You can buy one on Amazon. The EmeTerm device is cheaper than the ReliefBand and it works too.
My older sister and my daughter both wear them now and agree they work.
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I’d love to see the “numerous clinical studies” demonstrating that an FDA-cleared medical device that’s been used to treat chemotherapy-associated nausea for decades doesn’t work. It works for me, and helps me enjoy rides that I wouldn’t enjoy otherwise.
My personal experience in 56 years on this planet is that looking around while spinning and moving backwards does NOT mitigate motion sickness. If that works for you, great.
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OK, I’ve created JPGs of my logger data, going to try and post to the forum instead of external links like I did last time. This (for me) is new stuff, so may not work the first time…
Since the primary topic is GoTG, here (hopefully) are the Gs and altitude for that ride:
will
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Looks like it worked! 
Of note:
- The time scale is 1/10ths of a second.
- Gs are 1000s, so 1000 is 1G.
- The ride has lots of slow bits too, so have a Zoom-in of the exciting bit
- Altitude is fun to look at too, you have the initial launch, then second lift around the 52-second mark.
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I researched this stuff several years ago, and the evidence was compelling.
You three scenarios did not provide any reason to believe it is the relief bands that helped. You admitted you closed your eyes, which is KNOWN to make motion sickness worse, not better. Your third time you admittedly looked around, which is KNOWN TO HELP mitigate motion sickness. But since you were wearing a relief band, you anecdotally attribute it to that instead.
Anyhow, any distraction technique has been shown in numerous studies to be just as effective. There is nothing scientific about a relief band. Same with sea bands, etc. it is all placebo effect.
I am glad you THINK it works for you. But I hate that people recommend to others what has been shown to NOT be effective.
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For comparison, here is Rockin Roller Coaster
Of note:
- In terms of G’s, the initial launch is pretty tame compared to the rest of the ride! That was a surprise to me. It is that bit that gets to about 1.7Gs before the wild swings of the loop.
- For G’s, it is on par with GoTG, but the swings are a bit wilder
- For altitude you can see the resting “check spot” during the middle of the ride and after the initial launch, it is clearly just gravity fed.
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For Mission Space, the G’s aren’t nearly as much, but notice how incredibly smooth it is compared to the other rides. Enjoy the G’s without the jarring around! Also is the data on rotation because for this ride that is easy to see. I have it for the other rides, but it is way too noisy to make much sense of.
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Since it was mentioned earlier, here is the data for Space Mountain left side. I have right side too, but it is essentially the same. Of note:
- Yep, it is really jarring, you can see all the sudden changes, drops, etc.
- Altitude shows how it is gravity fed and better shows all the resting/safety spots during the ride.
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I have more if folk are interested, I’ve tried to capture most of the rides that involve any decent kind of movement.
will
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Thanks for sharing. That’s cool!
Out of curiosity, what are the G forces measured in? 2500 can’t mean 2500 Gs! Most people can’t even tolerate 5 Gs very long without blacking out.
Oh…wait…I just noticed the post explaining scale. So, nevermind! 
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Is altitude in feet? Or something else?
I think, if RnRC were not so rough, I’d want to ride it again and again the way I do GotG. But my head and neck just can’t handle it. I’m not enjoying the ride, I’m concentrating on protecting my head the whole time. While SM is also rough, there’s nothing for my head to bang into, so I have no problem riding it. I don’t consider RnRC any more intense, even with the inversion. The ride restraints just don’t work well for my short self.
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Jeff:
It is air pressure in millibars. Hence you will notice that I inverted the scale since higher altitude is lower pressure. It is highly susceptible to influences besides altitude especially in a closed building, so not very good for anything absolute in terms of actual altitude. Hence not trying to correlate it to feet (or meters for the enlightened! )
will
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This is fascinating
I’m kinda surprised that none of the coasters you posted hit zero or negative Gs
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Very cool! Thanks!
I totally agree with what you said about RNRC vs SM as far as being rough on your head! That makes a huge difference in being able to reride.
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Gmagic: Yea, especially with a ride like RnR. I guess a good way to look at it is they do allow you to put stuff by your feet on those rides, so they are kinda counting on it!
HOWEVER, for ToT, they don’t. Here are the charts for it:
For G’s I just plotted the exciting part of the ride, the rest is pretty static. Of note:
- I think there is an enhancing effect of the length you are at an extreme G (lots or near zero). For the roller coasters is is for a very brief time, for ToT and MS they are extended. Of course the opening/closing doors on ToT adds a lot too!
- Compared to the coasters this is pretty smooth too.
- On altitude, the first part is loading, then the two pre-shows, before finally the exciting part. I do like how the altitude shows that the ride never goes below ground level (no doubt water issues if they tried) and shows the exit is blow the entrance which we know as well.
- Of course YMMV for this ride as there are multiple randomly selected sequences.
will
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…and just to fill out a more, here is the ride with the most G’s, Expedition Everest!
This was a surprise to me in several respects:
- I felt the G’s (and drop) on the backwards section would be the biggest, not by a long shot on drop, but pretty close on G’s at least.
- Not only is it the highest G I’ve recorded, it is also right after nearly zero where they take the pictures, so from 0.1-ish to 3.7-ish, that is a BIG swing!
will
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While RnRC doesn’t make me sick like GotG, I do agree with everyone’s assessment here that it is rougher on the body, neck, and head. I literally have to jam my head into the headrest the entire time so it won’t knock around. I’m always relieved when the ride ends. Why do I ride it? Because I love Aerosmith! 
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Has anyone here ridden RnRC since the most recent refurb?
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