Line #32 Ride/EllensEnergyAdventure


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2	[[caption-width-right:350: Alex Trebek, "Stupid Judy", Albert Einstein, and "Just Ellen".]]
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4	->''"This...is...''Jeopardy!'' Now, here are today's contestants: Dr. Judy Peterson, Dr. Albert Einstein, and finally... just Ellen."''
5	-->--''Jeopardy!'' announcer '''Johnny Gilbert'''
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7	''Ellen's Energy Adventure'' (initially titled ''Ellen's Energy Crisis'', but it was quickly changed after its debut) was a humorous look at the past, present and future of energy, featuring Creator/EllenDeGeneres, Series/BillNyeTheScienceGuy, Creator/JamieLeeCurtis, Alex Trebek and Michael Richards. Located at Ride/WaltDisneyWorld's [[Ride/DisneyThemeParks Epcot]], it replaced the original ''Universe of Energy'' attraction back in September 1996.
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9	In the pre-show, guests saw Ellen dreaming that she's on ''Series/{{Jeopardy}}'', competing against her snooty college rival Dr. Judy Peterson (Jamie Lee Curtis) and UsefulNotes/AlbertEinstein. All the categories are about energy, which Ellen is clueless about, so her neighbor, Bill Nye The Science Guy shows up to help.
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11	After boarding a novel "moving-theater car" guests would travel back to the origin of fossil fuels, through a dinosaur-filled primeval diorama. Leaving the diorama, the vehicles entered a second theatre where they reassembled back into their original theatre seating formation. After listening to a brief prehistoric broadcast from KNRG News Radio, guests viewed a twelve minute live-action film in which Ellen and Bill Nye took an in-depth look at various current and future energy resources. Actor Michael Richards also made a brief cameo as a caveman.
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13	Finally, Ellen returned to ''Jeopardy!'' as an energy expert (or at least expert-ish) to take on "Stupid Judy".
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15	The attraction operated for [[LongRunners almost 21 years]] (longer than the original ''Universe of Energy'' attraction) before closing on August 13, 2017, to make way for ''Ride/GuardiansOfTheGalaxyCosmicRewind'', a new E-ticket attraction based on the Creator/MarvelComics characters (and [[Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy2014 film]]) [[ComicBook/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy of the same name]]. The first attraction based on a Marvel property in Walt Disney World, [[note]]per Marvel's original licensing deal with Ride/UniversalStudios Orlando that predates Disney's acquisition of the company in 2009, limiting what Disney can do with Marvel in Florida[[/note]] it debuted on May 27, 2022.
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17	Meanwhile, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tdE0f2tE9k0 Ellen wants her robot back.]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5MDmzuXI6o Be careful what you wish for...]] [[note]]It's not the real animatronic however.[[/note]]
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20	!!''Ellen's Energy Adventure'' provides examples of the following tropes:
21	* AllJustADream: Inverted; in fact, we see Ellen taking a nap while watching Judy in Jeopardy, and we never see her wake up after the ride.
22	* BreakingTheFourthWall: Ellen talks to the audience throughout the show, even commenting on one person's hair.
23	* ButtMonkey:
24	** Ellen is this, even in her dreams. She gets rained on, chased by dinosaurs, and has to go down with Bill to see sharks after viewing an oil rig.
25	** UsefulNotes/AlbertEinstein, the only other Jeopardy contestant, gets no points during either round and is eliminated before the final Jeopardy. [[PetTheDog There is coffee for him in the back, however.]]
26	* CallBack: During the Theater II to Theater I finale transition, ''Jeopardy!'' announcer Johnny Gilbert makes [[WaxingLyrical a reference to one of the songs]] from the ride's predecessor.
27	-->'''Johnny Gilbert''': Some contestants on ''Jeopardy!'' will receive a year's supply of energy. [[ShoutOut Energy, You Make the World Go 'Round]].
