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The first time I rode Twilight Zone Tower of Terror was at Disney’s Hollywood Studios, and interestingly enough, the park is home to the original ride. As intimidating as it seemed standing tall at 199 feet, I knew that my time at Walt Disney World was limited, so I “checked in” to the Twilight Zone Tower of Terror at the haunted hotel and experienced a part of history.
Twilight Zone Tower of Terror – A Classic Attraction from a Classic Show
Twilight Zone Tower of Terror was inspired by and based on the popular CBS series The Twilight Zone, which aired in the 50’s and 60’s. The mystery that surrounds the haunted hotel begins one stormy Halloween night in 1939 where 5 souls mysteriously disappear from the hotel’s doomed elevator when a storm strikes the building. There disappearance is still a mystery and when the hotel closed that night, it was and continues to remain abandoned. Today, you can take a tour of the infamous Hollywood Tower Hotel to unravel the mystery…if you dare!
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Twilight Zone Tower of Terror Makes Way for Guardians of the Galaxy
You might have heard that Twilight Zone Tower of Terror will soon close its doors in anticipation of the Disneyland Resort’s latest attraction, Guardians of the Galaxy – Mission: BREAKOUT! Debuting in 2017, this new experience will take guests through a fortress-like museum of the mysterious Collector who is keeping his newest acquisitions as prisoners. Board a gantry lift as you are launched into a daring adventure along with Rocket Raccoon to free the Guardians of the Galaxy. The new attraction will transform the structure that houses The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror complete with new visual and audio effects for a variety of ride experiences. The ride will also feature multiple, random, unique profiles where the rise and fall of the gantry lift rocks to the beat of the music inspired by the film’s soundtrack.
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Twilight Zone Tower of Terror is scheduled to make its final drop on January 2nd, 2017. If you’ve yet to experience this thrilling attraction or you want to check in to the Hollywood Tower Hotel before it closes for good, be sure to visit the Disneyland Resort during Halloween Time and the Holidays. As a special treat during the Twilight Zone Tower of Terror Final Check-Out Celebration, if you arrive after twilight, you’ll have an opportunity to enter the fifth dimension in complete darkness. This free-fall in the hotel’s haunted elevator with the lights out is a first and something you don’t want to miss!
Facts You May not Know About Twilight Zone Tower of Terror
To celebrate the end of an era, here are 9 Things You Didn’t Know About Twilight Zone Tower of Terror.
- The ride stands at 183 feet tall, making it the tallest building in Anaheim.
- Guests board the basement elevator, rise to the rooftop, and drop 13 stories moving faster than the speed of gravity.
- The landscaping at Tower of Terror was designed to reflect that of an upscale hotel in 1930s Southern California. Tall grass and dead palm fronds contribute to the “unkempt-by-design” look indicating a hotel that has been abandoned for many years.
- The hotel lobby displays items left behind by the guests who suddenly and mysteriously disappeared including dusty wine glasses, an unfinished postcard and a child’s doll.
- In the glass display cases just outside of The Library, you’ll find props from 2 Twilight Zone episodes including a gold thimble from “The After Hours” and a broken stopwatch from “A Kind of a Stopwatch”.
- While you wait to check in to the hotel, you can chat with the bellhops to hear stories about the Haunted Hotel.
- The costumes worn by the bellhops are similar to those worn by hotel staff in the 1930s, including the pillbox hat.
- The music heard in the hotel courtyard and lobby features jazz and popular tunes from the 1930s.
- The Twilight Zone episode from which Rod Serling’s appearance in the Library scene was taken is called “It’s a Good Life” and tells the story of a little boy who can read minds and control people.
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Are you ready for one final check-in at the Twilight Zone Tower of Terror?
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Win FOUR Disneyland Resort Park-Hopper Tickets
Win It! One of you will win FOUR Disneyland Resort Park-Hopper Tickets (Approximate ARV $600)!!! Simply complete the Rafflecopter form and leave me a comment with one reason why you want to visit Disneyland! Comments will close on October 17th, 2016 at 11:59 PM PST. Please note that tickets must be used by November 1st, 2016 and the winner will need to provide a name, email and phone number in order to pick up tickets at the Guest Relations Window. Enter to win! The end of Twilight Zone Tower of Terror is rapidly approaching.
