Inside SGE!.. First hand look and REVIEW!

[dxwwf3]

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.

Another good point. Even if this attraction is It's Tough To Be A Bug-type scary, there could be some problems. Mainly because it is the "good guy" being scary and the effects are very realistic and close to the guest. And of course there is a big difference between 9 year olds that will frequent the attraction and 3 year olds that will frequent the attraction. I'm actually getting excited about the opening of this attraction. Not because I'm going to see it, but I want to see how different people respond to it. Were there enough changes for those that hated AE? Are there too many changes for the AE fans? What do kids think of it? This is very intersting stuff :wave:

 

[lentesta]

Is the November 16 media event set in stone? I've not heard anything yet.

Len

 

[aimster]

Stitch not scary.

No... but Experiment 626 (pre "Stitch") was quite an evil and obnoxious little who wreaked much havoc before landing on Earth and subsequently adopted by Lilo. I say let the little blue furball loose to terrorize people! Yay for evil genius! :lol:

 

[General Grizz]

No... but Experiment 626 (pre "Stitch") was quite an evil and obnoxious little who wreaked much havoc before landing on Earth and subsequently adopted by Lilo. I say let the little blue furball loose to terrorize people! Yay for evil genius! :lol:

MEEGA na la KWEESTA!

 

[aimster]

BWAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

I like Stitch better as 626 because he's so destructive and obnoxious and evil... kinda reminds me a bit of myself at times. :lol:

 

[DarkMeasures]

I will still laugh like a maniac during the show.

 

[WDWFREAK53]

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.

Do you think that by doing this AE will be brought back?

I understand your love for AE but no amount of complaining is going to bring it back. (Sure, maybe if enough complaining was done BEFORE it was shut down it would've done something) Why complain because a child/children come out of an attraction crying? Do you do that at ITTBAB? That has kid-friendly characters in it as well. It's a show...Kids are always crying. It's not Disney's responsibility...it's the PARENT'S responsibility to read the warnings and make the decision based on how well they know their children.

This Stitch attraction could easily be compared to ITTBAB.

(Heck, can you imagine a Monsters, Inc. attraction??? THOSE ARE MONSTERS THAT LIVE TO SCARE KIDS!)

 

[dxwwf3]

Do you think that by doing this AE will be brought back?

Nope. You misunderstood my meaning.

I would just want to let them know that this is supposed to be an attraction for kids and that if they changed AE because they wanted a more family friendly attraction in the MK (which has suddenly been in question in this topic lately), then they need to deliver with a kid friendly attraction. I don't want this to be just like AE with different characters. If you are making it to please kids, then make sure you don't make it too scary to where kids can't enjoy it.

 

[DarkMeasures]

Nope.

I would just want to let them know that this is supposed to be an attraction for kids and that if they changed AE because they wanted a more family friendly attraction in the MK (which has suddenly been in question in this topic lately), then they need to deliver with a kid friendly attraction. I don't want this to be just like AE with different characters. If you are making it to please kids, then make sure you don't make it too scary to where kids can't enjoy it.

Because, the effects would not work in a non-scary setting. B-neural sound needs the darkness so the guests imagine the stuff happening because currently, it is impossible to have a stitch AA jump out and actually jump around the room and cause havoc. I would say give 10-50 years for that.

 

[dxwwf3]

Because, the effects would not work in a non-scary setting. B-neural sound needs the darkness so the guests imagine the stuff happening because currently, it is impossible to have a stitch AA jump out and actually jump around the room and cause havoc. I would say give 10-50 years for that.

I think you could have the effects work in a non scary setting. They might not be as effective, but if you have Stitch sneeze on you (never been done before ever in WDW history) or if he's whispering something in your ear and laughing (breaking 626 character I know) then they wouldn't really be scary. They've just got to decide on the balance between keeping the story straight and making it kid-friendly. No easy task at all.

 

[Thelazer]

As far as the timetable goes, programming of the figures is NOT complete. There are still technical glitches to work out, seats are torn apart in some areas, some of them do not work at all. LOTS OF CLEANING has to happen as well. I really suspect this will come right down to the wire. It is quite possible that only one theater may open for the preview as well.

I agree with all the thoughts about kids thinking that "stitch" playing with your hair, or blowing on is okay. Something tells me though; that just walking into this VERY Industrial looking room, having a harness comes down and the lights go out isn't going to help matters. My gut feeling (and believe me, I'm hoping this is not the case) is that this will be another it's a Bugs Life, were at least 10% of the kids start crying halfway into the show. Only problem is that, in this theater it's not a simple matter of just getting up and walking out if your kid can't take it.

I'm sure a few of the guys working on the show are reading this. If you are, I'd suggest picking a couple random families from the park ASAP and having them sit thru the show even if it's not halfway done. I'd hate to see this thing open and then close 2 weeks later for a re-do because to many guests complaints came in (something that happened with the first version of Alien Encounter)

 

[WDWFREAK53]

Nope. You misunderstood my meaning.

