Men in Black: Alien Attack
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Men in Black: Alien Attack is an attraction in Florida, at a modelled elevation of 31 m. Sugarloaf Mountain stands 94 m to the northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is The Simpsons Ride, a attraction 0.1 miles away. GREEN MOUNTAIN BYWAY passes 9.2 miles off. 10 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Men in Black: Alien Attack is a shooting interactive dark ride located at Universal Studios Florida in Orlando, Florida, based on the film, Men in Black, itself based on the original comic book of the same name created by Lowell Cunningham. The ride opened on April 14, 2000. The ride has generally been well received, winning an Outstanding Achievement award from the Themed Entertainment Association. Riders enter a MIB training facility disguised as a pavilion at the 1964 New York World's 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.
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How to reach it
- 9.2 mi off the GREEN MOUNTAIN BYWAY
- 25.6 mi off the RIV OF LKS HRTG CORR, National
- 27.5 mi off the THE RIDGE HWY
Overlooks nearby
- Green Mountain Overlook · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- The Simpsons Ride: 0.1 mi
- Kang & Kodos' Twirl 'n' Hurl: 0.1 mi
- Knight Bus: 0.1 mi
- Ollivander's Wand Shop: 0.2 mi
- Harry Potter and the Escape from Gringotts: 0.2 mi
- Central Park: 0.2 mi
- Gramercy Park: 0.3 mi
- Cypress Fairway Tennis Court: 1.0 mi
- Cypress Fairway Park: 1.0 mi
- Cypress Fairway Park: 1.0 mi
- Hogwarts Express Photo Op: 0.6 mi
- Jeep Wrangler Photo Op: 0.7 mi
- Ford Explorer Photo Op: 0.8 mi
- Helios: 2.9 mi
- Luna: 3.1 mi
- Egret Isle Sanctuary: 4.5 mi
- Rosemont Preserve: 8.4 mi
- Hamilton's Reserve: 11.5 mi
- Florida Mitigation Bank: 12.1 mi
- Oak Street Extension Preserve: 13.5 mi
- Universal Globe: 0.4 mi
- Piece of Berlin Wall: 0.5 mi
- Air Force Memorial: 7.4 mi
- Battle of the Bulge Memorial: 7.4 mi
- Earth Day: 7.4 mi
- Orlando Metropolitan Museum of Art: 2.5 mi
- WonderWorks Family Attractions: 3.3 mi
- Chocolate Kingdom - Factory Adventure Tour: 4.0 mi
- Chocolate Museum & Cafe: 6.0 mi
- Well's Built Museum of African American History & Culture: 6.4 mi
- Tenser's Tortoise Trail: 4.9 mi
- Nehrling Gardens: 4.9 mi
- Stingray Sanctuary: 5.0 mi
- Community Garden: 7.4 mi
- Lake Davis Greenwood Community Garden: 7.4 mi
- Apopka Spring: 14.2 mi
- Sanlando Springs: 15.0 mi
- Palm Spring: 15.2 mi
- Ginger Ale Spring: 15.3 mi
- Starbuck Spring: 15.6 mi
- Big Thunder Mountain: 8.2 mi
- Mount Mayday: 8.8 mi
- Mount Gushmore: 11.1 mi
- Mount Everest: 11.1 mi
- Hillard Island: 14.3 mi
- The Sandbox: 6.2 mi
- Conrad Beach: 6.2 mi
- South Beach: 6.4 mi
- Howling Dog Beach: 8.2 mi
- Hideaway Bay: 8.7 mi
- Silver Creek Falls: 8.1 mi
- Caldwell Point: 20.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Men in Black: Alien Attack. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sugarloaf Mountain | NW 306° | 94 m | 19.9 mi |
| Mount Everest | SW 220° | 60 m | 11.1 mi |
| Mount Gushmore | SW 216° | 57 m | 11.1 mi |
| Rattlesnake Ridge | WSW 244° | 37 m | 23.8 mi |
| Big Thunder Mountain | WSW 240° | 32 m | 8.2 mi |
| Horseshoe Creek Hill | SSW 194° | 32 m | 22.9 mi |
| Mount Mayday | SSW 206° | 29 m | 8.8 mi |
| Hillard Island | SE 140° | 23.7 m | 14.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:31 | 19:07 | 19:38 |
| June solstice | 06:30 | 19:53 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 07:15 | 18:53 | 19:24 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 16:59 | 17:35 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 60 | 63 | 67 | 71 | 78 | 82 | 83 | 83 | 81 | 75 | 68 | 63 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 2.3 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 4.2 | 8.1 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 6.0 | 3.7 | 2.1 | 2.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Orlando W, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/4694575653
Day trips start here
- Universal Orlando · 0 mi
- Orlando · 6 mi
- Walt Disney World · 9 mi
- Walt Disney World/Epcot · 9 mi
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