ExtraTERRORestrial Alien Encounter("Alien Encounter" for short) was an attraction that used to operate in Tomorrowland at the Magic Kingdom in Walt Disney World. It replaced Mission to Mars (attraction) in June of 1995. It was a walkthrough at first that featured "encounters" with alien puppets and then changed to a sit-down show in a circular room full of seats that centered around a large clear tube. An "alien" was then accidently beamed to earth in the tube and special effects in each person's chair made it seem like the alien was truly running free in the room when it escaped from the tube. The use of wind and water being sprayed on the audience in the dark made the ride seem very scary. There was a warning outside the ride at the entrance warning people that it was a scary ride and that small children should not be taken on it. Disneylands Tomorrowland logo as of 2005. ... Cinderella Castle is at the center of the Magic Kingdom. ... Cinderella Castle, at the center of the Magic Kingdom, is Walt Disney World Resorts most recognizable icon Introduction Owned and operated by The Walt Disney Company, the Walt Disney World Resort in Florida, USA is home to four theme parks, two water parks, several resort hotels and golf courses... Mission to Mars was an attraction located at Disneyland and at Walt Disney Worlds Magic Kingdom. ...
The ride closed in October of 2003 and was replaced by the kid's attraction Stitch's Great Escape. Stitchs Great Escape, opened on November 16, 2004, and is a new attraction located at Walt Disney World in the Magic Kingdoms Tomorrowland. ...
The show was redesigned with the new Stitch theme due to guests frequently complaining that it was much too dark, scary and intense for their children, and sometimes even themselves, to enjoy.
Attraction facts
Height Requirement: 48"
Seating: 162
Show Time: 18 minutes
Ride System: Sit-down theater with special effects seats
AlienEncounter -- After the preshow, you are ushered into the "demonstration chamber", a theater-in-the-round with a huge teleportation device located in the center.
Suddenly, the outraged alien breaks through the glass tube and escapes into the laboratory (yes, where you are sitting).
AlienEncounter is part of the Magic Kingdom's Extra Magic Hour.
I visited WDW the year AlienEncounter open officially (after the changes were made) and was talking to a cast member who drove one of the horse-drawn trollies.
The Lights in AlienEncounter did indeed use to be robotic; I remember them moving to quickly and jerkily to be human.
This is to settle the thing about the catwalk in the demonstration chambers in "AlienEncounter." I am a cast Member that runs the attraction, and there is a real cast Member that shines a flashlight on the audience and also shines a red light on them for the infared camera footage.
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