The elevators travel approximately 32 ft/sec. upward, and 29 ft/sec. downward. So you actually go up faster than you go down.
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The clip in the pre-show with Rod Serling is actually taken from an episode of the Twilight Zone entitled "It's a Good Life" in which the announcment is actually "this as you may recognize is a MAP OF THE UNITED STATES"
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The inspection sticker in the elevator has the number 10259, or October 2, 1959 which was the date of the first broadcast of The Twilight Zone
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While the tower is 199' tall, the elevators only go up to 155', falls 130', leaving 25' for breaking
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To help with realism, Disney invited Majong players in to play a game, and walk away mid stream to make the game being played in the lobby more realistic looking
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During construction, the building was actually struck by lightning
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To accurately depict the mood and feel of the show, imagineers watched each and every episode twice
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The elevators not only move verticall, but also horizontally, which is handled by wire-guidance similar to the "tracks" in the Great Movie Ride or Ellen's Energy Adventure
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At 199', the Tower of Terror is the tallest attraction in Walt Disney World. At 200', the attraction would be required to have a red beakon on top, and would destroy the theming, so Imagineers stopped at 199'.
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Many items in the queue are actual props from episodes of the Twilight Zone series.
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The elevators are actually pushed down exceeding the speed of gravity, which will actually give you several moments of floating out of your seat.
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The elevators are themed to 1917 caged service elevators.
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When the ride opened, there was only 1 big drop. Then they upped that to 2, then 4. Now the drop sequences are randomized by a custom T4 computer program, so you will probably never have the same ride experience each time you ride. The Tower is now in control.
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Opened July 22, 1994.
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