Poseidon's Fury is closing at Universal's Islands of Adventure in May, and we don't know how to feel about that, as it's an example of both the best and worst of theme park design.
Poseidon’s Fury is closing forever on May 9, and I don’t really know how to feel about that. Yes, the special effects show is one of the cheesiest things at Universal’s Islands of Adventure, with a witless script that would’ve insulted my intelligence even when I was a kid. It’s also such a weird and unique experience, though—a throwback to a less IP-driven era of theme parks and a combination show and walk-through exhibit in a park that’s otherwise dominated by rides.
That story’s lowest point comes during the climactic battle between Poseidon and a villain with a name straight out of 1980s afternoon toyline cartoons: Lord Darkenon. This screen-based scene does some cool stuff with water and fire, but it’s mostly just an on-screen battle between two blustery drips speaking in that florid, vaguely Shakespearean manner bad writers use when they want their kids’ cartoon characters to seem old and smart.
That’s the kind of stuff I’m going to miss about Poseidon’s Fury. As annoying and dumbed-down as the writing is, it can’t take away from what the attraction does so well. And the fact that it is a unique, somewhat original concept, and not just a riff on a popular IP, makes it stand out from Universal’s other attractions.
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