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

Disneys America · Post by **Disneys America** » Oct Fri 27, 2006 8:51 am

Don't skip it. Everyone should see SGE once, if only to see how bad it is for yourself. Don't worry, the queue will be short.

MansionButler · Post by **MansionButler** » Oct Sat 28, 2006 5:56 pm

Disneys America wrote:Don't skip it. Everyone should see SGE once, if only to see how bad it is for yourself. Don't worry, the queue will be short.

I don't know about that. That chili dog stunt can make you sick for the rest of the day.

csquare77 · Post by **csquare77** » Oct Sat 28, 2006 7:05 pm

Our neighbors saw it, and said it was bad and they have younger children too, I think i'll save my 15 minutes.

DaWhoLaGn · Post by **DaWhoLaGn** » Oct Tue 31, 2006 2:43 pm

Boring? You don't find entertainment in the screams and cries of the poor children who are freaking out cuz their parents had no idea that they'd be sitting in the dark, strapped into a chair and unable to comfort their child for the entire expereince? Geez, what do you call fun?

Mr.ToadWildRider · Post by **Mr.ToadWildRider** » Nov Wed 08, 2006 5:08 pm

I think people are exagerrating how bad it is in my opinion. It's not great but it's not horrific. I think the big crime is that they removed a fairly new attraction for it and it's essentially the SAME attraction only it's toned down to be cute and cuddly and more kid friendly than AE. People who complain about the attraction's actual mechanics must not have ever been in AE because it's literally the same attraction but it's not in the scary, 10 foot man-eating alien going to kill everyone with Kath Najeeny (or whatever her name is) shrieking at the top of her lungs in pitch black with fake blood of unsuspecting crew workers raining down on you - it's the cute 5 foot Alien who is more playful and mischievous than dangerous, spitting on you and burping on you rather than dismembering people above your heads.

Is it an improvement? Absolutely not, but everyone complaining that SGE is boring because it's harnesses that move don't seem to realize that AE was the same thing - the difference was it was themed differently, and the type of story that was more threatening and thrilling seemed to get people more involved in their surroundings so what is now Stitch jumping off your shoulders leaving you thinking "This is what I spent 60+ bucks to experience?" used to be a somewhat realistic monster chewing someone's bones behind you...the difference is that darker side of our imagination seems much more vivid and real, for all but especially children.

I really enjoyed AE, but after the first time through it never really gave me any particular thrill or excitement.

Anyway I think the real tragedy in all of this is the 2 obvious and rather frightening trend in Disney parks:

1) The characterization/Pixarification of the parks leaving new characters, who will undoubtedly not go down in the annals of history as "Classic Disney characters," imposing themselves on what would've been or already were Classic Disney attractions.

and I think more importantly...

2) The lack of parental responsibility in parks. If you bring a child to WDW or ANY park and you are not aware of what a ride entails, ESPECIALLY, when there are posted height requirements, either ask a CM or read a sign before you take them in. If the parent then decides after educating themself on the attraction's mechanics and/or psychological effects and they still choose to bring that child in fine, but they shouldn't then be outrage and/or complain and/or sue and/or etc because their child left in tears. The saddest part is, this issue is now more relevant due to the wake of deaths at WDW in recent years because parents do not take warnings into consideration before boarding; there are very real and valid reasons why they "Strongly Suggest" (because legally they can't tell you that you can't) that if you have heart conditions, motion sickness, etc to not ride. Now, I'm not saying that the parents of the children who passed had that mentality as I realize their childrens' ailments were undiagnosed, but seeing as how people bring their kids on things like AE or ToT or attractions like The Mummy at Universal which clearly have psychological effects that regardless of a child's health will impact them (i.e. scare them to tears) negatively, I sadly wouldn't be surprised if there are parents willing to bring their child who has an ailment onto rides they shouldn't be on.

DaWhoLaGn · Post by **DaWhoLaGn** » Nov Wed 08, 2006 9:59 pm

Mr.ToadWildRider. I couldn't agree with you more on your second point. It amazes me how many parents assume that any Disney attraction or offering is 100% kid friendly for any age. While I would think a Stitch attraction would be geared more for younger kids(somewhat above Pooh age), Parent's still need to do their homework.