I would just want to let them know that this is supposed to be an attraction for kids and that if they changed AE because they wanted a more family friendly attraction in the MK (which has suddenly been in question in this topic lately), then they need to deliver with a kid friendly attraction. I don't want this to be just like AE with different characters. If you are making it to please kids, then make sure you don't make it too scary to where kids can't enjoy it.

No, I understood your meaning. If Disney was to cater to all kids and make all "kid-friendly" attractions friendly for all kids...we would have zero attractions. Snow White is a "kid-friendly" attraction and I see a LOT of kids coming off of that crying. The Haunted Mansion has kids crying before they even go inside. I don't think that Disney is dropping the ball if they put a warning similar to the one outside of ITTBAB (Of course, like yours...this is just my opinion and we are all entitled to one). There are many attractions that are placed in a dark setting...(PotC, Tiki Room, Jungle Cruise, Haunted Mansion, Snow White, JIYIw/Figment, Spaceship Earth, Sounds Dangerous, Voyage of the Little Mermaid, ITTBAB, Honey I Shrunk the Audience, Maelstrom, etc.).

The point I'm trying to get across is that kids mature at different ages and they can handle different things at different ages. The parent is the one that needs to be responsible enough to know whether or not their child can handle the specific attraction or not. (Yes, this is where the AE argument can come in...but there was NOTHING kid-friendly about that). Stitch is a beloved character and probably one of the most popular characters in the Disney family right now...he needed an attraction and he got one. Will I miss AE? Yep, I will never forget the first time I went on it.

I'm just saying, if you see a few kids coming off of it crying, it's because they werent' ready for the attraction (and I'm sure they'll be crying on other rides as well).

(Don't forget...this isn't supposed to be an attraction "FOR KIDS." It's supposed to be an attraction "FOR FAMILIES.") Disney doesn't make "kid rides")

 

[dxwwf3]

No, I understood your meaning. If Disney was to cater to all kids and make all "kid-friendly" attractions friendly for all kids...we would have zero attractions. Snow White is a "kid-friendly" attraction and I see a LOT of kids coming off of that crying. The Haunted Mansion has kids crying before they even go inside. I don't think that Disney is dropping the ball if they put a warning similar to the one outside of ITTBAB (Of course, like yours...this is just my opinion and we are all entitled to one). There are many attractions that are placed in a dark setting...(PotC, Tiki Room, Jungle Cruise, Haunted Mansion, Snow White, JIYIw/Figment, Spaceship Earth, Sounds Dangerous, Voyage of the Little Mermaid, ITTBAB, Honey I Shrunk the Audience, Maelstrom, etc.).

The point I'm trying to get across is that kids mature at different ages and they can handle different things at different ages. The parent is the one that needs to be responsible enough to know whether or not their child can handle the specific attraction or not. (Yes, this is where the AE argument can come in...but there was NOTHING kid-friendly about that). Stitch is a beloved character and probably one of the most popular characters in the Disney family right now...he needed an attraction and he got one. Will I miss AE? Yep, I will never forget the first time I went on it.

I'm just saying, if you see a few kids coming off of it crying, it's because they werent' ready for the attraction (and I'm sure they'll be crying on other rides as well).

(Don't forget...this isn't supposed to be an attraction "FOR KIDS." It's supposed to be an attraction "FOR FAMILIES.") Disney doesn't make "kid rides")

For the record do you really think a warning sign is going to do anything at all? Come on we're talking about average WDW guests here. The 500 warnings parents got before AE didn't seem to work :lol:

Well I guess you could say my biggest point is, if there are tons of crying kids coming out of SGE (not one or two) then, to me, it has totally defeated the purpose of changing the attraction. Yes there are plenty of kids that could be scared by the attractions you mentioned, but in none of those attractions are you strapped into your seat and seperated from your parents. With lap bars at least you could put your arms around them, as a parent. Or some of those attractions the kids could just close their eyes to get through it, but that won't work here. This is a different beast. The amount of total darkness time will, hopefully, be minimal.

You're got to see where I was coming from. I was under the impression that the biggest reason AE was changed was because they wanted a more family friendly attraction. So that is what I want to be there. I want to see kids laughing coming out of the show and I want them to have enjoyed their experience with their favorite character. This attraction is supposed to be lighter and funnier. And if that's how it turns out (with minimal scary parts), them I'm fine with it.

