Alien Encounter show change

Post by **subsonic** » May Wed 26, 2004 12:46 pm

Does Mission: Space educate. I agree, EPCOT is supposed to educate. Not all rides have to be "thrilling". Disney needs to just "think" more about what they do.

rich · Post by **rich** » May Wed 26, 2004 1:31 pm

Mission Space is a kick butt simulator, if the technology could be converted for flight trainning it would be a huge leap forward in the sim world, but for now it is a pre canned mission. There is a play place for kids and wimps after the ride exits/or is bypassed, I'm not sure what it's about, it didn't look that interesting to me. While you are in the ride you are "trained" to push 2 buttons when you are told too. Besides some real fun G effects on your body thats it.

Post by **horizons1** » Jun Thu 03, 2004 12:18 pm

Anonymous wrote:Bring Back Mission Mars!

At least Florida's Mission to Mars was not replaced by a pizza restaurant like in Anaheim!!!

rich · Post by **rich** » Jun Thu 03, 2004 2:41 pm

We also have a McDonalds French Fry stand in Fronteir Land.
Any way to make a buck.... Rich next to Pacos Bills!

rich · Post by **rich** » Jun Thu 03, 2004 2:44 pm

HAHAHA!

Mission: Pizza

How Funny!!!

Post by **subsonic** » Jun Thu 03, 2004 2:54 pm

Tomorrland needed a restaurant. But they should have put in Alien Encounter. If it was me, while building up HISTA revamp the building to support a restaurant on the upper level. There's a bunch of wasted space up there. The Space Mountain queue never filled up that much.

Make the restaurant look like a control tower with windows overlooking Tomorrowland.

Post by **sockfire** » Jun Thu 03, 2004 3:44 pm

I seem to recall there being tables and chairs up on the Space Mountain Concourse a long time ago. Anyone remember that? There was a walk up restaurant like Club Buzz back in the corner where they have the Space Mountain fastpass distribution now and I think the seating was for that.

Post by **horizons1** » Jun Fri 04, 2004 4:59 pm

subsonic wrote:Tomorrland needed a restaurant. But they should have put in Alien Encounter. If it was me, while building up HISTA revamp the building to support a restaurant on the upper level. There's a bunch of wasted space up there. The Space Mountain queue never filled up that much.

What was wrong with Tomorrowland Terrace? And if they still needed another restaurant they could've used Starcade to build a cool 2-level restaurant complete with escalators. OR... They could move the Star Tours entrance into the Starcade space and have a lovely outdoor dining area back where it used to be between HISTA and M2M/Redd Rockets.

Oh, and there was never more than a few tables on top of HISTA. There is a weight limit which keeps them from allowing too many people up on the roof. What a waste of space that turned out to be.

Post by **subsonic** » Jun Fri 04, 2004 6:24 pm

Wow has this converstation gone off topic. Oh well.

HERE HERE Horizons!

Speaking of Starcade, I miss half of the top floor being air hockey.

Post by **sockfire** » Jun Fri 04, 2004 6:49 pm

I just miss the top floor altogether. It was the biggest arcade around and guaranteed to have Tron and Star Wars!

Post by **subsonic** » Jun Fri 04, 2004 7:12 pm

Reading Sock's post made me think of when the Tron game first came out. The Starcade had a full section of Tron games with all black lit and overhead monitors. I was looking for the pic to post up. I couldn't find a pic to post of it, but found a crap load of sites.

I miss that game. Maybe I'll buy and restore one eventually.

jkm8113 · Post by **jkm8113** » May Sat 07, 2005 10:27 am

I thought it was time for Alien Encounter to get an upgrade, but I certainly didn't expect it to "not be any better". The Stitch thing is a major disappointment. Stitch is one of my most favorite characters, but I truly wish the old AE was back. They didn't improve it any at all. We thought Stitch to be lame enough that we didn't do it a second time when there was no wait at all.

Club33Hopeful · Post by **Club33Hopeful** » May Sat 07, 2005 12:54 pm

jkm8113 wrote:We thought Stitch to be lame enough that we didn't do it a second time when there was no wait at all.

Wow, that is a huge disappointment. Does anyone know if they ever run plans by focus groups or conduct surveys on new plans before they put them in action? Or do they just do what they want to do without gauging customer reaction first?

disneydreamer58 · Post by **disneydreamer58** » May Sat 07, 2005 7:29 pm

Club33Hopeful wrote: Wow, that is a huge disappointment. Does anyone know if they ever run plans by focus groups or conduct surveys on new plans before they put them in action? Or do they just do what they want to do without gauging customer reaction first?

I sent an e-mail to the Editor of SaveDisney.com and asked him if they send the results of our polls to the board of directors, and got this reply back from him today.....
"Good idea - - maybe we can do an article on the most interesting polls compiled and send a copy their way. - - editor"

I think they should do that to show the Board what WE the paying Disney fans want in our parks!

Post by **js3901** » May Sat 07, 2005 11:51 pm

wow, we're digging up the past here... This thread was started (and bisically ended) a year ago...

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Alien Encounter show change

Do you agree with Disney's decision to change the Alien Encounter attraction?

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