I know exactly why that happened- your vehicle was less than 1/64th of an inch off from the track, which makes it unsafe for you to drop.. or at least, that’s the most common reason the ride stops. But luckily, the ride can fix itself- that was the sound at 2:26 *MORE LIKE TOWER OF ERROR AMIRIGHT*
I'll be honest, I don't think that was the issue. Usually if that were to happen, the vehicle would stop instantly, clearly that is not what happened here as the ride continued even when the breakdown spiel was playing. What I think happened was that another vehicle got stuck after (or even during) the drop, and the vehicle this guy was on could not continue, so the plug was pulled (so to say) and the ride was stopped prematurely. After the stuck vehicle was fixed, the ride could continue normally. Just quickly mentioning that sound you heard at 2:26 was not the ride restarting itself. That was most likely the sound of the wheels under the vehicle jumping over the gap between the 5th dimension floor and the floor of the VVC. (All elevators have this gap)
Freaks me out so much is when the doors open to the drop shaft there is practically nothing! That elevator kept moving I would’ve been terrified because there is no drop elevator to receive us!
This can't happen. The doors stay closed until the drop elevator is present and confirmed aligned, just like a real elevator. If the drop elevator misaligns, ride stop. If the lateral elevator misaligns, ride stop. If the lateral elevator doesn't perfectly match into the drop elevator and "lock in", ride stop. Disney designs their rides to be the safest in the industry, because they have a reputation to uphold.
I think my first time on tower, we stopped before the drop. And it took them 30 minutes to get us off of the ride. Still a fun experience to go through the halls and see the behind of the ride. Still hate that the cast members had to break character. Honestly. Yes, It ruins the magic of this ride. But I mean come on, Its freaking amazing seeing it.
Me: about to fall* woooo- What happened?" Oh come on I wanna drop!" Instantly drops* Me:aahhhhh I REGET THAT.!!!!!!" If you were scared you'd understand. Okay if ya don't there's no warning.
Is this ALL of the footage you have of this experience ? Do you happen to have any more of the elevator vehicle entering the drop shaft sequence with the lights on? It would be awesome to see that!
Omg this happened to me it’s terryfying it was my first time riding and I was not expecting for it to break down my first ride as well I must have been very unlucky that day
I know, right? I’ve always dreamed of breaking down on a Disney ride, in the tower of terror is my favorite ride. My family and best friend think I am crazy, but honestly, I would love to break down on the tower of terror. Like when you get into the elevator shaft to begin the drop, but it doesn’t. They wouldn’t come to take us off, but it would take longer for the drop sequence to begin, and you wouldn’t know when it was going to drop. It would be scary, but really fun at the same time.
As much as the mystery of how the heck some of those special effects work has been plaguing me for the past nine years, I'm actually kind of disappointed now that I've seen it in full lighting. The scale is way smaller than I thought, and the (albeit obvious) fact that you aren't in a weird spacey area, but a room like any other just ruins it for me. Hopefully I am not thinking about this the next time I ride it.
Did you ever see Space Mountain with the lights on? It's like seeing how a magician performs a trick; always a risk of spoiling the illusion but I'll still go on!
My guess here is that someone didn't time the three cars properly, or a disabled person needed assistance on the car before yours, so the drop gantry elevator wasn't ready for your car. It's just a guess. If you could hear the elevator running (and screaming) while you waited, maybe that was it, or they didn't want an unboarding and drop car too close.
None of this is correct. The entire system is managed by computers. There is a "parking space" between the drop shaft and unload, so someone slow to exit is not a big deal and won't result in any significant delay, as the next vehicle will just wait at ground level. There are occasional situations where the lift is slow to return but the vehicle just pauses briefly in the dark on the Fifth Dimension. While the lift wasn't ready here, that wouldn't result in the work lights being turned on and that long of a pause. There are a few things that could have happened here but the bottom line is the system is entirely computer run and nothing you listed would cause this set of circumstances.
Usually when this happens it is because the computer that runs the ride detects a fault in one of the many sensors. In another video of a 'breakdown' a maintenance person tells them that it was likely just something small that someone dropped during the drop sequence tripping a sensor.