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I haven;t been there in about 15 years.. I’m sure there is a lot that has changed that I would love to see.
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I have always wanted to go since I was a kid. My family always said “some day” and now I find myself saying the same to my kids. It is just so expensive to take a family that we have yet to go.
I’ve never been on the Tower of Terror and would like to see it before the remodel
It is so amazing to see my kids reactions to all Disneyland has to offer! It’s like being a kid again. And last time we were there it closed early. So I’d love for them to see the electrical parade!
My nephew and niece have never been..would love to watch their expressions!
I’m going to miss the original Tower!
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So my daughter had a ruptured appendix three weeks ago and just thought she felt achy. She was in the hospital for a full week getting her stabilized once we figured it out and had surgery to remove her abscess, which was 10 days of drain in. She’ll have to go back in November to have it removed, which was when we were going to go to say goodbye to Tower. We’re not a sad story, we have been to Disneyland, she is alright right now, but we could have lost her, so at this point our family is working on whims to enjoy life as much as possible. This would be a sweet spot trip where she is healed enough for rides but before her next surgery.
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I haven’t been at Halloween!!!
I want to visit Disneyland with my children this month because Halloween time is the best! It has been years since we have gone and we all miss it so much! One more visit to Tower of Terror would be wonderful.
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I’d like to see the Twilight Zone Tower of Terror before it closes, but most of all, I’d like to see the expression on my children’s face while visiting Disneyland for the first time! 😀
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Oh my goodness, so scary!! But it’s a “gotta go once” kind of thing.
To ride all the rides!
I really hope I win the tickets! I’m dying to go on Tower of Terror before it closes 🙁 and I’d love to take my mom on a mini getaway because she deserves it.
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I want to visit Disney because it makes me happy to be there. All the Castmembers are always so polite to me and my family. It makes a great experience.
Would love to visit Disneyland again as a family now that my kids are a little older to really soak up the fun!!
This was the last theme park I visited with my mom. We did the park hopper and the tower scared her lol I was laughing so hard! I’d love to go see this again, relive the memories with my mom. She’s been gone a little over 5 years now 🙁
Nothing is better then Disneyland Holidays
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my daughter begs me to go all the time.
For Tower of Terror of course! I am one of those folks that would ride it, get off and get right back in line to do it again. I think the max times I rode in a row was 5 times! I will surely miss this ride.
My family would love to go to Disneyland! My son is so sad Tower of Terror is closing! We would love to see the Final Checkout!
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I want to take my granddaughters.
My son cried when he heard Tower of Terror is closing! He’s just now big enough to ride and he’s been waiting to try it!
I would love to take my family during Halloween!
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Would just love to ride the Twilight Zone Tower of Terror one last time!
My kids haven’t been on Tower of Terror and I really want them to before it goes away!
My Daughter’s birthday is ON HALLOWEEN, she will turn 4! This year we want to do to Disneyland for the 1st time ever with her, as the best birthday to surprise, as she is a Disney princess fanatic!
The place is so clean!
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I absolutely love Disneyland and so does my family. It has been too long since we have had the joy of being there!
We love Disneyland at Halloween time!
Sad that Tower of Terror is closing – would love to say goodbye!
We’d love to win! My youngest has never been, and money is too tight for tickets anytime soon.
We have been wanting to take our 2 girls to Disney, but we are still saving money. They both love the princesses! Halloween would be such a fun time to go!
We live less than an hour away and because of constant price raises and being a young family I have never been able to take my son and last time I took my daughter she was 8 weeks old! I would absolutely love to be able to tell them I won tickets 🙂
I so want to go back because we just took our two year old for the first time in July. While this was very recent, it whetted our appetite for Disney and our two days were not enough!
I’d like to take my little cousins that have not been able to go yet. Please pick me 🙂
My daughter had Cancer at 7 and my son a heart transplant in 2004 he was 19 so we have not had the money to go it would be fun for my kids to go and have fun and be kids again.
I want to take family pics with the Disney villains!
Because it’s just a great feeling to be there! Love it.
