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'''''Alien Encounter''''' (full title: '''''The [=ExtraTERRORestrial=] Alien Encounter''''') was a "theater-in-the-round" attraction in the Tomorrowland section of the [[Ride/DisneyThemeParks Magic Kingdom Park at the Walt Disney World Resort]] and one of Imagineering's various collaborations with Creator/GeorgeLucas. A replacement for ''Mission to Mars'', it was a darkly humorous science-fiction experience that used binaural sound to achieve many of its effects. Today, ''[[Ride/StitchsGreatEscape Stitch's Great Escape]]'' plays in its theater.

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'''''Alien Encounter''''' (full title: '''''The [=ExtraTERRORestrial=] Alien Encounter''''') was a "theater-in-the-round" attraction in the Tomorrowland section of the [[Ride/DisneyThemeParks Magic Kingdom Park at the Walt Disney World Resort]] and one of Imagineering's various collaborations with Creator/GeorgeLucas. A replacement for ''Mission to Mars'', it was a darkly humorous science-fiction experience that used binaural sound to achieve many of its effects. Today, ''[[Ride/StitchsGreatEscape Stitch's Great Escape]]'' Escape!]]'' plays in its theater.
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'''''Alien Encounter''''' (full title: '''''The [=ExtraTERRORestrial=] Alien Encounter''''') was a "theater-in-the-round" attraction in the Tomorrowland section of the Magic Kingdom themepark at Walt Disney World Resort and one of Imagineering's various collaborations with Creator/GeorgeLucas. A replacement for ''Mission to Mars'', it was a darkly humorous science-fiction experience that used binaural sound to achieve many of its effects. Today ''Ride/StitchsGreatEscape'' plays in its theater.

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'''''Alien Encounter''''' (full title: '''''The [=ExtraTERRORestrial=] Alien Encounter''''') was a "theater-in-the-round" attraction in the Tomorrowland section of the [[Ride/DisneyThemeParks Magic Kingdom themepark Park at the Walt Disney World Resort Resort]] and one of Imagineering's various collaborations with Creator/GeorgeLucas. A replacement for ''Mission to Mars'', it was a darkly humorous science-fiction experience that used binaural sound to achieve many of its effects. Today ''Ride/StitchsGreatEscape'' Today, ''[[Ride/StitchsGreatEscape Stitch's Great Escape]]'' plays in its theater.



The show underwent two versions: The original 1994 version was a little more comical and featured a character voiced by Creator/PhilHartman. Shortly afterwards, at the insistence of Michael Eisner, the show was reworked to become much darker and TimCurry replaced the Phil Hartman character's voice.

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The show underwent two versions: The original 1994 version was a little more comical and featured a character voiced by Creator/PhilHartman. Shortly afterwards, at the insistence of Michael Eisner, the show was reworked to become much darker and TimCurry Creator/TimCurry replaced the Phil Hartman character's voice.



* DontTouchItYouIdiot/ SchmuckBait: A LOT of signs are in line warning parents that this is not kid-friendly. Too many parents didn't listen.

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* DontTouchItYouIdiot/ SchmuckBait: DontTouchItYouIdiot[=/=]SchmuckBait: A LOT of signs are in line warning parents that this is not kid-friendly. Too many parents didn't listen.



* LeeroyJenkins: Chairman Clench interrupts the demonstration by insisting that he be teleported to Earth, much to Dr. Femus's dismay
* MegaCorp XS Tech are a sinister interplanetary tech company

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* LeeroyJenkins: Chairman Clench interrupts the demonstration by insisting that he be teleported to Earth, much to Dr. Femus's dismay
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* MegaCorp MegaCorp: XS Tech are a sinister interplanetary tech company company.



* NoOshaCompliance: Not that an interplanetary corporation would care about Earth's OSHA, but you think they would take more care when performing teleportation across planets. The audience isn't even encouraged to sign release waivers.

