タワー・オブ・テラー / Tower of Terror

東京ディズニーシー / Tokyo Disney Resort - Tokyo DisneySea

General info

Category

Dark Ride
Type

Tower Ride
Status

Operating
Opened

22 September 2006

Description

Guests are invited on a tour of the former home and hotel of Harrison Hightower III, who was an adventurer and collector of cultural antiquities. Part of the mansion includes the 14-story 'Great Tower' in which the ride takes place. One particular item from Hightower's collection is the idol statue 'Shiriki Utundu', which it transpires was stolen from a local tribe after they refused to sell it.

Upon returning home, the statue was further disrespected and eventually invoked a curse on the building which led to the disappearance of Hightower and the subsequent naming of the 'Tower of Terror' by the locals.

The attraction is a freefall ride which includes dark ride scenes on multiple floors in the building. Riders are offered a glimpse of the outside world when the doors of the elevator briefly open.

The high speed elevators of the original Tower of Terror attraction at Disney's Hollywood Studios (Walt Disney World) were supplied by Otis Elevator Company. The Japanese version has theirs instead manufactured by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries.

History

タワー・オブ・テラー / Tower of Terror is the third installation of Disney's Tower of Terror attractions. It is the first not to feature the Twilight Zone theme, as the Japanese culture is not familiar with the television series. The story of Harrison Hightower III was created especially for this installation, making this a completely unique version of Terror of Terror.

The attraction has a similar ride system to the versions in Disney California Adventure (Disneyland Resort) and Walt Disney Studios (Disneyland Resort Paris, 2007). This is a simpler version compared to the original system at Disney's Hollywood Studios (Walt Disney World), without the use of Automatic Guided Vehicles.