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[crazered]

Ok this maybe a weird post but here goes. In Sept my oldest niece and I are heading to Disney World. Can't wait. We will be celebrating my life I am cancer free from breast cancer. We both share the same interest as far as riding rides but I am not sure about Expedition Everett's at Animal Kingdom. It is her favorite ride. I love Test Track.I know I shouldn't be scared but I am. I build up anxiety and it stops me from riding certain rides. Can anyone offers any suggestions. I guess I should be saying Heck you best the biggest fear a person can have. Thanks for taking the time to reply. You all are great. I laugh when I read all the hair comments since I have very little due to chemo. Thank your lucky stars you have this problem.

[Cakers1]

crazered: So glad you are cancer free, first of all. As far as the anxiety about certain rides, I haven't seen those so I can't envision what they are like. Just try to go without focusing on only the rides you are afraid of; I think once you get there and just enjoy your life with your niece the anxiety will take a back seat to the fun you will be having.

Have a wonderful time.

[Preds]

Congratulations!!!! You deserve a trip to Disney World and anything else your heart desires. Hope you make wonderful memories with your niece! Haven't been since '75 so I can't help with any info, but I did want to congratulate you on your victory.

[JuJu Squeezie]

Congrats, I've ridden that ride, no problem and I have been taught when dealing with the anxiety-when you are afraid of something, that's exactly where you should go to get rid of the fear. Millions ride that attraction, you can too. Good luck and have a good time.

[Pqfan]

Congratulations on being cancer free!

All rides make me nervous so I am not good with that.

Have a great time!

[Qwackertoo]

It's not that bad. I rode it first time in Dec. 2012. My sweet daughter, she's now 20, sorta tricked me into getting on it as I'm not a BIG coaster fan, especially like at Busch Gardens etc. She said, Oh Mom, its like between Goofy's Barnstormer (now something else, not sure since refurb what it's called) small coaster in what was Toon Town . . . .and Big Thunder Mountain a little more intense but not bad in Adventure Land . . . both in Magic Kingdom. So I thought what the heck . . . everything was OK on Expedition Everest until we got to the point where the train of cars stopped on the hill . . . and I looked at her . . . and she SMILED. Still it wasn't that bad . . . I still regret NOT getting a tshirt one year @ Busch Gardens that was cool design with "Crybabies Don't Ride" . . . and they had some pretty big coasters that NO I did not ride . . . they had a similar themed design at the gift shop @ Expedition Everest but it was an ugly light grey and design wasn't as nice so I didn't buy it.

Unless you really, really don't like coasters . . . it isn't THAT bad. Much worse at Busch Gardens or Islands of Adventure over at Universal . . . now those I do not ride.

HAVE FUN and glad to hear you are cancer free!!! Enjoy your trip!!! September will be a GREAT time of year to go.

[terrier3]

I brought my 70 year old aunt to Disneyworld 10 years ago. She was apprehensive about the rides too.

We were waiting in line at the Tower of Terror and a little girl ahead of us was getting a little frantic. My aunt turned to her and said that Mickey Mouse would NEVER make a ride that wouldn't be fun for everyone - and by the time the ride ends, she'll want to go on it again!. The little girl calmed down and my aunt started believing it too.

We ended up going on Tower of Terror 4 times!

[qualitygal]

You didn't say how old your niece is, hopefully she's old enough to understand "on this trip" you might not be up to all rides. If there's a possibility that down the road she'll go there again, maybe at that time, she can go on any rides that you aren't quite up to. Maybe if she knows this at the get-go it'll be easier for her and you.

Have fun you deserve it! Congrats on the cancer free now.

[Elstongunn]

My suggestion: stop thinking about it before you get there. You'll know when you arrive whether or not you're up to it. Just focus on the reason why you are going and what a great celebration it should be rather than racking up anxiety over one single ride.

Congratulations on your cancer-free diagnosis!

[esmerelda]

Don't do anything you aren't comfortable with. You'll have a better time...before, during and after.