Tower Of Terror

[astrodrummergirl]

Hey, just a quick question:

For those who have been on it, how are you held in?

Irrational fears of not being held in properly as the only "drop" ride I've seen is Detonator in Thorpe Park and they have the full shoulder restraints.

Only really asking as I reallllly want to go on this ride, but from what I've seen you aren't held in by much. I mean, I went on Rush at Thorpe Park and felt completely unsafe and scared, is it going to be as bad as that?

TIA

[Claire L]

You are held to your seat by a seat belt and it all feels very controlled and secure :)

Claire ;)

[mikki.young]

You are not held in by a lot but you don't need to be. It wouldn't be fair to compare it to rides that need shoulder restraints. I didn't feel particularly secure on it but I am terrified of heights :eek:

[**tinkerbell**]

there are small handles at the side of the seats too which are nice to hold onto:) get to them quick though as you have to share this with the person next to you.

[webstah]

The only thing we came close to losing was my BIL's teeth

[lyzziesmom]

If you sit in the front row and you are not next to the wall, you won't have a handle to hold on to. But you are held in by a very secure lap belt, which is really more than you need. It is a very controlled fall, you can feel the hydraulics working to control your falling speed. I like to lift my feet off the floor, it gives you much more of a "free-fall" feeling and is a lot of fun!

If I remember correctly, they used to not even have the lap belt. Maybe they just had a lap bar? I'm not sure, but I think the seatbelt was a later addition to the ride during one of the rehabs when they changed how many times you fall.

This ride is really nothing like any of the other free-fall rides at amusement parks that require shoulder restraints, I wouldn't even compare it to those types of rides. It's a lot of fun... just don't worry about it and have FUN!

[natalielongstaff]

ive not been on it....my 6yr old loves it though :rotfl2:

[mandymouse]

Yes you have lap belts on the Tower of Terror now - I really miss the bar that used to be there as you used to get a little 'air' time as you slightly left your seat

Mandy :)

[lagunn]

Yes you have lap belts on the Tower of Terror now - I really miss the bar that used to be there as you used to get a little 'air' time as you slightly left your seat

Mandy :)

Yes but we went on with our dd 7 and there was a rather large man who sat next to her and the lap bar went nowhere near her, dh had to hold onto her and she came off a jibbering wreck. She refuses to go on now.

[Claire L]

Yes you have lap belts on the Tower of Terror now - I really miss the bar that used to be there as you used to get a little 'air' time as you slightly left your seat

Mandy :)

Just discreetly leave some slackness in the seat belt when you do it up ;)

Claire ;)

[TracyK]

Yes you have lap belts on the Tower of Terror now - I really miss the bar that used to be there as you used to get a little 'air' time as you slightly left your seat

Mandy :)

I really miss it too Mandy, much more fun :)

Tracy

[Richard Bruvofetc]

Yes you have lap belts on the Tower of Terror now - I really miss the bar that used to be there as you used to get a little 'air' time as you slightly left your seat

Mandy :)

I really miss it too Mandy, much more fun :)

Tracy

Likewise. DD and I were a little disappointed last year to find we were strapped in. I loved the "0" G.

[Minniespal]

You are held to your seat by a seat belt and it all feels very secure.

I still miss the lap bar though, something to grab hold of!

[Nemo32]

The seatbelt is secure...and there are the side bars to hold on to, but it is more fun to put your hands up :)

Also, before you go on, there is nothing to hold whatever bag you have like other rides. So I did find myself trying to keep my bag from going up in the air with the drop.

[DCDMarkyG]

Tower of terror is more about the story and effects than the ride. The lapbelt is really only there to make the less courageous feel better. The drop is not in the same league and nowhere near as severe as The Detonator at Thorpe Park or Dr Dooms Freefall at Universal which I wouldn't go near without full restraints.
The darkness and build up makes you feel like you are plummetting several stories but in reality it's more like a tame fairground ride.

I asked a CM where was best to sit to get the best ride, but he refused to break character and replied, 'I don't know what you mean sir...It's only a lift'

[Neil1972]

Me and DW LOVE the tower of terror not for the actual drop ( which is not terryifying) but for the whole atmosphere and build up.

The second time we rode it, it had nowhere near the same effect as we knew what to expect , but then the same could be said for any thrill ride, but tower of terror seemed to be the one that was most affected.

It wont stop us riding it again when we go in 3 weeks :cheer2: time!!!!!!

[mbcissell]

Yes you have lap belts on the Tower of Terror now - I really miss the bar that used to be there as you used to get a little 'air' time as you slightly left your seat

Mandy :)

That reminds me...my mom and I went on the ride when it first opened, and it did just have the lap bar. Except for the middle seat in the back row. It never had a bar, only a belt. So we get on, and we are in the back row. I pull the bar down, and my mom reaches for hers...no bar. The CM comes and tells her to just fasten the seatbelt. The look of terror that crossed my mother's face was absolutely priceless:rotfl2:

[nursetibs]

Tower of terror is more about the story and effects than the ride. The lapbelt is really only there to make the less courageous feel better. The drop is not in the same league and nowhere near as severe as The Detonator at Thorpe Park or Dr Dooms Freefall at Universal which I wouldn't go near without full restraints.
The darkness and build up makes you feel like you are plummetting several stories but in reality it's more like a tame fairground ride.

