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    MEN IN BLACK Alien Attack

    3.9 (147 reviews)

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    The Universe is Mine
    Anton F.

    Located at the Universal Studios Resort, Men in Black Alien Attack takes you on a journey through New York as a Trainee ridding the city of out of space monsters. On a track in a cart of 4 each, you are equipped with a ray gun racking up points as you eliminate aliens. Slow pace but lots of twist. Fun for the whole family.

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    Annie N.

    Men in Black is located at Universal Orlando Resort on the Universal Studios side. This attraction is near and dear to my heart, my husband and I worked here and met here so we will always love this attraction. However, this is a really fun ride! You will need a park ticket in order to experience it. If you want to go through the express line, which will give you a shorter wait, you will need to purchase that express pass, for an additional charge. But honestly, this attraction has the lowest waits in the AM and closer to the afternoon/park closing time. For the ride itself, you will also have to put your bags in a locker. This is a requirement, and they will not allow you to ride with any type of bag on you, even fanny packs. The lockers are also free while you ride, so why not! Make sure to keep your park ticket with you, this is how you reserve your bag. Once you get in line, you are first going to go through the Universe and You. It is a quick preshow and then the fun starts. Not to spoil too much, but obviously you are there to become a men in black agent. The que line is very fun and there are lots of great photo ops and a lot to see. The actual ride is a 6 person, 2 row, vehicle that moves on a flat track and will spin at times. It is also a shooting game. You are in training to become an agent, and you are going to get your score. We always become very competitive so make sure you do your best. There are 2 tracks which essentially you are competing as a car against the car across from you. But there is also a car winner as well. The best thing to remember, is aliens can be anywhere, they can look like anything, so if you see eyes, shoot it. The best way to get points is to shoot the heads, eyes and shoulders. As you approach the end, make sure to listen and push that red button when told. It gives you 100,000 extra bonus points! Overall, this is a fun and fantastic ride. We absolutely love it. For someone who gets sick on rides as well, this one is not terrible. There are a few occasions where the spinning at the end is just too much, and I get a little nauseous but overall, I will go every single time. I just love it!

    Austin B.

    Honestly it is one of my favorite rides in any theme park whatsoever because I grew up riding it every single time I got the chance to. Yes it is dated and a little confusing at times but overall a truly exceptional ride that everyone needs to try at least once at universal! The entire pre-ride area is amazing with really nice animatronic aliens that are looking over files as you wait to board the ride. If you look close enough there are some Easter eggs to other rides and characters around the park here. The ride itself is a shooting ride that you need to blast aliens that are taking over New York while you are spinning and twirling in your ride. Different aliens in different areas the ride give you different points, some being only a couple hundred to others being a couple thousand! It is a lot of fun to work as a team to try to get the most points because you are battling out against another car filled with people opposite of you. I love this ride because it is very detailed and every single time I have gone on it I find a new alien or something else to get points with! It is a very detailed ride and yes it could use a little refurbishment but honestly there is no other ride I would rather have when it comes to a shooting ride because this one is so different for what you get to do!

    Alexis B.

    Wow, this ride feels very dated now. When my family and I rode it last month, it had been the first time I'd ridden it in maybe 20 years. And you feel its age. We rode a few of the classics (ET, Mummy, MIB, etc.), and this is one that I would definitely tell people they can skip. It also might be a good ride to retire. It's sort of a track ride where you shoot aliens with a gun. I'm not sure the guns work or if the points are just random (I did so much better than my family that I found it suspicious). It felt really dated and silly and boring. Definitely not one of the highlights of our visit to Universal. I wouldn't recommend waiting (there wasn't a wait when we visited) if the wait is long.

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    Amanda L.

    LOVE this ride - it's so much fun! It's one of the laser shooting kind of rides so you get points if you shoot at the monsters and get to compete with your friends who are riding in the same car and just generally anyone you want to compete against as long as you remember your score! The ride will spin you around to point you towards different aliens and it's just a super fun and interactive kind of ride that I would love to ride again and again! The line is fun and makes you feel like you're in the Men in Black HQ place from the movies, which is super cool, and I'm not even really a Men in Black fan! I saw the first movie and barely remember it, and that's about it. So even as a casual viewer, this ride was a great time! It's also just across the bridge from Diagon Alley too, so was our first stop after leaving Diagon Alley! Love it!!!

