Men in Black: Alien Attack
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Men in Black: Alien Attack is a shooting interactive dark ride located at Universal Studios Florida in Orlando, Florida, based on the film, Men in Black, itself based on the original comic book of the same name created by Lowell Cunningham. The ride opened in 2000 after a five-year development process. The ride has generally been well received, winning an Outstanding Achievement award from the Themed Entertainment Association.
Men in Black: Alien Attack | |
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Universal Studios Florida | |
Area | World Expo |
Coordinates | 28°28′51.09″N 81°28′2.64″W |
Status | Operating |
Cost | US$70 million |
Opening date | April 14, 2000 (2000-04-14)[1] |
Replaced | Back to the Future Part III locomotive display The Swamp Thing set |
Ride statistics | |
Attraction type | Track-based Interactive dark ride |
Manufacturer | MTS Systems Corporation |
Designer | Universal Creative |
Theme | Men in Black |
Music | Andy Garfield |
Length | 1,090 ft (330 m) |
Site area | 90,000 sq ft (8,400 m2) |
Capacity | 1800 riders per hour |
Vehicles | 36 |
Riders per vehicle | 6 |
Rows | 2 |
Riders per row | 3 |
Duration | 5.00 |
Height restriction | 42 in (107 cm) |
Animatronics | 127 animatronics by
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Targets | 7 per animatronic (average) |
Pre-show host | Zed |
Ride hosts | Zed Agent J |
Universal Express available | |
Single rider line available |
Riders enter a MIB training facility disguised as a pavilion at the 1964 New York World's Fair. After navigating through a themed queue and pre-show, riders board a spinning dark ride system. Once dispatched, riders are tasked to kill aliens using the supplied laser guns, and subsequently accumulate points. At the time of its opening, the ride was the biggest dark ride ever built at a Universal park, spanning 70,000 square feet (6,500 m2) and featuring over 125 animatronic aliens.