Extra-TERROR-estrial Alien Encounter - HOW IT WORKED
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Terminator 2: 3-D!!!
Escape from gringotts or Incredible Hulk. (If you haven’t already)
I think that the coolest ride would be the universal Studios Shanghai Jurassic World Ride. It’s got some crazy complex animatronics
The Indiana Jones stunt show at Hollywood Studios.
Men in Black Alien Attack
Why do I get the feeling that if this was next to MIB at Universal, it would still be open (and loved) to this day.
Knowing universal it wouldn't last that long
Because they’re both alien themed attractions
@@papingosstudios161 despite Universal’s reputation, a number of their attractions are approaching 20+ years old
Honestly, the big problem with extraterrorestrial encounter was that it was in the wrong park. Magic Kingdom was a... very unique choice for an intense horror attraction.
It probably would've fared better in Epcot TBH
Yeah cuz Disney land are mostly kids
Not guna lie . I was about 9 I rode it . I was split from my family because of crowds
. I ended up sitting next to strangers who both grabbed my hand through fear. At that time it was the scariest thing I had ever encountered , after the ride ended a woman next to me took my hand and took me outside I had told her I couldn’t find my family and she proceeded to try and take me out of the park to meet “her husband “ and would come back later with me to find my parents . Luckily a man had noticed me looking distressed and upset , with my British accent and her thick southern American accent knew something was off . He approached and fought over who was taking me he threatened her with violence and she let me go , he won and took me to the nearest cast member who after an hour found my family . I dread to think what would of happened if that American guy had not helped me .
That’s frightening! Did you tell your parents? What did they say/how did they react?! Wow. ♥️
Gee that's terrifying sounds like you almost got kidnapped or something
@Benji Fox - When I was barely five years old, I briefly got separated from my dad at a little storefront grocery. This was in Latin America, where little storefront shops were common; there usually wasn’t a door into them, per se … they rather opened right onto the sidewalk, and at night they’d be sealed off from the sidewalk by lowering a big metal grate.
So while Dad was shrouded somewhere in the unlit store‘s back aisles, this weather-hewn, rough-skinned older man, wearing shabby clothes but smiling quite kindly at me, revealing a few missing teeth, took me by the hand and-since I was a trusting young fool-led me right past the cashier’s post and out of the store, into the midday sunlight and onto the street … at which point I felt my dad grab my arm and heard him shout my name; I looked up, and it seemed Dad had bolted out from inside the store and grabbed me, yelling in fear. The older dude disappeared immediately down the crowded sidewalk.
For the rest of my childhood, while my parents weren’t overprotective by a long shot, my mom did coach me extensively-and graphically!-against strangers, and against kidnapping, and about what happens to children who are kidnapped. (In fact, about three years later, after we’d moved to a different part of the city, an older boy-maybe twelve?-disappeared from one of the area’s three bilingual private schools, and three weeks later his body was found in the shopping center we frequented, decomposing in its water tank, the belt he‘d been strangled with still around his neck … so I didn’t need warning twice, really: for many years, in my mind I‘d see his body in the water, undiscovered for weeks, every night as I tried to sleep.)
The funny thing is, I really didn’t put two-and-two together until I was about ten, when I realized “Holy crap, was that some dude trying to make off with me??” My parents had never again mentioned it to me outright. So until I puzzled it out for myself, it was just a really peculiar memory I’d turn over in my head once in a while, and which-since it made me uneasy-I’d push right back out of my thoughts again. And I still can’t help but mostly see it that way: rather matter-of-factly, for a moment … before pushing it out of my thoughts altogether.
But-and this is the only reason I typed all this at you-it’s hard not to play what-if, isn’t it? I mean, even despite trying actively NOT to think about it. I know I turn that memory over in my head at least once a week … and it’s been decades.
It feels surreal, doesn’t it?
Crazy
Whoa, you got a scared alien encounter ride and you almost got kidnapped. What a scary day you had
That skeletal animatronic looks fantastic even by today's standards
The technology and ingenuity that was use to make this attraction is staggering. This is the very reason that I respect engineers so much.
There were lots of little things that were done when the budget was shaved that are fun to find out. Like that the playing on SIR is just spray painted sports padding, but it looks the part.
