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.comFOLLOW• Facebook: @JimHillMediaNews• YouTube: @jimhillmedia• TikTok: @jimhillmediaSUPPORTSupport the show and access bonus episodes and additional content at https://www.patreon.com/jimhillmedia.PRODUCTION CREDITSEdited by Dave GreyProduced by Eric Hersey - https://strongmindedagency.comIf you would like to sponsor a show on the Jim Hill Media Podcast Network, reach out today. https://www.jimhillmedia.com/sponsor/Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices