New drop sequence for TOT

[vernon]

Seems they are playing with the Tower of Terror in order to make it more tempting for those repeat visitors , this article in the Sentinel
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/busi...615.story?coll=orl-business-headlines-tourism

I thought they'd tried this before, but maybe not.

 

[su su]

When we were there this year in Oct my DS and granddaughter actually went on this new car. Not sure how they had changed the drop the the WHOLE BACK ROW WAS SEAT BELTS ONLY. They were so thrilled at last they got the suicide seat. They were so thrilled they had their photo put in posters.

 

[Scottish-Helen]

I love TOT but I wasn't keen on lots of little drops my favorite was when they gave you a big drop then pulled you back up once before dropping you again. It will be great though to not know which sequence you are going to get

 

[lrodk]

The modifications are much more extensive this time vernon. I've gathered the following information from screamscape.com, a rather reliable source, who claims to have witnessed the new enhancements first-hand.

In addition to having spies across the globe, once in awhile I have to leap into action myself. Without going into details, I soon found myself standing on Sunset Blvd. looking to the maw of the Twilight Zone itself. Strange new sounds were echoing down the street from the beast and I blended in with the crowd of International Journalists that were being funneled down the street to feed the big angry machine. First off... let me say that Tower 4 rocks. I only had time to take two spins to get a taste of what we will all get to enjoy in January, but it was enough that I want more. The machine has taken over and you will no longer know what to expect, or even when to grasp for the lap bar. Even better... when they are finally done there wont be any more lap bar to grasp. Every row will be converted to feature only seat-belts... giving you nothing at all the hang on to other than the person next to you. And trust me... you will be wanting to hang on to something since this new version will feature four very different ride programs, each more powerful than anything we’ve experienced yet. The four different programs will play in a random order so you’ll never know which version of the ride you’ll get. The tamest one of all is said to be a slightly modified version of the current Tower 3 program they are running now. I rode this version myself on the second try, but the first run through the Tower was quite a different experience. I’m not going to spoil it for anyone right now other than to say that from start to finish, you won’t know if you are going to be shot up or down at any given moment. The ride has added all kinds of new special effects to the mix as well. New sounds, new lighting, new visual items, and even blasts of air and the smell of burning rubber. But you wont get every effect on every ride version... some things, such as the burning rubber smell, are exclusive to one of the ride programs only. Even better... it seems the possibilities are not over yet as they can apparently add new programs and effects to the ride at a whim.

Sounds rather interesting doesn't it?

 

[WDWfan uk]

What????? No lap bar ???????? I depend on the lap bar when I'm thrown into the air!
If you want to keep your sanity, don't ride with me

 

[SimonV]

I also got to ride Tower4 (three times in a row ) last week and it is a true blast - especially without the lap-bar I must admit, I didn't smell any burning rubber, but all three rides were noticeably different from each other, with the combination of ups and downs quite breath-taking. The new lighting effects are quite pronounced and there is one new effect which kind of 'judders' the whole car to make the whole thing feel more rickety before it plunges. It is all still over too fast for my liking, but I think the whole new random sequence will be a big hit. I also made it to a press briefing with the senior imagineers afterwards and they described this new version as the 'Director's Cut' version, i.e. this is what they wanted to do right from the start but were worried they would scare people to death with it! Now it seems people have got used to it, they are ready to turn it up a notch in January (and it will NOT be available before then). Sound like fun, anyone??!!

 

[WDWfan uk]

........ sounds like I'm going to have to be holding everyone's coats, bags and hats whilst they ride
It was revved up enough for me as it was!!