“A fate worse than demolition, Stitch”
Bro im crying 😂😭
Little goblin jr, gonna cry?
This was the most terrifying ride EVER! Disney had the ability to do horror rides and this was way too good. It would’ve been a PERFECT adult ride
This ride is still to this day the scariest ride I've been on. I vividly remember that thing breathing on me. I would love it now I'm sure, but I could see how it could have ruined some kids' day at Disney.
But not for sensitive people
Probably one of the stupidest things Disney ever did was get rid of this. I feel so bad for anyone that only experienced Stitch. This was amazing!
I guess I'm part of the small group that likes Stitch. I turned 6 the day before the ride opened lol. I got kind of bummed out seeing the dismantled animatronics.
@@ubermorph1000 yeah it might have to do with the age when you get attached to rides. I’ve lived down here my whole life since 74. I remember the horrid original attraction mission to mars. Then when aliens encounter went in sometime I’m my 20s it was insane man. But now at 47 I’m longing for all the old original rides.
Amen! This ride was a masterpiece. They should not have listened to the angry Karen moms.
@@spinlok3943 it’s also like snow whites scary adventure before they tamed it down. It used to scare the hell out of me so bad as a kid but I still asked to go on it, but too many Karen’s complained and they took the scariest elements out. They complained about the hell scene in me toad a lot too.
I went on this in the late 90's when I was 10 years old with my 6yr old brother and two older siblings. It was scary but didn't upset any of us. Not all kids are built the same. We loved it. Core memory.
Agreed. There's plenty of kids who enjoy more mature rides without being scared or scarred for life... and plenty of adults who get more scared than the kids! It's really up to the parents to be making informed choices about what their kids can tolerate.... I grew up reading Stephen King & loving movies like the Alien franchise, while one of my close friends had nightmares for a month after playing an hour of the first Resident Evil game! Wish I could have experienced this ride.
Can't believe Tomorrowland in California has so few attractions when SciFi is literally the best genre. Especially retro sci-fi from the 50's all the way through the 90's. Looks like the genre started taking itself too seriously in the 2000's and forgot how to have fun. We got Star Wars land which is neat but it's a very specific single take on the genre.
I never realized how spooky the ride actually was. Thanks for your in depth insight as always! Also the BTS footage is definitely worth the like.
I love the "my mouth was open" 😂
That was awesome! I got a good laugh over the thumbnail gag! I was lucky to experience this when I was younger and it scared the sh*t out of me. I never knew it was an actual cast member shining the flashlight.
This was one of the best attractions at a Disney Park. They really need to bring it back…especially now that they own 20th Century Fox who produced Alien.
I remember going on this as a kid, but I definitely loved it! Totally out of left field of what I was expecting from Disney, but a great experience for the imagination!
Pretty sure I got to see the original version. We went when it was pretty new and it was advertised in all the pamphlets and everything. I certainly remember the Phil Hartman voice over the other one. I remember being really confused about what it was because of the people in the picture wearing the shoulder restraint and thinking it was some sort of roller coaster or something.
We definitely saw the Phil Hartman version and liked it! The pacing & tone seemed fine to us; a nice misdirect. But both my wife and I thought it was too intense for little kids. And yeah, we saw some wee ones who did NOT enjoy themselves.
The next time we visited, AE was closed for the refurbishment which was puzzling at the time.. it was a brand new ride. Why close it so soon??
Then in 1995 we saw the Tim Curry version + new warning signage about intensity and everything clicked. That was the last time we did AE though, as it seemed a diminishment over the first iteration. Stitch's Great Escape was... uh, a mistake. But understandable.
@@ralfmaximus4295 Yeah I totally get the criticism, but it makes sense story wise. It's a sales pitch.
@@mushieslushie what do you mean by sales pitch?
I saw the original version to- I went to Disney World from November 11th-19th of 1994. This ride was the scariest thing I had ever experienced up until that point of my life. I was honestly terrified!
That was a memorable "ride". 100% agree it was built in the wrong park.
I got to ride this before it was removed. They also made the seat move as though the alien was crawling underneath you. Wind would blow as you heard the alien fly around the room and then...The shoulder braces that lowered over you would move down as though it landed on the back of your seat. You would have warm air vent onto the back of your neck as though it was breathing on you and about to have lunch. It was so intense and fun.
