The Theme Park History of Men In Black Alien Attack (Universal Studios Florida)

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  @DaveCobbIdeaguy · 7 years ago · pinned

  Thanks for a great recap! Super fun to relive that again :)<br><br>A few small corrections though:<br><br>- None of the alien animatronics came from the movie. Film FX hardware can’t hold up to theme park cycle times, so every alien in the ride was custom-made for the ride. We used the <b>designs</b> form the film for two aliens (Worm Guys in break room, and @&amp;%# and Bob in the immigration room), but even those were just referenced from the film designs, they were all new sculpts and skins and new robot engineering. Fun fact: FX guru Neville Page designed about half of the aliens in the ride, as well as the vehicles and guns (he is now famous for Avatar, Tron: Legacy, Cloverfield, etc. — we got to bask in his amazing talent before he got super famous LOL)<br><br>- Endings weren’t changed due to guest testing. We had settled on the “low/medium/high” ending scheme pretty early, which manifests as three scenic endings (coach/tailor/blank hallway), but multiple (9-12 for variety) Will Smith video clips comparing the two average vehicle scores. What changed after testing was the <b>score amount</b> required to get to the two highest tiers; it was originally a lot more difficult LOL. Fun fact: the game computer takes into account “empty seats” when calculating vehicle average (by seeing if the zappers have been used), so a single rider in an empty vehicle can still “beat” the other vehicle, and reach “Galaxy Defender”. <br><br>- There were actually <b>more</b> concepts for the framing device other than the Orlando Airport, another was the Tropicana Orange Juice Factory Tour (because Florida, and because Tropicana is a Seagram’s brand, who owned the park at the time).<br><br>Thanks again for a really awesome and well-made recap!

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• MI

  @mibevan · 7 years ago (edited)

  My father is Timothy Bernardi who was the document control coordinator of this ride. He not only worked on the attraction but also helped co-write &quot;The Universe and You&quot; theme with David Cobb, in fact they are still friends with each other today. He actually used to send me pictures and videos of work site and building process. My father would later go on to do construction work on THE MUMMY as well. <br><br>SOME FUN FACTS:<br><br>- One of the original names was &quot;Men In Black: Galaxy Defender&quot;. This made more sense namely because in the ride the aliens aren&apos;t really &quot;ATTACKING&quot;, They are fleeing. I think Alien attack had more appeal though. <br><br>- David Cobb Actually has an Animated cameo in the tutorial video before the loading queue<br><br>- At the end of the ride you weren&apos;t originally going to end up in The Universe and You. In the BETA the ride was going end up, Strangely enough, At a Tropicana Factory (Florida what are you gonna do).<br><br>- In the original Stephen King ride concept, there was going to a point where there was a fake exit scene. This concept would later be used in The Mummy.

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• SO

  @solidworkstudios3819 · 7 years ago

  Bruh that Fast and Furious diss was the best😂😂😂

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• IA

  @Ian36-d8q · 7 years ago

  Please do Dudley do-right&apos;s ripsaw falls!!!

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• EV

  @eviltom17 · 7 years ago (edited)

  -After seeing a bright light during the video:<br> &quot;you should do a theme park history of Men in Black: Alien Attack!&quot;

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• NA

  @natnav6 · 7 years ago

  That F&amp;F burn was so funny. Oh my goodness I’m dying!!😂😂😂

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• JE

  @Jeremiah_ace_brown · 7 years ago

  I was an MIB opening crew member. While the rest of the video seems factually accurate We were NOT encouraged to take breaks in public. Good job though on the video.

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• RI

  @ricky99la · 7 years ago

  The best thing about &quot;The Men in Black&quot; franchise is the original song and music video that came out after the release of the 1997 film.

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• LA

  @lauragillispie4548 · 7 years ago

  Former Agent L here. I worked at MIB from March 2001 to Sept 2003. One of the best jobs i ever had. Also got sent to E.T.,Barney/Fievel,BeetleJuice,Horror and Makeup among other attactions. I really loved working at Universal Orlando.

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• SC

  @scrambled5948 · 7 years ago

  You should do Snow White&apos;s scary adventures at several of the Disney parks

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• AV

  @AveryLopezBaines · 7 years ago

  I like that the exterior is based off of the NY Pavilion. I&apos;ve been there many times since I live a short train ride away. It has seen better days sadly

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• AL

  @alyssa_arlert9842 · 7 years ago

  That clapback towards the Fast and Furious ride tho!

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