Video doesn't do this justice for those who never got to experience it lol. The seats and room basically had blasts of air to feel like flapping wings as it flew, water squirts like spit or sweat drops or whatever from the alien, something under the seat that would flick out at your ankles feeling similar to something like a snakes tongue, pulsating hot air on your neck that felt like breathing. It was crazy how good this attraction was and probably one of my most favorite ever.
I remember that ride as a kid. It was awesome. However, I remember the water coming down exactly when the maintenance work gets eaten so I’m guessing it wasn’t spit or sweat they were going for.
I really enjoyed this experience, it was so much better than stitch, but a little to intense for children. I think they should have kept it and added an age restriction. There are a lot of adults and teens they would still enjoy a scare thrill. Thanks for sharing
If I remember, this attraction was littered with warnings. I imagine most families just ignored them since most attractions for the time was family oriented.
It was my favorite too when I was a little kid and it made me cry from being scared. My folks were like.. WTF.. never expected something like this at Disney.
I mean, imagineers. Mostly, they're tasked with creating happy things, but they're still the most creative engineers on the planet. When tasked with creating terror, we shouldn't be surprised that they bring the same enthusiasm and skill.
I went on this ride as a young little girl and walked out crying my eyes out from how scary this was. I was mortified! I remember being super still and trying not to make a sound inside while the alien was running around loose. I remember it breathing hot air behind my neck and spitting at me with the water machines in the front 😮 but in the darkness you think its real and right in front of you 😂
I remember going on this when I was like 4 or 5 years old. Screaming so hard that a cast member came and let me out of the seat in the middle of the ride and picked me up and took me outside. He helped me through my first ever panic attack and then when I calmed down I realized my dad was still inside and I had another one. He told me my dad was a hero to save the people and that he single handedly was rescuing everyone. I was so thrilled to know that my dad would be ok. I also remember there being a garbage can that moved around by itself and it talked to us. Does anyone else remember the talking trash cans because that was soooo cool and I don't know if I made it up or not haha
@@ddb592That's such a sweet story. Theme park workers in the 90's were just built different. I remember I was obsessed with Hercules: the Legendary Journeys when I was little and when I saw a Kevin Sorbo impersonator at Universal, I immediately ran up to hug his leg. He picked me up and talked to me just like he was Hercules. I was so lucky I got to meet my hero at 6 years old.
I loved this attraction! It was a 4D experience. I remembered the chairs had stereo speakers. During the course of the dialogue, the room would thumped with alien footsteps or the chair would shake when the flying alien landed on your chair. The chair would rattle when the alien tried to break into your chair. There was hot air blown on your neck for alien breath, little tassels or air jets blown on your head to simulate alien tongue flicking or tentacles touching your hair. These sensations were delivered to you while you were sitting in darkness. Then your imagination amplified everything that was happening. Not everyone would experience these sensations at the same time because part of feeling the fear came from hearing other people experiencing the sensations before you do. It was a very well psychologically designed and timed ride. Even the adults came out scared.
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Wow the animatronics back then were pretty good, the robots movements were so smooth and the bug alien breaking the glass was astonishing Got to give it to Disney for doing such a great job on making things so realistic
Hando and that Na'avi person on the river journey are the closest and they were made in recent years. It blows my mind they've had the ability to make a completely life-like animatronic and didn't utilize the technology more, maybe it's expensive?
AND voiced by Tim Curry? I wanna see that bot just because, even if he's not in any ride. Just an animatronic voiced by Tim Curry already made me happy to see
People clearly loved that attraction. A few complained that it was too intense and Disney caved. There were plenty of warning signs. Too bad it’s gone.
John Sisti I guarantee it was more than a few also the biggest mistake was putting in the middle of the straight up Disney magic kingdom this would have been perfect for Hollywood studios instead of Tomorrowland
Also, the guy who plays “Clench” (the guy who decides he wants to come here) was arrested for child porn and something like luring a young boy. So, if you’re Disney, and the main actor from your ride is a registered sex offender, you’re probably going to stop showing anything with him in it. They could’ve just kinda reshot the explanation scenes, but c’est la vie… 🤷🏽♂️
Since Stitch is gone (thank god) and since Disney owns Alien, they could retool the attraction into it was originally supposed to be: an attraction about Xenomorph
I was 7 and begged my Dad to take me on this ride because I loved outer space. This ride absolutely terrified me, and I cried. We didn’t know it was going to be scary, and the whole unexpectedness of the rouge alien intercepting the transport and all the screaming had me thinking it was real and actually gonna eat us.
There were warning signs warning riders how scary this could potentially be as well as a 13 and up ride restriction. Those were clear signs there on how scary this could be...
@@purplepumpkinart1228 I agree! Disney is loosing a lot of teen costumers because the rides aren’t as scary as universal studios or islands of adventure!
I went on this ride back in 2002 and it scared me so badly I had nightmares. I even remember hearing the rumors that ride was sadly going to close one year later. I'm happy I got to experience it while it was still open. Please bring alien encounter back Disney.
@@clan_boydHe voiced several characters in The Simpsons and he was the voice of Jiji the Cat in the english dub of Kiki's Delivery Service, among other stuff.
Skippy was the cutest darn thing ever and didn’t deserve such disrespect! I absolutely loved this attraction, it was one the best parts of my family’s only trip to Disney.
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@@jennikifm2 Im gunna sing The Doom Song now! Doom doom doom doom doom, doom doom do DOOM, DOOOM doom do-doom, DOOM do-doom doom doooom, doom doom dooom, do-do-DOOOM! (when the ride is over) Doom doom doo doom doom, DOOMY-DOOMY-DOOM, doom do do DOOM, Do do DOOM, doomy-doomy-doomy, Doom doom doom THE END!
Watching this again as an adult: never noticed all the jabs at corporatism in the ride intro. Kind of ironic now coming from Disney....whose really being XS-ive now, haha.
I read this comment before watching the video, I was confused why you spelled it like "xs-ive". and now I'm sitting here laughing my ass off lol, brilliant.
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Now i wasn’t alive when this ride was still there but I gotta say I WANT TO RIDE THIS SOOOO BAAD it looks amazing! It’s looks so thrilling and I’m a fan or proper horror
I live for horror movies, rides, exhibits, etc. I went on this when i was about 8. I legit thought me and my dad were going to die. It was terrifying. I only just remembered this ride and googled it. I would have loved it if I were like 13 or something lol.
This was my favorite ride back in the day... I had to basically drag my parents to it every time. 🤣 I was between 10 and 12 when I first experienced it and I enjoyed every incredibly scary moment. I was so sad the day they replaced it with that lame copy ‘Stitch Great Escape’. Looking forward to the day it gets replaced.
Don't you know it's no longer a parents job to parent their children. It the rest of the world's. The ride had warning signs posted at the entrance and throughout the queue line saying that it had lighting effects that could be dangerous to people with epilepsy and that it had thematic sequences of horror. Parents chose to ignore those warnings and then blame Disney when their children came off crying.
I went on this ride when i was in first grade (7 years old) by the time we got to the sign warning us "hey don't take in younger kids" we were already waiting in the line for over an hour so my dad put his foot down and said "we waited this long, we are not leaving this line". I spent that night curled up in a ball under every blanket possible because I was so terrified of that ride lmao.
@@caitosaurusrex7363 There were signs literally THROUGHOUT the queue line and one right at the front entrance along with the warning signs for health risks. So it's on your father for missing them all until the last one. I'm sorry you were scared but that's a parental issue NOT a park issue and people who enjoyed the ride shouldn't have lost it due to bad parenting. If you were in line for over an hour than there's literally no excuse for missing MULTIPLE warning signs.
Hit this one up in 98, 10 years old and scared the hell out of me! I remember screaming in tears "I don't want to die" and at one point the water that sprayed you was supposed to be blood from the alien eating people around you. I Went back in 2001 and did it again, totally prepared this time. I will never forget you ExtraTERRORestrial.
Great ride? Are you crazy? It’s extremely disturbing! Fake or not, burning alien animals in front of kids thinking this is real is just disturbing! People screaming that this thing was on the lose trying to kill people? It’s just sick and cruel! This was teaching kids to be cruel as well as scaring them.. not a good Disney ride!
@@Dolcevita_bakes this ride wasn't meant for kids, and there were warnings about how scary it was. Also...The Haunted Mansion's stretching room makes kids cry all the time. It's loud, dark, and has a corpse hanging from a noose, and an ax wielding bride who beheaded her husbands. Pirates has characters who drink, steal, murder, and burn down the city. You go to hell in Mr. Toad. Pinocchio has kids who turn into donkeys for drinking and smoking. Tower of Terror has five guests die in an elevator. You call any of that kid friendly? Disney has always had dark and cruel subject matter and has never been just for kids, and Alien Encounter wasn't teaching kids to be cruel. It was an experience set in a fictional universe. Is Constance teaching kids that it's okay to behead husbands? Are pirates teaching kids that it's okay to pillage and plunder?
I honestly don’t think this ride closed because it was “too scary” I think it closed because of Geoffrey Jones. Incase you didn’t know, in 2001/2002, Geoffrey Jones was arrested for taking nude photos of an underaged boy. Pedophilia and Sexual harassment are big no nos for Disney. So rather than reshooting the scenes with other actor, they changed the overall ride.
Thanks for improving my bad day with this great trip back in time! This ride scared me both times I went on it, but I loved its story and characters. This attraction really shows how much you can scare people with sound and touch effects alone.
So you were touched when the lights were out? Is that why everybody was screaming, it was like; the "alien" broke out of the cylinder and was touching people?
Alpha Omega's Watchwoman The special effects created that illusion during the darkness. The chairs vibrated, the binaural audio made chewing sounds, the shoulder restraints moved up and down, some kind of string fluttered on the back of the head, etc.
@@tmalone2530 Yes! They shot air from the seats onto your neck. One part of the auditorium would scream and you wouldn't know why and then it would 'breathe' on you as if it was making it's way around the room. It was so dark in there and made all the more frightening by the seat restraints
I was so caught off guard with this ride lol I was 9 years old and my dad didn’t bother even mentioning what the ride was about next thing I know I was in the middle of the dark with an alien breathing down my neck 😓😭 I honestly would LOVE to experience this now at 29! Bummer 😫
This attraction was utterly terrifying in person. When I experienced this in 99-00 I didn’t know Disney could do a horror experience like this. It was astonishing.
Does anyone else just like to watch a bunch of Disney rides and stuff because they want to be in Disney world but they are broke I love watching these good memories
I live in the UK and have only ever been to disneyland Paris which is fine but no where near the scale of world. So I just watch videos of the rides I can't go on yeah haha
This ride was actually SUPPOSED to be based on the movie Alien, but the crew decided that the Xenomorph couldn't be used. This was their own lore and story they made specially for the ride
@@Urmom-dm2kf This was before that stupid and pointless Karen meme. Rather braindead soccer-moms who couldn't read those warning signs that the ride is "Dark and scary and ages 12 and up".
I remember this attraction as a Kid. I was totally unprepared for this scare! Everything seemed super realistic and I was literally crying for my mom!!! This was awesome experience and a memory I’ll never forget.
I worked at Disney for a year and had one shift in Tomorrowland. Since this ride is now defunct, the stage/seating served as a break room for my area... needless to say I had flashbacks to this thing. I did this attraction when I was five years old and was traumatized by it - especially when you'd feel the hot breath on the back of your neck. Walking into the break room, seeing this place lit up in only orange lighting with the seats and alien chamber still intact, sent chills up my spine. Man... I wish this attraction was still a thing!
@@Leandro-xk3co They tried replacing it with a Stitch themed attraction but it got horrible reviews (lots of people thought it was too babyish and cringe-y). As to why they still haven't done anything with it yet, I'm not sure. Probably too focused on new rides instead of tampering with the relics.
Fun fact: in the soft opening version he was called Tom and was voiced by the late Phil Hartman. It was drooped because people thought it was too misleading
@@YuukiTakemoto1996 as someone who was born months after Phil Hartman’s death, I perfer the Tim curry version. Also alien encounter existed before Toonami
@@elvingarcia3010 I hate that Wreck-It Ralph is replacing S.I.R.'s attraction. I know Stitch ruined it years ago and turned S.I.R. into a pansy policeman, but now the chances of him returning are zero? I hate you, Disney. Always shoving IPs everywhere. Bring back OPs! Bring back S.I.R.!
@@YuukiTakemoto1996 I would love a wreck it Ralph IP somewhere else. But not in tomorrowland. I don’t really like the idea of bringing back old attractions but this feels like an exception. It’s not massive and the space should still be somewhat intact. Plus they took it out for being too scary for the time but that’s arguably what Disney needs now more than ever. Heck, I’d they really want IP, they own alien now so they can actually implement that as apart of the story as originally planned.
14:12 I don’t care what you say, the kid who yelled “Yes there is!” is definitely the type of person to survive a horror movie by just going “ah hell nah I’m getting outta here”
Oh my god I’m in tears from the nostalgia. I was 9 when my dad had to literally drag me into this. I was so scared I hated everything remotely scary. Randomly thought of it and this video has allowed me to relive the experience thank you.
My family went to Disney in 1997 when I was 5 years old. But I don't remember riding this. I'm sure my parents knew better than to take me on it because I would have flipped out. lol. By the time I went back to Disney as a teen, it was gone.
Did you go August 27, 1997? It'd be so hilarious if Birdman and S.I.R. were part of the same day. (Because S.I.R. is Disney's darker answer to Space Ghost. Heck, my parents even believe that!)
With Disney now owning Fox, they should bring back Alien Encounter but make it an Alien movie theme with a Xenomorph or a Xenomorph Queen in it. And make this ride only for teens/older teens and adults.
Even before they owned Fox, the originally plan was to have the Alien be a Xenomorph & Fox was willing to let them use the rights (for $ of course) but Disney thought that a character from an R-rated movie wasn’t appropriate for the park.
I was laughing the whole time. It was absolutely amazing... warm water rains down on you the moment a crewmate is eaten. Psychological horror but absolutely hilarious and well executed. Still a bit too scary for the little ones and claustrophobic people. I miss it. One of the best dark rides of all time.
Oh my God. I finally found the ride that I’ve always had an early memory from. I was 8 years old visiting from California and this ride FREAKED ME OUT and left me scarred for years. That day I actually believed that the alien was really behind me only when it broke out because you could hear its growling by your ear due to the speaker on every seat. I realized a few years later lol. This was so good!!
I was 6 when I rode this, This attraction has stuck with me for life. It was so scary or at least felt that way cause I was so young. But I remember cheering like crazy when they caught the alien lol. This ride is greatly missed..
This really shook me up as a kid. The brilliance of it is how they force you to use your imagination to terrorize you in pitch black dark. The things that stood out to me were seeing the thing flailing around in the tube, and feeling bursts of air and water/saliva in your face in the dark.
