Stitch under refurb

jkl2000

jkl2000

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I haven't experienced Stitch yet (in fact, I haven't even seen the movie), but I experienced the Alien attraction in 2000. I remember waiting in a LONG line for it, and my wife and I did child switch off. IMO it wasn't that great, but sort of interesting to experience once. Is the Stitch attraction worth experiencing once, in your opinion? Maybe DS14 will like it?
 
Bairstow

Bairstow

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jkl2000 said:
I haven't experienced Stitch yet (in fact, I haven't even seen the movie), but I experienced the Alien attraction in 2000. I remember waiting in a LONG line for it, and my wife and I did child switch off. IMO it wasn't that great, but sort of interesting to experience once. Is the Stitch attraction worth experiencing once, in your opinion? Maybe DS14 will like it?
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Once, yes.

The Stitch figure itself is actually top-notch, and and the ride adds a neat element in the form of a couple automated laser cannons that aim at the guests.
Plus it's almost always walk-on, or at least walk-in.

You know, thinking about it, does anyone else think the attraction might be a good candidate for a third overlay based on Wreck-it-Ralph?
They could really plus the ride by adding some of the new-generation projection effects used at that execrable Jack Sparrow show at MGM. You could do all kinds of cool things like having the video game characters jump on/off the video screens in the room as the arcade police or whoever tried to isolate the "glitch". Venellope could appear in the central tube at first and after some hijinks be replaced by Turbo/bug.

For added fun they could relocate the arcade from the Space Mountain area to Merchant of Venus so that you exit through an arcade instead of a merch location.

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DManRightHere

DManRightHere

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I like stitch ride because the animatronics are so cool. Other than that the ride and location is awkward. I really wish they would push harder to let people know how intense the ride is for little ones. Every time there is a child screaming for dear life in the show. I feel bad for them since a cartoon ride shouldn't be that scary!

Btw I'm sure their fixing some element of the ride that is a key element to the attraction. At least the cannon y'all have mentioned, something else probably broke too.
 
DJMoore2011

DJMoore2011

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I think I am the only person that would be sad to see Stitch's ride go. We've gone twice, but then again we are big Stitch fans over all.

I never saw the Aliens ride but I am also a realest that some day this ride will change, and while many on here will be throwing a party. I will be sad.
 
Sped2424

Sped2424

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DJMoore2011 said:
I think I am the only person that would be sad to see Stitch's ride go. We've gone twice, but then again we are big Stitch fans over all.

I never saw the Aliens ride but I am also a realest that some day this ride will change, and while many on here will be throwing a party. I will be sad.
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I'm telling you if you rode the previous ride your sentiment would be different! That for me was a solid e ticket. in terms of thrills and show.
 
The Empress Lilly

The Empress Lilly

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jkl2000 said:
I haven't experienced Stitch yet (in fact, I haven't even seen the movie), but I experienced the Alien attraction in 2000. I remember waiting in a LONG line for it, and my wife and I did child switch off. IMO it wasn't that great, but sort of interesting to experience once. Is the Stitch attraction worth experiencing once, in your opinion? Maybe DS14 will like it?
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I'm actually a big Stitch fan. I love the movie and the character!

The ride itself isn't even all that bad. It is more that there is a sense of pointlessness to it all. The ride's infrastructure was build for a scary ride. You know, evil alien...escapes in the dark...you strapped in your seat...alien creeping up behind you...
But the modern WDW parents couldn't take it ('my child, who is really highly gifted, has been tested with six fashionable disorders and so can't take scares'). So they swapped the scary alien for the cute alien, leaving us with an attraction that's an exercise in pointlessness.

So yes, the ride is worth just checking it out for what it is. It is not 'gimme-my-money-back' bad, just a bit of a wasted effort.

Still better than Buzz though!
 
Bairstow

Bairstow

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dkosdros said:
@Bairstow I really like the Wreck it Ralph idea. It would be really cool to see. I think it would fit great in tomorrow land as well.
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I think this idea has legs.
The preshow area could be a big row of old arcade cabinets for some of the games from the movie, and once the doors shut and the preshow starts the various characters would start talking to one another.
Not sure how the guests would be transported into the video game world, whether by some Tron-like scanner or just have them suddenly be in another world, like Buzz Lightyear's Space Ranger Spin does it.
Sergeant Calhoun probably makes sense to host the second preshow as a reskin of the S.I.R. animatronic.
 
James122

James122

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A Wreck-It Ralph overalay would be great. To be honest, almost anything would be better than the current Stitch attraction.

Stich's Great Escape isn't even that popular, is it? Seems like almost every time I've walked through Tommorrowland it always has a minimal wait time, even when other the attractions are much more crowded. It's defintily in the 'skip over' category for me and my folks.
 
TubaGeek

TubaGeek

God bless the "Ignore" button.
mickeysbrother said:
Just came out of the MK and stitch is closed Monday the 16th until this Friday for a quick refurb. From what cast members were telling me they had no idea of the refurd until this morning!
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Friends of mine who work there knew about it days ago, so I'm wondering what slackers you were talking to. :)
One said that they're just replacing the LN2 pipes. I think it'd be rather disappointing if that's all they accomplish in that time. There are effects missing from that show that have been gone so long, most CMs that work there don't know they exist.
 
ford91exploder

ford91exploder

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TubaGeek said:
Friends of mine who work there knew about it days ago, so I'm wondering what slackers you were talking to. :)
One said that they're just replacing the LN2 pipes. I think it'd be rather disappointing if that's all they accomplish in that time. There are effects missing from that show that have been gone so long, most CMs that work there don't know they exist.
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What in the name of Finagle does the Stich ride need liquid nitrogen for???
 
ford91exploder

ford91exploder

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Bairstow said:
I think this idea has legs.
The preshow area could be a big row of old arcade cabinets for some of the games from the movie, and once the doors shut and the preshow starts the various characters would start talking to one another.
Not sure how the guests would be transported into the video game world, whether by some Tron-like scanner or just have them suddenly be in another world, like Buzz Lightyear's Space Ranger Spin does it.
Sergeant Calhoun probably makes sense to host the second preshow as a reskin of the S.I.R. animatronic.
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Why does WDI not have the same level of imagination???
 

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