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Post by brp on Sept 11, 2023 9:45:25 GMT -5
You did it right.....except you got on the wrong elevator. I do think that missing the rest of the ride, before the drop also adds to the experience. Thanks. But is there a way to go any further without the drop? Or, once I am in that elevator, am I committed?
I had read somewhere of a scene with a band, and the Billy Mumy character from his Twilight Zone episode as the band leader, I believe. I saw nothing like that.
Cheers.
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Post by johnb on Sept 11, 2023 9:57:20 GMT -5
You did it right.....except you got on the wrong elevator. I do think that missing the rest of the ride, before the drop also adds to the experience. Thanks. But is there a way to go any further without the drop? Or, once I am in that elevator, am I committed?
I had read somewhere of a scene with a band, and the Billy Mumy character from his Twilight Zone episode as the band leader, I believe. I saw nothing like that.
Cheers.
Once you are in the elevator you are committed to the drop. The Anthony Fremont (the character played by Billy Mumy) thing is subtle. It's on a placard/poster on a stand immediately to the right as you enter the hotel lobby. It's not a scen, just an ad for the orchestra playing at the bar at the top of the hotel. The TZ references in the ride are pretty much Hidden Mickeys in that you either stumble into them or you've done some reading and know where to look for them. |
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Post by Adelard of Bath on Sept 11, 2023 10:45:59 GMT -5
I am one of the biggest proponents of the queue at the Hollywood Tower. But it isn't so much an attraction in and of itself, as it is a wonderfully created mood. Yes, you wait in line, and no, the line does not have games to play or entertain you. It just really, really, REALLY looks like you are wandering through the grounds of a glorious hotel from the past that has been mostly abandoned. The creepy music from a slightly warbly record player, the dried up fountain with cracked concrete, the giant overgrown weeds, cobwebs in the lobby, signs on the paths (in line) pointing to "tennis courts" or the "solarium". It's one of the best examples (in my mind) of what makes Disney "magic" vs going on a "tower drop ride" at another amusement park. The same "magic" is what makes wandering around parts of all four parks very different than wandering around Six Flags or a bunch of Universal. I guess that's why I always refer to the ride as "The Hollywood Tower Hotel" while everyone else calls it "The Tower of Terror."
Has some of this been missing with some of the new stuff? To some extent. I hope they figure it out.
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Post by Adelard of Bath on Sept 11, 2023 10:53:15 GMT -5
The Anthony Fremont (the character played by Billy Mumy) thing is subtle. It's on a placard/poster on a stand immediately to the right as you enter the hotel lobby. It's not a scen, just an ad for the orchestra playing at the bar at the top of the hotel. I love reading the posted menu for the special dinner that night...I forgot all the stuff but it's very old school, totally 1929 or whatever year, I'm sure I have that wrong. So, the escape route before boarding the ride elevators...is an elevator? I'm thinking of the queue and I don't recall going up or down too much while walking through the line. Maybe up a little outside, and down a little while walking through the basement. I typed "is the tower of terror library actually an elevator" into the google machine, to which I found out the answer is no. Where does the need to ride an elevator out of the "basement" come from? |
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Post by johnb on Sept 11, 2023 11:07:46 GMT -5
The Anthony Fremont (the character played by Billy Mumy) thing is subtle. It's on a placard/poster on a stand immediately to the right as you enter the hotel lobby. It's not a scen, just an ad for the orchestra playing at the bar at the top of the hotel. I love reading the posted menu for the special dinner that night...I forgot all the stuff but it's very old school, totally 1929 or whatever year, I'm sure I have that wrong. So, the escape route before boarding the ride elevators...is an elevator? I'm thinking of the queue and I don't recall going up or down too much while walking through the line. Maybe up a little outside, and down a little while walking through the basement. I typed "is the tower of terror library actually an elevator" into the google machine, to which I found out the answer is no. Where does the need to ride an elevator out of the "basement" come from?"This, as you may recognize, is a maintenance service elevator, still in operation, waiting for you." The basement elevator is the maintenance service elevator, which, now that I think about it, is it a departure from what really happened to the family and bellhop? Why would those rich people be in a service elevator?? I don't think I've ever taken the "we don't want to ride" exit. We were once evacuated after the ride broken down as we were standing on the numbers waiting for our elevator. IIRC, there is a side door to the left as you are looking at the elevator entrances, but I don't remember where that door lets you out. It might be the balcony that you see if you look up and behind you when you exit the gift shop. |
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Post by Adelard of Bath on Sept 11, 2023 11:12:30 GMT -5
I don't remember where that door lets you out. It might be the balcony that you see if you look up and behind you when you exit the gift shop. I have always thought that balcony looks like the perfect place to sell some old-fashioned mixed drinks! Sit there, stirring my Tom Collins. |
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Post by Adelard of Bath on Sept 11, 2023 11:16:10 GMT -5
Why would those rich people be in a service elevator?? Well but the elevator they were in was hit by the lightning and if you look at the building, is completely gone. Making it so we can see outside when the doors open and close, and people outside can see us screaming (or in my case, pointing at something and saying "Look at the view!" while my wife sits with her eyes clamped shut as hard as she can) |
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Post by Adelard of Bath on Sept 11, 2023 11:20:50 GMT -5
At one time, I lived in an apartment in a very old hotel in uptown Minneapolis. It had normal, modern elevators, complete with push-buttons for what floor you wanted. But in the back, there was a "service elevator" for moving furniture, and it was just like the one we get into in the ride. You got in it, the floor was old wood, and just like a cartoon, you had to pull down a metal grate to act as the door, then on the wall (again, just like a cartoon) was a big lever with "up" and "down" and you had to drive the elevator yourself. And, AGAIN, just like a cartoon, it was far too easy to stop the elevator in between floors, or a few inches too high or too low, so there was lots of "up down, up down, just a little up" to get the floors to line up. Just like a cartoon.