So that was the main thing, then? Just the ambience terrifying you, with your mind painting the picture in the dark, as you felt the alien’s “breath” and “saliva” fell on you?
this ride had such a deep cult following and attracted a new crowd into the magic kingdom in the 90s/very early 00s....Those screams were legit and real lmao...What great a feeling it was to ride this and space mountain after
This was definitely one of the SCARIEST rides at disney. My sister talked me into going on this and halfway through it I was having a panic attack and starter punching "my sister". But at the end when the lights came back on it was some stranger/guy. He was rubbing his arm and said "I feel sorry for whoever you meant to be hitting". I was mortified and still trying to get over my panic attack. Trying to mumble an apology and get the heck out of dodge. 😱
I rode this with my family when I was 15. I was torn between laughter, fear and pain (my mum was gripping my hand so tight my fingers turned blue). But I loved it. I wanted to ride it again. I miss this ride.
I actually really liked him when I went on this ride at 5 years old - I called him "the robot." Heavens did I know that I'd develop a crush on another robot a year later.
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I’m 37, was there at around 7/8 yrs old around this time and I can say that this was terrifying as a kid. The alien broke out, killed scientists, “blood” was sprayed on your face (water), hot air blew on your neck as if the alien was right behind you and you were next! Something hitting your feet all the while the lights are flickering and you can see the alien running around the room. Was awesome but also super scary as a kid. Nostalgic!
I’m 38 and this post is a year ago so you’re 38-39 now you were not 7/8 when this came out in 1995 you were 10 or possibly 11 I don’t quite know your age i went on when I was 10 and it scared the crap out of me and I wish I could go on it again now
Went on this ride in '96 at the age of 7 - SCARED THE CRAP OUT OF ME! I dont think my eyes were open for the entire ride thus I never saw the actual alien until watching this video. At the time I'd just watched Aliens (1986) and I'd thought that the "Alien" we were encountering was a xenomorph - I've believed that for the past 25 years...
I know people don't like Eisner very much anymore but let's be real-- Disney's creativity flourished and hit its peak when he was in charge. I miss the Eisner era when rides were based on original creations rather than IP.
I was traumatized by this ride when I was a kid, haha. My mom had taken me to Disney the Christmas after my grandmother passed away in '94. I was 7 at the time. I remember feeling so helpless, being restrained in those seat harnesses and it feeling so real that the alien was actually loose in the room behind me. My mom has laughed about it hysterically throughout the years whenever we talk about this ride when it comes up in conversation at any family function. It definitely left a long-lasting impression on me that I won't forget for the rest of my life! So glad I found this video and could relive this as an adult. Just wish I could repay the favor to my children the same way! A kid's imagination is a powerful thing! XD
Kendrick Mather I was 7 as well, my dad took my sister and I to the rid and I had many nightmares and was incredibly shook afterwards I started to cry getting outside with my sister and dad.
I only went on this once, but it was a memory I'll cherish forever. And I'll never forget how upset and how dissapointed I was going back to the park and having it gone when I went back
@@TECfan1 it wasn't because of rights but because the others including George Lucas said that a Xenomorph is too scary for Disney so they did this instead
Probably the coolest ride I've ever been on in my life. Like everyone's saying, this video doesn't even do it justice because you can't feel and hear all the other stuff going on while you were on it. Damn shame they dont still have it somewhere. It was like nothing else I can think of anywhere.
Haunted Mansion is meant to be mysterious, like a thriller, then turns into typical Disney fare. In China, they banned it because it was seen as making fun of the dead.@@starmancrusader
Went with a big group of friends during our first year of college to Disney. None of us knew anything about how this ride was. Before that I had never legit screamed on an amusement park ride. I did on this, and haven’t ever since.
Experienced this as a 7 year old and it changed my life. Absolutely terrifying in the moment but my favorite experience that entire trip. It seemed so light hearted in the queue until you get into the room and they have giant restraints that drop down on you to hold you place. Then you start remembering all the warning signs at the beginning. At that moment you're wondering what kind of ride did I just sign up for and the anxiety sets it before anything even happens. The effects were amazing. I laughed, screamed, laughed, screamed, and then laughed again. I probably cried at some point. I was so sad when it was changed to Stitches Great Escape and then even more so when it forever closed.
Yeah that's true. I never got to go on this, but I imagine it's better than Stitch's Not-so-great escape... I'd rather be scared on this than have to deal with that chilli dog smell again...
yup can confirm, this was definitely one of my worst memories that I have from my childhood, i was 6 or 7 years old and couldnt stop screaming/crying lol
This attraction closed just a year before I was born, so I never got the chance to experience it, but this does actually look like a really cool ride!! Not sure if I would actually go on it, seeing as I get scared pretty easily and get panic attacks sometimes, but watching this video of the attraction makes it look really fun. :D
I remember the experience like it was yesterday back in 1996 when this first appeared. By far one of the best attractions in the park when it came to Total fear and panic. They did an incredible job and it's a shame they got rid of it.
This ride was absolutely terrifying as a 4 year old lol I dont know what my parents were thinking taking me on this, i bet i would have loved it as an adult though
@@RepublicTrooper125 its pretty scary in person, the 4D elements were pretty good for the time of the ride. Like it really felt like there was a hot breath on the back your neck from what I remember.
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This was SO f-ing scary as Hell...you can feel the Alien's breath on your neck, pressure on your shoulders, and growling in your ear! This is terrifying to experience it. Video can't really give you that real fear feeling that you can 'in person'
As I've grown older I can appreciate this ride. When I was 12 and my loveably naive father took me and my other younger siblings on this as his friend said it was "awesome", it was not a very good time. I remember looking at the warning signs thinking this was going to be a terrifying experience and I was right. Even despite hating scary stuff at the time, part of me takes a bit of solace knowing I got to ride a ride that no longer exists.
This attraction is the reason why I am so scared of the dark to this day! Went on this in '95 when I was 6 years old, parents laughed the entire time instead of saving me from all the screams and actually thinking I was about to be eaten alive. Now at 31, I still can't go anywhere extremely dark without thinking something is going to happen to me!
Damn that's pretty sad. One reason to never bring kids to scary attractions. Though being scared of the dark is a normal fear for humans because our predators usually hunt us during dark times.
I was too little and wouldn't go on it but my dad couldn't stop talking about it! He was blown away because he thought from the restraints it was some kind of coaster and was not expecting it! He loved it and the whole time I'm watching other kids and preteens exiting the building crying 😂
I must have been like 10 when I went on this attraction. Was this the one where you felt the alien on your shoulders and heard him like right in front of you? Also I think water was blown in your face. You felt like the alien was really there about to touch you. But you couldn’t see it.
I was 7 when I first went to this rid, there is also a water/ blood spatter from above when one of the technicians was eaten by the alien. That and everything else terrified me, had nightmares and cried after getting off the rid.
I wish I could've experienced this... I think I was about 3 when it closed down, so I would've been entirely too young to enjoy it, let alone remember it, but seeing it now it looks so cool.
That was one of the greatest things they did, glad to see it in person before it was pulled because no video does it justice. I guess its not in Disneys best interest to traumatize the kids, but at another venue it would be as good as back then. It was doooope! RIP!
so happy i found this video. i vaguely remember all the opening monologues and S.I.R but after seeing that and experiencing everything through this video, I can see why some would say it's not kid friendly. it's definitely geared towards teens and adults. i wish they kept this
Video doesn't do this justice for those who never got to experience it lol. The seats and room basically had blasts of air to feel like flapping wings as it flew, water squirts like spit or sweat drops or whatever from the alien, something under the seat that would flick out at your ankles feeling similar to something like a snakes tongue, pulsating hot air on your neck that felt like breathing. It was crazy how good this attraction was and probably one of my most favorite ever.
