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| (2004—Present) BACKSTORY: Oct. 31, 1939, lightning destroyed part of the Hollywood Tower Hotel and transported elevator passengers to the Twilight Zone. The building’s scorched façade is modeled after The Mission Inn (Riverside), The Chateau Marmont (Hollywood), and The Biltmore (Downtown LA). Cast members wear a 1930’s bellhop outfit that costs $1000+ per uniform (most expensive park costume). This attraction cost between $70-90m, and at 183' is the tallest attraction & building in Anaheim. Imagineers screened all 156 Twilight Zone episodes at least twice to capture the mood and inspire props, guest stars, settings, music, and representative phrases used by host Rod Serling. His intro (viewed on the Library’s TV) is from the episode “It’s a Good Life.” Serling began with “Tonight’s story on The Twilight Zone is somewhat unique and calls for a different kind of introduction. This, as you may recognize, is a…” Imagineers completed the intro with new dialogue, using a sound-alike (Mark Silverman). For Halloween 2006, the Tower of Terror received minor enhancements, including Halloween decor for the lobby & building exterior, and various cast members in period costume (a reporter, a janitor and a pair of 1930’s L.A. citizens). Photos presented in the order you’d see them if you were riding the attraction; most available for purchase as enlargements—email your request. To view photos, allow popups in your web browser & click thumbnails below. |
Exterior |
Entrance |
) Exterior Light, May 2004 |
) Exterior Light, Jan. 2007 |
) April 2007 |
) April 2007 |
) April 2007 |
) Entrance, May 2004 |
) Sept. 2007 |
) Sept. 2007 |
) Sept. 2007 |
) Jan. 2009 |
) Oct. 2009 |
Lobby |
Library on the Left |
Library on the Right |
Library Video |
) 2006 |
) Dec. 2006 |
) Dec. 2006 |
) Dec. 2006 |
) Dec. 2006 |
) Dec. 2006 |
) Dec. 2006 |
) Nov. 2007 |
) Nov. 2007 |
) Nov. 2007 |
) Nov. 2007 |
) Nov. 2007 |
) Nov. 2007 |
) Nov. 2007 |
) Sept. 2008 |
) Oct. 2009 |
) Oct. 2009 |
) Oct. 2009 |
) Oct. 2009 |
Boiler Room |
Elevator |
Exit/Gift Shop |
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