Ready to kick off the new year and drop in on this month’s “Rode It! Loved It!” (my reviews of established attractions that are exclusively for paid subscribers)? We are going to enter the Twilight Zone and brave the Tower of Terror. Hang on now; you aren’t a paid subscriber? Wasn’t one of your New Year’s resolutions to support quality journalism? There are no ads of any kind at About Theme Parks, and paid subscriptions are my only source of income here. ATP’s elite gang of paid subscribers receive exclusive bonus content such as my “Rode It! Loved It!” reviews as well as the ability to post comments. Thanks for your consideration.
4.75 (out of 5)
The Tower of Terror is a classic Disney theme park attraction. Combining a thrilling freefall ride, dazzling effects, and an inspired and fiendishly clever storyline based on the seminal “The Twilight Zone” television series, Disney Imagineers have created a ride that, like a select few E-Ticket attractions, is so much greater than the sum of its parts.
For those old enough to remember the original "The Twilight Zone" show (or those young’uns savvy enough to seek it out more recently), merely the sound of Rod Serling’s voice intoning, "You have now crossed over into...the Twilight Zone," is enough to give you a bad case of the shivers. A master storyteller, Serling created black and white mini-dramas that, through subtle plot twists and deft presentation, were deeply spine-tingling and engaging.
The Tower of Terror reproduces the Zone zeitgeist and invokes the same sense of off-kilter foreboding as the show. Instead of passively watching a television program, however, guests become active participants in a “lost episode.”