So crazy to see Kathy Najimy as Dr. Femus. You can even tell through the green makeup it’s her lol. I think this was just before she played Mary Sanderson in Hocus Pocus. Great video! Loved this ride as a kid!
I was in my early 20's when I experienced this absolutely TERRIFYING attraction. It was amazing.
I went on this back in 2002. Brings back a lot of memories.
Oh, I loved this ride! I was so disappointed when it was changed to Stitch.
Yeah, but i think we can all agree that Stitch was a much scarier alien
Omg! I had no idea! I'm so disappointed now! I'm shocked that Disney's Stitch was simply a painting over a previous show!
@@itsyaboi5861 the animation of that figure was genuinely amazing. The ride may have sucked, but that pre show still struck fear into five year old me.
Same here
If only time travel was real so we’ll shit ourselves again
I went to DisneyWorld in 1999 when I was 10, and this was my favorite ride.
I love this video, I love the intro, I love the in-depth explanation, just marvelous! Easily one of my favorite/the best Amusement Labs videos yet 😀😍
I went on this as a little kid and did not realize what it was and was the most scared I’ve ever been in my life 😂
Man this ride was unreal. Even as a 10yo I remember the concept and plot being totally mind blowing - similar to that of the game Half-Life.
Excellent documentation along with raw footage and straight talk (no stupid humor). Thanks.
I loved, loved this ride! It was such an amazing experience when you never moved from your original position
Everyone always laughed at "It's an alien!" "It's my mother in law!"
This scared me so much and I wasn’t even that young, I was probably about 15 yrs old!
They should rebuild it for the studios. The problem was not with the show. It was with the location.
This entertainment show was awesome! I miss it! I loved it when the kids & folks screamed and at times the kids would cry. It was great!
I loved Alien Encounter, also the preshow! One thing you forgot to mention, I think, was that there were angled mirrors under the transporter chambers in the preshow area, that way it looked like the chambers were just standing on legs and nothing between them, which made the disappearing / appearing effect even better.
Also, I always wondered if that was a cast member up there shining the light around or maybe a light on a robotic arm.
I also remember there were some tubes in the headrest, with feather-like endings that came out and moved around when air was blown through them. That way it felt as if something just had touched your head. (Similiar to the mice under the seats in "Honey I shrunk the Audience). But maybe this effect was only added when they changed it to Stitch Encounter.
I did notice the mirror part of the base, but I was too far along in the editing process to be able to carve out the space to include it unfortunately.
As for the little air tubes Wiki did mention something like that, but misscharacterized what it was used for and given the age of the attraction it was fairly hard to track down any good quality photos of the heardrests.
Great idea for a video! I was dying to learn more about this ride.
Thank you for the great video of a wonderful ride. I sure do miss the thing, when I listen to audio of it I can still feel the air on the back of my neck lol
Proud to say I got to give this show it’s loving farewell the last night.
This was one of my favorite rides. I was really disappointed when my wife and I went for our honeymoon in 2011 and it was gone! Great video once again! Keep up the great content!
Amusement labs always makes my day so much better!!! Thank you for your hard work and effort you put into every video
I miss this awesome experience!
I remember going on this ride when my wife and I went to WDW is ‘98. We thought it was great My mind races, though, thinking about how a ride based on the Alien Xenomorph could have turned out!
Wow, what a cool ride! That robot animatronic is brilliant & way ahead of it's time with such fluid movements.... love the fact that it was voiced by Phil Hartman & Tim Curry too, both amazing character actors. Would be great if they resurrected this one with the actual Alien franchise theme... feeling the alien's breath down the back of your neck while immersed in that universe would be absolutely heart-stopping!
Great video! I rode this several times as a teenager from 95-97. I had to go on it every time I visited. I sat in the front a few times, trying to see the transition with the broken glass and the alien appearing but Disney did a great job with smoke and mirrors and it was hard to see, so I enjoyed that aspect of this video! My kids enjoyed the Stitch crossover while it lasted, but I always missed the original version (or the 2nd version, I guess).
