• The new WDWMAGIC iOS app is here!
    Stay up to date with the latest Disney news, photos, and discussions right from your iPhone. The app is free to download and gives you quick access to news articles, forums, photo galleries, park hours, weather and Lightning Lane pricing. Learn More
  • Welcome to the WDWMAGIC.COM Forums!
    Please take a look around, and feel free to sign up and join the community.

Nov. 8 ToT 4 Update

mickey04

mickey04

Member
Original Poster
After reading the November 8 update about the new ToT 4, I'm just filled with excitement and anticipation. It sounds awsome, and a lot more intense that ToT 3 Fear Every Drop (incidenatlly, I never knew that was the name of the sequence, I just thought it was a slogan for ToT-- did ToT 2 have a name?)

Anyway, here's my question: Did ToT 3 drop from the "9th Hortons"? If it did, did it ever drop completely? I think the current is a bit too short -it always left me wanting more. Anyway, all the new effects sound cool- especially where you think the ride is over, and the elevator starts to shake and shoots you up and down one last time -- genoius. I can't wait til January when I get to see it- I just hope nothing happens to delay it's opening. (I'm going at the end of the month, so it should be open. :sohappy: )
 
Thrawn

Thrawn

Account Suspended
Tower2 was called Tower of MORE Terror, of course.

Tower 3 did NOT drop all the way from the top. Tower 2 did for a time, I believe it was changed mid run not to, and Tower 1 definetly did.
 
mickey04

mickey04

Member
Original Poster
Originally posted by Thrawn
Tower2 was called Tower of MORE Terror, of course.

Tower 3 did NOT drop all the way from the top. Tower 2 did for a time, I believe it was changed mid run not to, and Tower 1 definetly did.
Click to expand...

Oh, yeah, now I remember Tower of More Terror. Thanks for reminding me. So, what your saying is, there was a ToT 2 1/2 when they changed it to not drop from the top. Interesting.....

Originally posted by bearboysnc
What the heck is a "Horton"?
Click to expand...

Good question.
 
MrNonacho

MrNonacho

Premium Member
Originally posted by bearboysnc
What the heck is a "Horton"?
Click to expand...

The big doors of the drop shaft that open and close during the profile, providing the view of the outside, are referred to as "Horton doors."

I'm not sure why they're called that, but I have a hunch it might have something to do with this company.
 
Lee

Lee

Adventurer
I believe that the second version of Tower of Terror was called "Twice the Fright". The posters from that time have that slogan on them, and the small tower in the median outside the park said that at the time.
 
wdwmagic

wdwmagic

Administrator
Moderator
Premium Member
Originally posted by mickey04
After reading the November 8 update about the new ToT 4, I'm just filled with excitement and anticipation. It sounds awsome, and a lot more intense that ToT 3 Fear Every Drop (incidenatlly, I never knew that was the name of the sequence, I just thought it was a slogan for ToT-- did ToT 2 have a name?)

Anyway, here's my question: Did ToT 3 drop from the "9th Hortons"? If it did, did it ever drop completely? I think the current is a bit too short -it always left me wanting more. Anyway, all the new effects sound cool- especially where you think the ride is over, and the elevator starts to shake and shoots you up and down one last time -- genoius. I can't wait til January when I get to see it- I just hope nothing happens to delay it's opening. (I'm going at the end of the month, so it should be open. :sohappy: )
Click to expand...

ToT3 is the one in the top diagram :)

There shouldnt be any delay in opening. The source of that info informs me that ToT4 has been ready for over 12 months, and the precise opening time has been purely a marketing decision.

Another intrersting piece of info is that the ToT motors now work at 300% of their originally intended performance. :)
 
cymbaldiva

cymbaldiva

Active Member
Okay, so now I'm really confused!

I love ToT, but I have no idea what ya'll are speaking of! :lol:

Just to help me out - when I was at Disney 12/00, what drop sequence was I on? :confused:

I just hate being confused....:(
 
tenchu

tenchu

Well-Known Member
Re: Re: Nov. 8 ToT 4 Update

Originally posted by wdwmagic
ToT3 is the one in the top diagram :)

There shouldnt be any delay in opening. The source of that info informs me that ToT4 has been ready for over 12 months, and the precise opening time has been purely a marketing decision.

Another intrersting piece of info is that the ToT motors now work at 300% of their originally intended performance. :)
Click to expand...

That new info looks amazing.

I especially like not knowing if they've stopped it or not, with knowing that one of the sequences goes again.

