Space Mountain has new cars.
The old cars had a sort of embedded pistol-grip handle that enabled you to brace yourself by both pushing and pulling.
The new cars have a sort of armchair grip, padded and fairly comfortable if you’re just sitting there.
“Just sitting there”, however, isn’t what Space Mountain is for. It’s for whipping you around sharp turns, quick rises, and steep drops.
Without the ability to brace properly, I absorbed all that in the spinal erectors (or “middle back” as it’s familiarly known).
Luckily my back is strong, so I was just sore for a day or so.
On the plus side, the addition of the Jack Sparrow character to “Pirates of the Caribbean” was done with a nice, gentle touch.
He’s been inserted into scenes that were a little embarrassingly non-PC anyway, and in such a way as to not overwhelm or even significantly alter the feel of the original show.
The character is also very animated, and very lifelike.
Contrary to my fears, I think Disney handled this quite well.