    Molly M.

    This ride is such a classic. The animatronics in line still are great and there is so much detail put into the entire building. Will you score enough points to join or will your memory get wiped to return to non believer status? Sit in a cart that fits several people and blast aliens on the loose. It's great for all ages. Hold down the trigger as ammo is endless and you'll still get points (although accuracy score may suck). The line and decor are almost as much fun as the ride itself.

    Monique W.

    MEN IN BLACK Alien Attack is a ride at Universal Studios Orlando Resort focused on the movie franchise for Men In Black. There is a minimum height requirement of 42'' to be able to ride MEN IN BLACK ALIEN ATTACK. The ride is right passed the Simpsons area and next to the Fear Factor show. There is a locker space available to put in any of your loose items or bags. Universal Express Pass is accepted on this ride, though the wait queue is relatively short. When visiting Orlando Florida during the holidays, the wait time varied from 15 minutes to 40 minutes. The ride is a slow moving, dark themed, ride on a rail where you shoot at monsters from the MEN IN BLACK movies. The ride states that you're located in New York and aliens have showed up. It's up to you, the rider, as a agent in training, to save the city! As you shoot the monsters, you'll gain points. Towards the end of the ride, you'll get ranked into 3 different categories. The ride does have spins and certain movements that could get you dizzy or motion sick if you're not good with spinning. Overall, its a fun ride and if you're a fan of the franchise, you should totally check it out. It also has one of the best stores at Universal Studios and Islands of Adventure, as there is a section dedicated to anime with clothing from Dragon Ball Z, My Hero Academia, and Demon Slayer.

    Raegan L.

    The older I get, I only continue to love this ride more and more. Going in and shooting some aliens and kicking their butt just has a high level of satisfaction that not many rides can offer. Seriously, I love this ride so much! But also keep in mind there can be a couple times where you spin around in your car pretty aggressively, so I guess this is just a possible motion sickness warning, though that could be said for almost every ride. And my last suggestion when you go on this ride, since I like to think I'm pretty darn good at getting high scores, is to reallyyyyy listen to what the narrating voice is telling you while you go to battle- it could be the difference between winning or being cosmically average!

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    May A.

    Universal Studios (Florida) WORLD EXPO pavilion Our first ride inside the park. Using our Express Passes we queued up in a separate line where we didn't have to ride the elevator but instead walked up a long hallway where it eventually connected with the non-Express Pass riders. Prior to getting in line for this attraction we had to stow our personal belongings and loose articles in the free lockers located nearby the ride's entrance. This ride reminded me of Toy Story Midway Mania at Disney California Adventure Park. We came in as the newest MIB recruits and our mission was to shoot as many aliens as we can with our zappers, they pop up as we went through this dark ride that takes place in New York City, oh, and watch out because some of those damned aliens blast back. I found out towards the end that the trick was to shoot them in their eyes or shoulders (vulnerable areas). I think also at one part of the ride we had a shootout with another vehicle after passing through some type of scanner, their car had full of aliens! Agh! crazy! The shooting part was fun but I didn't do too well when our sophisticated cruiser did some abrupt turns or sometimes a full 360-degree spins. Yikes! dizzy! Alas, at the end I didn't have what it took to be an MIB recruit. I failed as a Will Smith wannabe so I surrendered my black shades in shame :( Review #1574

    Jeremy J.

    The men in black alien attack is a very fun family adventure ride that features the aliens and characters from the movie franchise men in black. Are you in a group of your friends and family get into a little car looking dune buggy thing can you go around and try to shoot all the aliens and see who gets the highest score. It's a lot of fun that my family and I enjoy

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    Winny L.

