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Saturday, July 31, 2010

Movie Rides - Should You Watch the Movie Before or After?

  On our recent trip to Universal Studios in Orlando, we experimented with two Movie Rides to find out which strategy is more fun. Two of our favorite Movies (and Rides) are Twister and Jaws.
  Even when we do not have a Universal Studios in Orlando trip planned, we still like to watch the movie Jaws and the movie Twister at least once a year. I personally prefer watching during the Summer, as both movies take place in the Summer as well.
  This year, we watched Twister about two weeks before our trip. As we walked along the aisles to get into the Twister ride, the monitors showed interviews with some of the stars from the movie, along with actual footage of real twisters terrorizing the Midwest US. The wait was about 20 minutes that day, and during that time I kept thinking back to the movie, and the whole experience seemed to be a bit more real. Once we got in and experienced the "Universal Studios Twister", the whole experience really came together.  Even though we had been through this ride before, we found ourselves looking forward to see specific parts that we remembered from the movie. Without ruining it for those that are planning a first trip to Universal Studios in Orlando Florida, watch for "flying cows"!
  On the other hand, we planned to watch the movie Jaws on the Saturday night after we came home from our trip. This time, I found that the ride was fun, but I found myself wishing that I had seen the movie first. The ride really makes you feel like a tourist on Amity Island, and getting a bit wet felt good in the heat that day, but I felt a little different than with Twister. Ultimately, I watched the movie Jaws at home, looking for the parts I experienced from the ride. This helped to enjoy the MOVIE more, but not the ride.
  Overall, I feel that it is better to watch the Movie First. This way, your experience at the ride can be more enhanced, and it sometimes may help to understand the names or actions that are in the ride. Your Universal Studios in Orlando Florida experience will probably be more fun if you watch the movie first, and then go to the park. Try it and tell us which way that you think is better!

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