Which movies to prepare for trip?

[ToyStory3]

Hi - we are surprising our kids with a couple days at UO in July. We are headed to the beach but going to stay at PBH for 2 nights first. We will have a long car-trip (2 days) on our way to Orlando and I want to get a few movies for them to watch on the way that will get them excited. Besides the Harry Potter movies are there others that you would recommend? They are 9 and 13.

Thanks!

 

[bchbetha]

Transformers (just the first will do)
Despicable Me
Men in Black

 

[damo]

ET, Shrek, Mummy, Jurassic Park

 

[sherlockmiles]

Yep - those are all the ones I was going to suggest.

Plus spider man, hulk, king kong

 

[nighttowll]

Don't forget the old cartoons as well. I found a Rocky and Bullwinkle box set of all the seasons somewhere cheap before we went for the first time, and one of the kids watched it most of the way.

You could also get Dr. Seuss books on tape.

I also found these two old threads with lots of good suggestions you may want to check out:

My BIG list of Movies to see before visiting Universal!

What movies to watch before visiting Universal/IoA?

The one thing to watch out for is the scare factor and rating of the movies, some of the them may not be appropriate for kids or might be too scary, intense, or gory.

 

[GunnarCharles]

 

[wookiebeck]

All 20-something seasons of the Simpsons.

 

[PinkMagnolia]

Popeye too. The one with Robin Williams my boys really liked.