The Tower of Terror’s extra tower...

[FettFan]

Found this on eBay: a ToT commemorative park ticket envelope.

According to the guys on the RetroWDW podcast, this was a limited hard ticket item that allowed holders to get a preview of the attraction. Folks with this were also given a complimentary ToT watch.

Needless to say...it looks a bit different from the completed exterior. The top of the ToT in this artwork has an “extra” tower in the center of it.

I’m assuming it was scrapped from the final building to prevent the necessary addition of flashing airplane warning lights. Has anyone else ever seen this concept art?

 

[VicariousCorpse]

That tower IS there. It's just exaggerated for the extreme angle of the picture. Google pictures of the actual tower and the concept art, that tower is present pretty much from the beginning.

 

[ChrisFL]

I have that watch, got it from a certain Eddie Sotto a few years ago (he had it on Ebay for sale)

 

[Cmdr_Crimson]

Found this on eBay: a ToT commemorative park ticket envelope.
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According to the guys on the RetroWDW podcast, this was a limited hard ticket item that allowed holders to get a preview of the attraction. Folks with this were also given a complimentary ToT watch.

Needless to say...it looks a bit different from the completed exterior. The top of the ToT in this artwork has an “extra” tower in the center of it.

I’m assuming it was scrapped from the final building to prevent the necessary addition of flashing airplane warning lights. Has anyone else ever seen this concept art?

Found this better picture on Mousemuseums site...

However, on Towersecrets page they show this Billboard with a different Tower.

 

[lazyboy97o]

It may be artistic license but here’s the issue

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Quoting this from the thread not he sign placement.

Tower of Terror sign placement

The Tower of Terror is my favorite attraction at WDW, even with tons of effects broken and missing I love the attraction. However, one little thing bothers me to no end about the attraction. The freaking sign! It’s way lower than it is in the preshow video and overlaps the dropshafts. This...

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As you can see the central tower is there. As part of how the elevation of the tower was adjusted the tower is shorter than depicted in non-technical art. In the case of the souvenir art the tower appears to be exaggerated.

 

[FettFan]

Found this better picture on Mousemuseums site...

However, on Towersecrets page they show this Billboard with a different Tower.

Is it just me, or is that billboard a visual throwback to the Haunted Mansion?

 

[Cmdr_Crimson]

There is this other force perspective ad with another tower..

Plus some of the other concept art does show a taller central tower...

Better view of the Billboard version

This could very well be the one as shown from above..