Stitch's Great Escape!
Stitch's Great Escape! is an attraction located in Tomorrowland.
Stitch's Great Escape! 
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| The entrance sign for Stitch's Great Escape. | |
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| Land | Tomorrowland |
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| Opening date | November 16, 2004 |
| Ride duration | 18 minutes |
| Height requirements | 40" (102 cm) |
| Based on | Lilo and Stitch |
| Fastpass Available | Yes |
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Contents
Attraction History
Stitch's Great Escape opened on November 16, 2004. The attraction replaced the ExtraTERRORestrial Alien Encounter which closed in 2003. Stitch's Great Escape, like the ExtraTERRORestrial Alien Encounter, is a theater in the round attraction. If fact, the theater and many of the special effects (and Animatronics) that are used in the attraction, were also used in its predecessor.
Attraction Plot
Stitch’s Great Escape! takes place before the events of the movie Lilo and Stitch. In the attraction, guests have been recruited as guards for the Galactic Federation, and it is their job to keep an eye on Experiment 626 (Stitch).
Preshow
The preshow begins with guests being recruited by The Grand Councilwoman, to be guards for the Galactic Federation. Guests are then ushered into the next room, where "Sarge" briefs them about their duties. Sarge, is a Prisoner Teleportation Officer (number 90210), who explains to the recruits that there are two types of prisoners. Type One prisoners are common criminal (an example of which is shown, captured in a tube on Sarge's right). The second type of criminal is a more serious or repeat offender. While Sarge is giving his briefing, he is alerted that a level two prisoner is being teleported in. A captured furry alien is seen on the screen above Sarge and then teleported into the tube on his right. Sarge explains that this alien continues to steal and eat all the doughnuts he can find.
At this point Captain Gantu appears on the screen, interrupting Sarge. He tells him that a level 3 prisoner is being sent to the Center. Sarge is taken aback by this and begins to panic. He has never had a Level 3 prisoner before, and he is visibly upset. Gantu tells him that it is up to him and the new recruits (the guests) to guard this Level 3 prisoner. At the very thought of this, Sarge faints and Pleakley (from Lilo and Stitch) appears on screen and tells guests to enter the next room and prepare for duty.
Main Show
When guests enter the main theater, they are seated in chairs that encircle a large prison tube. After being seated, a harness (which is themed to look like a DNA scanner) lower and strap guests into their seats. After guests have been fastened into their seats, the Level 3 prisoner is teleported into the large tube in the center of the room. The prisoner (as the attraction name suggests) is none other than Stitch himself. As soon as Stitch arrives however he begins to spit and make his escape, while also managing to knock out all of the power in the room.
Now in complete darkness, guests are told to stay where they are, and not to let the prisoner out of their sites. This proves to be difficult however, as the room is in complete darkness and Stitch has clearly escaped. The next portion of the attraction consists of Stitch roaming around and "terrorizing" guests. It feels to guests as if Stitch is behind them, walking around the room. Sometimes it even feels like he is messing with their hair or standing on their heads. At one point, Stitch steals a corn dog and then burps. A stench is released from each individual seat to help guests get the full effect of this belch. Also, when Stitch spits, water is sometimes sprayed on the guests, furthering the illusion that Stitch is somewhere in the room.
After Stitch roams around for a while, some of the lights turn back on in the room. Large plasma cannons, located in the middle of the room begin to look for Stitch to stop him. Stitch however, is able to manipulate the cannons and have them fire at the guests and even at each other. Finally, after jumping on some more guests heads, Stitch makes his final escape and teleports out of the building. He can then be seen on television screen either piloting the Astro Orbiter or entering Cinderella's Castle. At this point, Captain Gantu decides there is no more that guests can do, and he releases them from their chairs.
Cast
Sergeant 90210-Richard Kind
Stitch- Chris Sanders
Captain Gantu- Kevin Michael Richardson
Pleakley- Kevin McDonald
Grand Councilwoman- Zoe Caldwell
Watch the Show
If you want to see Stich’s Great Escape! Click play below:
Fun Facts and Trivia
- Although Stitch's Great Escape! is a FASTPASS attraction, the FASTPASS machines are rarely(if ever) operational.
- The Stitch Audio Animatronic was the first Animatronic to ever spit.
- The Stitch Audio Animatronic stands 39 inches tall.
- The alien language used throughout the Prisoner Teleport Center was inspired by designs for the opening scene of Lilo and Stitch.
- The plasma cannons were also inspired by the movie.
References
http://www.wdwinfo.com/wdwinfo/guides/magickingdom/tom-stitch.htm
