Men in Black: Alien Attack

Men in Black: Alien Attack
Universal Studios Florida
AreaWorld Expo
Coordinates28°28′51.09″N 81°28′2.64″W / 28.4808583°N 81.4674000°W / 28.4808583; -81.4674000
StatusOperating
CostUS$70 million
Opening dateApril 14, 2000 (2000-04-14)[1]
ReplacedBack to the Future Part III locomotive display
The Swamp Thing set
Ride statistics
Attraction typeTrack-based
Interactive dark ride
ManufacturerMTS Systems Corporation
DesignerUniversal Creative
ThemeMen in Black
Length1,090 ft (330 m)
Site area90,000 sq ft (8,400 m2)
Capacity1800 riders per hour
Vehicles36
Riders per vehicle6
Rows2
Riders per row3
Duration5.00
Height restriction42 in (107 cm)
Animatronics127 animatronics by
  • Advanced Animatronics
  • AVG
  • ASI
Targets7 per animatronic (average)
Pre-show hostZed
Ride hostsZed
Agent J
Single rider line available
Must transfer from wheelchair

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. 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.

  1. ^ "Men in Black return as a Universal Studios ride". Williamson Daily News. Associated Press. April 11, 2000. Retrieved September 8, 2013.