 The Men in Black : Alien Attack dark ride system was manufactured by MTS , with Rod Millen Special Vehicles theming the upper half of the ride vehicles . The system consists of two tracks , allowing riders of two vehicles to be pitted against each other . Each vehicle has two onboard computers which control the motion , lighting , audio and game play , with all vehicles communicating wirelessly to a central controller . The vehicles each seat six riders in two rows of three . The ride system consists of a total of 44 vehicles , allowing for 2 @,@ 200 riders per hour . Riders must be 42 inches ( 110 cm ) or taller to ride . The infrared guns mounted on the vehicles were developed by Universal in conjunction with toy and laser tag manufacturers . A patent for the ride system was filed on July 8 , 1998 , and was granted on April 24 , 2001 . The patent credits Craig Hanna , Jennifer Sauer , and Philip Hettema as the inventors , with Universal Studios as the assignee . 
