Annnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnd STAY OUT! *slams the door*
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So, let's get to the facts shall we? This page consists of facts about the attraction and the TV series.
I hope you all had an awesome Halloween!
Fact #3251
Walt Disney Imagineers viewed 156 episodes of “The Twilight Zone” for inspiration when creating The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror.
Fact #3252
The storyline of the attraction sets the date as Halloween night, October 31, 1939.
Fact #3253
The lobby of the Hollywood Tower Hotel was outfitted with antiques and furniture purchased at Los Angeles-area auction houses.
Fact #3254
Some of the sculptures featured in the lobby are the work of 19th century sculptor Auguste Moreau.
Fact #3255
A copy of “Four Pages of Hilarious Star Caricatures by Walt Disney” is featured in Photoplay Magazine on the lobby’s concierge desk.
Fact #3256
The clip of film in which Rod Serling introduces the attraction was taken from a “Twilight Zone” episode called “It’s a Good Life.”
Fact #3257
While actor Rod Serling appears in the film in the Library room, the voice you hear is actually voice actor Mark Silverman.
Fact #3258
The young girl who disappears in the elevator carries a Mickey Mouse doll.
Fact #3259
Measuring 199 feet tall, Tower of Terror is one of the tallest attractions at Walt Disney World Resort.
Fact #3260
When the Tower of Terror was being built, it was struck by lightning.
Fact #3261
On September 15, 1998 at around park opening local TV channels and news around Florida reported that an elevator in the Tower of Terror malfunctioned sending a load of people crashing down when they weren't supposed to. An emergency stopping device kicked in, and all 20 or so people inside the elevator had to go to local hospital.
Fact #3262
Just before you enter the CTX building, to the left of the door is a dedication plaque with the date April 22, 1978 on it, exactly 20 years before park opening. A similar example can be found on the gate at the entrance to Tower of Terror in MGM. That plaque reads, KEEP OUT! October 31, 1939. That is the exact date that lightning struck the tower and sent those unlucky guests to The Twilight Zone.
Fact #3263
When the tower first opened, it almost immediately closed. A cast member repored it was because one of the backstage inside walls had blown out.
Fact #3264
On the gate when you first go in, there is an eviction notice for the Hollywood Tower Hotel.
Fact #3265
When you are waiting in line on the outside of the building, various pieces of music are piped in through hidden speakers. Some of this music is from the movie "The Shining"
Fact #3266
The Tower you see in the pre-show video is not the Tower you see in the park.
Fact #3267
The best time to ride the Tower of Terror is right when the park opens. Right when that happens, go straight for that ride and you'll have it to yourself for at least an hour. It's also a great time to get on between 5-7pm. The crowds thin out around dinnertime and you'll get a great view of the sunset as you're riding up the elevator.
Fact #3268
Over the years, the number of drops has changed time and time again. There was even a time when the attraction was given a “II” or “III” on its title on the sign outside of the park.
Fact #3269
Something that a lot of guests don’t realize is that you aren’t actually just falling when riding Tower of Terror. The attraction is designed to pull you downward faster than the speed of gravity.
Fact #3270
A 1997 mad-for-television film called “Tower of Terror” was based on the attraction and storyline. It starred Steve Guttenberg and Kirsten Dunst.
Fact #3271
The Tower of Terror stands at a whopping 199 feet tall. All buildings 200 feet or taller must have a flashing red light on top of it, according to the FAA.
Fact #3272
When Tower of Terror first premiered in 1994, the ride system was entirely unique and blew the free-fall market out of the water. Where most rides operate on a standard, immovable vertical track, Tower of Terror’s vehicles have the ability to move in and out of the vertical motion shaft and the freedom to move horizontally as the ride dictates.
Fact #3273
The elevator is autonomous, much like the Google Car. It’s an autonomous guided vehicle (AGV), otherwise know as self-driving. This is the same technology Google is developing for use on the road. There is no track and there is nobody directing the car through the Twilight Zone. Rather, the elevator box is on wheels and a computer is driving it through the corridors using the Fifth Dimension’s creepy scenes to identify visual queues, which direct its turns.
Fact #3274
If the two drop towers were to drop at the same time as Rock n Roller Coaster started it would bring down the Studios power grid.
Fact #3275
Rod Sterling’s signature cigarette has been removed from the pre-show video because of the connection between smoking and Walt Disney’s diagnosis of lung cancer.
Fact #3276
The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror lasts about 8 minutes.
Fact #3277
The five people on the doomed elevator were a child actress, her nanny, a young couple, and a bellhop.
Fact #3278
The "fear every drop" motto was added when the four new sequences received updating in about 2002. However, TV commercials for the ride use the motto "Never The Same Fear Twice", which also fits in with the random drop sequences quite nicely.
Fact #3279
The Twilight Zone ® television series originally ran for five years on CBS, from 1959 to 1964. Rod Serling, its creator and host, a six-time Emmy ® winner, wrote 92 of the original 156 episodes.
Fact #3280
The uniforms cast member wear are the most expensive in all of the theme parks.
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