Crew Status Roster

The Great Movie Ride is one of those places that is so rife with memories and details that it is easy for some fabulous minutiae to get overlooked. In fact, from the postings in the old west scene to the the hidden images in the hieroglyphics or name-dropping that occurs throughout the gangster scene, there is a special emphasis placed on details that you may or may not ever get to examine closer. My favorite scene of The Great Movie Ride, Alien’s Nostromo, also happens to be home to my favorite blink and you’ll miss it, if you’re even lucky enough to see it, detail.

Just after you have passed by Ripley, on the left hand side of the Nostromo’s corridor, sits a pair of display panels. One gives you the name and registration number of the ship, while the second is the crew status roster. This list of twenty-two names, all currently residing in sector 00294, doesn’t list a single Ellen Ripley, Dallas, or Kane like one would expect. In fact, it doesn’t even list the actresses’ and actors’ real life identities. No, the crew listed here, are a regular who’s who of Imagineering that had a hand in the creation of The Great Movie Ride. Each entry is listed along with individual’s role/status, and personnel number. Some of these crew members have clearly had an interaction with the xenomorph, while others have simply fascinating responsibilities!

Since the screen can be so hard to read when a xenomorph is lunging at you and your loved ones, and even harder to get a clear picture of (of which this photo is still shaky up close), let me make it just a bit easier for you to read:

Eric Jacobson…System Alteration Supervisior…4Q7

Bob Joslin…Unexplainable Phenomenon Expert…96K3

Eric Swapp…**MISSING**

Glenn Koch…Intergalactic Goo Analyst…0I2

Bob Weis…Spaceship Driver…83JY

Kathy Rogers…Coordination Coordinator…5X5

Brock Thoman…Outer Space Planner…3-56O9

Robin Reardon…**MISSING**

Doug Esselstrom…Shirt Supervising Officer…8P4

Cory Sewelson…**MISSING**

Geoff Puckett…Video Eyewash Designator…77L9

Jack Gillett…Re-Wiring Specialist…9U2

Walt Steel…Technical System Untangler…6-44M9

Doug Griffith…Still Programming The Witch…5W3

Craig Russell…Everywhere At Once…2B4

Ron Beumer…**MISSING**

John Sullivan...Looking For Ron Beumer…34L6

Tim Kirk…Interior Detail Expert…3PV

Paul Osterhaut...**MISSING**

Mike Vale…Ear Damage Officer…6M4

Michael Sprout…Operation Manual Re-Writer…7-20K4

Carol Rotundo…Star Search Astrophysicist…1K5