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Post by brp on Sept 11, 2023 12:00:55 GMT -5
The Anthony Fremont (the character played by Billy Mumy) thing is subtle. It's on a placard/poster on a stand immediately to the right as you enter the hotel lobby. It's not a scen, just an ad for the orchestra playing at the bar at the top of the hotel. So, the escape route before boarding the ride elevators...is an elevator? I'm thinking of the queue and I don't recall going up or down too much while walking through the line. Maybe up a little outside, and down a little while walking through the basement. I typed "is the tower of terror library actually an elevator" into the google machine, to which I found out the answer is no. Where does the need to ride an elevator out of the "basement" come from? It also didn't seem to me that I had gone up in this. But the escape route was an elevator down. Can't explain it, but it was a real elevator and did go down.
Cheers.
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Post by johnb on Sept 11, 2023 12:18:40 GMT -5
So, the escape route before boarding the ride elevators...is an elevator? I'm thinking of the queue and I don't recall going up or down too much while walking through the line. Maybe up a little outside, and down a little while walking through the basement. I typed "is the tower of terror library actually an elevator" into the google machine, to which I found out the answer is no. Where does the need to ride an elevator out of the "basement" come from? It also didn't seem to me that I had gone up in this. But the escape route was an elevator down. Can't explain it, but it was a real elevator and did go down.
Cheers.
Did it let you out in the same area where the dropping elevators let the riders out? This is sort of coming back to me. I think once, many years ago, when my now 21 y/o was young, she got to the basement and then chose not to ride. My wife has a good explanation for the "why would the rich people ride in a service elevator" question. They were rich and famous and wanted to avoid the public eye, so they were taking the service elevator to avoid gawkers. |
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Post by brp on Sept 11, 2023 12:25:43 GMT -5
It also didn't seem to me that I had gone up in this. But the escape route was an elevator down. Can't explain it, but it was a real elevator and did go down.
Cheers.
Did it let you out in the same area where the dropping elevators let the riders out? This is sort of coming back to me. I think once, many years ago, when my now 21 y/o was young, she got to the basement and then chose not to ride. My wife has a good explanation for the "why would the rich people ride in a service elevator" question. They were rich and famous and wanted to avoid the public eye, so they were taking the service elevator to avoid gawkers. Yes. It was right by the picture desk.
Cheers.
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Post by Adelard of Bath on Sept 11, 2023 13:33:45 GMT -5
Can't explain it, but it was a real elevator and did go down. It went down? Hmmmmmmm I'll have to pay more attention next time I'm there. I bet as you progress through the queue, you are very slowly going up an incline. It would make sense to put the ride atop a small hill: better visibility, and a place to put machinery without burying it below the water line. But as it isn't a traditional "elevator", it doesn't have the traditional machinery and no real need to have it under the elevator. |
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Post by tomandrobin on Sept 11, 2023 14:07:22 GMT -5
The exit is on the lower level.
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Post by lephelps on Sept 13, 2023 10:46:49 GMT -5
1. Is the only way to have a MagicBand deleted from your account still to call the MagicBand help desk (407-939-4357)?
2. And, the trickier question, can I take care of MB deletion for the family (DH, DS23, DS18) when they're adults and have their own MDE accounts or do they need to each speak to the help desk themselves?
We're all obviously on each others' My Family & Friends lists and I'm the one who has purchased and assigned out our tickets for our next trip but I'm not optimistic that I'll be able to tackle MB deletion for everyone since I don't "manage their plans" in MDE so personal experiences from anyone who's tried is most appreciated.
We no longer have the MBs I want to delete. Their status is "lost" on our MB lists so they're not active but I dislike unnecessary clutter want them gone from our MB lists entirely since we no longer have them and will never use them again. I really wish Disney would implement a "delete MB" option, even if it required one or more annoying "are you really, really sure you want to do this because if you do then the MB can never be used again...and that includes trying to register it with another user" prompts as a CYA from people trying to give their MB to someone else.
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Post by dlwdwdvc on Sept 13, 2023 13:09:04 GMT -5
If you have the permission to manage your friends or family …
MDE
My Plans
My Magic Bands & Cards ordering and managing status
My Family and Friends
My Photos
In My Magic Bands scroll down past MB order for upcoming trip to manage MB& cards
Apparently I have 27
I can click on and choose to keep active , deactivate, Report Lost
Unfortunately I do not “Manage” my grandchildren so I can not update their MB
And nothing is permanent I think you can choose a different color like orange for Halloween Season or Red for Holidays in your collection of bands
The number in your list will match the number on the inside of your wristband. .
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