    MIB Alien Attach is one of the fun rides @ Universal Orlando...get your team and get ready to shoot aliens and try to beat your opponents... you do get a rank at the end. Before you enter, you need to store all bags in the lockers and loose items which you need to scan your park pass to get. Free for the first hour or so depending on the wait time in the queue going in. Don't lose your park pass as you need that to scan and open up your locker. As you go through the entrance, you will see all familiar items from the MIB movies...look but don't touch...all the way til you make your way to the ride itself. Each seat has a laser...put on your seatbelts and get ready and start shooting aliens, not innocent bystanders. Ready to test your skills? When you see your opponent as an alien, shoot the target on the top of their vehicle, it will cause them to spin round and round. At the end of your ride, your total score will appear in front of you and you will see on the big board, which team won along with your ranking. Good luck MIB!

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    Scott A.

    This has obviously aged from its prime. It is also not as relevant as it used to be in terms of theme. But, it was still fun for the family. If you're familiar with Buzz Lightyear's ride at Disney, this is basically the same. You ride around on a rail and shoot lights at monsters. That theme at Disney is better, imo, but the spins and movement was more fun for older kids here.

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    Omgggg. I love this ride!!! So much fun. A must do attraction. We always ride this ride when we visit universal! Highly recommended.

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    Another "go big or go home" Orlando destination spot for tourists, complete with its own eye (The…read moreWheel). The entertainment complex has a variety of restaurants ranging in price , including my beloved Shake Shack. There are shops, an aquarium, was museum, arcades, live music, illusion museum, and several other places on the twenty acre complex I'm not sure about parking other than knowing it's free. I usually walk over from my hotel when in town for conferences. It's something to do in evening after sitting all day listening to speakers.

    The Jacksonville Fun, Eats & Drinks crew recently took a midweek day off for a day trip to Orlando…read more Did we go to the house of Mouse? Nope. We wanted to so something a little different so I poked around online and ended up buying a combo deal for attractions in ICON Park which is in the center of I-Drive. You can find it on Google Maps by clicking HERE. The bundle I bought us had admission for The Orlando Eye which is the huge observation wheel, Madame Tussauds Wax Museum and the Sea Life Aquarium. There's a huge parking garage which is $20 for the first 3 floors but free for the 4th floor and up, so of course, we parked on the 4th floor. There's a ton of food options between walk up and sit down joints. We picked a Mexican joint called Uncle Julio's. It was good for the price and location. Nothing super special but again, good for the price. Our day hit a bump in the road when we walked over to the attractions entrance. A guy named Malcom met us, I showed him my email receipt and he immediately said "oh, the Eye (the observation wheel) is down today". At first, he said they'd have to refund the 3 attraction combo ticket I bought, then I'd have to go online and re-buy a 2 attraction ticket. I didn't get upset or anything. I just calmly said "wait. Y'all can't help me with that right here?" and he said "give me a minute, let me see what I can figure out". To his credit, he really did have to jump through some hoops. The system was trying to force "surge pricing" on the transaction because of how busy they were and he was just trying to take care of a customer. I feel bad for a lot of customer service workers these days because their hands are so tied by some of these point of sale systems. He kept at it though and found a way to get the price down to what I would've paid if I'd just bought the 2 attractions a few weeks ago instead of 3. So again, huge shout out to Malcom for going the extra mile and overcoming a system he shouldn't have had to. We ended up having a fantastic day around Icon Park and I will share a separate post about how much fun we had with a test run at Ripley's Crazy Golf. I just really thought the customer service we received from Malcom was worth a post of it's own. A version of this review originally appeared in the Jacksonville Fun, Eats & Drinks Facebook group.

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    4.8(276 reviews)
    0.4 miDr. Phillips, Horizons West / West Orlando

    Hearing about it or seeing pictures is one thing, but being there in the middle of the buildings…read moreand shops is spectacular. This is a section you can spend only a little of your time in or it might be where you spend the bulk of your time. That likely depends on how many of the shops and restaurants you want to visit in the area. You may also be fans of the magical wands and making things move in the windows. I really enjoyed seeing the pages of the book come alive as well as several visitors, dressed in robes and other Harry Potter themed clothing. This is a fantastic spot for picture taking as well. It does get quite crowded in certain areas so hold onto your patience and enjoy the experience.

