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Rumor that Stitch may stop doing meet and greets at the Magic Kingdom near the end of September 2015
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raymusiccity
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freediverdude
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Stitch is still very popular- I say create a permanent meet n greet for Stitch in Tomorrowland and go ahead and get rid of the attraction or re-do it.
Mrsdonaldduck
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My little guy will be so sad we always see stitch in tomorowland 
it is a great
Meet and greet. Stitch is our favorite
it is a greatMeet and greet. Stitch is our favorite
berlioz70
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Just a couple years ago, Stitch met at all four parks. DAK - Mercantile, Epcot - Front Entrance, Studios - Hat, MK - Tomorrowland. He was removed from those areas (in the order listed), dramatically cutting back his park presence. If I remember correctly, he left Epcot in 2013. He does still make random, pop up, appearances at both Epcot & Studios.
History aside, my two year old daughter loves Stitch (the character, not the ride), so this is one I'm bummed to see go. However, his lines have been dwindling, so if having Rafiki helps more Guests meet a character they want, then it would be good thing. Rafiki is hard to get to at DAK, and while I do not visit RPW frequently, the three times I've been this year Rafiki had a 20+ minute line each time.
rael ramone
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This was the only attraction that I've ever been on that Actually. Made. Me. Mad.
danheaton
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I'm really surprised to hear that Stitch is still popular. My older daughter is six, and it never seems like anything ever comes up about Stitch either from her or the Disney Channel. They'll periodically show Lilo & Stitch on there, but it doesn't seem like a big deal. Is it mostly popular with kids that go to Disney World a lot?
Stitch is extremely popular in Japan.
halltd
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I do hyperactive retelling of Alien Encounter to far too many people.
Matt_Black
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The attraction itself isn't bad. The pre-show is far superior to the actual show, but as far as simple humor goes, it's alright.
HOWEVER, the theater stinks. Never before have I prayed so hard for a ride or show at WDW to hurry up and be over.
HOWEVER, the theater stinks. Never before have I prayed so hard for a ride or show at WDW to hurry up and be over.
admiral-ari-x
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I fully agree with this, I have vibrant memories of the theater smelling AWFUL (and not just during the chili burps
) and just feeling so uncomfortable in there. And is it just me or do the arm restraints get super tight for anyone else? I felt completely trapped in that seat!
Bairstow
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Maelstrom Troll
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As far as the smell is concerned, Alien Encounter did scare the pee out of some guests....
JeffBostock
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From the other thread, some pictures of the seats.
I took these 3 weeks ago.
Yeah those seats look disgusting. I tell ya maintenance and upkeep of attractions have gone downhill at WDW. Wish they were up to the same standards that you find at Disneyland. A few months ago at WDW after getting on Space Mtn the ride stopped before the lift hill. They turned the lights on and we had to be evacuated out. While waiting for CM's to get us off I could see thick layers of dust on the side of these vent looking things along the lower part of the wall. This had to be years worth of dust because it was so thick. The other guests on the ride commented on it as well. Can't the multi billion dollar corporation that is Disney spend a little bit of money to pay cast members to clean the areas visible to guests like they used to while the park is closed?
Now they have to remove Stitch from Tomorrowland so that they can put Rafiki in Adventureland? They can't afford to have both, now can they? Of course they can. Their stock value is now 6 times the value it was in the mid 90's, back in a time when the park was much cleaner. Although I personally don't care for the movie Lilo & Stitch much, my son wants to watch the movie more now after we recently did the Stitch meet & greet in Tomorrowland. The CM that played him that day did a tremendous job, and even picked his nose and wiped it on my son's head. I'll never forget that. LOL I know it's gross but Stitch as a character in Tomorrowland fits, and the wait is minimal. We don't like waiting to meet Buzz and it's been 3 years since we've bothered to meet him, and we go 4+ times a year.
Other than Buzz, Stitch and the Incredibles Dance Party there aren't any other character meet and greet opportunities in Tomorrowland, so taking Stitch out seems like Disney being cheap. They already took out Push recently.
asianway
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PUSH was being cheap. This is a one for one swap. Plus they may be adding something else in on the horizon.
Lest I'm misunderstood, the MK needs a major shakeup with all of its entertainment save for FoF. It does look like they are beginning to stop coasting, so I am optimistic. Especially if the remove more characters for atmosphere acts
PhotoDave219
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I heard something similar today that shakeups with MK entertainment are coming. Seems new management isnt happy with the way things were.