I LOVE STICH BUT HIS RIDE IS A LITTLE BOORING!!!! FOR ADULTS

Post by **spaulo** » Oct Fri 13, 2006 4:43 pm

I think the comparison is quite apropos... both were overhyped, touted as "improvements" over their predecessors, and both were radically disappointing

kronk's angel · Post by **kronk's angel** » Oct Sat 14, 2006 2:39 am

knedeau wrote: Where as Stitch is like Star Wars Episode 1. COMPLETELY DUMBED DOWN AND A TOTAL DISSAPPOINTMENT. (I almost WALKED OUT of the theatres during that movie!)

Ouch.

Croaker · Post by **Croaker** » Oct Sun 15, 2006 2:39 am

My kids loved it...but then again...they were scared to death with Alien Encounter...and they are girls. now lets discuss the plot holes in the program. like why they would want recruits in a room with a level 3 threat? I felt like a red shirt in Star Trek and why Gantu didn't know who Experiment 626 was...come on people this is starting to resemble the Highlander trilogy...quantilogy....series...end game...will this never end? and what was with the uncomfortable shoulder harnesses and having stitch jump on them...no not cool.

Agosaol Brythwich · Post by **Agosaol Brythwich** » Oct Sun 15, 2006 4:22 am

"Stitch's Great Escape" is one of the later examples of Disney films flooding the parks. Now, don't get me wrong. I enjoyed Lilo & Stitch and the Pixar films a great deal. But what benefit does it give Disney to slap Nemo on The Living Seas, or to turn the Mission of Mars pavilion into what is, essentially, a breathing commercial for a film that has just wrapped up its last DTV sequel?

I was watching a recording of the 1982 EPCOT Opening Day ceremonies from the Today Show on YouTube, and what really struck me was the park's determination not to have the Disney icons permeate the stores and rides. EPCOT, MGM, and Animal Kingdom were built to have their own identities, to invite fanbases that may not have been too keen on donning the mouse ears.

Cheshire Cat · Post by **Cheshire Cat** » Oct Sun 15, 2006 11:50 am

Yeah that's true, if you think about it, Nemo is the first movie-based character to have his own attraction at epcot. The food rocks/kitchen kaberet cast, figment and dreamfinder and even buzzy were all original characters for the park. I think by adding a movie character such as Nemo to Epcot, the park loses something unique about it.

MansionButler · Post by **MansionButler** » Oct Fri 20, 2006 6:37 pm

I can agree that Alien Encounter, while I liked it, didn't fit in the Kingdom. It did scare alot of kids silly and could ruin some days.

But man, Stitch is so bad it's not an improvement in anyway. You replace an illfitted ride with a ride that's flat-out terrible. And no one's ever on it, there's never a wait and the theater's always empty.

csquare77 · Post by **csquare77** » Oct Sat 21, 2006 11:14 am

MansionButler wrote:I can agree that Alien Encounter, while I liked it, didn't fit in the Kingdom. It did scare alot of kids silly and could ruin some days.

But man, Stitch is so bad it's not an improvement in anyway. You replace an illfitted ride with a ride that's flat-out terrible. And no one's ever on it, there's never a wait and the theater's always empty.

Yah I think they should really replace that ride, I miss the time keeper too...

Post by **js3901** » Oct Sat 21, 2006 1:37 pm

Timekeeper should not have gone. they could've updated the movie. But, now there's no Robin Williams in WDW anymore.

csquare77 · Post by **csquare77** » Oct Sat 21, 2006 7:51 pm

js3901 wrote:Timekeeper should not have gone. they could've updated the movie. But, now there's no Robin Williams in WDW anymore.

Yah now what some Monsters Inc. show is going there? That movie was good, but its old now in that sense.

Captain Schnemo · Post by **Captain Schnemo** » Oct Sat 21, 2006 9:25 pm

Are they really putting Monsters in there? That's got even less to do with Tomorrowland than Buzz Lightyear. Not that they're interested in that sort of thing any more, but, c'mon...that one's not even close.

Post by **js3901** » Oct Sat 21, 2006 9:56 pm

yeah, they (unfortunately) are. It's going to be themed like a comedy club with everyone's favorite green ball with one eye and horns from the hit movie. It's supposed to be an interactive thing like Turtle Talk with Crush or the new Monsters inc ride at DCA (the ending at least, or so I'm told).

Tomorrowland (and from what it seems, WDW in general) is becoming Pixarland. we now have at least 1 Pixar-based attraction/restaurant in all 4 parks.

Croaker · Post by **Croaker** » Oct Thu 26, 2006 3:22 pm

Does anyone remember the ride before Alien Encounter? i believe it was Mission to Mars. oh man that made the Country Bear Jamboree seem like Ozfest, it made the Jungle Cruise seem like a luxery liner in the Carribean, it made Tom Sawyer's Island seem like Bermuda. laugh ok i'm just picking for fun...anyways the ride before Alien Encounter was Aweful. they had the same seats without shoulder harness's and the floor moved up and down while you watched a circle tv one on the floor and one on the ceiling. they shot probes off and when the probes blew up your seats moved up and down....i always wondered...if we were watching a probe that exploded...why did we move?

Captain Schnemo · Post by **Captain Schnemo** » Oct Thu 26, 2006 7:54 pm

The problem with Mission to Mars is that it was based on an attraction created in 1971. That's what happens when you don't spend the money to keep things current in Tomorrowland.

princessara · Post by **princessara** » Oct Fri 27, 2006 5:43 am

my sister and I tried stitch for the first time last oct. all i have to say is it was a waste of our time and i'll probably never ride it again.

Post by **js3901** » Oct Fri 27, 2006 8:44 am

I've not yet had the chance to see this, as the last time I went, AE was still running. When I go down in Dec, I will probably skip it based on peoples reactions here.

one question for everyone - why is this attraction being called a ride? I wasn't aware that you actually moved while watching it.

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I LOVE STICH BUT HIS RIDE IS A LITTLE BOORING!!!! FOR ADULTS

Agreed