Twister - Ride It Out reviews
Theme Park Insider readers offer their ratings and reviews for Twister - Ride It Out, a live show in New York at Universal Studios Florida.
Written by jack roberts
Readers' rating:
One time ride value - Andrew Dougherty One time ride value - Andrew Dougherty This attraction is kind of a one time thing in my opinion. If its raining out (heavily) go in here and enjoy the special effects. It's fun to do once in a while, but skip it if there is a 15-20 or more minute wait. - Ken Fiedler Cool but needs to be changed ... I got soaked! 7/10 - D H Honestly, I've never really cared for the ride. Even being into weather greatly, I thought it was fairly dull. However, I'm not sure if Universal made some upgrades or not, but try standing in the back row (take the stairs to the left when you walk into the actual "ride"). I found it was a totally different experience. The roof really looks like it's going to rip off of the building ha. Not too bad considering it's a walk-on most of the time. 8/10 - Josh Denson *REVISED REVIEW* June 2nd 2011. They have upgraded Twister! I have been on this tons of times & was happy to see it has been upgraded. Now when you are ushered into the "garage" scene you will face much more intense special effects. The breaking movie screen is much less cheesy. More water gets sprayed on you, not just from the "rain" coming down but also at one point when the "glass shatters" in the concession stand you get hit with a blast of water. The tornado is no longer the small pathetic thing that you can barely see near the split tree. You are face to face with a decent size tornado & some serious hair whipping wind. When the gas station catches fire the flames go along the ground & a large fireball pops up right in front of the front row. Also the "garage roof" drop at the end is much more violent of a jolt. The whole time the grates you stand on are shaking as they should, but then it really has some movement. If you have been dissappointed in it in the past, give it another shot. It is much better. Also, just a note: before you go into the first movie portion, Bill Paxton does a small announcement & says that it contains loud noises. I am VERY sensitive to loud noises (I have ear plugs with me all the time) and this is not loud to me at all. There are some stereo noises & when the thing falls there is a crash. But nothing anyone should worry about. :) - Annette Hatch I am a big fan of the movie so I also like the ride. The pre-show queue is a little long and can be a little scary for children when the tornado sirens go off. The ride is getting a bit dated, but I would recommend it for fist timers to experience if the line isn't too long. The last few times I've visited Universal Studios, I haven't run into a long line. It's been a walk on for the most part. 7/10 - Bob Liebe This is definatly the worst ride at the resort. The ride has nothing to do with the area. Your only listening to sounds and watching flames. bring Ghostbusters back. 0/10 - Dominick D Much more entertaining than expected, although standing through the preshows get tiresome. - Marc Ricketts Nice show. The queue is informative and the preshow is intimidating if not a little cheesy. The show itself will litterally blow your hat off! Stand in the fron row for the most in your face action. I'd say it's very underrated and is worth your time. - David Garey More attraction and restaurant ratings:
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