Men in Black: Alien Attack
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| The exterior of the Men in Black: Alien Attack attraction at Universal Studios Florida | |
| Universal Studios Florida | |
| Area | World Expo |
| Theme | Men in Black |
| Opening date | April 8, 2000 |
| Ride duration | 8 minutes |
| Length | 1090 ft (332.2 m) |
| Height requirements | 42" (107 cm) |
| Previous Attractions | The Swamp Thing Set (1990-1994) |
The Men in Black movie was the inspiration behind the Men in Black: Alien Attack ride at Universal Studios Florida. The building was made to resemble a pavilion at the 1964 New York World Expo (similar to the World's Fair but is fictional) while the towers resemble their real life counterpart. You enter as a tourist about to view a presentation entitled "The Universe and You" but soon you ride an elevator to the facility and learn that you are trying out to be a part of the Men in Black. The ride is introduced by Rip Torn reprising his role from the movie as Zed and features Will Smith reprising his role as Agent J.
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[edit] Ride
[edit] Exterior Queue
The Ride's queue is dubbed as the outside of The Universe and You! exhibit at the 1964 World's Fair. Guests wait outside a supposed World's Fair building which displays posters advertising extra-terrestrial activity and microphones giving "updates" on the fair. Guests are then ushered into the building.
[edit] Pre-Show
The Pre-show is titled as a fake Universe and You! exhibit. Guests enter a recreation of the World's Fair Universe and You! exhibt, Which begins narrating, until it is disrupted and acces is granted for MIB agent training. Guests then experience a brief fake elevator ride to the MIB headquarters.
[edit] Interior Queue
The interior queue is titled as the weaponery, main hall, and storage rooms of MIB headquarters. After the elevator ride, guests queue through a recreation of MIB headquarters from the film, including a kitchen with worm aliens inside it, the main hall room, weapon room and storage closets, before being loaded into ride vehicles.
[edit] Ride
The beginning of the ride is titled as the MIB training facility, while the rest is titled as New York City. The passengers are given laser guns and presented with a red button which they are told not to push. The guns are set on a low level (which has no influence on the ride itself) and you are sent into a training simulation as seen in the movie. After a brief training shoot out, Zed (who is played by Rip Torn) informs the riders that New York City is being invaded by aliens. The guns are then set to full power (which again, has no influence on the ride) as the riders are instantly launched into an action packed ride and attempt to score as many points as they can by shooting the aliens in their vulnerable areas (the eyes). Aliens vary from large, plain-in-sight creatures to small ones hiding in windows and bushes. Certain aliens will fire back causing the cart to spin. You are also pitted against another team of players (riding on a separate cart), when mid-ride, they are revealed to be aliens. Shooting a light on top of the other cart (referred to as a fusion exhaust port), will increase your score and cause their cart to spin. Near the end of the ride, an extremely large alien appears, immune to laser fire, and Zed orders the riders to finally press the red button. There is a small window of time when the button is effective, and the riders that press the button during this window are granted a 100 thousand point bonus (average first time riders will score about 40 to 60 thousand points, without the bonus, while experienced riders with good aim will already be at around 200 thousand points). During the wind down, Agent J will comment on the scores, comparing the two carts average (one commentary might read like: "Y'all over here got a C, you passed. Y'all got an F, only cause I can't give you a G."). If your cart achieves a low score, an alien "coach" will appear, saying "Basically, you zigged when you shoulda zagged! You gotta learn when to run and gun and when to lock and load baby. Try again!" and Agent J saying "Better luck next time, slick!" or "Not bad, slick... but not good enough" before the riders are "neuralized", while the best scores result in an alien telling the riders their "suit will be ready next Wednesday", however Agent J will say "That was pretty hot, wasn't it? Too bad you're not gonna remember any of it" and neuralizes the riders anyway. The riders then are taken back to the "World Expo" section of the facility, where a giant sign tells riders we are alone in the universe after all.
[edit] The Universe And You!
Theme song: [1](By Andy Garfield)
The Universe and You! is an exhibit from the 1964 New York World Expo. Guests enter what's referred to as the "Lobby" and are treated to the recreation of the exhibit. The audio of the show begins and abruptly ends when access is authorized for Men in Black training.
