Still, the creative pedigree behind the ride was impeccable, including George Lucas as the story creator.
The attraction was a tripartite ride consisting of two preshow areas before the main attraction.
X-S Tech company chairman L.C.
Clench (Jeffrey Jones) welcomed guests with a prerecorded message while hyping up his company’s technology.
(Simulated Intelligence Robotics), voiced by Tim Curry.
Using a small alien volunteer named Skippy, S.I.R.
demonstrated the company’s latest technological breakthrough, teleportation.
made a point to pause the teleportation, demonstrating that subjects could be indefinitely suspended.
Clench was supposed to have himself teleported into the theater to talk to guests.
Of course, chaos ensued.
Instead of Clench appearing, a giant, bloodthirsty alien instead appears in the teleportation tube.
Why Wasn’t Disney’s Alien Ride Actually Based On The Alien Movies?
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His version, while not the R-rated leaning ofAlien, was still quite dark.
After Lucas' initial script, the story was revised to lean into the darker aspect.
As the vehicle sped past, theAlienXenomorph burst from the ceiling, attacking the ride cart.
The Alien franchise, which began with Ridley Scott’s 1979 film, is a Sci-Fi series comprised of several horror films, games, and comic books centered on humanity’s encounters with a hostile extraterrestrial species known as Xenomorphs. Characterized by their lethal prowess and capability to reproduce at an alarming rate, these creatures pose a profound threat to human existence. The primary series protagonist, Ellen Ripley, acts as the voice of reason as she seeks to keep the creatures out of the hands of greed-driven corporate scientists.
