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Men in Black: Alien Attack

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 / 28.4808583°N 81.4674000°W / 28.4808583; -81.4674000Coordinates: 28°28′51.09″N 81°28′2.64″W / 28.4808583°N 81.4674000°W / 28.4808583; -81.4674000
Status Operating
Cost US$70 million
Opening date April 14, 2000 (2000-04-14)
Replaced The Swamp Thing Set (1990 - 1994);
Back to the Future Part III Locomotive Display (1994 - 1998)
General statistics
Attraction type Track-based
Interactive dark ride
Manufacturer MTS Systems Corporation
Designer Universal Creative
Theme Men in Black
Length 1,090 ft (330 m)
Site area 70,000 sq ft (6,500 m2)
Capacity 2200 riders per hour
Vehicles 44 vehicles. Riders are arranged 3 across in 2 rows for a total of 6 riders per vehicle.
Duration 4:20
Height restriction 42 in (107 cm)
Animatronics

127 animatronics by:

  • Advanced Animatronics
  • AVG
  • ASI
Targets 7 per animatronic (average)
Single rider line available

127 animatronics by:

Men in Black: Alien Attack is an interactive dark ride located at Universal Studios Florida in Orlando, Florida. As the name suggests, the ride is based on the 1997 film, Men in Black (MIB). The ride opened in 2000 after a three-year development process. The ride has generally been well received, winning an Outstanding Achievement award from the Themed Entertainment Association.

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.

After the release of the first Men in Black (MIB) film in 1997, Universal Creative, the research and development division of Universal Parks & Resorts, set about developing a MIB-themed shooting dark ride for Universal Studios Florida. After the ride system was finalized in mid-1998, construction began on the ride's large show building. By late 1998, sources speculated that a Men in Black-themed attraction would be built. Planning documents filed with Orlando City Hall in March 1999, described an alien-themed laser tag ride, supporting previous rumors. After an official announcement of the $70 million attraction in October 1999,

Men in Black: Alien Attack officially opened to the public on April 14, 2000, in the World Expo area of the park, replacing the Back to the Future Part III Locomotive Display which was relocated two years prior. In 2001, a year after its opening, Men in Black: Alien Attack was awarded a Thea Award for Outstanding Achievement by the Themed Entertainment Association.


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