R.I.P. Stitch: Plus a Look Back at Other Closed Disney Attractions
It’s hard to imagine an attraction with our favorite fluffy blue alien (or is it a dog?) that people wouldn’t love. Everyone loves Stitch!
Apparently, there’s not a lot of love for Stitch’s evil side, which is a shame.
In November 2004, the Magic Kingdom opened Stitch’s Great Escape in Tomorrowland replacing the terrifying Alien Encounter (wow, Disney, what were you thinking on this one).
In the attraction, guests were one of the aliens in the Galactic Federation while Stitch was on trial. Stitch was in the center of the room and a lot larger than we had pictured before, but still cute and fluffy,
Just like the move, Stitch was a naughty little boy and broke out of his cuffs and tube. If you were sitting in an unfortunate seat, he might spit on your first.
During the breakout the room would go completely black and you would hear him running around the room, and even jump on your shoulders! Followed by him… burping chili cheese fries in your face. Didn’t care too much for that part.
The ride was so fun! I think Imagineers got messed up and closed the ride in January 2018. Okay, they meant to close the ride, but seriously, how is something like the Tomorrowland Speedway still there but Stitch’s Great Escape didn’t make the cut???
You can’t even use that it was “scary” against it because if you have ever seen It’s Tough To Be A Bug in Animal Kingdom, you know that the show doesn’t ever make it through without tons of kids screaming and crying!
Even more confusion is all the hate from fans about Stitch. You’ll hurt the precious little angel! Stitch’s Great Escape has been named the ultimate worst Disney attraction through Disney fan clubs and Facebook pages, so we feel the need to stand up for the little guy.
*Sigh* R.I.P. Stitch’s Great Escape 2004 – 2018
Let’s have a moment of silence for some of the other Walt Disney World closed attractions through the last 50 years:
- Captain EO 1986-1998, 2010-2015
- Body Wars 1989-2007
- Delta Dreamflight 1989-1998
- The Great Movie Ride 1989-2017
- Horizons 1983-1994, 1995-1999
- Ellen’s Energy Adventure 1996-2017
- Honey, I Shrunk the Audience 1994-2010
- Maelstrom 1988-2014
- ExtraTERRORestrial Alien Encounter 1995-2003
- Studio Backlot Tour 1989-2014
- 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea: Submarine Voyage 1971-1994
- World of Motion 1982-1996
- **THE LATEST RIDE TO CLOSE** Primeval Whirl (https://mickeyblog.com/?s=primeval+whirl) 2002-2021
What Disney World attraction do you miss? Let us know in the comments!
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