As i read that i felt every memeory
Did the seats move at all? Or was it just effects to make the alien feel like it's there?
@@brandoncantoran6190 the top of the seats would move. The harness. So it felt like it was right on top of you apparently
I remember that ride as a kid. It was awesome. However, I remember the water coming down exactly when the maintenance work gets eaten so I’m guessing it wasn’t spit or sweat they were going for.
Thank you for explaining. I figured it had to do with a 4D element but you can’t tell when it’s all pitch black for minutes on end.
I really enjoyed this experience, it was so much better than stitch, but a little to intense for children. I think they should have kept it and added an age restriction. There are a lot of adults and teens they would still enjoy a scare thrill. Thanks for sharing
Should’ve been ages 13 and up
I was 12 when I rode this...and the most terrifying experience of my life
Then, they should’ve relocated this to MGM Studios
I am currently in Disney and I love stitch but I am also a massive alien fan and wish this was still here
If I remember, this attraction was littered with warnings. I imagine most families just ignored them since most attractions for the time was family oriented.
This can't even begin to capture how terrifying this was. People were openly weeping as they walked out.
It was my favorite too when I was a little kid and it made me cry from being scared. My folks were like.. WTF.. never expected something like this at Disney.
I mean, imagineers. Mostly, they're tasked with creating happy things, but they're still the most creative engineers on the planet. When tasked with creating terror, we shouldn't be surprised that they bring the same enthusiasm and skill.
I went on this ride as a young little girl and walked out crying my eyes out from how scary this was. I was mortified! I remember being super still and trying not to make a sound inside while the alien was running around loose. I remember it breathing hot air behind my neck and spitting at me with the water machines in the front 😮 but in the darkness you think its real and right in front of you 😂
I remember going on this when I was like 4 or 5 years old. Screaming so hard that a cast member came and let me out of the seat in the middle of the ride and picked me up and took me outside. He helped me through my first ever panic attack and then when I calmed down I realized my dad was still inside and I had another one. He told me my dad was a hero to save the people and that he single handedly was rescuing everyone. I was so thrilled to know that my dad would be ok. I also remember there being a garbage can that moved around by itself and it talked to us. Does anyone else remember the talking trash cans because that was soooo cool and I don't know if I made it up or not haha
@@ddb592That's such a sweet story. Theme park workers in the 90's were just built different. I remember I was obsessed with Hercules: the Legendary Journeys when I was little and when I saw a Kevin Sorbo impersonator at Universal, I immediately ran up to hug his leg. He picked me up and talked to me just like he was Hercules. I was so lucky I got to meet my hero at 6 years old.
I loved this attraction! It was a 4D experience. I remembered the chairs had stereo speakers. During the course of the dialogue, the room would thumped with alien footsteps or the chair would shake when the flying alien landed on your chair. The chair would rattle when the alien tried to break into your chair. There was hot air blown on your neck for alien breath, little tassels or air jets blown on your head to simulate alien tongue flicking or tentacles touching your hair. These sensations were delivered to you while you were sitting in darkness. Then your imagination amplified everything that was happening. Not everyone would experience these sensations at the same time because part of feeling the fear came from hearing other people experiencing the sensations before you do. It was a very well psychologically designed and timed ride. Even the adults came out scared.
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That's not was 4D is
@@KingNoobInc in scientific terms no but in ride terms yes
No way
Yep i remember feeling all of that when i did this experience i was 14 and i was screaming 😂
Someone give an Oscar to the guy screaming “HES GOT ME” 🤣
I thought he said, “HE’S COMING!!!”
That was actually part of the attraction.😅
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He actually said “HE’S COMING” at 13:09
🤣😂
Wow the animatronics back then were pretty good, the robots movements were so smooth and the bug alien breaking the glass was astonishing
Got to give it to Disney for doing such a great job on making things so realistic
George lucas designed it
They're working on realism again and I'm super excited
It was also very realistic when the alien broke the glass you could feel it hit you shortly after. It hurt a bit.
@@JanathanTran T.O.M 2000
It's a nightmare ride that everyone try to escape
That main desk animatronic is the best I’ve seen to this day. And it’s 2019
WarriorCatsOhYeah rocket for the new gog ride is pretty cool!!!
Hando and that Na'avi person on the river journey are the closest and they were made in recent years. It blows my mind they've had the ability to make a completely life-like animatronic and didn't utilize the technology more, maybe it's expensive?
AND voiced by Tim Curry? I wanna see that bot just because, even if he's not in any ride. Just an animatronic voiced by Tim Curry already made me happy to see
Literally thought it was a puppet cause it’s so smooth
I was gonna say it’s super beautifully built and its movements are so fluid and smooth
People clearly loved that attraction. A few complained that it was too intense and Disney caved. There were plenty of warning signs. Too bad it’s gone.
John Sisti I guarantee it was more than a few also the biggest mistake was putting in the middle of the straight up Disney magic kingdom this would have been perfect for Hollywood studios instead of Tomorrowland
And most of those complaints were from lazy parents who ignore warnings!
Also, the guy who plays “Clench” (the guy who decides he wants to come here) was arrested for child porn and something like luring a young boy. So, if you’re Disney, and the main actor from your ride is a registered sex offender, you’re probably going to stop showing anything with him in it. They could’ve just kinda reshot the explanation scenes, but c’est la vie… 🤷🏽♂️
Since Stitch is gone (thank god) and since Disney owns Alien, they could retool the attraction into it was originally supposed to be: an attraction about Xenomorph
I still don’t think Xenomorph is ever gonna come to the parks anymore. Alien is rated R and that’s not against Disney Park property
Stitch's Great Escape: ewww, chili dog breath!
Alien Encounter: *Your free trial of living has ended.*
Wreck It Ralph: Attraction: Hello Ralph
*we dont have any more free trials, would you like to purchase a new a trial?*
@@elvingarcia3010 Nah more like CANCELLED
Yikes no wonder they shut the ride down and I’m super lucky to not have grown up to ride that ride oh man I bet it gave everyone nightmares for months
Thats Very Scary!
I was 7 and begged my Dad to take me on this ride because I loved outer space. This ride absolutely terrified me, and I cried. We didn’t know it was going to be scary, and the whole unexpectedness of the rouge alien intercepting the transport and all the screaming had me thinking it was real and actually gonna eat us.
I thought that too
@@jeffhandley3224 1994
They had signs everyplace telling you NOT to take in children under 12 it was going to be scary....your dad did you a disservice
There were warning signs warning riders how scary this could potentially be as well as a 13 and up ride restriction. Those were clear signs there on how scary this could be...
@@Hervinbalfour you're not reading warning signs as a 7 year old kid lol get real..
15:02 “Aaahhhhh!”
“Listen to me, don’t scream!”
“*AAHHHHHHHHHHGHH!*”
Lol so much Nostalgia
If you don't scream it probably won't eat you
Most reassuring words ever
THANK GOD IT IS NOT RYDER FROM FOOTOFAFERRET
Lucky
Because at that part you hear the alien behind you, and a light mist on your neck too
1 sounded like a high pitch tom and Jerry scream
This needs to come back no matter how terrifying.
They should make it even scarier!
Yes!!
Yeah, they should put the Xenomorph in the ride
Should have remodelled it, kept the theme, and put an age limit on it 🤔
@@purplepumpkinart1228 I agree! Disney is loosing a lot of teen costumers because the rides aren’t as scary as universal studios or islands of adventure!
I went on this ride back in 2002 and it scared me so badly I had nightmares. I even remember hearing the rumors that ride was sadly going to close one year later. I'm happy I got to experience it while it was still open. Please bring alien encounter back Disney.
