See the movie to enjoy the ride

[LudwigVonDrake]

I remember seeing "It's Tough to be a Bug" BEFORE "A Bug's Life" came out and I had no clue who some of the characters were.

[beksy]

I think that the movies are especially important for meeting the characters. When it comes to rides, I'll admit I've never seen Alice in Wonderland but I still love those teacups! The ones that I think would be the most important to have the movie as background would be Peter Pan, Snow White, Monster's Inc., and Stitch (if you brave that ride). I'm sure there are others but those are the ones off the top of my head.

[disneykidsince1970]

While certainly not a ride, but years ago I hadn't seen Finding Nemo before we went to the World. I always get something for my nieces and nephews and my sister mentioned something Nemo. So I was looking at a little stuffed Nemo and thought something was wrong with it, so I picked up another one, same "problem"...one of the fins was smaller than the other one. I figured it was some manufacturing problem...then of course we got home and I WATCHED Finding Nemo, and lo and below, it WASN'T a factory problem with those fins! Boy did I feel stupid

hahaha - I did the EXACT same thing!

[jszczur5]

I think you might enjoy Philharmagic more if you've seen the movies, and are familiar with the songs.

[andreallybadeggs]

Swiss Family Robinson's Tree House is another attraction that doesn't mean much to folks without the movie...

Agreed-- and why so many people think it is entirely lame. Takes me way back to my childhood, though.

[bruin1344]

probably seeing the pixar movies like finding nemo, monsters inc., etc. would make me appreciate it those rides based off them since they bore me

splash mountain made me want to see song of south, luckily i had access to the movie, i think the ride made me appreciate the movie rather than the other way around

[crltkcagle]

I think one should have some general knowledge of who tom sawyer is to really understand the attraction.

[Lizzie]

About six months before each trip I like to go through my Disney movie collection and watch them from start to finish just as a refresher on charachters and names.

[Kathy Jetson]

My ds5 loves Tom Sawyer island. I'm going to track the movie down before we go again in Oct. so he actually knows who he is.

[PrincessJadesMom]

I agree with those that have said anyone can enjoy all of the rides without seeing the movies, but I guess it would help to know what's going on in the Peter Pan ride.
On the other hand, my daughter has seen (and does like) the Stitch movie, but the ride completely freaked her out. She was terrified. Same thing with the Bug's Life too.