Tower Of Terror

[caroline]

No lap bars now! All individual lap belts - so much less to hang onto

Have to agree this is still one of our all time favourite rides.

[Amirah]

We bow down and give a moment of silence before we enter this ride. One of my FAVORITE rides.

[mikewj]

I always tried to avoid the seat with the lapbelt instead of the bar.....somehow it just felt less safe to me.

I suppose I'll have to put on a brave face and give it a try now they've got rid of the bars from all of the seats.



Mike

[Nostromo]

We went on the "Tower of Terror" in 1995 and 1998 and to be frank, found it rather tame on both occasions. We were probably expecting too much after all the hype. Has a lot changed in the ride since then?

[MysteriousJourneys]

Absolutely loved this ride. Been on it 3 times now and its different everytime. Bought a tower of terror 'I Survived' poster last visit. It hangs graciously on my wall

[domster]

Has anyone been on this ride since they made it even worse in 2004? what have they actually done.

[ujpest doza]

It was very very tame in 2002, but did find it a bit faster in 2004 with perhaps a couple of more drops. Enjoyed it much more this time, more like it was when it first opened.

The husband of the owner of the MC looking after the villa we stayed at in 2002 worked part time in the IT dept at Disney and he told us it had been deliberatly tamed down in 2002 to attract more people to ride it. He said they were able to speed it up or slow it down at will using computers, depending upon public feedback.

[daxon]

Took my 10 year old niece on TOT three years ago. It was the build up that terrified her!! She was in tears by the time we went on; she did it! But has refused to go on it every year since!!

[amy]

[quote]Originally posted by domster
Has anyone been on this ride since they made it even worse in 2004? what have they actually done.
They have made it a random drop, so each ride is different, now you just dont know when you are going to drop.

[Nostromo]

<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:Originally posted by amy

Originally posted by domster
Has anyone been on this ride since they made it even worse in 2004? what have they actually done.
They have made it a random drop, so each ride is different, now you just dont know when you are going to drop.

We rode it 3 times this spring. It is now much better, with the 'randomised' falls better orchestrated and scarier. There are usually 3 or 4 'drops', all good. I recall it being very tame before and so it is a vast improvement now.