Well done Steve. :wave:
 
MrNonacho

MrNonacho

Premium Member
Originally posted by cymbaldiva
Just to help me out - when I was at Disney 12/00, what drop sequence was I on? :confused:
Click to expand...

You rode the current profile (Fear Every Drop). It's similar to the first of the four new ones. I believe that the new version has slightly different drop lengths, but the order of up/down movements is about the same.
 
mickey04

mickey04

Member
Original Poster
Re: Re: Nov. 8 ToT 4 Update

Originally posted by wdwmagic
ToT3 is the one in the top diagram :)

There shouldnt be any delay in opening. The source of that info informs me that ToT4 has been ready for over 12 months, and the precise opening time has been purely a marketing decision.
Click to expand...

Now I'm a little confused. How can ToT4 be ready- don't they have to close ToT and install the new changes? Is ToT open right now- b/c I was under the impression that it was? And if it is ready now, why wouldn't they want to have it u[ and running for the holiday rush in December?
 
Testtrack321

Testtrack321

Well-Known Member
Re: Re: Re: Nov. 8 ToT 4 Update

Originally posted by mickey04
Now I'm a little confused. How can ToT4 be ready- don't they have to close ToT and install the new changes? Is ToT open right now- b/c I was under the impression that it was? And if it is ready now, why wouldn't they want to have it u[ and running for the holiday rush in December?
Click to expand...

FOR THE FINAL TIME!

ALL THEY DID WAS CHANGE THE SOFTWARE CONFIGURATION AND ADD SPECIAL EFFECTS DURRING THE NIGHT!!!

NOTING, and I repeate, NOTHING done durring a supposed re-hab. They did it at night. This is also the reason why you can see those dolls at then bottom of the drop shaft.

And why Janurary, because then it would be something to adverstise durring the new year and this would make everyone going durring Xmas come back latter.
 
MrPromey

MrPromey

Well-Known Member
Re: Re: Re: Re: Nov. 8 ToT 4 Update

Originally posted by Testtrack321
FOR THE FINAL TIME!

ALL THEY DID WAS CHANGE THE SOFTWARE CONFIGURATION AND ADD SPECIAL EFFECTS DURRING THE NIGHT!!!

NOTING, and I repeate, NOTHING done durring a supposed re-hab. They did it at night. This is also the reason why you can see those dolls at then bottom of the drop shaft.

And why Janurary, because then it would be something to adverstise durring the new year and this would make everyone going durring Xmas come back latter.
Click to expand...

I think people have a hard time grasping the concept that ToT was designed with upgradeability built in.

It isn’t like those air tower things you see in amusement parks. They have actually motors that run it like a real elevator would. They could probably switch the whole thing back to the original configuration from opening day overnight if they wanted to for some reason. With this in mind, they can test new configurations at night while still running the old ones during the day with no noticeable difference to guests in any way shape or form. It is probably one of the most intelligently designed rides ever for this simple reason alone. They can even do maintenance on it a shaft at a time which means that in theory, they would almost never have to shut the whole thing down for planned maintenance and refurbishment. :)
 
mickey04

mickey04

Member
Original Poster
Re: Re: Re: Re: Nov. 8 ToT 4 Update

Originally posted by Testtrack321
FOR THE FINAL TIME!

ALL THEY DID WAS CHANGE THE SOFTWARE CONFIGURATION AND ADD SPECIAL EFFECTS DURRING THE NIGHT!!!

NOTING, and I repeate, NOTHING done durring a supposed re-hab. They did it at night. This is also the reason why you can see those dolls at then bottom of the drop shaft.

And why Janurary, because then it would be something to adverstise durring the new year and this would make everyone going durring Xmas come back latter.
Click to expand...

Okay, sorry. :(
 
Thrawn

Thrawn

Account Suspended
Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Nov. 8 ToT 4 Update

Originally posted by MrPromey
They could probably switch the whole thing back to the original configuration from opening day overnight if they wanted to for some reason.
Click to expand...

Man, that would be cool for like the 10th anniversary of ToT. Or even have all the different drop profiles available at once for like a month ... that would be great.
 
cymbaldiva

cymbaldiva

Active Member
Originally posted by MrNonacho
You rode the current profile (Fear Every Drop). It's similar to the first of the four new ones. I believe that the new version has slightly different drop lengths, but the order of up/down movements is about the same.
Click to expand...

Thanks for answering my question! :sohappy:
 

Register on WDWMAGIC. This sidebar will go away, and you'll see fewer ads.

Back
Top Bottom