    This is in the London section of Universal Studios Florida. When you're coming out of the King's…read moreCross Station you can see the triple-decker purple night bus, and Stan and the shrunken head are there - turn around. The unremarkable brick wall where it looks almost like you're heading to the loo is where you'll want to enter (we walked right by it the first time). It's all wet on the grounds here... turns out that's key to something later. Yes, it's wider and bigger than the one in the movie, part of that for safety reasons, I'm sure. Diagon Alley has a loop around (particularly if you're getting in the early line for Escape from Gringotts) that loops you around and there are stores from the movies and books - colorful shops are selling wizarding souvenirs and toys, and the Gringotts bank at the end of one street with a full-sized dragon that breathes fire about every 10min (look for sounds that spell it starting to grumble and burst into flames) from the roof of Gringotts. That's probably why the area is wet - to keep flame from causing issues. Second gen wands in kid's and adult hands summon things from the windows and fountains, Leaky Cauldron eats, butter beer (frozen is better!), and the Weasley Wheezes shop and Honeydukes were both here and packed. Only one ride here - Escape from Gringotts (I don't count the train next door, I suppose from King's Cross to IoA), and there's a nice touch with the small alleyway beside Leaky Cauldron that leads you to Knockturn Alley with a mermaid skeleton, giant skulls and random movie paraphernalia and swag you can buy like t-shirts and skulls. Florean Fortescue's Ice Cream Parlour has excellent ice cream - probably the best in all of the park. Definitely a beautiful and true-to-the-movies representation (on an amusement park scale). Too bad only one ride here but there are multiple opportunities to immerse into the world with food, treats, shopping, the Knight bus, Olivanders, the money exchange, dragon, ice cream, Leaky Cauldron, and more treats.

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    Diagon Alley - Inside Leaky Cauldron at Universal Studios Florida. *The* Leaky Cauldron (I think).

    Inside Leaky Cauldron at Universal Studios Florida. *The* Leaky Cauldron (I think).

    Diagon Alley - 11.21.22 The Knight Bus where troubled wizards slept, ate, and traveled by in order to find their way

    11.21.22 The Knight Bus where troubled wizards slept, ate, and traveled by in order to find their way

    Diagon Alley

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    Super Nintendo World

    Super Nintendo World

    4.6(35 reviews)
    3.0 miInternational Drive / I-Drive

    Colorful, full of life and BUSY! This location is a Nintendo fan's dream, but be aware that…read moreeveryone wants to visit. There are interactive areas, 3 rides, 1 hidden attraction, lots of food and character experiences and tons of photo-ops. Shoutout to the amazing Team Members with the characters, they have some serious crowd control jobs and offer great moments with Mario, Luigi, Peach and Yoshi. I do miss Donkey Kong and TOAD and I hope they return soon.

    We definitely felt dropped into a Mario Bros / Super Nintendo game or movie. The space, while…read moresmall, is colorful and contain the elements you'd expect to see - Yoshi, boxes to hit for sounds and points, mushrooms, Bowser, etc. Even the gift shops are fun with their apparel and character accessories. (Did a Yoshi hat come home with us? Yes, yes it did.) This space will not be appreciated by everyone - not because we don't love Mario Bros but because it is small and full of people in every corner. It offers a few attractions and it is a huge commitment to stand in line for a short thrill. We did ride Bowser's ride. It allowed for single riders. It delays regularly though - in our case a cart had to be removed and replaced on the track. It involves a lot of technology the way the game is designed. Our family of 4 did not understand the game at all and how we even gathered points. Thankfully we didn't stand in line as long and wouldn't recommend anyone else does. Sadly the other rides were not part of our day due to the lengthy wait times and in the case of Donkey Kong, so backed up that the single rider line was closed. We witnessed a lot of happy kids running around and tapping question marked boxes. Even for my older teen / adult children they stood in the space and smiled while they took it in. It was the first place they wanted to see upon our arrival.

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    Super Nintendo World - Portal at night

    Portal at night

    Super Nintendo World
    Super Nintendo World - Super Nintendo World photo ops at Universal Epic Universe

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    Super Nintendo World photo ops at Universal Epic Universe

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