Sally Shine

"*Where am I? Mommy, Daddy, where are you? I can't see you! Hello? Is anybody there? Hello?*"

**Sally Shine**, is a character from the Twilight Zone Tower of Terror attraction. She is a supporting character in the film *Tower of Terror*, appearing as a 1930s child actress and one of the elevator passengers who were killed during the events of the film.

## History

### Biography

#### Twilight Zone Tower of Terror

Sally Shine was a successful Hollywood child-actress in the 1930s. Sally was often accompanied by her strict nanny, Emeline Partridge. On the October 31 of 1939, Sally and Emeline attended a Halloween party in the Hollywood Tower Hotel of Sunset Boulevard. The two entered an elevator headed crewed by bellhop Dewey Todd when the elevators were struck by paranormal lightning originating from the 5th Dimension, sending those within the elevator plummeting to their deaths.

Following this event, Sally, Emeline and the other victims became ghosts bound to the hotel and the 5th dimension while the hotel was closed. During her time as a ghost, she learned about the hotel's nature and other inhabitants such as the demonic Shaft Creatures. The hotel was subsequently reopened in 1994 and staffed by a crew of evil bellhops. Sally frequently encountered new victims and would-be victims of the hotel, sometimes saving them from the hotel.

#### Tower of Terror (film)

Sally Shine was a popular child-actress in the 1930s with an envious older sister named Abigail. Sally also had a line of dolls based on her likeness, a parallel to the real life Shirley having a doll line of her own. She is accompanied by her nanny Emeline Partridge, where despite being stern and strict, it is revealed that they have a close relationship with each other, with Emeline taking care of her as if she was her own daughter.

### Development history

Sally Shine is a character originating from the *Twilight Zone Tower of Terror* attraction. Shine was very visibly based on real-life child-star Shirley Temple (later Shirley Temple Black) who had connections to the Walt Disney Company and her own tragedies occurring behind the scenes of her Hollywood career. Sally was also partly influenced by the character Bettina Miller from the episode *Little Girl Lost* of *The Twilight Zone*. In this episode, Bettina was trapped in the 5th Dimension and could only call out to her parents from a disembodied state, an event referenced by Sally's voice in the queue for the Twilight Zone Tower of Terror in *Disney's California Adventure*. In Disneyland Paris, she was made the centre of more storylines in a 2019 refurbishment.

#### The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror (book)

Sally met our main Character and so grand sister Harper "Shine" Parker in her hotel room and was able to speak to her by a Tape as she had adapted using the Magical book that was left by Gregory Todd.

## Appearances

### Disney Parks

#### The Buena Vista Bugle

The hotel's five central ghosts were photographed in the story, "Ghost Hunters Materialize at Hollywood Tower Hotel", an article released on the anniversary of their deaths.

#### The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror

##### Disney's California Adventure

Sally made an additional appearance in the queue for this attraction where her ghost was present in the boiler-room. In said room was a chalk symbol where Sally's voice could be heard pleading for help or her mommy and daddy to find her.

##### Disneyland Paris

Sally appears as one of the hosts in this version of the attraction, attempting to save guests from the hotel, the 5th dimension, and the Shaft Creatures. In it she sings the song It's Raining it's pouring along with the theme for the Twilight Zone.

## Behind the scenes

Sally is portrayed by Lindsay Ridgeway in the pre-ride introduction video. Ridgeway later reprised her role in the 1997 television film. Sally Shine's appearance in the queue for Disney California Adventure was inspired by the Twilight Zone episode, *Little Girl Lost*.

## Trivia

* In the attraction, Sally was voiced by voice-actress Kat Cressida. Kressida also voiced the ghost Constance Hatchaway in the Haunted Mansion.
* In the ride, Sally's stuffed animal was of Mickey Mouse. This is often confused for the Shirley Temple doll in the lobby and a doll of Talky Tina.
* In the film, it is possible her birth name was **Sally Gregory** due to Abigail having had this surname. It is however also possible that Gregory was a married-name for Abigail.

## Gallery

Sally and Abigail, 1938.Sally does a curtsy in front of reporters.Sally Shine posing for reporters.
## References

1. ↑ https://disneylandmaps.files.wordpress.com/2016/03/vol-1-iss-4.pdf