Alien Encounter

[Jesùs_Carioca]

For lack of finding it in this Section already, i just wanna pay my respects to Alien Encounter and how it was an important pinnacle of success in my adolescent life when I was faced with the hard decision that I had to start toughening up and facing my fears in life....starting with Alien Encounter.


Heh...and then Tower of Terror a year later...



*stands up straight* but nonetheless, thank you Alien Encounter. Thank you.

 

[unkadug]

Alien Encounter was a great, often maligned, often misunderstood, entertaining diversion from the status quo.

It's very uniqueness was it's strength and it's downfall.

 

[3IAlienKid]

Did it belong in the Magic Kingdom? No. But isolated apart from the context in which it was physically placed, I loved it. It was one of the best sensory experiences devised by the Imagineers.

(Although I have to say I never liked the sinister pre-show by the unrepentant, remorseless, even relentless S.I.R. His cruelty just made me plain uncomfortable.)

 

[Jesùs_Carioca]

(Although I have to say I never liked the sinister pre-show by the unrepentant, remorseless, even relentless S.I.R. His cruelty just made me plain uncomfortable.)

Poor, poooooooor Skippy.

 

[dxwwf3]

It's very uniqueness was it's strength and it's downfall.

Yep. It died way too young, but that happens to a lot of the greats in the entertainment industry and can happen to theme park attractions as well.

Let's put it this way, I would have rather had 8 years of the way the attraction was than a lifetime's worth of something dumbed down.

 

[yeti]

R.I.P, S.I.R

 

[EPCOT.nut]

I think for people that like theatre Alien Encounter was great. I really don't like live performance stuff. I don't want to be shuffled around into rooms standing (OK except for HM, lol) I never liked Alien Encounter! Granted I look back on it much fonder than Stitch. I really dislike Stitch.

 

[PrincessA]

I miss Alien Encounter sooo much! Especially with Stitch in its place. :brick: I could not tell you a single thing I enjoyed about Stitch.