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| At 199 feet,
the Tower of Terror is the third tallest
attraction
at the Walt Disney World Resort (Expedition
Everest is a half a foot taller, and Spaceship
Earth
is 41 feet taller when you include the wand).
The attraction was limited to 199
feet because FAA regulations would have required
a fixed red light beacon to be added to the
top of the building. Imagineers felt that
the beacon would take away from the hotel's
1939 theme, so 199 feet it was. |
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| After looking
at existing elevator technologies and dismissing
them as being too tame, the Disney Imagineers
decided that a totally new ride
system needed to be developed. The innovative
system consists of two massive motors (each
12 feet tall, 7 feet wide, 35 feet long and
weighing a staggering 66 tons), that sit
atop the tower. The motors propel the elevator
cars downward at speeds well in excess of
those achieved during free fall. |
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| In an eerie coincidence,
the Tower of Terror struck by lightning
as it was being built! |
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During the development
of the attraction, several story lines were
developed before the final version was selected.
One of the stories involved a big studio
wrap party. During the festivities the hotel
owner went mad and murdered all of the guests
before escaping into the elevator. The attraction
was to be developed in a murder mystery film-noir
style. |
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| Another concept
for the back story centered around a group
of movie stars who were staying at the hotel
during the filming of a horror movie. During
a stormy night the guests were to board an
elevator and disappear under mysterious circumstances.
The narration was to be provided by Vincent
Price, who would slowly reveal clues to guests
about the fate of the doomed movie stars.
By the time the mystery was to be revealed
it would be too late; guests would already
be aboard the ill-fated elevator, ready for
their journey into the twilight zone! |
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