The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror

By Charles Starrett | Filed under Thrill Rides on Apr 18, 2006
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Visible from miles away from the park, The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror looms ominously over the Disney-MGM Studios park, waiting for a chance to give riders a thrill. Once a bustling hotel, business died off after a elevator full of passengers — and an entire hotel wing — disappeared one night. Narrated by Rod Sterling, you board a service elevator to discover the mystery of what happened.

Lifthill comments: Easily one of the most popular rides at Walt Disney World, the Tower of Terror is one of the most immersive and thrilling rides ever built. The ride is different nearly every time you ride thanks to a randomized computer program that controls the ride system — an elevator that not only moves horizontally, but also pulls guests down the drop shaft faster than gravity. An instant classic from the day it opened.

  • Location:Disney's Hollywood Studios
  • Manufacturer/Designer: Walt Disney Imagineering
  • Ride Time: 5 minutes
  • Year Opened: 1994
  • Height of Building: 199'
  • Drop: 13 stories

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