 

[Number_6]

The thing is, even if a bunch of kids do come out of the ride crying, it could be one of those situations where just one or two are crying because they are scared and it lead to a chain reaction of crying kids. I've seen it happen before. It's all how individual kids react. Heck, I know adults that wouldn't go in because of the chance of explosions or loud noises. My daughter, when we went in August of 2003 really wanted to go on the ToT and got my son excited to go on it. My daughter was 7 at the time and my son was 4. After riding it, my daughter was crying her eyes out and my son was excited and wanted to go again. My son rode a second time and still loved it. When we went again in February, my son wouldn't go near the ToT because he had been hearing six months of my daughter being freaked out by the ToT. My daughter said that she might go on ToT again, but it will be a few years before she does. If the same kind of thing were to happen for SGE, then so be it. But since my kids loved the opening for Lilo & Stitch and watching Experiment 626 go nuts and cause massive destruction on board the ship, then I think they'll be fine realizing that it's mostly the same thing here. Heck, one of our favorite scenes with Stitch from the series was him seeing Honolulu and getting ready to go into city destruction mode. :lol:

 

[dxwwf3]

The thing is, even if a bunch of kids do come out of the ride crying, it could be one of those situations where just one or two are crying because they are scared and it lead to a chain reaction of crying kids. I've seen it happen before. It's all how individual kids react. Heck, I know adults that wouldn't go in because of the chance of explosions or loud noises. My daughter, when we went in August of 2003 really wanted to go on the ToT and got my son excited to go on it. My daughter was 7 at the time and my son was 4. After riding it, my daughter was crying her eyes out and my son was excited and wanted to go again. My son rode a second time and still loved it. When we went again in February, my son wouldn't go near the ToT because he had been hearing six months of my daughter being freaked out by the ToT. My daughter said that she might go on ToT again, but it will be a few years before she does. If the same kind of thing were to happen for SGE, then so be it. But since my kids loved the opening for Lilo & Stitch and watching Experiment 626 go nuts and cause massive destruction on board the ship, then I think they'll be fine realizing that it's mostly the same thing here. Heck, one of our favorite scenes with Stitch from the series was him seeing Honolulu and getting ready to go into city destruction mode. :lol:

You're right. I'm not talking about 4 or 5 kids on one show. I'm talking about 4 or 5 kids over quite a few shows, where it becomes a trend (Hey we stay for 2 weeks so it's nothing for me to stand in MoV for a couple of hours :lol: ). By the way Number 6, I'll try to get on AIM sometime later on and make sure you can get a copy of my AE tribute video. I won't be online for the rest of today (Getting ready to leave for the UT football game), but I'll make sure I can get it to you soon. :wave:

 

[Slipknot]

2. Thru the doors. The original pre-show area looks the same. In fact, it would appear that you are entering the original XS ride. They will change some of the dialog of the pre-show to reference Stitch, however the actual demo with Skippy will be much the same.

S.I.R. is still there? Or is that wishfull thinking?

 

[General Grizz]

S.I.R. is still there? Or is that wishfull thinking?

SIR has been sent to jail, charged of alien abuse. He has been replaced by a Furby-Monkey-ish Robot.

 

[WDWFREAK53]

For the record do you really think a warning sign is going to do anything at all? Come on we're talking about average WDW guests here. The 500 warnings parents got before AE didn't seem to work :lol:

Good point :lol: (I had someone ask me where to buy tickets for the monorail ride one time at Epcot :lol: )

Well I guess you could say my biggest point is, if there are tons of crying kids coming out of SGE (not one or two) then, to me, it has totally defeated the purpose of changing the attraction. Yes there are plenty of kids that could be scared by the attractions you mentioned, but in none of those attractions are you strapped into your seat and seperated from your parents. With lap bars at least you could put your arms around them, as a parent. Or some of those attractions the kids could just close their eyes to get through it, but that won't work here. This is a different beast. The amount of total darkness time will, hopefully, be minimal.

...and there probably will be a lot of kids crying when they come out of SGE...until they get into the gift shop and watch Stitch toys (See, Disney's answer to screaming kids...put merchandise and toys that will get their attention away from their fears)

You're got to see where I was coming from. I was under the impression that the biggest reason AE was changed was because they wanted a more family friendly attraction. So that is what I want to be there. I want to see kids laughing coming out of the show and I want them to have enjoyed their experience with their favorite character. This attraction is supposed to be lighter and funnier. And if that's how it turns out (with minimal scary parts), them I'm fine with it.

Was that really the reason though? That's the speculated reason. I really don't think that anyone can judge this until they've experienced it. Experiment 626 was kinda scary in a way...he's an alien that is hellbent on destroying anything he touches and is super strong...what's not scary about that?

 

[Slipknot]

SIR has been sent to jail, charged of alien abuse. He has been replaced by a Furby-Monkey-ish Robot.

Ugh!!!!!!! BRING BACK SIR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :fork: :fork: :fork:

A furby-monkey? Great... :hurl:

 

[Main Street USA]

Ugh!!!!!!! BRING BACK SIR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :fork: :fork: :fork:

A furby-monkey? Great... :hurl:

Ah, well. Don't be confused. It's still S.I.R., he's just a bit more colorful.