IWant2GoNow
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Good to hear. This thread was getting a little out of hand and pointless. Martin saves the day again. :lol:
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Tower of Terror to get updates this summer
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Good to hear. This thread was getting a little out of hand and pointless. Martin saves the day again. :lol:
tirian
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I heard it was Walt's second nephew's brother's cousin once removed.
tirian
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Except it will be true.
DVC_Couple_PA
Member
I heard from a "reliable" source (a freind's cousin who is a bus driver), that the touch screens are in fact coming.
After being loaded into the drop shaft, your car will race to the top then pause. You will see a brief Stich video and the camera will take your picture. After that you will proceed into the drop sequence.
I can't wait!!!!!!
After being loaded into the drop shaft, your car will race to the top then pause. You will see a brief Stich video and the camera will take your picture. After that you will proceed into the drop sequence.
I can't wait!!!!!!
surfsupdon
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I just rode it and felt that there were some new experiences in the drop shaft. Nothing with profiles, but there were these super bright white lights that would blink at you and really mess your vision up (this was very very effective at night.) There were two lights above the elevator that would blink at you, and other lights in the shaft itself facing the riders that would blink. Kind of like an on ride phot flash, but more harsh and more bright.
Is this a new effect?? I'm a Tower afficionado, but don't ever recall this crazy blinking blinding lights.
Is this a new effect?? I'm a Tower afficionado, but don't ever recall this crazy blinking blinding lights.
Disneyfanatic!!
Member
Where in the attraction? Touch screen technology in an early-20th century hotel seems kind of :brick:
You're lying.
Right? :lookaroun :hurl:
deltableh
Active Member
You know, I had the weirdest daydream the other day on an airplane.
I was thinking about Disney, and I came up with the funniest thing I've thought of in a while. It was how to make the Tower of Terror epic, and really have people not expect the drop. When you get to the top, instead of the little video they have there now, they should have Michael Jackson and a few people digitally dancing Thriller. Just the chorus ("This is Thrillerrrrr! Thriller night..." et cetera) and when it's just before the end of the chorus, they drop you. And I just couldn't stop giggling whenever I thought of that. I know, I'm not really adding anything, but danggit if I don't think that's a wicked, wicked funny idea.
surfsupdon
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I've ridden T4 dozens of times on many vacations since this version has opened. Maybe I am crazy or still on a Disney Hangover (so TIRED) but I don't ever remember these blinding blinking lights. I felt they were a new addition.
Kobe!!
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Rode Tower tonight at around 9:30. Upon coming down to the final floor where the elevator backs up and turns around our elevator came to a stop 2 stories before this processs and we were stuck!
We remained in this DARK area for a few minutes where they then proceeded to turn the lights on and talk to us over a PA telling us they are working on the ride and to sit tight!
Best part about it was they had a camera on us! So this got me thinking since we were technically on the 2nd or 3rd floor at the time and there was a camera, (which we all saw) is there a camera on every floor so if the elevator was to lock up (which I guess is what it do / u can call it) the cast members can see us?
The kicker of the entire story... after being stuck for around 10 mintues they did not give us anything! We were told we can ride the ride again if we wanted to, really? :shrug:
We remained in this DARK area for a few minutes where they then proceeded to turn the lights on and talk to us over a PA telling us they are working on the ride and to sit tight!
Best part about it was they had a camera on us! So this got me thinking since we were technically on the 2nd or 3rd floor at the time and there was a camera, (which we all saw) is there a camera on every floor so if the elevator was to lock up (which I guess is what it do / u can call it) the cast members can see us?
The kicker of the entire story... after being stuck for around 10 mintues they did not give us anything! We were told we can ride the ride again if we wanted to, really? :shrug:
devoy1701
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Getting stuck on a ride does not equal free stuff...rides break down sometimes. What was it you were expecting besides a chance to ride again? :veryconfu
matt_taylor1985
Member
What would the give you though? They did offer you a chance to ride again.
Tom
Beta Return
I believe the cameras are actually mounted inside the drop-shaft conveyance container (the big box that your elevator actually drives into and rides up and down in). So, no matter where you are in the drop shaft, they can see you. Same goes for just about any point in that ride. "I'm watching you....always watching..."
As for compensation for 10 minutes of delay....I don't think so. MAYBE a quick escort to the boiler room to ride again, but beyond that, you weren't harmed.
Had you been stuck for an hour or more, sure, maybe an Ultimate Fast Pass or free Turkey Leg or something to say "sorry". But 10 minutes?
They are indeed. Both the ascent VVCs and the 2 drop VVCs have CCTV in them. You can see the lens if you know where to look. The 5th D has CCTV outside of the AGV mounted on the walls, and there is CCTV in the basement. Every area is covered - and monitored - by night vision camera. Although the AGV (your ride car) has no CCTV itself, you are watched all the time. It`s very weird watching the screens as the ride runs itself, watching cars moving around various parts of the building at the same time. And watching guests faces in the drops.
As for the flashes, there should only be 2 places with flashes for T4 - the camera flash, and a single strobe flash as the profile finishes to night-blind you as you back up out of the drop shaft. The mannaquin effect also has blue-purple strobes, but only to illuminate the dummies, not the ride vehicle.
surfsupdon
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That's exactly what I remember when I rode back in October 2009 and every trip after Tower 4. BUT last w/e, March 2010, there were these blinding lights that would blink and actually shine on you for a second, shut off, and repeat maybe 10 secs later. It was really kind of nuts, and was a cool effect. B/c in the dark, your eyes never adjusted, those lights were super bright. It only happened whejn in the drop shaft, and was not associated with lightening bolts, lights used to shine on the ghosts, or for on ride photos. They really only seemed there to mess you up. All I can say was that it really made the ride feel crazy, despite it only being lights (blinding lights).
Patrick_Ears
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Can't wait to see this..... IS there anything else new coming to this park?? As in maybe a new ride...
LoriMistress
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I'm so excited with the new changes/updates with ToT. I can't wait to read more about it.
CaptainJackNO
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Totally Agree!!!
Must be to fix and refurb the existing attraction features. Course, maybe they are upgrading the video to high def. Possible.
CaptainJackNO
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:ROFLOL::ROFLOL::ROFLOL::ROFLOL:
HIlarious!!!
This isn't really happening, huh???:lookaroun:lookaroun:lookaroun
LOL:lol::lol: