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The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror Was Almost a Mel Brooks Ride

Before Disney settled on ‘The Twilight Zone,’ Imagineers considered horror rides inspired by Mel Brooks, Eddie Murphy, and Stephen King.

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The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror was first unleashed on the world on June 24, 1994, at what’s now known as Disney’s Hollywood Studios—located near Orlando, Florida. A so-called “thrill attraction,” the ride is fully contained within the façade of the 1930s-style Hollywood Tower Hotel, where visitors can participate in a “lost” episode of Rod Serling’s classic anthology series, The Twilight Zone.

After being loaded into one of the hotel’s elevators, passengers are greeted by Serling’s voice, which guides them through the building and, ultimately, into another dimension. They’re then treated to a randomly programmed drop sequence that sends them repeatedly plunging down an elevator shaft.

Although the........

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