History Ride / MenInBlackAlienAttack

* WallOfWeapons: The queue passes through the "Weapons Room", which has a whole wall of any kind of MIB weapon you could imagine.

* ToiletHumor: Before getting blown up, the big bug lets out a particularly loud belch.
* TooDumbToLive: Most of the unarmed aliens in the ride don't make much of an effort to hide from the agency that is specifically aiming to kill them.
* WallOfWeapons: The queue passes through the "Weapons Room", which has a whole wall of any kind of MIB weapon you could imagine.

''Men in Black: Alien Attack'' is an interactive dark ride that is part of [[Ride/UniversalStudios Universal Studios Florida]]. The premise follows the story of the original ''Film/MenInBlack'' film, where the organization is looking for more recruits to add to its ranks. Both Creator/WillSmith and Rip Torn reprised their roles for the attraction, and Creator/StevenSpielberg served as a creative consultant.

Guests enter what at first appears to be a World's Fair exhibition called "The Universe & You", but in the middle of the presentation see that it's just a disguise for the MIB headquarters. The guests are then taken into the heart of the organization's operations, where they are filled on on the existence of aliens and told they will start their training to join MIB.

After viewing several instructional videos while waiting in line, the guests board vehicles that are equipped with interactive laser guns and get sent into training. Almost immediately, the training is interrupted when an alien invasion breaks out in New York City. The riders are forced into battle, where the goal is to blast away the aliens and earn as many points as possible. Along the way, they are pitted against an opposing vehicle and later on stumble upon a gigantic alien, which they are forced to press the emergency "red button" on the vehicle to deal with. At the end, depending on the average score of the riders in a vehicle, they are either accepted as MIB agents or not.

Development of the ride had begun immediately after the release of the original movie in 1997, when Universal saw the perfect ride potential in it. Early online insiders began spreading word of the attraction as soon as late 1998; and planning documents that were filed in 1999 describing the new attraction as an "alien-themed laser tag ride" had only further let the cat out of the bag. Universal officially announced the ride in October of 1999, a mere few months before it had its grand opening on April 14, 2000.

Built on a budget of $70 million [[note]]which by today's inflation would be somewhere near $110 million[[/note]], the attraction was at the time the biggest dark ride Universal had ever built, covering a space of 70,000 sq ft. It was also a record-breaker for Universal in terms of how many animatronics it contains: a whopping 127.

* AlienInvasion: This occurs in the ride, when an extra-terrestrial prison transport crashes into Earth, freeing the prisoners.

* AttackItsWeakPoint: The vehicles have a "fusion exhaust port" that you're supposed to hit when it's revealed that the vehicle next to you is actually filled with aliens disguised as humans.

* BigRedButton: Every ride vehicle has one, and it's to be used only in "emergency situations". [[note]]Pressing the button when prompted by the ride experience gives the player 100,000 points.[[/note]]

* ContrivedCoincidence: There's conveniently no citizens around when the aliens crash down in New York.

* FailureIsTheOnlyOption: No matter what ranking you get, J will still neuralize you. On the highest-ranked ending, it's uncertain whether your character actually get accepted into the MIB or not.
* ForbiddenChekhovsGun: As mentioned above, a red button appears in every ride car. Like in the film, you are told never to press it. However, by the end of the ride you face a giant alien that's immune to your weapons. Guess what you have to do?
** A cheesy instruction video seen while in line on the ride explains exactly WHY you don't press the button; it's a ''nuke'' capable of frying the more {{Kaiju}}-esque aliens.

* ImperialStormtrooperMarksmanshipAcademy: Despite there being a whole army of aliens throughout the NY streets, virtually none of them are able to successfully hit your vehicle.

* ISurrenderSuckers: One alien pleads to the riders, "Please! Don't shoot! Don't shoot!", only to reveal that you just walked right into an ambush and orders his cronies to open fire.

* LightGunGame: The ride itself is this.
* {{Masquerade}}: The pre-ride waiting area is themed after an exposition exhibit titled "The Universe and You", which promises to teach the visitors "the truth" about extraterrestrial life. After the ride, you enter into the final part of the exhibit, where a large sign proclaims: "Are we alone? Of course we are! The universe is yours... make it a happy one!"

** ''Bug Bait'': If you do absolutely abysmally, J will mock your performance before [[MemoryWipingCrew neuralizing]] you.
** ''Cosmically Average'': The most common ending for guests. You are told "Not bad, Slick... but not good enough" and get neuralized.

* NotBad: If you get the "Cosmically Average" ending, Agent K, before neuralizing the guests, will remark, "Not bad, slick. But not good enough."

*** Finally, there's a building with the name "Louie's Taxi Service", which references the ''Series/{{Taxi}}'' show and its character Louie.

* WhatTheHellHero: Do ''really'' poorly, and Agent Jay will sputter at your performance, suggesting that you get back in line to ''try it again'', or point to where the "''Men in Pink''" attraction is.

* StealthPun: If one shoots the alien disguised as Creator/StevenSpielberg, it will reveal that it has three heads, a joke on how Creator/{{DreamWorks}} has (or rather, had at one point) "three heads", with [[Creator/DreamWorksAnimation Jeffrey Katzenberg]] and [[Creator/DreamWorksRecords David Geffen]] serving as the other two.

Guests enter what at first appears to be a World's Fair exhibition called "The Universe & You", but in the middle of the presentation see that it's just a disguise for the MIB headquarters. The guests are then taken into an elevator, and into the heart of the organization's operations where they are filled on on the existence of aliens and told they will start their training to join MIB.