It is nothing like Dr Dooms Freefall :sick:

I have to admit I wasn't keen on TOT when it only had the bar :scared1: but now I love it :love:

My DDs are aiming to beat their previous record of number of consecutive rides - I'm hoping I'm gonna be brave enough to join them :rotfl2:

[disneyholic family]

Tower of terror is more about the story and effects than the ride. The lapbelt is really only there to make the less courageous feel better. The drop is not in the same league and nowhere near as severe as The Detonator at Thorpe Park or Dr Dooms Freefall at Universal which I wouldn't go near without full restraints.
The darkness and build up makes you feel like you are plummetting several stories but in reality it's more like a tame fairground ride.

I asked a CM where was best to sit to get the best ride, but he refused to break character and replied, 'I don't know what you mean sir...It's only a lift'

yes, the CMs in ToT stay in character better than any other CMs in any of the parks....
and some of them get really really creative - we've ridden ToT well over 100 times and some of the times the CMs have done something so wacko they had us laughing through half of the ride...

[astrodrummergirl]

Thanks for this guys, it's quite reasuring:thumbsup2

I think I will have to get my sister to force me on it when we get there so I don't chicken out, but that's just my backup plan in case I chicken out.

Can't wait now.....Only 9 days til I take my first trip to orlando!!!!:banana: :wizard:

[Twilight Terror]

Yay! Go for it astrodrummergirl! You will love it. As you read a few posts above, we've managed to convert our mum (nursetibs) to the ride, and even made her do the ride with 'no hands' last trip!

We fly out the day after you, so if you want someone extra to go with we have a few days scheduled at MGM to break our record and you're very welcome to join us! Obviously you don't have to do all 14+ (that's the aim) consecutive rides with us, 1 will suffice! :rotfl: :lmao: PM me if you wanna know when we're at MGM.

[disneyholic family]

Thanks for this guys, it's quite reasuring:thumbsup2

I think I will have to get my sister to force me on it when we get there so I don't chicken out, but that's just my backup plan in case I chicken out.

Can't wait now.....Only 9 days til I take my first trip to orlando!!!!:banana: :wizard:

you HAVE to ride ToT - it is the BEST themed attraction in all of WDW....
it's really not bad....until the drop...no just kidding....it's really fun, including the drop.....

i'm sure you'll want to ride it again and again and again...and note that the rides change each time....there are several different drop sequences (the elevator goes up and down, not just down)...

[astrodrummergirl]

Yay! Go for it astrodrummergirl! You will love it. As you read a few posts above, we've managed to convert our mum (nursetibs) to the ride, and even made her do the ride with 'no hands' last trip!

We fly out the day after you, so if you want someone extra to go with we have a few days scheduled at MGM to break our record and you're very welcome to join us! Obviously you don't have to do all 14+ (that's the aim) consecutive rides with us, 1 will suffice! :rotfl: :lmao: PM me if you wanna know when we're at MGM.

Thanks for that, but I'm sure that with my older sister in tow, I'll be fine, I don't even know what day we'd be doing it on, so that doesn't help either.

Also, looking at your sig, shame you're not going to be at the P&PP the same night as us, we got tickets for the 24thpirate:

[Goofyish]

First time we went on TofT there was just the lap bar and with me being a little on the Pooh side of large the bar stopped when it got to me and poor DD, who was only 4 was a good 6 inches below the bar - so when the lift dropped she was floating in mid-air LOL

I guess that's why they changed to individual seat belts :)

[disneyholic family]

First time we went on TofT there was just the lap bar and with me being a little on the Pooh side of large the bar stopped when it got to me and poor DD, who was only 4 was a good 6 inches below the bar - so when the lift dropped she was floating in mid-air LOL

I guess that's why they changed to individual seat belts :)


same here....the first time my daughter and i rode (before my son was willing to join us), we were seated with a girth-challenged man (i don't know how many stones he was...higher than i can count)....you could have seated another person on top of my daughter and she still wouldn't have reached the bar.....
my daughter had LOTS of air time on that ride.....and we were in the front row!!!...but she LOVED it anyway.....


as for number of times in a row -- our personal record is 17 times in a row....riding...running around back into the line and riding again.....17 times....what fun!!! ...that was with my son and daugther when they were in their early teens......(and i wasn't exactly a spring chicken)....

[Bigbluebear]

Its the best ride in any of the parks.

Dont miss it!

[Mrs Dazzle]

The only thing we came close to losing was my BIL's teeth:lmao: :lmao: :lmao:
This and Hulk are the only rides where I've wanted to 'bottle it' in the queues, but I did both.

Last time we did ToT I was 3.5 stone heavier than I am now - quite large!! It's like a car seat belt holding you in and I just kept thinking how on earth is that going to stop my bulk from crashing into the person in front/behind me when it snaps:eek: It didn't (obviously;) ) and felt very safe.

I have to admit to saying those immortal words "I'm never going on that one again" when we got off, but it's actually one of the rides I'm most looking forward to doing this October:banana: :thumbsup2

Go for it, the belts do a great job - and my bulk was a lot less than some of the people on there:flower3:

[thelittlemermaid83]

I loved this ride

I heard it does a different drop sequence every ride.

[Twilight Terror]

I loved this ride

I heard it does a different drop sequence every ride.

You would be correct. There are four (I think!) different drop sequences, and all are completely randon, so not even the CMs know what you are getting! We so how managed to get all 4 sequences in one day last year.