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March 2, 2018

MIB - Men in Black Alien Attack

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We went back to Universal Studios after not being able to ride Skull Island. Theses pictures are from the Web as we had to put our stuff in a locker. Loosely used March monthly sketch bonus 2 pager for this. Kaisercraft, Teresa Collins - pps, AC, Teresa Collins - alphas & sticker; enamel dots - Paper Studio. Inked edges - Tim Holtz
After I took these photos I went back and use a white pen to doodle faux stitching on the 2 corners.

Page 1 journal - After returning to the Studios side, we head to MIB – Men in Black. It was one of our favorite movies when it came out in 1997. Again we had to store our items in a locker before getting in line and since we didn't have an Express Pass the wait was longer but not bad as there wasn't as much of a crowd as there was at the Harry Potter rides. The ride is an interactive dark ride reminding me of the Buzz Lightyear ride in WDW – though more “grownup”.
We approach the building under the guise of visiting an exhibit called The Universe & You - Are We Alone? which has been transplanted from the 1964 New York World Expo. The exterior queue is flanked by posters advertising extraterrestrial activity and microphones giving "updates" on the fair. We are then ushered into the building and into the retro-modern exhibit. The 1960s narration, however, is cut short by a MIB agent terminating the false program and issuing the "recruits" (us) into Men in Black Headquarters. One of the walls of the exhibit splits, opening up into an elevator, which travels deep into the Earth.
Upon exiting the elevator, we enter a hallway within the secret MIB Headquarters. Traveling down the hall, we pass the film's famous "worm guys" on break, several interactive doors to various labs, and through the alien scanners. At the end of the hallway, we overlook the immigration and controls room, with a large video screen broadcasting the training information and alien twins, Bob and Bhnxaxx operating controls. We then move into the weapons room, and finally into the training facility, where a training vehicle awaits.
Pitted against another team of players (riding on a separate vehicle), we board our training vehicles equipped with laser guns, called S4 Alienators and proceed into the training room, blasting at cardboard cutouts and crudely drawn images of aliens amid flashing red lights. There are 6 of us to a car – 2 rows of 3. Soon, however, MIB Director Zed informs us, the trainees, that an alien prison ship has crash landed in the middle of New York City. The guns are then "set to full power" as the trainees are instantly launched into the heart of New York, attempting to score as many points as they can by shooting the aliens in their vulnerable areas (the eyes and shoulders). Aliens vary from large, plain-in-sight creatures to small ones hiding in windows and bushes. Certain aliens will fire back causing the cart to spin out of control.

Page 2 journal - After a brief romp through the city, the two head-to-head vehicles face each other and pass on either side of a large green scanner. The scanner reveals that the opposing car is really full of aliens in disguise, thus prompting a shoot-out between the two paired vehicles. Both cars race to shoot the other's "fusion exhaust port," a glowing red light atop their vehicle. A hit causes the opposing vehicle to wildly spin out of control, offering more time to collect points while they spin. Dennis was able to hit the other vehicle at least once.
The battle between the cars comes to an end when Jay (Will Smith) appears on a giant television screen in Times Square, alerting the riders to "get their game faces on" because a "really big bug" has been found. Turning the corner, we come face-to-face with Edgar, a gigantic cockroach-like alien seen in the first film. The animatronic bug in the ride stands 30 feet tall, measures 50 feet wide, has 8-foot-long teeth, and 20-foot-long (6.1 m) claws. The bug is immune to the weak guns' laser fire, so Zed orders us to press the much-dreaded red button (which activates the Subatomic Thermonuclear Disruptor). Both cars enter into the bug's mouth and spin out of control amid fog and strobe flashes.
During the wind down, both teams have their scores averaged and Agent J appears to declare them MIB material while encouraging the losing team to try again. Dennis had the highest score in our car; mine was one of the lowest. This is a ride I would go on again and again – trying to up my score. Agent J neutralizes both teams regardless and the vehicles re-enter a retro-themed atrium with the "Universe & You" logo on the wall in front of us.

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