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In 1995, Disney World unveiled a new theme park called
“ExtraTERRORestrial Alien Encounter” in the Magic Kingdom’s Tomorrowland. While the ride is mostly forgotten, the fake documentary that Disney produced to advertise for it has lived on in infamy.

ExtraTERRORestrial was a retooling of Mission to Mars, and it was Disney CEO Michael Eisner’s attempt at capturing the teenage market with an edgy, scary ride. At one point Eisner even attempted to partner with Ridley Scott to feature xenomorphs from the “Alien” series.

Instead, they created a new animatronic alien creature and had it teleport into the theater where it terrorized the audience. You can watch this Defunctland video to learn more about “ExtraTERRORestrial Alien Encounter,” which closed in 2003.

What makes ExtraTERRORestrial memorable wasn’t the ride itself, but the advertising. Disney produced “Alien Encounters from New Tomorrowland,” a 45-minute “documentary” about UFOs and alleged alien encounters, and aired it during its prime time “Magical World of Disney” program.

The documentary, hosted by TV’s Robert Urich, presents itself as a real documentary based on hard science, and talked about aliens and UFOs as if they were 100 percent real. This was a prime time family program, and it was telling children that aliens were real, and they were coming. Not only that, but it even included disturbing tales from alleged abductions.

When Urich finally mentioned the theme park ride he was promoting, he claimed that Disney had partnered with scientists to create
“ExtraTERRORestrial Alien Encounter” to help prepare little boys and girls for their inevitable visit from an advanced lifeform from outer space. What a great program for family fun night!

Suffice to say, “Alien Encounters” traumatized kids and their parents called Disney to complain. After that, Disney stopped showing it, and it was never transferred to home video so most people forgot about it. Now, thanks to some YouTube users, you can view the full program here:

The bizarre documentary has lived on in various circles, though. According to Mysterious Universe, UFO conspiracy theorists consider it an attempt at a “soft disclosure,” testing the public reaction to a real-life report on alien contact.

Whatever it was meant to be, “Alien Encounters” was a weird little footnote in Disney’s history.

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’28 Years Later’ Trilogy Taking Shape With Serious Star Power

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Danny Boyle is revisiting his 28 Days Later universe with three new films. He will direct the first, 28 Years Later, with two more to follow. Deadline is reporting that sources say Jodie Comer, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, and Ralph Fiennes have been cast for the first entry, a sequel to the original. Details are being kept under wraps so we don’t know how or if the first original sequel 28 Weeks Later fits into the project.

Jodie Comer, Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Ralph Fiennes

Boyle will direct the first movie but it’s unclear which role he will take on in the subsequent films. What is known is Candyman (2021) director Nia DaCosta is scheduled to direct the second film in this trilogy and that the third will be filmed immediately afterward. Whether DaCosta will direct both is still unclear.

Alex Garland is writing the scripts. Garland is having a successful time at the box office right now. He wrote and directed the current action/thriller Civil War which was just knocked out of the theatrical top spot by Radio Silence’s Abigail.

There is no word yet on when, or where, 28 Years Later will start production.

28 Days Later

The original film followed Jim (Cillian Murphy) who wakes from a coma to find that London is currently dealing with a zombie outbreak.

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Watch ‘The Burning’ At The Location Where It Was Filmed

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Fangoria is reporting that fans of the 1981 slasher The Burning will be able to have a screening of the film at the location where it was filmed. The movie is set at Camp Blackfoot which is actually the Stonehaven Nature Preserve in Ransomville, New York.

This ticketed event will take place on August 3. Guests will be able to take a tour of the grounds as well as enjoy some campfire snacks along with the screening of The Burning.

The Burning

The film came out in the early ’80s when teen slashers were being churned out in magnum force. Thanks to Sean S. Cunningham’s Friday the 13th, filmmakers wanted to get in on the low-budget, high-profit movie market and a casket load of these types of films were produced, some better than others.

The Burning is one of the good ones, mostly because of the special effects from Tom Savini who had just come off of his groundbreaking work on Dawn of the Dead and Friday the 13th. He declined to do the sequel because of its illogical premise and instead signed on to do this movie. Also, a young Jason Alexander who would later go on to play George in Seinfeld is a featured player.

Because of its practical gore, The Burning had to be heavily edited before it received an R-rating. The MPAA was under the thumb of protest groups and political bigwigs to censor violent films at the time because slashers were just so graphic and detailed in their gore.

Tickets are $50, and if you want a special t-shirt, that will cost you another $25, You can get all the information by visiting the On Set Cinema webpage.

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‘Longlegs’ Creepy “Part 2” Teaser Appears on Instagram

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Neon Films released an Insta-teaser for their horror film Longlegs today. Titled Dirty: Part 2, the clip only furthers the mystery of what we are in for when this movie is finally released on July 12.

The official logline is: FBI Agent Lee Harker is assigned to an unsolved serial killer case that takes unexpected turns, revealing evidence of the occult. Harker discovers a personal connection to the killer and must stop him before he strikes again.

Directed by former actor Oz Perkins who also gave us The Blackcoat’s Daughter and Gretel & Hansel, Longlegs is already creating buzz with its moody images and cryptic hints. The film is rated R for bloody violence, and disturbing images.

Longlegs stars Nicolas Cage, Maika Monroe, and Alicia Witt.

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