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* NoOshaCompliance: NoOSHACompliance: Not that an interplanetary corporation would care about Earth's OSHA, but you think they would take more care when performing teleportation across planets. The audience isn't even encouraged to sign release waivers.
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* {{Portmantitle}}: Extraterrestrial + Terror = [=ExtraTERRORestrial=].
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'''''Alien Encounter''''' (full title: '''''The [=ExtraTERRORestrial=] Alien Encounter''''') was a "theater-in-the-round" attraction in the Tomorrowland section of the Magic Kingdom themepark at Walt Disney World Resort and one of Imagineering's various collaborations with Creator/GeorgeLucas. A replacement for ''Mission to Mars'', it was a darkly humorous science-fiction experience that used binaural sound to achieve many of its effects. Today, the ''Disney/LiloAndStitch''-themed show ''Stitch's Great Escape'' plays in its theater.

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'''''Alien Encounter''''' (full title: '''''The [=ExtraTERRORestrial=] Alien Encounter''''') was a "theater-in-the-round" attraction in the Tomorrowland section of the Magic Kingdom themepark at Walt Disney World Resort and one of Imagineering's various collaborations with Creator/GeorgeLucas. A replacement for ''Mission to Mars'', it was a darkly humorous science-fiction experience that used binaural sound to achieve many of its effects. Today, the ''Disney/LiloAndStitch''-themed show ''Stitch's Great Escape'' Today ''Ride/StitchsGreatEscape'' plays in its theater.
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'''''Alien Encounter''''' (full title: '''''The [=ExtraTERRORestrial=] Alien Encounter''''') was a "theater-in-the-round" attraction in the Tomorrowland section of the Magic Kingdom themepark at Walt Disney World Resort and one of Imagineering's various collaborations with Creator/GeorgeLucas. It was a darkly humorous science-fiction experience that used binaural sound to achieve many of its effects.

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'''''Alien Encounter''''' (full title: '''''The [=ExtraTERRORestrial=] Alien Encounter''''') was a "theater-in-the-round" attraction in the Tomorrowland section of the Magic Kingdom themepark at Walt Disney World Resort and one of Imagineering's various collaborations with Creator/GeorgeLucas. It A replacement for ''Mission to Mars'', it was a darkly humorous science-fiction experience that used binaural sound to achieve many of its effects.
effects. Today, the ''Disney/LiloAndStitch''-themed show ''Stitch's Great Escape'' plays in its theater.
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!!''Alien Encounter'' provides examples of the following tropes:

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* BlackComedy: To balance out the more horrific elements, the show has moments of dark humor.

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* BlackComedy: To balance out the more horrific elements, the show has had moments of dark humor.



-->'''Chairman Clench:''' I know some critics have implied that we are interested in the Earth soley for commercial reason, for profit. but I believe we have an important obligation to help less fortunate planets upgrade their technology, profit is simply a biproduct we've learned to live with.

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-->'''Chairman Clench:''' I know some critics have implied that we are interested in the Earth soley solely for commercial reason, for profit. but I believe we have an important obligation to help less fortunate planets upgrade their technology, profit is simply a biproduct we've learned to live with.
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Alien Encounter (full title: The [=ExtraTERRORestrial=] Alien Encounter) was a "theater-in-the-round" attraction in the Tomorrowland section of the Magic Kingdom themepark at Walt Disney World Resort and one of Imagineering's various collaborations with Creator/GeorgeLucas. It was a darkly humorous science-fiction experience that used binaural sound to achieve many of its effects.

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Alien Encounter '''''Alien Encounter''''' (full title: The '''''The [=ExtraTERRORestrial=] Alien Encounter) Encounter''''') was a "theater-in-the-round" attraction in the Tomorrowland section of the Magic Kingdom themepark at Walt Disney World Resort and one of Imagineering's various collaborations with Creator/GeorgeLucas. It was a darkly humorous science-fiction experience that used binaural sound to achieve many of its effects.



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* BlackComedy: To balance out the more horrific elements

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* BlackComedy: To balance out the more horrific elementselements, the show has moments of dark humor.



* DidNotThinkThisThrough: Even if Clench had arrived successfully to Earth, he would've had to talk to an entire audience of parents and children about the benefits of future technology, risking potential FantasticRacism.

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* DidNotThinkThisThrough: Even if Clench had arrived successfully to Earth, he would've had to talk to an entire audience of parents and children about the benefits of future technology, risking potential FantasticRacism.and what if the teleporter hadn't returned him to his planet?



* NightmareFuelStationAttendant: The animatronic that sends poor Skippy through the teleportationprocess. This was an InvokedTrope by the Imagineers, who wanted to warn parents this was DarkerAndEdgier.

