Magic MountainValencia, California, United States · The world's largest coaster count; almost everything is high-force, and gentle options are thin.Profiled
  43. Tivoli GardensCopenhagen, Denmark · Historic garden park where a few modern spin-and-loop machines sit among flowerbeds; easy to enjoy with zero motion.Profiled
  44. Tokyo DisneylandUrayasu, Chiba (Tokyo), Japan · One of the gentlest mega-parks in the world; trackless dark rides dominate and true thrill machines are few.Profiled
  45. Tokyo DisneySeaUrayasu, Chiba (Tokyo), Japan · More adult-leaning motion than Tokyo Disneyland: several dark rides hide real drops and shakes behind theming.Profiled
  46. Universal Islands of AdventureOrlando, Florida, United States · Full-spectrum thrill park: real coaster forces and screen-based simulators in equal measure, the toughest one-day gauntlet in Orlando.Profiled
  47. Universal Studios BeijingTongzhou, Beijing, China · Screen-based rides anchor almost every land; expect simulator-style queasiness more than coaster forces.Profiled
  48. Universal Studios FloridaOrlando, Florida, United States · The densest cluster of motion simulators in Orlando; headphones-on screen rides are the norm, not the exception.Profiled
  49. Universal Studios HollywoodUniversal City, California, United States · The most screen-dependent major park in the US: nearly every headliner is a simulator, so screen-motion sensitivity matters more than coaster tolerance.Profiled
  50. Universal Studios JapanOsaka, Japan · Screen-and-simulator heavy park; several headliners combine real motion with close-up screens, the hardest combination for sensitive riders.Profiled
  51. Walt Disney Studios ParkMarne-la-Vallee, France · Small park with a high concentration of spinning and simulator rides relative to its size.Profiled

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