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That stinky alien

I can’t remember the name of this ride at Disney, but boy, I’ll never forget the smell. As with most of the rides, it was an experience. The riders played the role of cadet prison guards for the universe at a prison designed for all manner of alien life.
Of course, just as you’re getting your “training” the supposed biggest baldest criminal in the galaxy shows up for intake – only he’s a cute little thing. That is until he escapes.

We were all in these chairs and these bar things came down over our heads so you couldn’t move around much. Then it got dark as the alien tried to avoid recapture. He spit on you (you could feel the spray) and at one point he let off the most horrible oder. I’m not sure if it was supposed to be a fart or a belch, but it STUNK like nothing I can really compare to it.

Of course, some of us with lung issues can be especially sensitive to smells – and I’m one of them. I felt like I couldn’t breathe for a few minutes and was quite happy to have that thing removed from over my head. All day the rest of the day I felt like I could smell that horrible smell. And at dinner (I had Chinese noodles) – one of the sides of my dinner reminded me of that never-before-smelt horrible smell. I couldn’t eat it.

The ride was fun – don’t get me wrong. You really felt like that alien was moving all around you and would reach out and grab you at any moment.
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