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* NightmareFuelStationAttendant: The animatronic that sends poor Skippy through the teleportationprocess.teleportation process. This was an InvokedTrope by the Imagineers, who wanted to warn parents this was DarkerAndEdgier.


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* RedShirt: A maintenance man is called to repair the lights, so as to trap the alien in beams. He only lasts a [[CurbStompBattle few minutes against the alien]], and his blood "drips" onto the audience.

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* BlackComedy: To balance out the more horrific elements



-->'''Chairman Clench:''' I know some critics have implied that we are interested in the Earth soley for commercial reason, for profit. but I believe we have an important obligation to help less fortunate planets upgrade their technology, profit is simply a biproduct we've learned to live with. \\

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-->'''Chairman Clench:''' I know some critics have implied that we are interested in the Earth soley for commercial reason, for profit. but I believe we have an important obligation to help less fortunate planets upgrade their technology, profit is simply a biproduct we've learned to live with. \\
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* AliensAreBastards: Not only the ferocious alien that tries to eat the audience, but the corrupt corporate executives of X-S Tech fit this as well.

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* CutLexLuthorACheck: In this case, XS Tech has received a fair share of checks and wants more for their technology.



* DidNotThinkThisThrough: Even if Clench had arrived successfully to Earth, he would've had to talk to an entire audience of parents and children about the benefits of future technology, risking potential FantasticRacism.
* DontTouchItYouIdiot/ SchmuckBait: A LOT of signs are in line warning parents that this is not kid-friendly. Too many parents didn't listen.



* LeeroyJenkins: Chairman Clench interrupts the demonstration by insisting that he be teleported to Earth, much to Dr. Femus's dismay




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* NightmareFuelStationAttendant: The animatronic that sends poor Skippy through the teleportationprocess. This was an InvokedTrope by the Imagineers, who wanted to warn parents this was DarkerAndEdgier.
* NoOshaCompliance: Not that an interplanetary corporation would care about Earth's OSHA, but you think they would take more care when performing teleportation across planets. The audience isn't even encouraged to sign release waivers.
** If one audience member had been chosen to teleport, as Dr. Femus had planned, [[FridgeHorror he or she would have been stuck on the planet with carnivores.]]
* NothingIsScarier: Because half the show is in the dark, the audience mainly hears the alien's roars and thumps, as well as feeling the saliva on the back of their neck.
* OhCrap: Dr. Femus panics when he realizes that they sent a "carnivore" instead of Chairman Clench; the alien they sent is going to eat the audience. The audience soon reacts the same way when they see the alien.



* OnlySaneMan: Dr Femus is the sole voice of reason in the show, first warning against rushing the teleportation demonstration, then successfully protecting the audience and killing the alien.
* UnnecessarilyCreepyRobot Next time, if you're trying to sell a new product to customers, use a robot that isn't so downright evil.

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* OnlySaneMan: Dr Dr. Femus is the sole voice of reason in the show, first warning against rushing the teleportation demonstration, then successfully protecting the audience and killing the alien.
* UnnecessarilyCreepyRobot Next time, if you're trying to sell a new product to customers, use a robot that isn't so downright evil.
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* TemptingFate:
** How the alien gets teleported instead of Clench. A planet crosses with the beam, but the doctors decide to send the subject in anyway because it "has" to be Clench.
** Right after they see what they summoned, and the alien has broken the glass, the scientists try to calm the audience by saying it's trapped in the tube as long as the beams stay on. [[OhCrap Then the power goes out.]]
* ThisIsNoTimeToPanic: Dr. Femus tells the audience not to scream because the alien will probably eat whoever is screaming the loudest. [[MoodWhiplash Sometimes an audience member with a good sense of humor then screams, "Take her!"]]
* UnnecessarilyCreepyRobot Next time, if you're trying to sell a new product to customers, use a robot that isn't so downright evil.
* VillainWithGoodPublicity: Clench goes LeeroyJenkins when he heads into the teleporter because he wants to meet every member of the audience and extoll XS Tech's potential benefits.

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Alien Encounter (full title: The [=ExtraTERRORestrial=] Alien Encounter) was a "theater-in-the-round" attraction in the Tomorrowland section of the Magic Kingdom themepark at Walt Disney World Resort. It was a darkly humorous science-fiction experience that used binaural sound to achieve many of its effects.

