Disney Alien Encounter original preshow

I've had several requests for this, so here goes...

This is the original preshow to the Alien Encounter attraction, starring Phil Hartman as a bumbling presentation robot for XS Tech. In this version, the preshow tries to establish XS Tech as a bunch of incompetents. Skippy emerges as the defacto hero of the show, unlike the revised version in which he was deliberately (and rather sadistically, I thought) fried by the blatantly evil robot voiced by Tim Curry.

Enjoy.

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• disney
• alien encounter
• attraction

[Costerguy1234556]

In the end: Blame Michael Eisner. He should have left the engineers at WDI design something rather then try to make an Alien ride.

[kuhnigget]

@Costerguy1234556

Michael Eisner had nothing to do with Alien Encounter. It WAS designed by imagineers, myself included.

[kuhnigget]

Learn to spell.

[AlexDemiLennonLove]

I sooooooo want this ride back. They should've just moved it to MGM/Hollywood Studios if it was "too intense for kids" or just not even take the kids on there! Honestly it doesn't seem THAT scary to me but to younger kids probably.

[kuhnigget]

@AlexDemiLennonLove

It was not the action or characters that were freaking people out, as much as the setting, including the harnesses that clamped onto your shoulders, and the fact that the lights went out completely, leaving you in the dark. Compared to other "scary" theme park rides, it was rather over the top.

[slimdon12]

BRING THIS RIDE BACK!!!!!



[kuhnigget]

@TheRayRogersShow

I tend to agree. It should have been at the Disney-MGM studios. Unfortunately, it was "sold" to management as an appropriate update to the mission to mars attraction, which was pretty much sitting empty in Disneyland and The Magic Kingdom.

There was a lot of internal debate at WDI about the show, and many parties did not want it to be as scary as it eventually became.

On the other hand, Snow White's Scary Adventure received more overall complaints.

[Smilee306]

Thank you so much for sharing this - something that would have been lost to the ages if you hadn't. I never even knew about this original version. Thanks again!

[lovetosurf1010]

Stichs great escape wins by far

[tank115killa]

If you've gone on Stitch's great escape the have the sane aliens in the transportation tubes

[slipknotcrazy100]

@kuhnigget what about that damn abominable snowman ride, freaked me right the fuck out, but i'm glad they didn't replace that too.

[dps2027]

bring it back bring it back!!!!!!

[mongoletwo]

Awesome video! I saw this original version back when I was 9 or 10 and after watching the promo videos before going to MK, was prepared to be scared stupid. But the ride really wasn't scary, I never got to ride the redone version with Tim Curry's voice. Oh well.

[Costerguy1234556]

@kuhnigget Wait you're an Imagineer?! Ok sorry about that statement I was just reading earlier about this ride guess they were wrong.