Poseidon's Fury reviews
Theme Park Insider readers offer their ratings and reviews for Poseidon's Fury, a live show in The Lost Continent at Universal's Islands of Adventure.
Written by Brandon Mendoza
Readers' rating:
Very scary and intense effect laden comedy show. A good actor is all you need for a hilarious expirience. The water vortex was the only good part. Skip unless neccecery. - Andrew Dougherty Poseidon's Fury is an epic and well-acted walkthrough attraction that contains a large amount of eye-popping special effects including a walkthrough water vortex. Do not miss this one. - Jose Gabriel The ride set up of moving into different holding rooms in different stages was a strange set-up. It made the whole experience quite disjointed. Even though my kids are older, they got quite disoriented with all of the lighting effects and the different layouts of the rooms with varying visibility. The first room especially was quite awkward. I did like the fire and water effects, and the vortex, but as a whole, I can only rate it as average. - Lisa K Terrible show - only slightly entertaining aspect is the water vortex, which is just a tiny part of it. Oh yeah, and good luck catching it actually working. IoA should just absorb this entire show building into WWOHP and revamp it as a good ride or show - an epic battle with Voldemort or something, perhaps. - Mike Seary The technology behind the show is kind of outdated. The show could also use a rewrite and a better name for the main villain Darkanon. (kinda cheesy) If Universal simply updated this attraction, I think Poseidon's Fury has potential to be a great show. The water vortex is extremely cool and I think it's the main reason why people still go to Poseidon's fury. - Roger Shurp From the outside you think this is going to be something special, but honestly it isn't. A real waste of a big amount of space. Vortex wasn't working the last time I went on it, but it doesn't impress me much when it is. the story is a little long-winded and can be confusing for younger audiences. Get rid of it and replace with a movie-themed ride. - Ben Price Annoying host, boring show but I did like the vortex! 4/10 - D H I thought this was a pretty funny tour/show. Good theming and effects. But it doesn't quite live up to Disney's shows. - Nicholas Gammon It's good to experience it once for yourself if you can. The special effects are cool, but the audience can make or break the ride. the first time I went on it rocked! the next time, not so much. The water vortex wasn't working, and the crowd wasn't very enthused. I wouldn't wait longer than 15 minutes in line. Make sure you hit all of your favorite attractions first. 6.5/10. - Bob Liebe I personally love this ride, though I understand why others do not. It is very out dated and cheesy but I don't mind that. I love the vortex and was super excited to hear that it was up and running again before my September 2010 visit. Your personal experience is very well dependent on the crowd however. The first time I rode this ride the crowd was amazing. Most of it consisted of younger kids which helps you fall back into that "this is NOT just a ride, this is REAL" feeling. This past time however, the crowd consisted of a lot of disrespectful LOUD teenagers from the Rock the Universe concert. So, if the crowd is what is turning you off give it another chance on your next visit. - Terri Pierce I am honestly surprised that there are so many positive reviews. The "ride" is wet, cold, boring and very, very bad. I felt for the narrator/guide as it seems that she has a lot of energy and enthusiasm despite the ridiculous premise and effects. You do shuffle and squeeze your way through the entire thing. I did not enjoy this ride in the least. - Jesspsycha B More attraction and restaurant ratings:
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