

“Our group just keeps growing and growing,” she says. So, being able to see a show that teaches you how movies are made or how they are able to accomplish certain things on camera is very exciting to some.”īecause Joneson has a fourth-degree black belt in taekwondo, she loves not only the stunts but also the friends she’s made along the way. “A lot of people just love learning something new.
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“I think it resonates with the fans so much because there are a lot of people that love the movie 'Waterworld,' but there’s also a lot of people like me who love anything and everything about movies,” Joneson shares. On average, she visits the park three days a week and will attend at least two showtimes during each visit. Joneson has seen the production over 100 times this past year alone. “It’s interesting being able to see how things work, how the actors are able to take hits and how they’re able to fool the audience's eyes,” Madison Joneson, a 19-year-old college student and photographer tells SFGATE. Waterworld: A Live Sea War Spectacular at Universal Studios Hollywood. “With all the new technology that has been introduced around the park,” Acuna adds, “I love seeing that we can still showcase classic practical effects with real actors.” Last week, Universal ended two long-running shows, the Special Effects Show and Animal Actors, to make way for a rumored roller coaster.Īlmost against all odds and at a time when park leaders gravitate toward the current hottest IP, Waterworld: A Live Sea War Spectacular has survived for nearly 30 years. The production has proved so popular that it’s spawned an intensely loyal fan base - including regulars who have seen the show hundreds of times. The movie may have never recouped its massive budget at the box office - it was the most expensive film ever made at that time - but it has entertained the masses at the theme park since 1995. Yes, a live, 16-minute-long stunt show based on the post-apocalyptic cult film starring Kevin Costner.