Did you know that Tim Curry voiced S.I.R?
I don’t know.
DTPS 2002 I just watched another video, and that person was Phil Hartman.
@@SagetheRomantic I can't say I recognize that name. I'll have to look up what else he's been in.
@@clan_boydHe voiced several characters in The Simpsons and he was the voice of Jiji the Cat in the english dub of Kiki's Delivery Service, among other stuff.
Skippy was the cutest darn thing ever and didn’t deserve such disrespect! I absolutely loved this attraction, it was one the best parts of my family’s only trip to Disney.
Well it just makes S.I.R. more attractive in my eyes. I wish we had more cynical evil male robots like him.
@@YuukiTakemoto1996 T.O.M
@@YuukiTakemoto1996 NOS-4-A2
I was more interested in SIR, the cyberbot. I wanted him to save me from the alien.
I'm glad someone preserved this, and I'm super glad I got to experience it myself before they changed it. This show was the best!!
I get this.
12:18 "It's my mother-in-law!"
Razz Ember I didn’t know the alien was his mother in law
Yes i am
12:19
Razz Ember 🤣
@@wowlizzy4039
Flight To The Moon: 1971-1975
Mission To Mars: 1975-1993
The ExtraTerrorestrial Alien Encounter: 1994-2003
Stitch's Great Escape: 2004-2018
Wreck It Ralph Attraction: Opening 2022
14:10
guy: uhh folks there is nothing to be afraid of,
kid: yes there is.
😂
GIR: Yay, we're doomed!
Lol
CyberchaseInezrama
Love that Gir reference from Invader Zim. XD
Now he’s going to sing the Doom song.
🤣
@@jennikifm2 Im gunna sing The Doom Song now!
Doom doom doom doom doom,
doom doom do DOOM,
DOOOM doom do-doom,
DOOM do-doom doom doooom,
doom doom dooom, do-do-DOOOM!
(when the ride is over)
Doom doom doo doom doom,
DOOMY-DOOMY-DOOM,
doom do do DOOM,
Do do DOOM,
doomy-doomy-doomy,
Doom doom doom
THE END!
Stitch: that's why they did me instead
Watching this again as an adult: never noticed all the jabs at corporatism in the ride intro. Kind of ironic now coming from Disney....whose really being XS-ive now, haha.
Lol yaaass
E-man R. It’s almost as if Micheal Eisner was poking fun at himself.
I read this comment before watching the video, I was confused why you spelled it like "xs-ive". and now I'm sitting here laughing my ass off lol, brilliant.
E-man R. Hmmm true
@@mochilover9848 Phil Hartman as T.O.M 2000
The real question is DID SKIPPY REALLY DISERVE THAT
No :(
Petition to protect Skippy from S.I.R.
@@thewintergreentictac1102 Petition for S.I.R. and Brainiac to get together
@@YuukiTakemoto1996 Phil Hartman as T.O.M 2000
Does SIR double as a fighting robot, like Rockman?
I wish I had a real life time machine to actually get to experience something like this in person for once. But for now, this will do.
Time machines will come soon enough
You and me both, I’d love to be there to witness this it looks so dope!
@@JonathanGaetahow on earth would they ever work?
Disney World snow White 1971: I'm the scariest ride ever
Alien Encounter:Hold my beer
Valenzuelas Studios RIGHT 😂😂😂😂
duh no? snow white scary adventures was REALLY sacry
Valenzuelas Studios you mean hold my technology.
@@TyrellDunn
Flight To The Moon: 1971-1975
Mission To Mars: 1975-1993
The ExtraTerrorestrial Alien Encounter: 1994-2003
Stitch's Great Escape: 2004-2018
Wreck It Ralph Attraction: Opening 2022
My 21 year old sister and my tweens freaks when Skippy exploded in the jar!
Now i wasn’t alive when this ride was still there but I gotta say
I WANT TO RIDE THIS SOOOO BAAD it looks amazing! It’s looks so thrilling and I’m a fan or proper horror
I live for horror movies, rides, exhibits, etc. I went on this when i was about 8. I legit thought me and my dad were going to die. It was terrifying. I only just remembered this ride and googled it. I would have loved it if I were like 13 or something lol.
They should bring it back but at Hollywood Studios instead of Magic Kingdom.
They should bring this back since now they have the rights to 20th century fox
candy lover12 same tho
This was my favorite ride back in the day... I had to basically drag my parents to it every time. 🤣 I was between 10 and 12 when I first experienced it and I enjoyed every incredibly scary moment. I was so sad the day they replaced it with that lame copy ‘Stitch Great Escape’. Looking forward to the day it gets replaced.
If parents complained about kids being scared the demonstration section was your warning. This is a SCARY ride
Don't you know it's no longer a parents job to parent their children. It the rest of the world's. The ride had warning signs posted at the entrance and throughout the queue line saying that it had lighting effects that could be dangerous to people with epilepsy and that it had thematic sequences of horror. Parents chose to ignore those warnings and then blame Disney when their children came off crying.
I went on this ride when i was in first grade (7 years old) by the time we got to the sign warning us "hey don't take in younger kids" we were already waiting in the line for over an hour so my dad put his foot down and said "we waited this long, we are not leaving this line". I spent that night curled up in a ball under every blanket possible because I was so terrified of that ride lmao.
@@caitosaurusrex7363 There were signs literally THROUGHOUT the queue line and one right at the front entrance along with the warning signs for health risks. So it's on your father for missing them all until the last one. I'm sorry you were scared but that's a parental issue NOT a park issue and people who enjoyed the ride shouldn't have lost it due to bad parenting. If you were in line for over an hour than there's literally no excuse for missing MULTIPLE warning signs.
@@caitosaurusrex7363 I can respect that way of thinking
@@brandielittle186 oh im not saying its the park's fault. my dad was (and still is) a dumbass LOL sorry if my point was not made well ;;-;;
Hit this one up in 98, 10 years old and scared the hell out of me! I remember screaming in tears "I don't want to die" and at one point the water that sprayed you was supposed to be blood from the alien eating people around you. I Went back in 2001 and did it again, totally prepared this time. I will never forget you ExtraTERRORestrial.
I love the distinctly 90s brand of cynicism that was laced throughout this attraction. And to think that it was at Disney World, of all places.
I keep that distinctly 90s brand of cynicism in my writings. Like my Toonami stuff.
@@YuukiTakemoto1996 Phil Hartman as T.O.M 2000
@@elvingarcia3010 Different TOM
One of the best attractions ever created. Such a shame it was replaced by Stitch's Great Mistake for being "too scary."
Great ride? Are you crazy? It’s extremely disturbing! Fake or not, burning alien animals in front of kids thinking this is real is just disturbing! People screaming that this thing was on the lose trying to kill people? It’s just sick and cruel! This was teaching kids to be cruel as well as scaring them.. not a good Disney ride!
@@Dolcevita_bakes this ride wasn't meant for kids, and there were warnings about how scary it was. Also...The Haunted Mansion's stretching room makes kids cry all the time. It's loud, dark, and has a corpse hanging from a noose, and an ax wielding bride who beheaded her husbands. Pirates has characters who drink, steal, murder, and burn down the city. You go to hell in Mr. Toad. Pinocchio has kids who turn into donkeys for drinking and smoking. Tower of Terror has five guests die in an elevator. You call any of that kid friendly? Disney has always had dark and cruel subject matter and has never been just for kids, and Alien Encounter wasn't teaching kids to be cruel. It was an experience set in a fictional universe. Is Constance teaching kids that it's okay to behead husbands? Are pirates teaching kids that it's okay to pillage and plunder?
