Tower Of Terror

Love it to death. One of the best rides in the whole of Disney if you ask me? Is there anything that can compete with that 'not knowing' feeling that you get when you ride it the first time and it all goes dark.

Has anyone else noticed that if you watch real close there are a couple of kind of round-ish tv screens that you pass as the elevator car undocks itself and trundles towards the drop zone. They show a changing collage of twilight zone type images but for a brief moment you get a photo of the car that dropped previously. Nice touch huh by the folks who designed the ride?

We were at Disney for the millenium and spent New Year's Eve in MGM. We were some of the first riders on the Tower in the early hours of 1-1-2000. Tower of Terror with Extra Terror[msnsmile][msnsmile] The Disney engineers had been running it empty for almost an hour first before anyone was allowed back on it.

Steve.

My 11 year old went on it this year on her own[msnoo]After several years of looking in awe, she did it:Dbut on her own, we are too scared[msneek]She is glad she did it, but vows NOT to go again!!!!! Think each ride is random now, so on a given day anyone going on it will find it differs, makes for more fright and build-up, cast members told us[msntongue]Yippee!

New version: now it does not drop at first but goes up and then drops.

did this ride for the first time last week and it was awesome...expected it to just drop once then stop [:O] horror it just kept going and the doors opening was fantastic:D:D:D

This was my first 'biggie' ride in Orlando and I have to say whilst terrified, I enjoyed it immensely, can't wait to do it again in October[msnsmile2] the boys both chickened out last time, so will be interested to see whether they will do it this time

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the boys both chickened out last time, so will be interested to see whether they will do it this time
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If they back out again, you can call them "Chunki's Chickens". Sorry, could not help that! :D:D.

Do you get strapped in, in the Tower of Terror?

yes you do with a lap belt.

thanks for that philgrove..just my kids want to make sure they are safe and not fall out...any other rides you recomend?[:P]

Sounds like they have made it more terror for your buck!

will have to give it a go in July if I get the chance.

Hi Gerrarde,

One we all love is Aerosmith Rock 'n' Roll Rollercoster - I am pretty sure it is in MGM Studios - we always make a point of visiting, just for that ride - fantastic[msnwink]

You are correct it is in MGM

Just come back from Florida and the Tower of Terror was a real hit with sons aged 5 & 7. The lap belts are good, but even I left my seat on the way down let alone the boys!![:O]

We all went on it my kids are 8 and 10 at first when we got to the front of the queue my son who's 10 decided he didn't want to do it but we made him go on because he would regret missing it and when the ride started he loved it so i got the photo of all of us on the ride

last time we did it at Christmas, it shot up to the top, stopped, doors opened to look at park and straight down then up 3/4 way and down and finally half way and down! have to say shooting up caught us all by surprise:Dand i was in the middle with the lap belt! When did they change to lap belts for everyone??