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Monsters After Dark fun facts!

Apologies for the delay on the major Tower posts; real life is busy, you know how it goes. But in the meantime, here's some interesting things I just learned/confirmed about the only version of Mission Breakout I like, Monsters After Dark:

Aside from the launch, and the timing of the show stops, the drop profile is the same as original DCA Tower of Terror. This is most obvious in the "final charge" up the drop shaft to the big final plunge. During regular Mission Breakout, "Born to be Wild" also uses this combination of drops.

At least one of the Hallway Scenes is still installed in the ride, just covered over by the screen in front. It's in poor condition, as one would expect, but it IS still there.

In the junk section in front of the old "face shaped boiler", not only are there the King and Queen portraits (although the Queen seems to have been missing from her frame for a bit) and one of the dragon statues from the lobby, but allegedly some of the cables hanging down are actual retired drop shaft car cables from the Tower of Terror era. Supposedly they're near Harold the Yeti.

The interior black paint in the loading/unloading zone is EXCEPTIONALLY peeling. In one first-floor zone (I believe it was far left), an entire section of wall had peeled back to expose the original Tower of Terror beige and teal coloring. Seriously, was there no budget for paint that actually sticks to the wall???

The source for 1-3 was a cast member I chatted with while waiting in line; apparently he's one of the few who's worked there since the Tower of Terror era (he said the combination of the re-theme swiftly followed by covid closures meant many other CMs left). #4 was merely an observation I had while riding the ride. Seriously, there was like a 2.5-foot circle of wall that was just... Tower of Terror's wall.

I'm not sure I'd personally say Monsters After Dark has "the same" drop profile as Tower of Terror--changing the launch and the placement of the show stops IS changing it, in my opinion. However, I did notice it felt similar from my first ride on Monsters After Dark, and from the start felt like the Halloween overlay was very much "let's get as much of Tower back as we can within GOTG constraints." Apparently I was far more correct than I thought! I also thought that Born to be Wild had the drop profile that least fit the intended song--perhaps that's a result of it using a "recycled" profile. Meanwhile, Monsters After Dark fits its drops perfectly, likely because the music was custom-composed for it the same way Tower's score was.

I'm curious about the remains of the Hallway Scene. I assumed that the GOTG elements required all of the space it had taken up, so the fact that at least one is left is intriguing. Unfortunately, we'll probably not get answers regarding that anytime soon.

Ride through of mission breakout

@mellowwolflady this is footage of my ride through of Guardians of the galaxy mission breakout

— Disney’s California Adventure 2022

ok but the kirby crackle at avengers campus looks like a delicious forbidden fruit punch….. imagineers are so fucking extra

Halloween Time at Disney California Adventure Park Features Guardians of the Galaxy – Monsters After Dark

Throughout the year, Guardians of the Galaxy – Mission: BREAKOUT! Thrills guests with its wild drops and irreverent storyline at Disney California Adventure Park. Beginning in the late afternoon each day during Halloween Time at the Disneyland Resort, Sept. 1-Oct. 31, 2023, the attraction transforms into Guardians of the Galaxy – Monsters After Dark. In this daring adventure, guests are in for a…

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Disneyland Secret #376. Trash can #8

In Avengers Campus, over by Guardians of the Galaxy’s Mission Breakout you will find this trash can.

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we love getting sick in the middle of our vacation :))))

Mission breakout 💥

Guardians of the Galaxy Mission Breakout On Ride Low Light 4K POV DCA Di...

There’s a reference to the old “ExtraTERRORestrial Alien Encounter” attraction from the Magic Kingdom, found in Guardians of the Galaxy: Mission Breakout! at Disneys California Adventure!

The company X-S Tech are the company who developed the transporter that brings the dangerous alien into a roomful of people… and it seems Taneleer Tivan has bought one for himself.

Anyone else have a really weird trip on Mission Breakout lately?

The other day I caught a ride on it since it was one of the few reasonable wait-times in the park... and had the most glitched out, broken-show experience I think I’ve ever gotten on a ride.

The loading doors didn’t close, so we could see the CM as we pulled back into the drop shaft.  There was no sound accompanying the Rocket projection that should usually go on the doors.

In the drop shaft, the lights were on the whole time.

When the song finally kicked on, it wasn’t synced to the drops, as if the wrong audio was playing for the sequence.  The drops also weren’t as intense as they usually are/should’ve been.

Multiple times, the elevator just... paused, lights on, in front of a closed door or blank part of drop shaft wall.

When the doors did open to the Guardians screen, I *think* the audio was correct, but I can’t confirm it; if I don’t close my eyes at that part, the swaying in front of the screen makes me motion-sick.

I usually avoid Breakout when it’s not in Monsters After Dark mode, so I’m not sure if this is the usual condition of it or not.  I hope not; it was VERY obviously malfunctioning and poor-quality, and it makes me a bit concerned about Disney skimping on maintenance at Anaheim again.

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