I honestly don’t think this ride closed because it was “too scary” I think it closed because of Geoffrey Jones. Incase you didn’t know, in 2001/2002, Geoffrey Jones was arrested for taking nude photos of an underaged boy. Pedophilia and Sexual harassment are big no nos for Disney. So rather than reshooting the scenes with other actor, they changed the overall ride.
Stitch's great escape wasn't that bad. I thought it was fun when I was a kid
@@skullingtonducksworth2922 New Tomorrowland The Extra-TERRORestrial Alien Encounter Ride Original Soft Opening Magic Kingdom December 16th 1994.
"Everyone alright down there?"
"No. We're screaming just for the fun of it!"
13:25
That's so funhy
Thanks for improving my bad day with this great trip back in time! This ride scared me both times I went on it, but I loved its story and characters. This attraction really shows how much you can scare people with sound and touch effects alone.
So you were touched when the lights were out?
Is that why everybody was screaming, it was like; the "alien" broke out of the cylinder and was touching people?
Alpha Omega's Watchwoman The special effects created that illusion during the darkness. The chairs vibrated, the binaural audio made chewing sounds, the shoulder restraints moved up and down, some kind of string fluttered on the back of the head, etc.
@@josephbrown9685 -- Thanks for the explanation of the rigged effects. That's really creepy. Yikes! 😬😂
Yes! And I remember the feeling of the alien “breathing” on your neck and “running around” touching everyone
@@tmalone2530 Yes! They shot air from the seats onto your neck. One part of the auditorium would scream and you wouldn't know why and then it would 'breathe' on you as if it was making it's way around the room. It was so dark in there and made all the more frightening by the seat restraints
I was so caught off guard with this ride lol I was 9 years old and my dad didn’t bother even mentioning what the ride was about next thing I know I was in the middle of the dark with an alien breathing down my neck 😓😭 I honestly would LOVE to experience this now at 29! Bummer 😫
i cried as a kid lmfao
@@dhino.5226 I cried too! I really thought something went wrong and they let a real life alien escape 😂
That's exactly how I feel. I want to ride it now that I'm all grown up to compare it to my child self's experience.
I thought my son was going to have a heart attack...I felt so bad... but I loved it!
This attraction was utterly terrifying in person. When I experienced this in 99-00 I didn’t know Disney could do a horror experience like this. It was astonishing.
Does anyone else just
like to watch a bunch of
Disney rides and stuff
because they want to be in Disney world
but they are broke
I love watching these good memories
Same
Yep
I live in the UK and have only ever been to disneyland Paris which is fine but no where near the scale of world. So I just watch videos of the rides I can't go on yeah haha
Yeppity yep
You know it
Man now that Disney owns fox I hope we get an attraction based on alien
It seems like it would be more accepting now a days
This ride was actually SUPPOSED to be based on the movie Alien, but the crew decided that the Xenomorph couldn't be used. This was their own lore and story they made specially for the ride
Nah people are too protective of their kids despite the fact that kids have internet access now
I feel like if they put it in hollywood studios it would be acceptable and fitting
Sam Dilophosaur yeah, they might be sued by a few Karens
@@Urmom-dm2kf This was before that stupid and pointless Karen meme. Rather braindead soccer-moms who couldn't read those warning signs that the ride is "Dark and scary and ages 12 and up".
I remember this attraction as a Kid. I was totally unprepared for this scare! Everything seemed super realistic and I was literally crying for my mom!!! This was awesome experience and a memory I’ll never forget.
I went on this ride as a kid and literally left shaking LOL, my mom got me the shirt saying "I survived alien encounter", they should redo this one!
I worked at Disney for a year and had one shift in Tomorrowland. Since this ride is now defunct, the stage/seating served as a break room for my area... needless to say I had flashbacks to this thing. I did this attraction when I was five years old and was traumatized by it - especially when you'd feel the hot breath on the back of your neck.
Walking into the break room, seeing this place lit up in only orange lighting with the seats and alien chamber still intact, sent chills up my spine. Man... I wish this attraction was still a thing!
Wow 😮 Do u know why they never put another atraction in that place?
@@Leandro-xk3co They tried replacing it with a Stitch themed attraction but it got horrible reviews (lots of people thought it was too babyish and cringe-y). As to why they still haven't done anything with it yet, I'm not sure. Probably too focused on new rides instead of tampering with the relics.
Just curious, is the area still the break area or was that a while ago?
@@aiden1270 I worked at Disney about 2 years ago. Far as I know, it's still a break room.
@@SqueaksSpeaks8 Thanks for the response. That's pretty cool.
The Tim Curry robot is such a bastard I love him.
Fun fact: in the soft opening version he was called Tom and was voiced by the late Phil Hartman. It was drooped because people thought it was too misleading
@@thejman5683 LMAO, if they kept that version, Cartoon Network would sue.
@@YuukiTakemoto1996 as someone who was born months after Phil Hartman’s death, I perfer the Tim curry version.
Also alien encounter existed before Toonami
@@thejman5683 I forgot that TOM 2000 came before TOM. I think TOM is better, because Steve Blum's voice is hot. Especially as TOM 2.
@Kara Tiernan Phil Hartman as T.O.M 2000
Animatronic or not,
_I feel bad for that skippy_
stop acting depressed it doesnt make u cool same
Fandom Nerd wtf does that have to do which his comment?
Did the Teleporter Deform them?
rosa melano
it was my old username
There were two alien figures. For the test tube, there was an animatronic and for the running, there was an actor.
12:07 "Oh, Sh!t!"
New TOMORROWLAND™ Wreck It Ralph: Attraction® Coming To Celebrating Walt Disney World Resort™ 50th Anniversary Magic Kingdom® Opening In 2022
@@elvingarcia3010 I hate that Wreck-It Ralph is replacing S.I.R.'s attraction. I know Stitch ruined it years ago and turned S.I.R. into a pansy policeman, but now the chances of him returning are zero? I hate you, Disney. Always shoving IPs everywhere. Bring back OPs! Bring back S.I.R.!
@@YuukiTakemoto1996 I would love a wreck it Ralph IP somewhere else. But not in tomorrowland. I don’t really like the idea of bringing back old attractions but this feels like an exception. It’s not massive and the space should still be somewhat intact. Plus they took it out for being too scary for the time but that’s arguably what Disney needs now more than ever. Heck, I’d they really want IP, they own alien now so they can actually implement that as apart of the story as originally planned.
But you have to add SIR somewhere.@@republiccommando1463
14:12 I don’t care what you say, the kid who yelled “Yes there is!” is definitely the type of person to survive a horror movie by just going “ah hell nah I’m getting outta here”
Oh my god I’m in tears from the nostalgia. I was 9 when my dad had to literally drag me into this. I was so scared I hated everything remotely scary. Randomly thought of it and this video has allowed me to relive the experience thank you.
blame him because he draged you
i was borned 5 years later after it closed
good thing i didnt ride it
I remember going on this ride back in 97/98. Those screams are real! 😂😂😂
New Tomorrowland The Extra-TERRORestrial Alien Encounter Ride
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@Katie Awesomeshirt New Tomorrowland The Extra-TERRORestrial Alien Encounter Ride
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My family went to Disney in 1997 when I was 5 years old. But I don't remember riding this. I'm sure my parents knew better than to take me on it because I would have flipped out. lol. By the time I went back to Disney as a teen, it was gone.
Did you go August 27, 1997? It'd be so hilarious if Birdman and S.I.R. were part of the same day. (Because S.I.R. is Disney's darker answer to Space Ghost. Heck, my parents even believe that!)
That part where the guy yells “OOHH S#*&T!” @12:07 had me laughing! 😄
Easy with the potty mouth it’s a family theme park
Skunk Man people I mean it’s not like kids on the (terrifying) ride can hear him with all the loud noises
Lol
LMAO 😂😂
I thought I heard that too.
With Disney now owning Fox, they should bring back Alien Encounter but make it an Alien movie theme with a Xenomorph or a Xenomorph Queen in it.
And make this ride only for teens/older teens and adults.
some engineers trying to experiment while the queen wrecs havoc
Even before they owned Fox, the originally plan was to have the Alien be a Xenomorph & Fox was willing to let them use the rights (for $ of course) but Disney thought that a character from an R-rated movie wasn’t appropriate for the park.
@@celesbianmegastar WRECK IT RALPH ATTRACTION OPENING 2022...
They literally have signs up at certain rides that say it can scare kids, people should actually read them lol
yes!! they should make it 13+
I was laughing the whole time. It was absolutely amazing... warm water rains down on you the moment a crewmate is eaten. Psychological horror but absolutely hilarious and well executed. Still a bit too scary for the little ones and claustrophobic people. I miss it. One of the best dark rides of all time.
Skippy is the cutest thing I’ve ever seen. Baby Yoda who?
Oh my God. I finally found the ride that I’ve always had an early memory from. I was 8 years old visiting from California and this ride FREAKED ME OUT and left me scarred for years. That day I actually believed that the alien was really behind me only when it broke out because you could hear its growling by your ear due to the speaker on every seat. I realized a few years later lol. This was so good!!
I’m so sorry to hear that
So sorry I never got to experience this ride (was way too young when it was around)
Same. I wished they relocated it to Hollywood Studios. 🙁
@@jonathanwallis3300 New Tomorrowland The Extra-TERRORestrial Alien Encounter Ride Original Soft Opening Magic Kingdom December 1994 Coming To TH-cam
I was 6 in 2001 and got on lol it was one of the scariest and coolest things I’ve ever experienced
@@emilychen3839 New Tomorrowland The Extra-TERRORestrial Alien Encounter Original Soft Opening Magic Kingdom Walt Disney World December 16th 1994.
@@emilychen3839I was 6 in '01 as well. But didn't take a trip to DW that year. Wish we would have...
I was 6 when I rode this, This attraction has stuck with me for life. It was so scary or at least felt that way cause I was so young. But I remember cheering like crazy when they caught the alien lol. This ride is greatly missed..
This ride gave me my first panic attack. I have so much nostalgia for it though lol
I agree 💯!!
@@killianguthrie8502 Phil Hartman as T.O.M 2000
I like how they move so fluidly. It's amazing
This really shook me up as a kid. The brilliance of it is how they force you to use your imagination to terrorize you in pitch black dark. The things that stood out to me were seeing the thing flailing around in the tube, and feeling bursts of air and water/saliva in your face in the dark.
So that was the main thing, then? Just the ambience terrifying you, with your mind painting the picture in the dark, as you felt the alien’s “breath” and “saliva” fell on you?
@@jasoncinema yes, and very well put. In 1996 I was 7 years old so it was freaking out my little kid mind.
“Get the alien back in the tube before it eats someone!"
“...........I can’t.” Haha
this ride had such a deep cult following and attracted a new crowd into the magic kingdom in the 90s/very early 00s....Those screams were legit and real lmao...What great a feeling it was to ride this and space mountain after
SAME mang. I loved it when I was 10
Forget Area 51!, this is much cooler!!
Im raiding it anyways
New Tomorrowland The ExtraTERRORestrial Alien Encounter Ride Original Soft Opening Magic Kingdom December 16th 1994.
Genuinely the scariest ride I've ever encountered. The script was so good, the effects, the sounds. Don't scream!!
This was definitely one of the SCARIEST rides at disney. My sister talked me into going on this and halfway through it I was having a panic attack and starter punching "my sister". But at the end when the lights came back on it was some stranger/guy. He was rubbing his arm and said "I feel sorry for whoever you meant to be hitting". I was mortified and still trying to get over my panic attack. Trying to mumble an apology and get the heck out of dodge. 😱
I rode this with my family when I was 15. I was torn between laughter, fear and pain (my mum was gripping my hand so tight my fingers turned blue). But I loved it. I wanted to ride it again. I miss this ride.
So weird, I was 11 and had the exact same experience. My hand was cramped so bad after the ride.
@@doublefeature Phil Hartman as T.O.M 2000
It's more of a show
I've bet the cleaning staff has had to clean urine and poo from those seats a few time cause that ride was no joke
New TOMORROWLAND™ Wreck It Ralph: Attraction® Coming To Celebrating Walt Disney World Resort™ 50th Anniversary Magic Kingdom® Opening In 2022
Elvin Garcia What,
@@elvingarcia3010 ok...?
From his picture I can see he is disabled. I myself am disabled (autism.) However, I am on a higher function level than he is.@@celesbianmegastar
4:45, Tim Curry, always a pleasure to see him deliver his delicious performance to mean characters like this.
I actually really liked him when I went on this ride at 5 years old - I called him "the robot." Heavens did I know that I'd develop a crush on another robot a year later.
@Yuuki Takemoto Lol. Honestly.
Flight To The Moon: 1971-1975
Mission To Mars: 1975-1993
The ExtraTerrorestrial Alien Encounter: 1994-2003
Stitch's Great Escape: 2004-2018
Wreck It Ralph Attraction: Opening 2023
I’m 37, was there at around 7/8 yrs old around this time and I can say that this was terrifying as a kid. The alien broke out, killed scientists, “blood” was sprayed on your face (water), hot air blew on your neck as if the alien was right behind you and you were next! Something hitting your feet all the while the lights are flickering and you can see the alien running around the room. Was awesome but also super scary as a kid. Nostalgic!
I’m 38 and this post is a year ago so you’re 38-39 now you were not 7/8 when this came out in 1995 you were 10 or possibly 11 I don’t quite know your age i went on when I was 10 and it scared the crap out of me and I wish I could go on it again now
Went on this ride in '96 at the age of 7 - SCARED THE CRAP OUT OF ME! I dont think my eyes were open for the entire ride thus I never saw the actual alien until watching this video. At the time I'd just watched Aliens (1986) and I'd thought that the "Alien" we were encountering was a xenomorph - I've believed that for the past 25 years...
Omg
You and me both. Lol
This is so cool. I wish we still had attractions this creative today.
Ikr
I know people don't like Eisner very much anymore but let's be real-- Disney's creativity flourished and hit its peak when he was in charge. I miss the Eisner era when rides were based on original creations rather than IP.
I was traumatized by this ride when I was a kid, haha. My mom had taken me to Disney the Christmas after my grandmother passed away in '94. I was 7 at the time. I remember feeling so helpless, being restrained in those seat harnesses and it feeling so real that the alien was actually loose in the room behind me. My mom has laughed about it hysterically throughout the years whenever we talk about this ride when it comes up in conversation at any family function. It definitely left a long-lasting impression on me that I won't forget for the rest of my life! So glad I found this video and could relive this as an adult. Just wish I could repay the favor to my children the same way! A kid's imagination is a powerful thing! XD
Kendrick Mather I was 7 as well, my dad took my sister and I to the rid and I had many nightmares and was incredibly shook afterwards I started to cry getting outside with my sister and dad.
I only went on this once, but it was a memory I'll cherish forever. And I'll never forget how upset and how dissapointed I was going back to the park and having it gone when I went back
Scariest experience ever. The experience was much more intense than you can imagine.