After viewing an instructional video called, "Doofus and Do-Right", guests are seated in vehicles that are equipped with interactive laser guns and get sent into training. Almost immediately, the training is interrupted when an alien invasion breaks out in New York City. The riders are forced into battle, where the goal is to blast away the aliens and earn as many points as possible. Along the way, they are pitted against an opposing vehicle and later on stumble upon a gigantic alien, which they are forced to press the emergency "red button" on the vehicle to deal with. At the end, depending on the average score of the riders in a vehicle, they are either accepted as MIB agents or not.

* AlienInvasion: This occurs in the ride, when an extra-terrestrial prison transport crashes into the city, freeing the prisoners.

* GoldenEnding: The ''Galaxy Defender'' ending, which can only be earned if the entire group of people in the vehicle have an average score of about 250,000 or above. In it, your group is 'actually recruited' to join the Men in Black.

* MeaningfulName: Doofus and Do-Right are exactly what their names would imply.

** ''Bug Bait'': If you do absolutely abysmally, J will mock your performance before [[MemoryWipe neuralizing]] you.

*** Another building is titled "Flaming Moe's", an obvious nod to ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons''
*** Finally, there's a building with the name "Louie's Taxi Service", which references the ''Series/{{Taxi}}'' show and its character "Louie".

* StatOVision: The vehicles go through a bio-scan, which reveal that the humans in the opposing vehicle are actually evil aliens.

* TooDumbToLive: Most of the unarmed aliens in the ride don't make much of an effort to hide themselves.

''Men in Black: Alien Attack'' is an interactive dark ride that is found at [[Ride/UniversalStudios Universal Studios Florida]]. The premise of the attraction follows the story of the original ''Film/MenInBlack'' film, where the organization is looking for more recruits to add to its ranks. Both Creator/WillSmith and Rip Torn reprised their roles for the attraction, and Creator/StevenSpielberg served as a creative consultant.

Guests first enter what at first appears to be a World's Fair pavilion called "The Universe & You", but in the middle of the presentation see that it's just meant to be a disguise for the MIB headquarters. The guests are then taken into an elevator, and into the heart of the organization's operations where they are brought up to date on information regarding extraterrestrial activity, as well as getting briefed on their training.

After viewing an instructional video on the training called, "Doofus and Do-Right", guests are seated in vehicles that are equipped with interactive laser guns and get sent into training. Not too long after it starts, the training is interrupted when an alien invasion breaks out in New York City. The riders are forced into battle, where the goal is to blast away the aliens and earn as many points as possible. Along the way, they are pitted against an opposing vehicle and later on stumble upon a gigantic alien, which they are forced to press the emergency "red button" on the vehicle to deal with. The ride's overall outcome as to whether or not the guests achieve the rank of an MIB agent all depends on how well they score.

The attraction received lavish praise upon its opening for its sheer inventiveness, with it receiving a "Thea Award for Outstanding Achievement" by the ''Themed Entertainment Association''. Although it is no longer being used in advertising, the attraction to this day is still viewed by many fans as being an EnsembleDarkhorse[[invoked]] of the park, with most agreeing that it was way ahead of its time.

* BigApplesauce: The invasion takes place in none other than NYC.
* BigRedButton: Every ride vehicle has one, and it's to be used only in "emergency situations". [[note]] Pressing the button when prompted by the ride experience gives the player 100,000 points.[[/note]]

* TheDitz: In the instructional video, Doofus is shown as being the one who can never do anything right and has to be guided by Do-Right

* FMinusMinus: If one vehicle gets the "Bug Bait" ranking, there's certain cases where J will use this as an insult.
-->'''Agent J''': Ya'll got an F, only because I can't give you a G. You in the back? You got an H.
* FailureIsTheOnlyOption: No matter what ranking you get, J will still not accept you into the MIB and neuralize you.

** See the note under "Big Red Button" for what it does for the player.

* GoldenEnding: The "''Galaxy Defender''" ending, which can only be earned if the entire group of people in the vehicle manages an average score of about 250,000 or so.

* {{Masquerade}}:
** One alien in particular attempts to disguise itself as Steven Spielberg.
** Another alien disguises itself as a baby in a carriage.

* MultipleEndings: Depending on how high or low your score is.
** ''Bug Bait'': If you do absolutely abysmally, J will mock your performance before neuralizing you.
** ''Cosmically Average'': The most common ending for guests. You are told that you zigged when you should have zagged before getting neuralized.
** ''Galaxy Defender'': J praises your performance and it's said that your suits will be ready "next Wednesday". However, you still end up getting neuralized anyway.

* RedAlert: The Immigration Room gets put into one when the destruction of the world is accidentally triggered (only for it to be stopped with just 5 seconds).

** ''Galaxy Defender'': J praises your performance and it's said that your suits will be ready "next Wendesday". However, you still end up getting neuralized anyway.

* EverythingsBetterWithSpinning: The ride vehicle will spin violently every time an alien hits it.

* [[RewatchBonus Reride Bonus]]: There's a lot of revisit value to the attraction not only because of the multiple endings, but also because of the ''many'' different combinations you can get with what J says to the two vehicles at the end.

Development of the ride had begun immediately after the release of the original movie in 1997, when Universal saw the perfect ride potential in it. Early online insiders began spreading word of the attraction as soon as late 1998; and planning documents that were filed in 1999 describing the new attraction as an "alien-themed laser tag ride" had only further let the cat out of the bag. Universal officially announced the ride in October of 1999, a mere few months before it had its grand opening on April 14th, 2000.

* RoleReprisal: Both Creator/WillSmith and Rip Torn reprised their respective roles for the attraction.