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The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror Attraction
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About The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror Attraction
Frog Family Rating
Favorite thisWhen to Visit
Visit in 1st hr
Can Skip Line
Genie+ (Lightning Lane Inc.)Suitability
Children (6-12), Teenagers (13-17), AdultsDark
Motion Sickness
Loud
Smooth
Other
Included in Park Plan:Source: Undercover Tourist
The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror Attraction Details
Quick Facts
Type
Poi | RideDuration
14 min.Height Req.
40" (102cm) minimumExperience Attraction
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Frog Overview
When you enter the Hollywood Tower Hotel you’ll immediately feel like you have stepped back in time to the Golden Age of Hollywood, except for one thing…the hotel is now eerily deserted. The lobby is covered with lovely antiques - some of them genuine - with oldies by Glenn Miller, Duke Ellington and the like playing in the background.
From the lobby of The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror Attraction, guests will move into the library. You’ll have a few moments to look around before the door closes and lights go out. Take this time to check out some really cool props from The Twilight Zone episodes. The television will turn on and Rod Serling will tell the story of the Hollywood Tower Hotel in its heyday, and the fateful night when 5 unlucky souls were riding the maintenance elevator when a violent storm struck the building. In this room, look at the props on the bookcase representing various Twilight Zone episodes.
When the lights come back on and doors open, you’ll move to the boiler room of the hotel where you’ll board a 1917 service elevator. The elevator doors close and the fun begins…into The Twilight Zone. While traveling through The Twlight Zone, you'll encounter the souls stuck in this strange mix of space and time. Then, you'll take a drop into the unknown!
The “thrill” part of the ride takes you through a series of ups and downs that are randomly selected by a computer so you’ll never know which version of the ride you’re about to experience. One word...AWESOME! It may seem like it would be scary for the little ones, but Tad and Lily LOVE it.
The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror Attraction is located at the very end of Sunset Boulevard in Disney's Hollywood Studios® and lasts about 8 minutes. Seats on the “elevator” have individual lap seat belts. Guests must transfer from motorized scooter or ECV to an available wheelchair, then from the wheelchair to the attraction/ride vehicle.
Source: Undercover Tourist
Frog Family Tips and Fun Facts about The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror Attraction
Frog Family Tips
- Use Disney Genie+ if you want to ride in the middle part of the day. Unless the park is particularly crowded, the stand-by line for this attraction is reasonably short in the evening.
- The shortest lines are early in the morning.
- Avoid riding The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror Attraction after a meal! This ride isn’t too bad for people who experience motion sickness, but if you have an intense fear of hights, you might not enjoy it as much.
- Warn younger tadpoles that the ride is dark and has slightly scary scenes.
- Try it at night for a different and amazing view of Disney's Hollywood Studios®!
Fun Facts
- The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror Attraction is 199 feet tall, making it the highest attraction at Walt Disney World® Resort.
- Imagineers say the attraction contains only 13 floors because the tower is full of so many 'tall stories.'
- Walt Disney Imagineers watched each of the Twilight Zone episode at least twice to accurately capture the mood of the classic television series.
- The new drop sequence added on December 31, 2002 placed the computers in control so that each sequence is random.
- The inspection certificate on the ride elevator is number 10259, which is October 2, 1959 - the day the first Twilight Zone episode aired!
Source: Undercover Tourist
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