BTW, I also agree with you on your first point. It's a little different but not entirely night and day. AE made me nervous, while SGE just made me cringe and laugh at the same time. Much like my in-law's BBQ gatherings.

I will however always miss AE. That ride was ahead of it's time.

csquare77 wrote:Our neighbors saw it, and said it was bad and they have younger children too, I think i'll save my 15 minutes.

Ya know what? If you're walking by and see the wait time at only 5 minutes. Give it a shot. It's worth 15 minutes on a hot day.

I know it's no AE, but at least they didn't re-theme Space Mountian!

MansionButler wrote:
Disneys America wrote:Don't skip it. Everyone should see SGE once, if only to see how bad it is for yourself. Don't worry, the queue will be short.
I don't know about that. That chili dog stunt can make you sick for the rest of the day.

It smells like the car I drove when I was in high school. I had an 1985 escort that had a scent of death whenever it started up. The best I could buy for $300 and it ran for two great years!

Captain Schnemo · Post by **Captain Schnemo** » Nov Sat 11, 2006 3:44 pm

I disagree about the nature of Alien Encounter. Moderately scary things such as the pre-mangled Snow White and Mr. Toad could be scary to very young kids, but they were still family attractions designed for kids to get a healthy fright then get released into the safety of daylight quickly.

AE literally trapped kids in their seats for a show that wasn't particularly thrilling for adults or teens, but very scary for young kids. And there's really just no excuse for monsters goring humans in the MK.

AE was not a family attraction and therefore ran counter to the core philosophy of the MK, why it was created, and why it was successful.

element771 · Post by **element771** » Nov Sun 12, 2006 9:51 pm

Unfortunately I would have to agree. I am not sure if Stitch is still "taking over" but it was a little overboard IMHO. He was even on the monorail.

DaWhoLaGn · Post by **DaWhoLaGn** » Nov Mon 13, 2006 12:39 am

You've got to face it.. Stitch can be funny and entertaining in moderate doses. Disney only has themselves to blame for "tainting" this character amongst Disney enthusiasts. Movie after movie, added into the resort the wake-up calls, monorail and let's not forget darn near injecting himself into whatever merchanidise featured the usual "Fab Five."

I like Stitch. He's that Disney character which displays a lot of my daily frustration.., but I don't want Stitch staring at me or talking to me every time I think about Disney. Especially since I admire Disney history as much as I do. You can't force a character into widespread acceptance. It's up to the people to decide who should join the ranks amongst Disney's character legends.

packwingfn · Post by **packwingfn** » Nov Mon 13, 2006 10:47 am

I was more amused at the side comments from Alien Encounter like "Oh it's my mother in law" then the actual ride but I must admit that after the first few times, Alien Encounter did get old just like Stitch's Great Escape. Alien Encounter is just looked greatly apon because it is gone, just like the other rides that have been gone for awhile now. Is there ever a ride that people were glad that it was gone?

Don't get me wrong, I am NOT defending Stitch but I'll take it for what it's worth. Hopefully sometime in the future, Stitch will eventually leave and a new ride to take its place.

What I will miss is the Timekeeper since it wasn't a ride that wouldnt' be outdated by a movie and it was about time travel, which can never be outdated but it was a ride that was losing attendence so I totally understand why it had to be changed.

Anyways, Rant over!

knedeau · Post by **knedeau** » Nov Mon 13, 2006 11:56 am

packwingfn wrote: Hopefully sometime in the future, Stitch will eventually leave and a new ride to take its place.

Hehehehehe.... Hopefully sometime in the VERY NEAR future

Post by **Dr. Ravenscroft** » Nov Mon 13, 2006 2:20 pm

I have to admit I have seen the TV show but I think the side characters are better. You can actually understand what they are saying, and sometimes they say what we are all thinking about Stitch, such as "what did he just say", "what is that fool doing now". Of course it is Disney so they can't just say "what the #^@& ^% )+~^ &@(*# *$ #)!& doing now!!! (don't read into it, it doesn't mean anything). I think they should just gut that ride and put something futuristic in there because stitch is not futuristic.

DaWhoLaGn · Post by **DaWhoLaGn** » Nov Mon 13, 2006 2:54 pm

Heh, I just got done listening to this weeks "Inside the Magic" podcast and someone called in from WDW stating that he heard from a CM that the plan is to remove Stitch within the next three years. Granted some CM's often pass out false info.