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Alien Encounter (full title: The [=ExtraTERRORestrial=] Alien Encounter) was a "theater-in-the-round" attraction in the Tomorrowland section of the Magic Kingdom themepark at Walt Disney World Resort.Resort and one of Imagineering's various collaborations with Creator/GeorgeLucas. It was a darkly humorous science-fiction experience that used binaural sound to achieve many of its effects.


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**And its still LighterAndSofter compared to [[WhatCouldHaveBeen the original story proposal]] by Creator/GeorgeLucas in which [[spoiler: XS brings the alien in on purpose to see its destructive capabilities by using a captive audience as guinea pigs. The alien then reveals itself to be an intelligent captive and breaks the guests out of the testing facility before the scientists try gassing the entire test facility. The exit area would have featured the sounds of the alien enacting vengeance on the scientists.]]
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At Tomorrowland's Interplanetary Convention Centre, shady MegaCorp XS Tech invites you to a demonstration of their new teleportation technology, however a carnivorous alien is mistakenly beamed into the auditorium and terrorises the audience.


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At Tomorrowland's Interplanetary Convention Centre, shady MegaCorp XS Tech invites you to a demonstration of their new teleportation technology, however a carnivorous alien is mistakenly beamed into the auditorium and terrorises terrorizes the audience.

The show underwent two versions: The original 1994 version was a little more comical and featured a character voiced by Creator/PhilHartman. Shortly afterwards, at the insistence of Michael Eisner, the show was reworked to become much darker and TimCurry replaced the Phil Hartman character's voice.




* TeleportationMisfire: Clench's fate - a planet crosses the teleporter's transmission path, leaving Clench stranded.

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* TeleportationMisfire: Clench's fate - a planet crosses the teleporter's transmission path, leaving Clench stranded. The original version of the show had them find Clench at the very end, but he's left stuck in the tube when guests leave.
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Alien Encounter was a "theater-in-the-round" attraction in the Tomorrowland section of the Magic Kingdom themepark at Walt Disney World Resort. It was a darkly humorous science-fiction experience that used binaural sound to achieve many of its effects.

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Alien Encounter (full title: The [=ExtraTERRORestrial=] Alien Encounter) was a "theater-in-the-round" attraction in the Tomorrowland section of the Magic Kingdom themepark at Walt Disney World Resort. It was a darkly humorous science-fiction experience that used binaural sound to achieve many of its effects.
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* TexhnoBabble: One of XS's fields is "cryo-cybernetics" which would be ice robots...

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* TexhnoBabble: TechnoBabble: One of XS's fields is "cryo-cybernetics" which would be ice robots...
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* TexhnoBabble: One of XS's fields is "cryo-cybernetics" which would be ice robots...

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* GreenSkinnedSpaceBabe: The female host in the preshow counts, played by Tyra Banks no less.



* GreenSkinnedSpaceBabe: The female host in the preshow counts, played by Tyra Banks no less.
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* GreenSkinnedSpaceBabe: The female host in the preshow counts, played by Tyra Banks no less.
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* OnlySaneMan: Dr Femus is the sole voice of reason in the show, first warning against rushing the teleportation demonstration, then successfully protecting the audience and killing the alien.
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* CorruptCorporateExecutive Chairman Clench. Spinlok is a cowardly middle-management version too.
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* UnnecessarilyCreepyRobot Next time, if you're trying to sell a new product to customers, use a robot that isn't so downright evil.

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* UnnecessarilyCreepyRobot Next time, if you're trying to sell a new product to customers, use a robot that isn't so downright evil.evil.
* TeleportationMisfire: Clench's fate - a planet crosses the teleporter's transmission path, leaving Clench stranded.
* WeaponisedTeleportation: Dr Femus overclocks the teleporter's power to explode the alien.
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* OneToMillionToOne: How the teleporting works, unfortunately it's far from painless.
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-->'''Chairman Clench:''' I know some critics have implied that we are interested in the Earth soley for commercial reason, for profit. but I believe we have an important obligation to help less fortunate planets upgrade their technology, profit is simply a biproduct we've learned to live with. \\

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-->'''Chairman Clench:''' I know some critics have implied that we are interested in the Earth soley for commercial reason, for profit. but I believe we have an important obligation to help less fortunate planets upgrade their technology, profit is simply a biproduct we've learned to live with. \\\\
* UnnecessarilyCreepyRobot Next time, if you're trying to sell a new product to customers, use a robot that isn't so downright evil.
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At Tomorrowland's Interplanetary Convention Centre, Pangalactic Mega Corporation XS Tech invites you to a demonstration of their new teleportation technology, however a carnivorous alien is mistakenly beamed into the auditorium and terrorises the audience.