Makayla Pickering possibly,but on another elevator if it was this one it would had stopped randomly and suddenly it was probably another elevator that got "lost" in the system down in the basement / unload room
@@christineowen9255 Or, the VVC in the drop shaft wasn't on the correct floor to pick up that AGV because it could have been taking another one through the drop.
I know exactly why that happened- your vehicle was less than 1/64th of an inch off from the track, which makes it unsafe for you to drop.. or at least, that’s the most common reason the ride stops. But luckily, the ride can fix itself- that was the sound at 2:26
*MORE LIKE TOWER OF ERROR AMIRIGHT*
thanks for the info!
I'll be honest, I don't think that was the issue. Usually if that were to happen, the vehicle would stop instantly, clearly that is not what happened here as the ride continued even when the breakdown spiel was playing.
What I think happened was that another vehicle got stuck after (or even during) the drop, and the vehicle this guy was on could not continue, so the plug was pulled (so to say) and the ride was stopped prematurely. After the stuck vehicle was fixed, the ride could continue normally.
Just quickly mentioning that sound you heard at 2:26 was not the ride restarting itself. That was most likely the sound of the wheels under the vehicle jumping over the gap between the 5th dimension floor and the floor of the VVC. (All elevators have this gap)
Animation Nation Lol you watched the other video
We get it, you watched the other video.
Animation Nation I mean you got that off of TPM vids but still
Freaks me out so much is when the doors open to the drop shaft there is practically nothing! That elevator kept moving I would’ve been terrified because there is no drop elevator to receive us!
This can't happen. The doors stay closed until the drop elevator is present and confirmed aligned, just like a real elevator. If the drop elevator misaligns, ride stop. If the lateral elevator misaligns, ride stop. If the lateral elevator doesn't perfectly match into the drop elevator and "lock in", ride stop. Disney designs their rides to be the safest in the industry, because they have a reputation to uphold.
I think my first time on tower, we stopped before the drop. And it took them 30 minutes to get us off of the ride. Still a fun experience to go through the halls and see the behind of the ride. Still hate that the cast members had to break character.
Honestly. Yes, It ruins the magic of this ride. But I mean come on, Its freaking amazing seeing it.
It also is weird not hearing anything after the drop.
Yes, the magic had to be broken but almost a once in a lifetime opportunity!
They were like, do you want the drop or do you want to walk around the areas. And we took the chance of walking around. once in a lifetime chance.
Coming back, I love how you stopped right before the doors opened. So chilling to the spine
Ricky Dupon so sorry your first ride was an embarrassment! Hope it didn’t happen to you like in this video! Yea I would freak out. 🙂🙂🙂
2:46 that one second of silence before the drop😂
The ride:*starts to work again*
Everybody: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH
I feel like this is so much scarier without the soundtrack!
It would be
1:33 wait so are the ghosts in the fifth dimension hallway just like clear plastic statues then or something?
Nope. Ghosts are a projection from a side hall
Suddenly everyone knows what happened with the ride stop
Elijah Zola I think the bellhop pressed the E-STOP button on the operator controls
My sister once pulled the Emergency ext for no reason
Me: about to fall* woooo- What happened?" Oh come on I wanna drop!" Instantly drops* Me:aahhhhh I REGET THAT.!!!!!!"
If you were scared you'd understand. Okay if ya don't there's no warning.
You guys were moving even though you broke down
They have to be at a certain part of the ride for them to get off safely.
That part uses magnets to move the car, so it couldn't be stopped but once they reached the end of the 5th dimensions it's possible to stop it
The ride: *continues operation*
Guests on the ride: *has a good time*
MG THE LITTLE GIRL/GHOST AT TOWER OF TERROR ON THE RIDE SHE'S SINGING IT'S RAINING IT'S POURING 😱😱😱
scary, right?!
5hor
when I first saw that girl light up in the ride, it scared the absolute heck outta me!
Honestly, it's really sad to think about Sally Shine, the girl who died on the elevator. She was so cute and innocent...
Is this ALL of the footage you have of this experience ? Do you happen to have any more of the elevator vehicle entering the drop shaft sequence with the lights on? It would be awesome to see that!
Sorry no. They turned off the lights then we entered the shaft. But still no sound. We were given another ride immediately or a Fast Pass for later.
Ah that's too bad.. Oh well thanks for sharing anyways! Super cool!
