Men In Black The Ride Vs. Buzz Lightyear Laser Blast POV - Universal Studios & Disneyland Resort

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Men in Black: Alien Attack is an interactive dark ride located at Universal Studios Florida in Orlando, Florida. As the name suggests, the ride is themed to the 1997 film, Men in Black (MIB). The ride opened in 2000 after a three-year development process. The ride has generally been well received, winning an Outstanding Achievement award from the Themed Entertainment Association.\r
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Riders enter a MIB training facility disguised as a pavilion at the 1964 New York Worlds 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.\r
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The Buzz Lightyear attractions (a.k.a. Buzz Lightyears Space Ranger Spin, Buzz Lightyears AstroBlasters, or Buzz Lightyear Laser Blast, depending on the park) are a series of Tomorrowland shooting dark rides based on the Disney/Pixar film Toy Story 2 at Disney Parks around the world. Although each ride may have a different name (as seen on the infobox to the right), all share the same plot and major characters. As each form of the attraction appeared, new technology has allowed the guest to better interact with the ride and even connect with personal computer users.\r
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The attractions use a third-generation Omnimover system, and are combination of a shooting gallery and a dark ride. The first ride featured laser guns that were not movable, but later versions featured the guns that are held in a holster and movable with the exception of a cord to keep them in the vehicle after the ride has ended. In 2005, the Walt Disney Company premiered a home version of the ride in the form of an internet video game that allows users to connect with guests at the parks. The scores of each guest from the dark ride are tallied with the internet gamer and increase the points won. There is also an attraction at Walt Disney World Resorts DisneyQuest with the name Buzz Lightyears Astroblasters, where players ride and control cars while shooting balls at each other. Buzz Lightyears Space Ranger Spin was named the 2004 Disney Magazine Readers Choice Award winner for Best Magic Kingdom Park Attraction for Young Kids.

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