Reedy Creek Fire Department working to rescue guests stuck on The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror

[DCBaker]

WFTV is reporting Reedy Creek Fire Department is working to rescue more than two dozen people on The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror as the ride is "stuck". Fire officials told WFTV the 28 guests have been stuck for about 45 minutes and it is not clear what caused the ride to get stuck.

Firefighters rescuing 28 people from Tower of Terror ride at Disneyâs Hollywood Studios

The Reedy Creek Fire Department told Channel 9 on Friday afternoon that it was rescuing 28 people from The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror at Disney’s Hollywood Studios because the ride was stuck.

www.wftv.com

Update from @wdwmagic below.

Firefighters did not rescue guests stuck on Tower of Terror as reported by local Orlando TV news

Firefighters did not rescue guests stuck on Tower of Terror as reported by local Orlando TV news

www.wdwmagic.com

 

[SamusAranX]

My anxiety could never

 

[ToTBellHop]

I understand they are discovering what lies beyond the Fifth Dimension.

 

[dreday3]

Oh my god. They are really stuck in an elevator!

True story, I got stuck in an elevator once. By myself. I had my lunch and I just sat in there and ate it. Then about an hour later they got the doors open and I had to slide out across the floor and they grabbed me because I was between floors.

 

[GhostHost1000]

just testing to see how much people are willing to pay for the new G+ offering of lighting evac lane

 

[Touchdown]

Well the ride is still open, wait currently 35 min. 85 min wait for R&RC so either they were successful or the rescue effort is not forcing them to close the other side.

 

[DCBaker]

Well the ride is still open, wait currently 35 min. 85 min wait for R&RC so either they were successful or the rescue effort is not forcing them to close the other side.

It appears the ride went down just after 2:40pm and started showing a wait time again around 4:10pm.

 

[SaucyBoy]

This is the only elevator I wouldn't mind getting stuck on; but I'd still be on the verge of a panic attack.

 

[wdwmagic]

WFTV now saying they aren’t sure if Reedy Creek were called. Most odd

 

[DCBaker]

Update from WFTV below.

"All guests were safely evacuated from the ride and no one was injured while the ride was down.

It is unknown if the fire department ever responded to the ride to help with the evacuation."

 

[ChuckFromCanada]

now reporting ride has reopened with 145 min wait.

 

[wdwmagic]

Update from WFTV below.

"All guests were safely evacuated from the ride and no one was injured while the ride was down.

It is unknown if the fire department ever responded to the ride to help with the evacuation."

Hearing fire department did not respond

 

[DCBaker]

Hearing fire department did not respond

Quite the difference from the original reporting!

 

[Clowd Nyne]

I would be staying at poly after all of that

 

[Goofyernmost]

I would be staying at poly after all of thatView attachment 738318

After all of what? According to the Fire Department they did not nor did they need to rescue anyone. No one was stuck on the elevator and the group that were affected were evacuated by the CM's. Standard operating procedure for a standard equipment malfunction,

 

[ToTBellHop]

How exactly do you falsely believe the fire department was there? You either see the big truck or you don’t. Did they rely on some fool in the park on Insta?

 

[Smiley/OCD]

A bus driver told them…

 

[5thGenTexan]

A bus driver told them…

I would have liked to have a bus driver talking about stuff they dont know about. We had one that decided to sing songs all the way from the resort to MK

 

[vwvoyager]

Friends and I were stuck on Tower of Terror a few years back, and they called the fire department to get us out. The elevator went up after loading, but sunk down and went below the loading deck and stopped. Sat there for under an hour with the door open and cast members talking to us, handing us water. Fire dept came to help us get us out one by one.

 

[DisneyFanatic12]

Friends and I were stuck on Tower of Terror a few years back, and they called the fire department to get us out. The elevator went up after loading, but sunk down and went below the loading deck and stopped. Sat there for under an hour with the door open and cast members talking to us, handing us water. Fire dept came to help us get us out one by one.

We got stuck at the bottom of the drop segment a few years back. It was dark for about 30mins before someone came with a flashlight to check on us. You could hear him approaching the “elevator”, so everyone thought it was a ghost/zombie. He played along and said “I am NOT a zombie”, and everyone said “That’s exactly what a zombie would say!”.

It was a really funny moment, and we got off the ride only about an hour after the stop.