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Theme park POV videos can help you plan a trip, prepare kids for an attraction, and even avoid a motion-sickness disaster - but do they also rob you of the one thing you can never get back: the first-time surprise? Jim Hill presides as Len Testa and Chris Cox debate whether watching ride-through videos counts as useful research or outright spoiling. Along the way, they revisit Rise of the Resistance, Epic Universe, Harry Potter attractions, attraction A and B modes, and some painfully memorable spoilers from movies, television, and books.
HIGHLIGHTS
• Whether watching a theme park POV video before riding should count as research or a spoiler.
• How Rise of the Resistance A and B modes can change your perception of the attraction.
• Why POV videos can be genuinely useful for families, accessibility planning, seating configurations, and motion-sickness concerns.
• The problem Imagineers face when guests experience highly themed queues through their phones instead of their surroundings.
• Jim, Len, and Chris share the worst spoilers they have ever encountered - including one especially brutal Harry Potter bookstore incident.
HOSTS
• Jim Hill - X/Twitter: @JimHillMedia - Instagram: @JimHillMedia - jimhillmedia.com
• Len Testa - Bluesky: @lentesta.bsky.social - Instagram: @len.testa - touringplans.com
• Chris Cox - X/Twitter: @bigcox - Instagram: @magiccox - magiccox.com
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PRODUCTION CREDITS
Edited by Dave Grey
Produced by Eric Hersey - https://strongmindedagency.com
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