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At Tomorrowland's Interplanetary Convention Centre, Pangalactic Mega Corporation shady MegaCorp XS Tech invites you to a demonstration of their new teleportation technology, however a carnivorous alien is mistakenly beamed into the auditorium and terrorises the audience.

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* DarkerAndEdgier: Alien Encounter'' was far more adult-oriented than the other attractions in the park, being about a blood-thirsty alien getting unleashed among an audience of guests, with the attraction even giving the illusion of it ''licking you''.

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* DarkerAndEdgier: Alien Encounter'' Encounter was far more adult-oriented than the other attractions in the park, being about a blood-thirsty alien getting unleashed among an audience of guests, with the attraction even giving the illusion of it ''licking you''.
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* CaptainErsatz: The alien was one for, well, the Xenomorph from ''Franchise/{{Alien}}''. Apparently, it was [[WhatCouldHaveBeen originally planned to be a Xenomorph]].

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* CaptainErsatz: The alien was one for, well, the Xenomorph from ''Franchise/{{Alien}}''. Apparently, it was [[WhatCouldHaveBeen originally planned to be a Xenomorph]].Xenomorph]] from ''Franchise/{{Alien}}''.



-->'''Chairman Clench:''' I know some critics have implied that we are interested in the Earth soley for commercial reason, for profit. but I believe we have an important obligation to help less fortunate planets upgrade their technology, profit is simply a biproduct we've learned to live with. \\

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-->'''Chairman Clench:''' I know some critics have implied that we are interested in the Earth soley for commercial reason, for profit. but I believe we have an important obligation to help less fortunate planets upgrade their technology, profit is simply a biproduct we've learned to live with. \\
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* MegaCorp XS Tech are an ubiquitous interplanetary tech company

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* MegaCorp XS Tech are an ubiquitous a sinister interplanetary tech company
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!!''Alien Encounter'' provides examples of the following tropes:

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!!''Alien Encounter'' provides examples of the following tropes:tropes:

* ButtMonkey: Skippy, the cute and fuzzy little alien gets painfully teleported from one tube to another, getting fried in the process, before having the entire procedure reversed. Double ouch.
* CaptainErsatz: The alien was one for, well, the Xenomorph from ''Franchise/{{Alien}}''. Apparently, it was [[WhatCouldHaveBeen originally planned to be a Xenomorph]].
* DarkerAndEdgier: Alien Encounter'' was far more adult-oriented than the other attractions in the park, being about a blood-thirsty alien getting unleashed among an audience of guests, with the attraction even giving the illusion of it ''licking you''.
* MegaCorp XS Tech are an ubiquitous interplanetary tech company
-->'''Chairman Clench:''' I know some critics have implied that we are interested in the Earth soley for commercial reason, for profit. but I believe we have an important obligation to help less fortunate planets upgrade their technology, profit is simply a biproduct we've learned to live with. \\
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->''"My dear friends, you've just witnessed a small sample of the awesome power of XS teleportation. But wait! There's much more. Imagine if the trip were not merely the width of this room but the breadth of a galaxy, the span of a universe. Well imagine no more. Because soon one of you will be taking that trip. One of you will seize the future with XS! Bon Voyage!. "''
-->--S.I.R.

Alien Encounter was a "theater-in-the-round" attraction in the Tomorrowland section of the Magic Kingdom themepark at Walt Disney World Resort. It was a darkly humorous science-fiction experience that used binaural sound to achieve many of its effects.

At Tomorrowland's Interplanetary Convention Centre, Pangalactic Mega Corporation XS Tech invites you to a demonstration of their new teleportation technology, however a carnivorous alien is mistakenly beamed into the auditorium and terrorises the audience.


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