I wish this ride still existed. I would def go on it
That intro was EPIC :-D
I remember being on this ride as a kid. I was crying my eyes out because I was so fucking scared. It was definitely around '94-96
This was the beginning of the crystal generation complaints! I would have love to ride that!!
Really good video. I really enjoyed it
Thank you... The ride lasted more than 28 days.... I went on ver 1 with T.O.M. 2000, was (Phill Hartman) of SNL and tingle all the way, fame , and the ver 2 with SIR (Tim curry) , Spinlok (Kevin Pollak) dr femuse ( Kathy najimy ) and clench (Jeffery jones) three time during consecutive Halloweens. It did have a huge following 50 min average wait time It was not a aliens knock off it was designed by Lucas he dose not do knock offs.....it was much better than stich!! I think it not scary by todays standards... It was very fun... Again thank you!!!
I loved this ride, really one of my favorites at that time. it was so well done. the restraints on your shoulders were a bit unnerving, like they were pressing just a bit TOO much. but so much fun and scarey AF. nice video folks.
Was a pleasure to work on this with you!
Absolutely, thank you so much! 😃
I always wondered about this attraction because unlike other Disney rides, this one was almost 99% terror and no pleasure. Once was all I needed and it wasn't one of my favorites. Having said that, I'm glad I did it because now I know what it was all about.
I experienced this in Jan of '02, and absolutely loved it. My wife however was not as enthralled with the show as I was. In the following years I saw Stitch several times and would pick out the elements and fondly reminisce on the glory that was AE.
This ride was absolutely amazing. The animatronics were soooo good too
I was one of the young Earthlings traumatized by this.
This attraction was AWESOME!
I would argue that the alien they've created for this ride is more terrifying than the Xenomorphs.
I had the opportunity to see this as a kid. Now, as an adult, I can look back and be thankful I got a chance to see it before it was taken down, but as someone who was a KID when I saw this, I understand why it was taken down in the first place lol. What a spooky show, definitely not for the younger crowd.
I remember this ride like it was yesterday that never before footage was a nice memory haha 😂
thank you for this video! I only went on the stitch version once or twice after this version of it closed and I was always curious on how it was like. It's a shame this was never given a second chance though it probably would've scared the s*** out of me XD it would've been an experience i'd never forget! I hope disney one day can retry at this idea since im sure they could do better now with the level of ride tech they have at their disposal now
Dang it! I only got to experience the Stitch version. This looked like it was way cooler than taco breath in your face!
Wow the robot hydronic is so smooth
This was such a great ride.
I rode this in 2003 right before it was closed. I was 8 years old and still my favorite ride to this day!
For me this is one of the best rides in WDW ever, on my 1st visit to WDW back in '96. After all these years I still wonder at the fantastic effects the ride had. It was almost 15 years later before I had the chance to go back to WDW again but sadly the ride already closed. At least I got on it once.
I went on this ride when I was 4 or 5. Yeah it stuck with me for a few years lol
The beginning of this video was GREAT! Loved the intro. I’ve seen the Defunctland video on this but getting a more in-depth breakdown of how the thing actually worked was awesome!
Edit: boy, I hated the split second close-up of the fried alien when you’re talking about the pre-show teleportation tube. Those eyes 😳
Thanks. 🙂 And yeah the figure was definitely a bit gruesome.
The gift shop got me as a kid 🤣 ended up with a toy of the alien
I love this attraction. I went as a kid around opening day of the Tim Curry version. I would later end up working TLand attractions at the time of closing. The final show with all CMs after park closing is one of my favourite memories working there.
Can we take a second to applaud the surround sound in this video
I first went to this when I was 8, and a second time when I was 14. Both times I thought it was awesome both times!
They unleashed one of the best themed experiences ever, and the world literally wasn't ready for it. It was too much for them and Disney didn't know what to do with it. They should have kept it and told their audience that they'd eventually appreciate it.
Love this channel, I have always wondered how the rides worked and I’m glad I found the perfect place to learn and appreciate this complex engineering.
It would be awesome if one day you could cover Jurassic Park the ride (Hollywood or Orlando)
I got so excited to see this video title 😁😁
This was my favourite ride ever at WDW. I miss it so much! It was one of the few things Eisner did right. IMO, they closed this excellent ride down in order to sell more Lilo & Stich merch.