28	* TheCameo: ''Series/{{Seinfeld}}''[='=]s Michael Richards appears as the caveman who discovers fire.
29	* CasualTimeTravel: In Ellen's dream, Bill Nye can travel from The Big Bang, to the Cretaceous period, all the way to the present, without so much as breaking a sweat.
30	* CueTheRain: When being asked about how dams work, the answer pours down on Ellen in a very isolated way but keeps Bill dry.
31	* InSeriesNickname: Ellen had the best nickname for her smarty-pants know-it-all roommate: Stupid Judy. Coincidentally, Judy called her Stupid Ellen.
32	* JeopardyThinkingMusic: Natch, considering the game show theming of the attraction.
33	* {{Jerkass}}: Judy is a nasty piece of work, well at least the version of her in Ellen's dream:
34	-->'''Judy''': Ellen, you do know that the more expensive the question, the '''harder''' it is.
35	* JerkassHasAPoint: With that said, Judy is right to be suspicious that Ellen suddenly gained enough knowledge about Jeopardy to tie with her in the second round.
36	* LampshadeHanging: When Bill Nye manages to just enter Ellen's apartment no problem, Narrator!Ellen leans into frame:
37	-->'''Narrator!Ellen''': [[SarcasmMode And of course no one locks their doors in New York.]]
38	* LockedOutOfTheLoop: [[AvertedTrope Averted.]] After talking about the cast member, Ellen gives a rapid recap of the pre-show for those who came in late.
39	* LookBehindYou: Ellen uses this tactic to escape a T-Rex! Then jokingly to the audience at the end:
40	-->'''Ellen''': LOOK OUT FOR THE DINOSAUR! Ha ha ha, kidding. I'm a kidder.
41	* NoFourthWall: Ellen talks to the audience in both narrator and dream form, [[BornInTheTheater and is aware of the cast member giving the safety spiel.]]
42	* PaintingTheMedium: In the second film, Ellen pushes the boundary of the film to super-widescreen to be more dramatic.
43	-->'''Ellen''': From now on we're dreaming in widescreen. Wider, wider! I sound like a dentist don't I?
44	* RealisticDictionIsUnrealistic: Averted with Ellen. She, as always, rambles, cuts her sentences off halfway through and talks in a normal sounding train-of-thought way.
45	* ReCut: A lot of the footage from the original attraction was repurposed for this version.
46	* ShoutOut:
47	** The scene of the ''Stegosaurus'' fighting an ''Allosaurus'' is clearly a reference to the battle between the ''Stegosaurus'' and the ''Tyrannosaurus rex'' in ''WesternAnimation/{{Fantasia}}''; even the poses are similar.
48	** When looking at the oil pump jacks, Ellen mentions the Series/TheBeverlyHillbillies by name.
49	* ShutUpHannibal: After she loses to Ellen in Jeopardy, Judy gets one from Alex freaking Trebek:
50	-->'''Judy''': How could she possibly have learned so much during the commercial break? She's obviously cheating!\
51	'''Alex Trebek''': Zip it, Judy.
52	* TalkingToThemself: Ellen even interacts with herself in the story she's narrating.
53	-->'''Narrator!Ellen''': Hey, hey, you! How 'bout sharing some of those chips?\
54	'''Dream!Ellen''': No, you're on a diet!.
55	* ThreateningShark: Just what every bad dream needs.
56	* ToughRoom: Bill Nye's too wrapped up in teaching Ellen to laugh at her jokes:
57	-->'''Bill Nye''': Out of this nothingness, many scientists believe the universe was born.\
58	'''Dream Ellen''': Must've been a big delivery room, huh?\
59	'''Bill Nye:''' Uh, yeah.
60	* YearInsideHourOutside: The time it takes for Bill to show Ellen the beginning of time and the universe is enough to last the ''Jeopardy'' commercial break. [[LampshadeHanging Though a crew member asks Ellen where she's been.]]

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