Originally Posted By BeastieGirl Oh my gosh! I have never been on Stitch's Great Escape before our last visit to WDW... I couldn't believe how bad it was!! What was there before this attrocity? Am I the only one who feels this way? The lines in front of it would make me think that I'm alone in my thoughts... I'd love to know if what was in Stitch's place prior was any better? my full review is here: <a href="http://www.epinions.com/content_325718806148" target="_blank">http://www.epinions.com/conten t_325718806148</a>
Originally Posted By bean what was there before was much better. Instead of stitch imagine an ugly alien. basically the storyline was that this company was unvieling a new teletransportation device to the public. Due to safety reasons people had to be restraint. at one point of the demonstration they were suppose to teleport a peron from a planet down to earth using the new device. Something goes terribly wrong and instead a large ugly vicious alien is transported. luckily he is contained in the tube. Or is he? He managed to break the tube and escape. At the moment of his escape the room goes into red alert and the lights dim at the same time the red emergency lights light up. The attractionw as quite intense. You could here the alien moving around the room and then suddenly come near you. You feel his hot breath against behind you his strong arms compress against your shoulders and his saliva dripping on you. (not sure if it was still there but originally you could also here him break lose one of your fellow guests and have him/her for lunch) It was one of the most intesnse feeling ever produce by WDI. It was not an attraction for everyone but it was good. The whole idea that you are strapped with little for you to do was incredible. WDI created a very realistic feeling of fear from simple special effects that used all your senses in a slightly lit room.
Originally Posted By DramaMama07 I really miss the Extra TERRORestrial. I went on it a few times each time I went and was still scared by it. I know it wasn't "classic Disney" but it was really a fun experience. (Of course, I may or may not have told a friend that had never heard of it that it was just a show of sorts...but there is nothing wrong with watching a friend screaming in terror is there??) Plus...wasn't SIR one of the greatest characters ever? Bring back the old ride!!
Originally Posted By Goofyernmost And before that was Mission to Mars. A cheesy simulated flight to Mars with the obligatory "close to disaster" bird in the way emergency. For it's time it was pretty cute and so low tech it was comical. I remember that when they were simulating take off you heard a loud rumble, the whole place vibrated and and the seats lowered about an inch to show that you were being pushed into the seat. Cool! I'm not sure what people expected from Stitch. I didn't think it was awful but I wasn't expecting anything much anyway. Alien Encounter was alway billed as scary and one of the excuses they used to replace it with Stitch. It was basically the same show only without Stitch. I cannot imagine anyone over the age of 10 thinking it was even remotely scary. It lead the way for the same philosophy as a lot of new "additions" lately. Adding a popular character to an already existing ride or show. Nemo and Capt. Jack Sparrow come to mind.
Originally Posted By BeastieGirl I remember the Mission to Mars from Disneyland- it was cool for it's time, but I guess they have to move onwards and upwards. I just didn't like the concept of the attraction, which sounds very similar to Stitch...
Originally Posted By jasmine7 I miss the old show, too. I only saw it once, and that was in either 2003 or 2004. It was so creepy and creative, and you just couldn't beat Tim Curry as S.I.R.
Originally Posted By DramaMama07 Another thing I LOVED about the old attraction (alien encounter) was the lines the other "people" in the theatre would say like "who's brain is this?" and "it looks like my mother in law!!". Those were the best!
Originally Posted By Witches of Morva ORDDU: Frankly, my sisters and I have never liked ANY of the attractions that have EVER been in that location.
Originally Posted By bobbelee9 During "Alien" I heard him break my son's bones, and something that I thought was blood landed in my lap. I just sat there and laughed, loved it. Stitch is just cute, not scary at all.
Originally Posted By cstephens I thought Alien Encounter was completely out of place being in any Disney park. I didn't mind Stitch's Escape, except for the foul smell. If not for that, I wouldn't mind going on it again, mostly to see the amazing AA of Stitch. /cs
Originally Posted By jcc0621 I was on Alien Encounter and thought it was so-so. I haven't been on it since the refurb, but have not heard good things. My son who is 3 loves Stitch, but I think is too intense for him
Originally Posted By bobbelee9 I don't think you can come up with one ride/show that appeals to everybody. But they have to have various things to appeal to each taste/age group. I personally think they're too much into thrill rides, not my taste. but there are still tons of stuff I enjoy doing. Mission to Mars was lame IMO, but my 7 year old son loved it at the time, he grew up and thought Alien was just cheap visual effects, at 23 he wasn't impressed with Stitch at all. But we still did it twice the last trip.
Originally Posted By Liberty Belle I wasn't a big fan of the Alien Encounter. I only went on it once so maybe it was better than I remember, but it didn't really appeal and it did feel a little too intense for a Disney attraction. I don't mind Stitch, it's not the best attraction in the world but it's cute and fun.
Originally Posted By MPierce I still believe had Alien Encounter been located at the Studios, it would still be around today.
Originally Posted By plpeters70 I've personally never felt that Alien Encounter didn't belong in a Disney park -- almost all of the best Disney attractions have been a little bit edgy. Pirates with the redhead scene, and the Haunted Mansion - neither ride really fits into the cutesy definition of the new "magical" Disney Parks brand, and yet they are the two greatest attractions ever built. Or how about Indiana Jones in Disneyland - not exactly a cute ride for kids. Disney was always at its best when things were a little edgy and skewed a little towards adult style humor. Maybe Alien Encounter took it a little farther, but really, for the time period in which it was built, it really wasn't all that scary compared to some other things that were around at other theme parks and even in PG movies.
Originally Posted By dresswhites i am sorry i missed Mission to Mars at Disneyland. even though it was cheesey, i would like to experience it. unfortuanely at disneyland it must have been a seasonal attraction, because it never seemed opened. or maybe it wasn't a seasonal attraction, but it always looked empty because noone went on it. i never experienced Alien Encounter. I am not sure I would of like it though. i hate haunted houses were the performers come at you. Alien Encounters sounds kind of like that. too creepy. I am not big fan of Stich, I think he is overrated, so i am not sure i would enjoy this incarnation of the bulding. I think agree with the witches, nothing very appealing to me has been in this building.
Originally Posted By ssWEDguy >> I hate haunted houses were the performers come at you. << Me too. But Disney doesn't do the coming at you sort of thing so much. Instead, they're very good at messing with your mind, and making you think or imagine something rather than actually see it. ------------- Of course, now that I've said that I'm remembering the lion coming at you in Honey I Shrunk the Audience, and the spiders in Tough to be a Bug. Oh, yeah. Then there's Fozzie's pie in Muppets 3D.
