Discover The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror
Our tips:
- Take a look at the lobby
- Scary for children?
- Lightning Lane
The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror
The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror stands on Sunset Boulevard in Disney's Hollywood Studios and opened on 22 July 1994. In the abandoned Hollywood Tower Hotel, you step into an old service lift. Then your journey into the Twilight Zone begins.
The concept
A TV flickers on and Rod Serling, creator of the TV series The Twilight Zone, tells you what happened. On a stormy Halloween night in 1939, lightning struck. A few hotel guests were in the lift and were never seen again. The hotel has stood empty ever since.
The Experience
You're strapped into your seat and the lift goes up. Then it suddenly drops, goes back up and drops again, while you hear cables snapping. According to Disney, the tower is 199 feet (about 61 metres) tall. You never know when the next drop is coming.
Discover The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror
Take a look at the lobby
The hotel's dusty lobby seems frozen in time. Take a moment to soak up all the details.
Scary for children?
The ride is dark, with sudden drops. For some children, that's too scary.
Lightning Lane
This attraction is part of Lightning Lane Multi Pass, which lets you choose a time slot in advance and skip the regular queue. You buy passes in the My Disney Experience app; according to Disney, visitors from Europe can only do this after arriving in the US.
Visitor information
You must be at least 1.02 metres (40 inches) tall. Children under 7 must be accompanied by someone aged 14 or older. Pregnant women and people with heart, back or neck problems, high blood pressure or motion sickness are best off skipping this one. Wheelchair users transfer to a wheelchair and then into the ride vehicle.
Dare you go inside?
Tower of Terror is a classic with a perfect atmosphere. Try it after dark: the hotel is even spookier then.
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