Imagine being the alien tho. You’re just minding your own business and then you’re just randomly teleported to a different planet lmao.
Finally new footage that is freshly new love it!!
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They need to remake this with an Xenomorph
It was originally supposed to be one but they couldn't get the rights or something.
@@TECfan1 Lucky for them they own the rights now, so maybe they could bring it back.
Demonte Smith who knows
I thought too when my wife and her daughter went...it really scared some kids .....one girl was screamming so loud i got a headache
@@TECfan1 it wasn't because of rights but because the others including George Lucas said that a Xenomorph is too scary for Disney so they did this instead
does anyone know where i can some behind the scenes images of the alien? i really want to get a good look at it
Probably the coolest ride I've ever been on in my life. Like everyone's saying, this video doesn't even do it justice because you can't feel and hear all the other stuff going on while you were on it. Damn shame they dont still have it somewhere. It was like nothing else I can think of anywhere.
This was one of the most sensory attractions Disney ever had. It was so much fun!
I wish I was old enough around that time to see it, it looks like fun
THIS!!!!!! I want some vintage full ride throughs from 1990s on. There has to be enough footage around to piece them together.
New Tomorrowland The Extra-TERRORestrial Alien Encounter Ride Original Soft Opening Magic Kingdom December 16th 1994.
Gone but never forgotten...
I went on this in 97 I was 8 years old and it scared the life out of me ... Literally
This ride honestly would be amazing to experience.
Snow White’s Scary Advendures: I’ll scare u sooo bad.
Haunted Mansion: 👻 boo 👻
Alien encounter: hold my mickey ears hat
haunted manison: [scares you in a fun way]
sw's scary adventure: [traumatizes a tad bit]
alien encounter: hold my beer
Haunted Mansion isn’t even scary
@@starmancrusader haunted mansion is more dark comedy than scary (like Aadams family)
@@warriorseamonkey1693 dinosaur ride
Haunted Mansion is meant to be mysterious, like a thriller, then turns into typical Disney fare. In China, they banned it because it was seen as making fun of the dead.@@starmancrusader
Went with a big group of friends during our first year of college to Disney. None of us knew anything about how this ride was. Before that I had never legit screamed on an amusement park ride. I did on this, and haven’t ever since.
They need to bring this back.. you had to be there to feel how scary it was !
Experienced this as a 7 year old and it changed my life. Absolutely terrifying in the moment but my favorite experience that entire trip. It seemed so light hearted in the queue until you get into the room and they have giant restraints that drop down on you to hold you place. Then you start remembering all the warning signs at the beginning. At that moment you're wondering what kind of ride did I just sign up for and the anxiety sets it before anything even happens. The effects were amazing. I laughed, screamed, laughed, screamed, and then laughed again. I probably cried at some point. I was so sad when it was changed to Stitches Great Escape and then even more so when it forever closed.
This ride was by far the most terrifying experience of my childhood. This video doesn't do it justice. Lol.
This would absolutely DESTROY a child in 2020
Yeah that's true. I never got to go on this, but I imagine it's better than Stitch's Not-so-great escape... I'd rather be scared on this than have to deal with that chilli dog smell again...
Of TRUST ME
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yup can confirm, this was
definitely one of my worst memories that I have from my childhood, i was 6 or 7 years old and couldnt stop screaming/crying lol
A lot of 90s kids were traumatized by it too.
Yep... today’s kids would protest or something
This attraction closed just a year before I was born, so I never got the chance to experience it, but this does actually look like a really cool ride!! Not sure if I would actually go on it, seeing as I get scared pretty easily and get panic attacks sometimes, but watching this video of the attraction makes it look really fun. :D
I remember the experience like it was yesterday back in 1996 when this first appeared. By far one of the best attractions in the park when it came to Total fear and panic. They did an incredible job and it's a shame they got rid of it.
Loved, LOVED this immersive experience, one of the best Disney has ever done. I wish they would bring it back somehow.
This ride was absolutely terrifying as a 4 year old lol I dont know what my parents were thinking taking me on this, i bet i would have loved it as an adult though
How different is the experience in person compare to this video?
@@RepublicTrooper125 its pretty scary in person, the 4D elements were pretty good for the time of the ride. Like it really felt like there was a hot breath on the back your neck from what I remember.
@@jessicafoster931 Flight To The Moon: 1971-1975
Mission To Mars: 1975-1993
The ExtraTerrorestrial Alien Encounter: 1994-2003
Stitch's Great Escape: 2004-2018
Wreck It Ralph Attraction: Opening 2022
“The alien cannot fly out!” *FLIES OUT* “is out! The alien flew out!” 🤦🏻♂️ typical movie scene ! 😂
I remember the kid sitting next to me trying to get out of his chair ...and his mom freaking out....yelling let us out let us out....it was great!
did they let them out? lmao
An attraction that you would officially believe that you are.... screwed :'D
This was SO f-ing scary as Hell...you can feel the Alien's breath on your neck, pressure on your shoulders, and growling in your ear! This is terrifying to experience it. Video can't really give you that real fear feeling that you can 'in person'
As I've grown older I can appreciate this ride. When I was 12 and my loveably naive father took me and my other younger siblings on this as his friend said it was "awesome", it was not a very good time. I remember looking at the warning signs thinking this was going to be a terrifying experience and I was right. Even despite hating scary stuff at the time, part of me takes a bit of solace knowing I got to ride a ride that no longer exists.
This attraction is the reason why I am so scared of the dark to this day! Went on this in '95 when I was 6 years old, parents laughed the entire time instead of saving me from all the screams and actually thinking I was about to be eaten alive. Now at 31, I still can't go anywhere extremely dark without thinking something is going to happen to me!
Damn that's pretty sad. One reason to never bring kids to scary attractions. Though being scared of the dark is a normal fear for humans because our predators usually hunt us during dark times.
I was too little and wouldn't go on it but my dad couldn't stop talking about it! He was blown away because he thought from the restraints it was some kind of coaster and was not expecting it! He loved it and the whole time I'm watching other kids and preteens exiting the building crying 😂
I must have been like 10 when I went on this attraction. Was this the one where you felt the alien on your shoulders and heard him like right in front of you? Also I think water was blown in your face. You felt like the alien was really there about to touch you. But you couldn’t see it.
Andres Morales oh my 😳😳
Yes that was part of this experience
I was 7 when I first went to this rid, there is also a water/ blood spatter from above when one of the technicians was eaten by the alien. That and everything else terrified me, had nightmares and cried after getting off the rid.
@@sexykitty4life We're in the same boat. I was 8 and cried during it and after.
This attraction absolutely traumatised me as a kid. 10/10!
I really wish I could’ve experienced this!! I would love to see more scary thrill rides like this at amusement parks
14:11 person:"uh folks there's nothing to be afraid of. " the kid in the background: "oh yes there is"
I wish I could've experienced this... I think I was about 3 when it closed down, so I would've been entirely too young to enjoy it, let alone remember it, but seeing it now it looks so cool.
That was one of the greatest things they did, glad to see it in person before it was pulled because no video does it justice. I guess its not in Disneys best interest to traumatize the kids, but at another venue it would be as good as back then. It was doooope! RIP!
May I use this footage in a video I'm making about scary Disney animatronics? I will give your channel full credit.
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I was gonna make one to but about the history dude also I love your vids
so happy i found this video. i vaguely remember all the opening monologues and S.I.R but after seeing that and experiencing everything through this video, I can see why some would say it's not kid friendly. it's definitely geared towards teens and adults. i wish they kept this
I remember thinking SIR was hot