Remembering Twister…Ride It Out at Universal Studios Florida

A New Attraction (Not) Starring Twister

Twister’s replacement, Race Through New York Starring Jimmy Fallon, opened in 2017. Twister isn’t completely gone from the park as Race Through New York has a few small Easter eggs to the old show. The redesigned building, now a 30 Rockefeller Plaza recreation, has a window outside with some props in honor of Twister, like a blue shirt for Bill Paxton, a fake advertisement for “Twister Cola,” and—at one point—an office stapler labeled “B. Paxton” in memory of the film’s late star.

Among other small nods, Twister has a brief appearance in Universal Studios’ CineSational: A Symphonic Spectacular nighttime show with a quick blink-and-you’ll-miss-it flying cow.

After Twister closed, a few pieces from the attraction were available for sale in the Williams of Hollywood Prop Shop—including the Wakita town welcome sign and the flying cow.

Legacy

Excitement for Twister is swirling again with a new movie, Twisters, hitting theaters. The marketing for the reboot makes it feel like 1996 all over again.

While we can always rewatch a movie, Twister…Ride It Out is a thing of the past. But, the attraction is still utterly remembered nearly a decade later—and it will be by fans until the cows come home.