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The Haunted Mansion is a dark ride located at the Disneyland Park in California. Success of the attraction has lead to adaptations of the ride in other Disney theme parks. Bla

Disney California Adventure Park, Tokyo DisneySea and Walt Disney Studios Park in France.

Production

History

According to Imagineer Theron Skees, the creation of the tower was to generate more visits to the park and to oblige guests' requests for an attraction representing horror and sci-fi films.^[1]

When it opened
Any re-themes
When it closed
Notable facts (not in list form)

Ride Mechanics

If the ride mechanics are notable include information about it here (HP Forbidden Journey =

 Robocoaster, etc)

Cast

Mark Silverman as Rod Serling (Digitally altered footage of Serling from "It's a Good Life" is used in visual representations^[1]): Silverman auditioned for the role at Walt Disney Imagineering several times before he was picked from the scores of voice actors being considered. The final decision of Silverman's employment was made by Serling's widow, Carol Serling. To prepare for the role, Silverman spoke in Serling's accent "day and night", watched old episodes of The Twilight Zone, and acquired a book of Serling's monologues on the show. He also made a conscious effort for his voice-over to have a "natural" sound, in contrast to a comedic impersonation. Silverman has had additional work with Disney, playing the voice of Friend Owl in the special editions and video game versions of Bambi.^[2]

Summary

Queue

Entrance
Theming
Other facts about the queue (not in list form)

Pre-show

Details of the pre-show room
Video etc
Theming
Other facts about the pre-show (not in list form)

Ride

Details of the seating layout
Details of the overall attraction layout (if applicable)
Theming
Other facts about the pre-show (not in list form)

Reception

What do people think?

Incidents

Adaptations

Disney California Adventure Park version

Tallest attraction at the Disneyland Resort at 183 feet.^[3]

Tokyo DisneySea version

Walt Disney Studios Park version

Development of this version began at the same time as development on the DCA version did.^[1]

Opened on December 22, 2007.^[1]

Film and music

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Noyer, Jérémie (March 2, 2008). "Theron Skees, Imagineer: The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror". DLRP Magic. Retrieved April 30, 2012.
^ Eades, Mark (January 17, 2011). "Tower of Terror's Rod Serling voice speaks". The Orange County Register. Orange County Register Communications. Retrieved April 30, 2012.
^ French, Sally (January 11, 2009). "Did you know? Tower of Terror". The Orange County Register. Orange County Register Communications. Retrieved April 30, 2012.

External links

Official websites

[Imagineer_Interview-1] Noyer, Jérémie (March 2, 2008). "Theron Skees, Imagineer: The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror". DLRP Magic. Retrieved April 30, 2012.

[Mark_Silverman-2] Eades, Mark (January 17, 2011). "Tower of Terror's Rod Serling voice speaks". The Orange County Register. Orange County Register Communications. Retrieved April 30, 2012.

[DCA_Height-3] French, Sally (January 11, 2009). "Did you know? Tower of Terror". The Orange County Register. Orange County Register Communications. Retrieved April 30, 2012.

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