Terrible mistake on their part.
This was the first attraction I visited the first time I set foot in the US in 2000 (UK here). I'm gutted it doesn't exist anymore.
I thought it was amazing. This and 'Dueling Dragons' were my best memories.
Mmm... I'm assuming you know what happened to Dueling Dragons?
Ok so here’s something weird for you- I went to Disney World as an 11 year old from November 11th to 19th of 1994 and rode this ride. I even got the skippy t shirt and the button that shows the logo and has the logo that changes when you view it from a different angle. I’m looking at old Polaroid pictures of me in line right now. Did they do a soft opening?
I vividly remember every minute of this ride. I was genuinely traumatized from this ride and to this day I can remember how scared I was!
Bar pushing so it feels like the alien on your shoulder. Thats so effective!
I went on this ride as a young teen and loved it.
I loved this show
This was definitely scary the first time I tried it, it became fun the other times saw it. It should have been given more time.
I rode this for the 1st time in September 1995. The Cast did something no video or description mentions and I don't know if it was a regular feature or I just got lucky. Anyway. When the light first went out and the theater was totally dark, there was hysterical screaming from someone. The lights came back on and CM's went and comforted a lady with a large hat sitting in an innermost aisle seat. After the CM's "calmed her down," the show continued. After plunging into darkness again, and the show doing it's thing, the screaming restarted and suddenly stopped. When the lights came back on at the end of the show, the lady was gone from the ride as if the Alien had captured/devoured her. I think the big hat was all that was left of her. It freaked out the already freaked out audience even more!!!!!
I got to experience this once or twice before it closed... Damn it was definitely not what I was expecting from Disney.
I could swear this was open more than a month. I remember seeing it twice
It was Definitely open for more than a month I went on it as a kid and was terrified. I remember going back to the park several months later with my mom and her friends..when they wanted to go on it I refused ... 🤣I waited outside
I remember this ride and it legit freaked me the hell out! They shouldn't have gotten rid of it and I am sad they did.
This was an excellent ride. We saw it when it first opened and did not know what to expect. It was too intense for kids. It scared the crap out of my then 9YO daughter.
DON'T SCREAM! *Breaks sticks*
Disney now actually owns Alien (and Predator for that matter) and could easily bring something like this back.
The cast member getting eaten really adds to the immersion
I never had the opportunity to do this attraction. I remember the day me and my brother decided to try the stitch one. We found out it was closed for good. 😔. Now the closed building sits there. Taunting me.
I remember this ride as a kid. It was horrifying lol. So sad that they had to get rid of it. A more modern version would be amazing.
Do a video about a Efteling attraction from the Netherlands
I’m sad I never got to ride this, because once I visited for the first time, Stitch was there. However, I definitely would have had a breakdown if I’d been on it as a child. I am disappointed I’ll never get to ride this as an adult, though.
Edit: “Guests would, say it with me: ‘Exit through the gift shop.’” I laughed so hard. Great video.
this was my favorite ride
I remember the time I was with my dad in 2002. I believe it was when I was helping my grandparents move up so he treated me to Disney World the good old memories before my dad passed in 2011 it was actually by far one of the best attraction in my own opinion and I enjoyed it so much my dad and I we went through it again. Rip Dad (Phil)
I was 6 and this ride def made me scared of dark rides for a few years
the fact both stitch and alien encounter shut down makes me sad... i would have loved these rides and flown hours to florida specifically for both.
I “rode” this when I was 9 and had to be escorted off. I am still terrified of this thing
It’s really too bad it couldn’t have stayed up. I really wish I could have experienced it in my lifetime!
Damn. SO I rode this in Dec of 2002. This is the 2nd most memorable attraction, ever, at Disney Orlando, to me...(after 20k Leagues under the Sea, which still existed at this time, but was not operating, nor would, ever again)
I never experienced this ride, but I used to have a computer game that showed this show and it TERRIFIED me.
I did go on the Stitch counter-part and found the seats extremely uncomfortable and at times painful. I couldn’t imagine being on the original - it would’ve been exactly as terrifying as I’d probably imagined lol
Yeah, I went the first month and it was really intense.