Inside SGE!.. First hand look and REVIEW!

[DarkMeasures]

Bingo..... :lol:

Well why couldn't they go back to using the rights from the Alien movies?

 

[dxwwf3]

It still wiil be screamer, so in the end... NOTHING's changed... although the show would be pretty nifty... the effect on small children will be the same... so.. same ol' same ol'

Parents (not reading) and complaining... that's what I said when they shut AE down...

I must say this is the worst news I have heard in a long time. I could go on a 2 page rant on why this statement makes me mad, but I'll save you the trouble. I guess this is good for the casual AE fan that also likes Stitch, but this makes me, a hardcore AE fan, very upset. It's almost like I lost my favorite attraction for nothing at all. My biggest draw to AE was it's storyline, characters, and mature nature. It seems to me that this is just taking away all these things and adding a popular character to sell merchandise.

And so help me if there are crying kids coming out of this attraction, I might go bonkers :lol: Wasn't that the main reason for the overlay anyways?

Anyways, I guess the one bit of good news about this is that if the show is still like AE in alot of ways, then I'm sure on it's own terms it will be good. And, again, this is great news for the AE fan who loves Stitch (the majority of people on here), but this is not what I was wanting to hear. Hopefully everything will work out for the best (It still could).

 

[dxwwf3]

Stitch not scary.

Experiment 626 IS scary though. So I guess I must give WDW props for staying true to the story, but it still angers me to find out that this show could still scare kids. To me it just totally defeats the purpose.

 

[NemoRocks78]

Well why couldn't they go back to using the rights from the Alien movies?

That's what I'd like to know....can you just imagine what type of attraction that'd be like? It'd be incredible.

By the way, dx, let me know when you're coming back down to WDW, we can start up a protest outside the entrance.... :lol:

 

[dxwwf3]

By the way, dx, let me know when you're coming back down to WDW, we can start up a protest outside the entrance.... :lol:

Will do.

Even though I really don't want to do that. I wouldn't want to do that in front of kids wanting to see their favorite character (Even though technically they won't see STITCH). BUT if I see one crying kid come out of that show, I will go straight to City Hall and tell them about it

 

[dxwwf3]

Wasn't the goal to bring in KIDS? If the point is to make it a scary thrill ride, how can Stitch benefit if it can only bring more complaints from parents who bring their children in, thinking it will be a cool Stitch ride??

And one other point, what would the reason be to have a scary thrill ride based on a character that is mostly loved by children (Notice I said mostly, Stitch has alot of older fans as well :wave: )? It seems like they wanted to have their cake and eat it to on this one. Still have the teen/adult based attraction with merchandise aimed for kids. It would be like marketing a R-rated movie for 8 year olds :lol:

But again, hopefully this will all work out and we won't see a sudden closure of SGE to totally overhall the show (Sound familiar? :animwink: ).

 

[General Grizz]

I must say this is the worst news I have heard in a long time. I could go on a 2 page rant on why this statement makes me mad, but I'll save you the trouble. I guess this is good for the casual AE fan that also likes Stitch, but this makes me, a hardcore AE fan, very upset. It's almost like I lost my favorite attraction for nothing at all. My biggest draw to AE was it's storyline, characters, and mature nature. It seems to me that this is just taking away all these things and adding a popular character to sell merchandise.

And so help me if there are crying kids coming out of this attraction, I might go bonkers :lol: Wasn't that the main reason for the overlay anyways?

Anyways, I guess the one bit of good news about this is that if the show is still like AE in alot of ways, then I'm sure on it's own terms it will be good. And, again, this is great news for the AE fan who loves Stitch (the majority of people on here), but this is not what I was wanting to hear. Hopefully everything will work out for the best (It still could).

I'll have to agree with you here. While I may enjoy the humor of the Stitch attraction, I will be pretty darn upset if it remains so scary as to make kids cry. Disney itself said it was being redone to make it extremely family-friendly, but if anything, this is just MORE reason for kids to go into a show that may scare them. From that, more complaints would come than AE (as more KIDS are seeing the show) assuming it is extraTERRORestrial - and there would have been no reason to close the original AE if they were not trying to get gratification from a significantly greater number of people. . .

It's the Stitch plushes, I tell you! :brick:

 

[Tim G]

And to be honest, Was AE really that scary??

Answer is NO!! but as most parents never read any signs in the stand-by lines every could be scary to "some" kid, IMO it all depends on what kind of kid it is...

Stitch will be less scary, (to some extend) but will still be scary, because of the lights, effects, etc. etc...

And.... all of the sudden Haunted mansion isn't scary to little ones... LOL LOL


Greetz!

 

[dxwwf3]

And to be honest, Was AE really that scary??

Answer is NO!! but as most parents never read any signs in the stand-by lines every could be scary to "some" kid, IMO it all depends on what kind of kid it is...

Stitch will be less scary, (to some extend) but will still be scary, because of the lights, effects, etc. etc...

And.... all of the sudden Haunted mansion isn't scary to little ones... LOL LOL


Greetz!

I agree with you man. Sure AE could be a little startling the first time, but after that it was all dark humor as far as I am concerned. All I know is Disney has to be extra careful with SGE in comparison to the Haunted Mansion and whatnot. You know there will be tons of parents expecting a sweet Fantasyland type experience. This will at least be very interesting for me to stand in Merchant of Venus and see reactions. I'm definately not hoping to see upset kids (I would never want that to try and prove ANY point), but if it does happen and it happens frequently, I'll will do my fair share of complaining.