The Fractal Channel after you went through the door to the shaft, you got stuck there?
you can find great low light TOT experience (same result of a light on but it's green x) )
In-show Exit? NO FAIR
Omg this happened to me it’s terryfying it was my first time riding and I was not expecting for it to break down my first ride as well I must have been very unlucky that day
As a real fan of the Tower of Terror, I would LOVE to have this happen to me!
I know, right? I’ve always dreamed of breaking down on a Disney ride, in the tower of terror is my favorite ride. My family and best friend think I am crazy, but honestly, I would love to break down on the tower of terror. Like when you get into the elevator shaft to begin the drop, but it doesn’t. They wouldn’t come to take us off, but it would take longer for the drop sequence to begin, and you wouldn’t know when it was going to drop. It would be scary, but really fun at the same time.
1:48 I can see the other side of the elevator door I want to ride it when I was 10 and do this with lights on so I can see the other elevator door
its pretty neat!
0:00 OW MY EARS
As much as the mystery of how the heck some of those special effects work has been plaguing me for the past nine years, I'm actually kind of disappointed now that I've seen it in full lighting. The scale is way smaller than I thought, and the (albeit obvious) fact that you aren't in a weird spacey area, but a room like any other just ruins it for me. Hopefully I am not thinking about this the next time I ride it.
Did you ever see Space Mountain with the lights on? It's like seeing how a magician performs a trick; always a risk of spoiling the illusion but I'll still go on!
My guess here is that someone didn't time the three cars properly, or a disabled person needed assistance on the car before yours, so the drop gantry elevator wasn't ready for your car. It's just a guess. If you could hear the elevator running (and screaming) while you waited, maybe that was it, or they didn't want an unboarding and drop car too close.
None of this is correct. The entire system is managed by computers. There is a "parking space" between the drop shaft and unload, so someone slow to exit is not a big deal and won't result in any significant delay, as the next vehicle will just wait at ground level. There are occasional situations where the lift is slow to return but the vehicle just pauses briefly in the dark on the Fifth Dimension. While the lift wasn't ready here, that wouldn't result in the work lights being turned on and that long of a pause. There are a few things that could have happened here but the bottom line is the system is entirely computer run and nothing you listed would cause this set of circumstances.
TrojanJustin Staff can still stop it manually though.
Usually when this happens it is because the computer that runs the ride detects a fault in one of the many sensors. In another video of a 'breakdown' a maintenance person tells them that it was likely just something small that someone dropped during the drop sequence tripping a sensor.
Or maybe it is the computer noticing that it is off by more than 1/64 of an inch
It’s most likely that the issue was infront of the car as it continued to travel through the 5th dimension
Wait, did it stop right after it left the VVC?
So cool I’m bummed they took out the one in California
Drew3756 yeah but guardians of the galaxy is more fun
Me too. I vow to never ride guardians of the galaxy.
Rose Strife14 Why?
@@DrewTheDisneyManiac They got rid of my favorite ride :(
Rose Strife14 It still drops.
No sound makes it feel scarier!
my dad went onto this ride and he did not get stuck
1:30 is your friend.
Thx
What music is that from at 1:58?
Yeah what is this music
Do to the way the ride is built maybe someone brought a drink on the ride and some spilled on the tracks Which made the ride stop
Makayla Pickering possibly,but on another elevator if it was this one it would had stopped randomly and suddenly it was probably another elevator that got "lost" in the system down in the basement / unload room
Christine Owen true
@@christineowen9255 Or, the VVC in the drop shaft wasn't on the correct floor to pick up that AGV because it could have been taking another one through the drop.
i got stuck for like a minute straight at 1:06 with the doors closed in complete darkness. it sucked
Drop sequence begins at 2:37
Sorry to spoil it for anyone who has not been on this attraction the ghost in the hallway Show scene users peppers ghost
# tower of error
I can't imagine the stench of the electric smell and (sorry about to gag here)
We really didn't notice any smell.
What goofed up
Tower of error
lol
1:57
Tower of terror
My dad did it
😨😨😨
WHAT HAPPENED
It's amazing people are dumb enough to waste their money at Disney. Nothing like waiting for hours in line
I just came back from Disney I don’t like tower of terror
Me too
I LOVE Tower of Terror
I like it, it’s fun in my opinion.
tower of error
Hahaha