News Walt Disney World's iconic Twilight Zone Tower of Terror billboard to be permanently removed

[Touchdown]

Who says it has to be reskinned? Make a new preshow video, on ride videos, change the audio and remove some props from the 4D room, voila, it’s now just the Tower of Terror 2: Falling by degrees.

 

[HauntedPirate]

finally someone going after the golden boy Josh.. bc for some reason he gets a pass always and to me is just as guilty and at fault for what Disney has become than the Bob's!

A lot of the current nonsense was thought up when Bob 2.0 was head of DPEP. Mr. Skinny Jeans is just continuing the mission, just with a better public image ("Ooo, he takes selfies with CMs and fans! He cares!!!").

 

[JTH781]

Awe that to bad its such a great sign

 

[BEARSHOUSE4]

My kids are teenagers, and we have many memories together at WDW of things that no longer exist. (Sorcerer Hat, Primeval Whirl, backlot tour, etc. etc. etc.) Sad nostalgia, but it can’t be changed. Add this one to the list!

 

[castlecake2.0]

I’m assuming it reached the end of its life/safety/show concern. They wouldn’t spend the money to remove it just for fun. They did try to repair it last year but it only worked for a few days before making a horrible screeching sound and was turned off again.

 

[Smiley/OCD]

I’m sure someone found it “problematic” therefore it had to be removed…but in all honesty, anything on property that moves I.e. animatronics on an attraction, billboards, costs too much to maintain so we will systematically get rid of everything and replace them with projections and screens…you thought it was just TGMR and Splash…we’ll, think again…

 

[Sorcerer Mickey]

Of all the things to complain about, this one seems really petty. It's a billboard on a road.



I mean, they could keep it 99% the same, with the same story and everything, and just redo the opening film and closing narration to remove references to The Twilight Zone.

You're right. The ToTs in other parks aren't themed to Twilight Zone, right? Like the one in Disney Seas. Maybe they can copy assets from that one?

 

[SaucyBoy]

Of all the things to complain about, this one seems really petty.

People are literally crying in another thread about how a tv channel in a hotel being removed has ruined their vacation experience. But the removal of an iconic 3D billboard, something that's been on property for decades, is petty? Okay.

 

[solidyne]

People are literally crying in another thread about how a tv channel in a hotel being removed has ruined their vacation experience. But the removal of an iconic 3D billboard, something that's been on property for decades is petty? Okay.

"First they came for the TV channels, and I did not speak out. Then they came for the billboards..."

 

[mikejs78]

People are literally crying in another thread about how a tv channel in a hotel being removed has ruined their vacation experience. But the removal of an iconic 3D billboard, something that's been on property for decades, is petty? Okay.

What makes something iconic? Spaceship Earth is iconic. The PeopleMover is iconic. The actual ToT is iconic. A billboard? No.

 

[SaucyBoy]

What makes something iconic? Spaceship Earth is iconic. The PeopleMover is iconic. The actual ToT is iconic. A billboard? No.

And a tv channel in a hotel room isn't anything special, either. So why all the fuss?

 

[VJ]

when everything is "iconic", nothing is

 

[CntrlFlPete]

we saw a couple of Disney vehicles parked by it around three weeks ago -- silly us, we thought maybe they were fixing the thing (movement/sparks/fog). Should have known better I imagine.

 

[mikejs78]

And a tv channel in a hotel room isn't anything special, either. So why all the fuss? But people like you will always find a way to boot lick Disney. Carry on, chap!

I don't think a TV channel is anything special, either. And I have plenty to complain about regarding Disney - park reservations, Genie+, loss of DME, the removal of half of CommuniCore in Epcot, etc.

Those things are far more impactful on the enjoyment of Disney than a billboard that I maybe see for 3.5 seconds... I'd hardly call that "boot-licking".

 

[SaucyBoy]

And I have plenty to complain about regarding Disney - park reservations, Genie+, loss of DME, the removal of half of CommuniCore in Epcot, etc.

All of those are technically petty or trivial things, too.

 

[VJ]

And a tv channel in a hotel room isn't anything special, either. So why all the fuss? But people like you will always find a way to boot lick Disney. Carry on, chap!

i'm gonna be honest, the term bootlicker should be reserved for more serious situations than sobbing over a billboard

 

[VJ]

i get why it's sad, i really do, and how those who always looked forward to seeing it might be disappointed not seeing it again (and i sympathize)

but going "BUT IT'S AN ICONIC FACET OF THE MAGICAL WALT DISNEY WORLD EXPERIENCE!" just feels a bit.. much to me? like, when people talk about Disney Adults, that's the type of person they're talking about

 

[SaucyBoy]

i'm gonna be honest, the term bootlicker should be reserved for more serious situations than sobbing over a billboard

I'm gonna be honest, a lot of ya'll are soft. But with the insane emotions over the loss of a tv channel, it's not surprising.

 

[wdwmagic]

Little by little it all goes away eventually

Would be nice to be replaced with something at least equal though. One can dream.

It will be replaced with grass and shrubs

 

[Disney Glimpses]

People are literally crying in another thread about how a tv channel in a hotel being removed has ruined their vacation experience. But the removal of an iconic 3D billboard, something that's been on property for decades, is petty? Okay.

It’s an advertisement.