Originally Posted By ImaginingDisney001 I have wanted to comment on this attraction for awhile. " the transporter glass shatters, you see smoke and the lights go out as some vapour splashes on your face. The Alien flies into the audience. You hear the Alien running toward you, then all fear happens, he is leaning on your chair, you feel his warm, moist breath as he breathes down your neck. ( guests begin to scream and yell ). <a href="http://www.laughingplace.com/News-ID115090.asp" target="_blank">http://www.laughingplace.com/N...5090.asp</a> It seemed, Alien EnCounter appeared, was at WDW for a short while and then was replaced by Stitch ( A BIG THUMBS DOWN ), which to this day I will never see again. AS the artical explains, Eisner, once again, had his fingers in the decision making pie, and ultimately was the one who nixed it after they had the working attraction. No wonder our ticket prices keep going up. Personally, I LOVED ALIEN ENCOUNTER. Its 3D effects were ground breaking. ( and I chuckled the day we were leaving and this fellas girl friend was hitting him for taking her into a "scary" show. How often did/does Disney come up with something that is interesting and catches your eye, or fears, the way Alien Encounter did???? Alright, enough of me.... Lets see if Eisner was right... How did you feel about the Alien Encounter Attraction at WDW??? I think it was great, I miss it a lot and feel STITCH is a waste of valuable space. I also feel AE was a Love it or Hate it type of attraction. What is your view point. Do read the artical, it give some insight to what happened behind the scenes. ID
Originally Posted By A Happy Haunt AE was excellent but...I have small children so...since the MK is a "Family Park" my family could not enjoy it together. My kids would have been terrified. DHS yes, MK no! I also will never enter SGE again. Once was enough.
Originally Posted By MPierce I agree with Happy. If it had been put in the Studios it would still be a big attraction today. I'm curious who was responsible for puting it in the MK?
Originally Posted By MPierce I wouldn't actually consider me agreeing with you equating to making sense.
Originally Posted By TMICHAEL I really liked AE and had no problem with it being in the Magic Kingdom. Absolutely loved taking newbies in the attraction just to see their reaction, priceless. But yes, they should have kept the attraction "starring" the ALIEN monster. Would it have fit better in Disney/MGM Studios, yes. It should have been moved there instead of dumbed down with a Stitch overlay. Which is really strange as I like Stitch. But the only good about SGE is the AA Stitch and the Plasma Cannons. Everything else, especially the story-line, really stinks. (yes, pun intended, although I didn't mind the chili dog burp)
Originally Posted By ImaginingDisney001 >>> I'm curious who was responsible for puting it in the MK? <<< Open the link in my first post, it is a 7 page history of the entire attraction from the beginning to the sad end. Go and read it, you will be surprised who was involved. ID
Originally Posted By A Happy Haunt <<I wouldn't actually consider me agreeing with you equating to making sense. >> good..I was worried
Originally Posted By bobbelee9 I really enjoyed AE. And I laughed through most of it. Too scary for young children? yes. But I'm a grandmother and have sat on the floor twice for Bear/Blue house. Trust me, no one thought of making that show for us old people. So why was AE changed to make it more family oriented? Fair is fair.
Originally Posted By jasmine7 I only got to see AE once, but I loved it. I was scared to death going in, given stuff I had heard, but I did really enjoy it. Tim Curry as SIR was magnificent, and they did a great job in making the alien frightening. I wish they'd bring it back and put it in the Studios.
Originally Posted By TMICHAEL >>>Tim Curry as SIR was magnificent<<< I was going to bring that up too, absolutely loved S.I.R. I like Richard Kind but Disney turned a completely excellent pre-show with the intimidatingly wonderful S.I.R. into something kind of stupid and forgettable. Which is the problem with SGE, the entire thing is now a forgettable waste of time.
Originally Posted By RoadTrip It was not a good attraction for the MK. I went with my daughter when she was about 12 or 13. She was absolutely horrified by the experience. She clutched onto my arm and cried the entire time we were in the final chamber. And this is the daughter who had no problem going with me on the three MK Mountains when she was 7 years old. The ride used the psychology of terror, and for those sensitive to it, it was truly terrifying. I personally thought it was not a good attraction because of poor repeatability. Once you knew what happened there was no point to it. That's not to say I like Stitch... one of the most worthless attractions Disney has ever come up with.
Originally Posted By LoveofMusic I really don't buy all the "but Magic Kingdom is a family park" nonsense. Yes it is, but it's ok to have at least ONE attraction that was geared towards an older audience. The attraction had warnings posted EVERYWHERE and they must have announced warnings in the attraction itself a hundred times before entering the main showroom. The new Stitch overlay is just pathetic to me. If it's a family-oriented park, then why don't they have attractions for the WHOLE family and not just the kiddies. Sorry, just venting... I loved AE
Originally Posted By ORD84 AE was awesome my buddy and I went down to MK a year ago, and we were expecting the Stitch overlay to at least be fun... We were both laughing it was that pathetic and the kiddies (at least the ones between 6-30) didn't seem like they enjoyed the ride much either, so much for taking a "adult" ride and making it family friendly...
