Mercifully, the short film comes to an end and I’m able to relax for a minute. Too far forward and you’re setting yourself up for a direct hit from the water misters, too far back and the shaking of the seat becomes intolerable. I learned quickly that there was very much a right and wrong way to sit in the chaircoaster.
The kaleidoscope effect this created, accompanied by the constant rocking of my seat, made me glad I hadn’t eaten a big lunch. During the course of this film, I was subjected to a series of jabs, shakes, rough jostles from the chaircoaster and spritzes of water that managed to tag me right in my 3D glasses. There is a pre-movie, high-octane short film clearly created as a kind of teaser for the experience I was about to have. It isn’t much more than a mist, but it is enough to be a nuisance if you’re caught off-guard.
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I am a movie goer, not a cat on a kitchen counter. Getting water sprayed in your face is annoying. I now know I should have gone with my gut on that. The idea of getting water sprayed in my face sounded a little obnoxious, but I had paid $25 for this experience and I was determined to get all of it. The armrest featured two buttons which offered me the options “Turn Water ON” or “Turn Water OFF”. Stiff, awkward, a little lumpy, and unforgiving to the unprepared. ‘Comfortable’ is not a word I would use to describe the chaircoaster. I came to call this mechanical beast “the chaircoaster.” Whereas most movie seats are your standard seat back, seat and optional reclining leg-rests affair, a 4DX seat looks more like a roller coaster seat without the accompanying seat belts or safety bars. With the release of “Captain Marvel,” I saw my opportunity.
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