CheriePenguin
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- May 1, 2005
Just wanted to ask people’s advice on the best books, movies, and TV show episodes to watch with the kids in preparation for our first summer trip to Universal, to maximize our enjoyment and appreciation of the theming and references in the park. [My boys are 8, 13, and almost 16.]
I read somewhere that Harry Potter books and movies 1-4 (plus 7) were good to see in advance.
We have all read the Harry Potter books 1-4 and watched those movies (the older boys read and watched more of them). We might want to rewatch a few?
We’ve watched Jurassic Park (and the older boys have seen some of the sequels). We've all seen at least 1-2 of the Minion movies.
We’ve read tons of Dr. Seuss books over the years. Which would be best to re-read now to help catch the nods and references in the park?
We own most of the Simpson’s episodes on DVD but haven’t shown many of them to the kids, as we didn’t feel most were kid appropriate. I know we will probably want them to at least become familiar with the Quick-E Mart and Moe’s Tavern (and Bart’s prank calls). What else? Any suggestions on particular kid-friendly episodes that would be helpful?
Thanks for any advice you can give. Hopefully we can have some pre-trip weekend parties to get more excited about the trip and improve our enjoyment of the trip!
I read somewhere that Harry Potter books and movies 1-4 (plus 7) were good to see in advance.
We have all read the Harry Potter books 1-4 and watched those movies (the older boys read and watched more of them). We might want to rewatch a few?
We’ve watched Jurassic Park (and the older boys have seen some of the sequels). We've all seen at least 1-2 of the Minion movies.
We’ve read tons of Dr. Seuss books over the years. Which would be best to re-read now to help catch the nods and references in the park?
We own most of the Simpson’s episodes on DVD but haven’t shown many of them to the kids, as we didn’t feel most were kid appropriate. I know we will probably want them to at least become familiar with the Quick-E Mart and Moe’s Tavern (and Bart’s prank calls). What else? Any suggestions on particular kid-friendly episodes that would be helpful?
Thanks for any advice you can give. Hopefully we can have some pre-trip weekend parties to get more excited about the trip and improve our enjoyment of the trip!