I live in a gorgeous town but movie tourists flock here – locals are ‘totally over’ the 40,000-person influx every year
TWILIGHT fans have rushed to Forks Washington each year to get a glimpse of where their favorite movie was set.
The famous teen drama attracts an influx of tourists that can feel overwhelming for locals, who have voiced their annoyance online.
One Reddit user explained: "Yeah it can be a little annoying at times, the amount of tourists that can come sometimes kinda sucks but it’s not too bad though cause the rain usually makes them go away pretty fast.
"Everybody who lives here is totally over it but you’d be surprised how many people still come here," they added.
According to Weather Spark the wetter season lasts a total of six months from October until the end of April.
During this time there is at least a 38 percent chance of rain in the area every day.
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Lissy Andros, executive director of the Forks Chamber of Commerce, told CNN that an average of 40,000 tourists visit the Forks, Washington each year.
Andros believes that many of those tourist visits are due to the popular franchise.
Twilight has become such a tourist attraction that companies have myriad attractions including festivals based on the Twilight franchise.
While attending the Twilight festival, people get the opportunity to meet the cast, attend themed parties at the Forks high school, and have an opportunity to meet the saga actors.
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If fans can't attend the festival, there are plenty of Twilight-based tours that allow them to see the legendary movie locations.
Despite all of the buzz around Forks, the Seattle Times claims that the first movie was filmed mainly in Portland, Oregon.
The only scenes that were filmed in Forks during the original movie were the outside of Forks High School and the Cullens’ backyard.
However, having the books based on Forks was very important to the Twilight author, Stephenie Meyer.
In a blog post, she described the moment she found the small town.
“I pulled up maps of the area and studied them, looking for something small, out of the way, surrounded by forest,” Meyer wrote.
“And there, right where I wanted it to be, was a tiny town called Forks. It couldn’t have been more perfect if I had named it myself.”