Man High on Mushrooms Accidentally Endures The Odyssey’s Rollercoaster Seat Torture
KEY POINTS
- •A man accidentally attended The Odyssey in 4DX at a Regal theatre after buying an IMAX ticket via Fandango.
- •His seat shook violently for about seven minutes at a time during the 3-hour film, causing him to spill wine and suffer greatly.
- •Another viewer, Tim Matishek, similarly misunderstood the 4DX format in New York and vowed never to repeat the experience.
In July 2026, a respectable adult armed with weed gummies and magic mushrooms aimed for an IMAX odyssey but wound up in Regal's 4DX shaking-seat version of The Odyssey instead. This 3-hour Greek saga became his personal Mount Olympus of misery, where seats shook like they had their own vendetta, water sprayed unexpectedly, and lights flickered like Zeus was judging his life choices. Our friend spilled wine, probably pissing off Dionysus, and begged the gods for mercy. Meanwhile, Tim Matishek near NYC realized too late his chair didn’t recline but did compulsively wiggle during the Spider-Man trailer. Others also accidentally dove into this motion-enhanced chaos, proving ignorance isn't bliss, it’s just nausea.
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(1 of 3)Source: Businessinsider | Published: 7/24/2026 | Author: Katie Notopoulos