I would love to take my kids! Thank you for the opportunity!
I would love to take my daughter to Disneyland for the first time!
I went to disneyland when I was 13! I would love to take my two kids there some day too!
The only constant thing is change 🙂 can’t wait for all the new additions
Thanks for the chance I’ve never been would love to go
We’ve never been and would love to take my 6 &8 year olds!
I would love to visit because it’s been too long since I went last. And this is a great time of the year to go with all the fun decorations.
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I’d love to take my boys. It’s been years since we’ve been there. I think they’d have a blast!
Halloween at Disneyland is my favorite that is why I want to visit.
I would love to visit Disneyland because I haven’t been there in forever and it always makes me happy 😊
My dad got sick 7 years ago with cancer. As soon as he could travel he took my family (I had a 11 month old girl) to disneyland. One of the best trips! Sadly he passed 5 years ago and I would love to take my 3 kids back and share how great disneyland is.
I love the decorations for Halloween at Disneyland. My kids are really wanting to ride thunder mountain again.
I would love to go to Disneyland because I have never been there. I would love to take my boys there with me for the first time together <3
I want to visit because it’s the last chance at tower of terror and Disney always does an amazing job at the holidays.
Disneyland is my favorite place. It’s better than therapy! lol!
I’d love to take my 2 boys and wife for the first time. She’s been through a lot these past few months and we’re huge Nightmare Before Christmas fans. Perfect time to go!
Love making memories at the happiest place on earth
I would love to go to Disneyland California Adventure to ride Tower of Terror one more time. I also love all the fall decorations at Disneyland 🙂 Thanks for the opportunity!
I would love to go to Disney in California because i never had the chance to go as a kid and i am sure i would feel like a kid again if i had the chance. Thank you!
I cant wait to take my grandson to Disneyland for the first time!!! He is the perfect age to enjoy tower of terror before it goes away.
I would love to win tickets to Disneyland since we live within driving distance and I would love to go on every single ride there. Thanks
Disneyland is a wonderful place. I would love to visit the Disneyland resort soon.
I would like to visit Disneyland with my grandpa. He hasn’t been since the 1970s, so I know he would LOVE to see how it has changed!!
Because my kids have never been!
I would love to be able to take my kids on their first Disney adventure.
I think my family would love to go to disney to see all the fun characters they love
I’d love to visit Disneyland because it’s been years since I experience the ‘Greatest place on Earth’.
We love Disney!
I want to visit Disneyland because my son comes home for good in February and i want to surprise him with a visit there
I love to take my kids and show them all the Halloween decorations and ride the Haunted Mansion.
Hi! Thanks for the fun giveaway!! We would love to go to Disneyland for my daughters “golden birthday!” She’ll be 10 this year and it would be so special to be able to take her somewhere as exciting as Disneyland! The lady time we went, she had the stomach flu all day!😬😳 Ohhh and churros!
I want to visit Disneyland because I think my kids would love it
I’ve actually never been! I heard it’s a magical place.
My daughter has been begging me for years to go…she would love it! Especially the fireworks at night!
I just love the place and haven’t been in years! Haven’t even been to Carland yet, how sad is that?
I haven’t been there since I was a child. Would love to take my kiddo there.
We took my daughter to Disneyland when she was 3, she’s now 7 and we’d like her to experience it again at an age she will remember!
Lived in SoCal for three years-never went. We are taking a trip to Cali and my little one keeps asking to go this would be awesome!
would love to take my 2 kids. they love disney.
It is on my bucket list!
I want to visit Disneyland as it has always been my dream.
Laurie Emerson
I love it there and I live close by so it”s my staycation!
We would love to visit Disneyland because we’re never been there. We hear that there is a special event going on for Halloween and it would be a dream to win and help us to make it true. I honestly wish all the participants the same luck since we are here to learn and win big. Thanks for the chance.
I would love to go to Disney and take my daughter. I’ve never been on a vacation before! Well, nothe since I was 6 and my family went to see the grandparents in Sarasota. This would be great and we’d get some much needed family time. Everyone is so busy these days!
I tried to enter, but it says it’s not accepting anymore entries. 🙁