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Twilight Zone Tower of Terror Fun Facts

The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror is a favorite attraction for many – both at Disney California Adventure park and Disney’s Hollywood Studios. The attraction’s design is loaded with details, which is why I wanted to share these little-known facts about the attraction at Disney California Adventure park:

  • Reaching 183 feet, The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror is made of more than 900 tons of steel, 1,600 cubic yards of concrete, 50,000 square feet of exterior plaster and about two miles of HV DC power cable.
  • The “service elevators” ridden by guests move faster than the speed of gravity.
  • The music heard in the Hollywood Tower Hotel courtyard and lobby features jazz and popular tunes from the 1930′s, such as “I Can’t Get Started With You” by Bunny Berigan, “We’ll Meet Again” by Vera Lynn and “Mood Indigo” by Duke Ellington.
  • The “Twilight Zone” episode from which Rod Serling’s appearance in the Library scene was taken is entitled “It’s A Good Life,” written by Rod Serling. The episode tells the story of a little boy who can read minds and control people.
  • The two glass display cases just outside the Library contain props that reference two “Twilight Zone” episodes:
    1. Gold thimble – From “The After Hours,” starring Anne Francis as a woman who has forgotten that she is not actually a human being but a department store mannequin.
    2. Broken stopwatch – From “A Kind of a Stopwatch,” the story of a watch that could actually stop time.

Via Disney parks blog

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Dan Anderson is the voice behind Dad Logic, a Seattle-based tech blog through the lens of, you guessed it, a dad's perspective. Dad Logic shares perspectives on everything from drones for family fun to the best robot lawnmowers. In his day job, Dan works for a tech company in the Seattle area.