 

[General Grizz]

And to be honest, Was AE really that scary??

Answer is NO!! but as most parents never read any signs in the stand-by lines every could be scary to "some" kid, IMO it all depends on what kind of kid it is...

Stitch will be less scary, (to some extend) but will still be scary, because of the lights, effects, etc. etc...

And.... all of the sudden Haunted mansion isn't scary to little ones... LOL LOL


Greetz!

When you said that Stitch Escape would still be scary, my concern did not lie in what attractions are family friendly or not; rather, I am curious as to why Disney thought it would be in their best interest to change a "scary" (although I didn't think it was) show into one that is kid-friendly - where the result isn't that much of a difference anyway, just an appeal to kids.

Then comes the question: Will this attraction bring in guest complaints, saying that a loveable alien brought families with children into the pavilion? Will the AE complaint issue actually be solved in a show that attracts kids and scares them?

 

[Sir Hiss527]

In that picture, who is taking the place of SIR? Everything still looks the same to me.

 

[Tim G]

Disney never claimed the ride was scary, there are no actual figures of the complaints people made... therefore the ride wasn't changed for the Scare Factor...

There seemed to be some sort of need for a Stitch conversion while nothing was ever said about "Scary'sm"...

In other words... Dunno!

 

[dxwwf3]

Disney never claimed the ride was scary, there are no actual figures of the complaints people made... therefore the ride wasn't changed for the Scare Factor...

There seemed to be some sort of need for a Stitch conversion while nothing was ever said about "Scary'sm"...

In other words... Dunno!

Hmmmm, Interesting. I was thinking (and hoping) that trying to sell more merchandise wasn't the biggest factor in this replacement. But if it wasn't due to complaints or the scary factor, then really what other reason could it be?

And I really don't think "lack of popularity" would be the answer either, because the show almost always had at least a 15 minute wait and usually hovered around a 25-30 minute wait during the busy periods of the day in the busy seasons. That isn't bad at all considering the size of the show and the fact that shows tend to not have as much re-rideability (during the same visit) as rides do.

This is disproving all the things we have been told for nearly a year. Thanks for setting some things straight Corrus.

 

[DarkMeasures]

That's what I'd like to know....can you just imagine what type of attraction that'd be like? It'd be incredible.

By the way, dx, let me know when you're coming back down to WDW, we can start up a protest outside the entrance.... :lol:

I don't protest. I let things happen and hope for the best.

 

[dxwwf3]

I don't protest. I let things happen and hope for the best.

I'm pretty sure NemoRocks was just joking around.

 

[NemoRocks78]

I'm pretty sure NemoRocks was just joking around.

And I was....hence the laughing smiley..... :wave:

 

[Legacy]

I don't think kids will be as scared as they would be on AE for one simple reason... it's Stitch.

Granted, an alien will still be breathing on you, spitting on you, shaking your chairs, ect... but the big difference is who is doing it in the children's eyes. If it's a big scary alien, kids will be scared. If it's Stitch (who even though he is 626, is still Stitch), it will be enjoyable to the kids. Yes, the kids will probably be surprised but what happens, but considering the kids are also going to think that Stitch is the one doing it... it becomes the experience of a lifetime for them.


There Stitch will be, in all his gross, anti-hero glory... and he's going to be messing with them personally. Kids are going to love it.

 

[dxwwf3]

I don't think kids will be as scared as they would be on AE for one simple reason... it's Stitch.

Granted, an alien will still be breathing on you, spitting on you, shaking your chairs, ect... but the big difference is who is doing it in the children's eyes. If it's a big scary alien, kids will be scared. If it's Stitch (who even though he is 626, is still Stitch), it will be enjoyable to the kids. Yes, the kids will probably be surprised but what happens, but considering the kids are also going to think that Stitch is the one doing it... it becomes the experience of a lifetime for them.


There Stitch will be, in all his gross, anti-hero glory... and he's going to be messing with them personally. Kids are going to love it.

Great post. You could end up being 100% right. But like other posters have said, each kid reacts to things differently. Some of them might forget who is doing something when they are sitting there with the analysis modules on top of them with things happening so close. But of course it could end up being just like your description. I guess it all depends on how the show actually turns out I guess. It definately has the possibility to have the effect you are describing, but it also could scare the absolute crap out of alot of the younger kids. Time will tell.

 

[General Grizz]

I think kids - especially 8+ year old boys - will love Stitch. But I'm not saying Stitch is scarier than the Alien, but that, even if SGE holds to be a "scary" attraction, more children will enter the ride than ever. You'd never see that many children at all in the Alien Encounter.

 

[Legacy]

Great post. You could end up being 100% right. But like other posters have said, each kid reacts to things differently. Some of them might forget who is doing something when they are sitting there with the analysis modules on top of them with things happening so close. But of course it could end up being just like your description. I guess it all depends on how the show actually turns out I guess. It definately has the possibility to have the effect you are describing, but it also could scare the absolute crap out of alot of the younger kids. Time will tell.

I'm just hoping Imagineering knows enough to pull off the overlay with the effect I described. Granted, this is the same group that in recent years have ruined great attractions (Tiki and Imagination), but they have also had some successes too. I think the show will be an absolute hit, and bring another truly family-friendly ride to that side of the park (which it really needs).