Tower of Terror

[smart1hermione]

Tower of Terror was my favorite movie when I was 8.

Country bears and haunted mansion... I'm still curious as to why? Then again, I was like that with Pirates, but JD made that movie. So all is right in the world.

[GRUMPY PIRATE]

I was never really into the Twilight Zone when I was a kid; the only episode I remember watching all the way through was the one that had William Shatner in it, I think it was called Terror at 35,000 Feet. It's the one where Shatner plays a mentally unstable man being transported on a commercial airliner with his wife, and he keeps seeing this creature on the wing, tearing at the wing structure. Everytime Shatner tries to tell his wife or the stewardess, the creature floats off the wing. Finally, Shatner manages to break the window and try to get the creature off the wing so it won't remove the wing of the plane. He ends up getting taken off the plane in a straitjacket, but how to explain the damage to the wing?

To anyone's knowledge, were any of these stories based on actual events of any kind, or totally fiction? Obviously the one I described was fiction, but I know some fiction is based on a retelling of actual events. I was especially wondering about the one Tower of Terror is based on.

??? Its not fiction, Gremlins exist!! (And not the kind from the dumb movies)

Didn't you see the Bugs Bunny cartoon that was making light of them? They started showing up during WWII, and the Germain pilots named them!!

Thats why modern jets have those little round bumps all over, they can't get a suction cup grip on the plane that way!!

[Shorty82]

I think most of the Tower of Terror plots were just short stories... But we all know fiction has some basis in fact.

Fun Fact: ToT isn't based directly on the Twilight Zone episode, it's based on the Disney TV movie based on the Twilight Zone episode. Starring Steve Gutenburg, no less.

Actually, there was never a Twilight Zone Episode about an elevator of any kind. The clip seen in the preshow was made by combining scenes from the series, creating new scenes, and using a VERY good voice actor.

[Theme Park Where]

The movie was made as a promotional element / tie in to the ride. It was one of the first rides made into movie tie ins.

[DisneyMom]

??? Its not fiction, Gremlins exist!! (And not the kind from the dumb movies)

Didn't you see the Bugs Bunny cartoon that was making light of them? They started showing up during WWII, and the Germain pilots named them!!

Thats why modern jets have those little round bumps all over, they can't get a suction cup grip on the plane that way!!

Do You see the Gremlins before or after the RUM? ;)

[GRUMPY PIRATE]

Do You see the Gremlins before or after the RUM? ;)

Yes.

[Amphigorey]

Actually, there was never a Twilight Zone Episode about an elevator of any kind. The clip seen in the preshow was made by combining scenes from the series, creating new scenes, and using a VERY good voice actor.

Yep. The bit where Rod says "This, as you may recognize, is a maintenance service elevator" is from an episode where he says "This, as you may recognize, is a map of the United States." Whoever edited that clip was very good at their jobs.

[CMGUY89]

Yep. The bit where Rod says "This, as you may recognize, is a maintenance service elevator" is from an episode where he says "This, as you may recognize, is a map of the United States." Whoever edited that clip was very good at their jobs.

Actually the entire line was re-dubbed by the actor you did his voice. They just used the video from that scene.

[Ottar]

the new ToT at Disneyland paris is getting rave reviews here in Europe.. I can't wait to go there and ride it myself! The photos I've seen of the interior are simply amazing!

[smart1hermione]

Oh me too! I saw the premiere of ToT at Euro Disney on YouTube. I never knew a projector could do that. :D