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Expedition Everest

**Expedition Everest** also known as **Expedition Everest – Legend of the Forbidden Mountain** is a roller-coaster attraction in *Disney's Animal Kingdom* theme-park at *Walt Disney World*. The attraction's backstory has been retconned into connecting to that of *Tower of Terror*.

## History

### Backstory

The attraction is set in the village of Serka Zong Asian kingdom of Anandapur. The village is located at the base of *The Forbidden Mountain*, a mountain in the Himalayas said to be home of the Yeti, a giant cryptid whom locals consider to be guardian of the Forbidden Mountain. In the 1920s, the Royal Anandapur Tea Company built a tea-train to pass through the mountain to access markets surrounding Mount Everest, only to close the trains down in 1934 following mysterious attacks of the mountain trains.

In 2005, the company *Himalayan Escapes Tours and Expeditions* was founded by local man Norbu and British man, "Bob" to take tours of the Himalayas. This company repurposed the old Tea Company headquarters and train-tracks to take their clients from Serka Zong to the world-famous Mount Everest while disregarding the yeti as being myth and local superstition. Guests assume the roles of *Himalayan Escapes*' clientele whom are warned by the neighbouring *Yeti Museum* of the mountain's danger, only to find the yeti itself while on the tea trains.

## Tower of Terror connections

### Tower of Terror

In the *Skipper Canteen* restaurant of the Magic Kingdom is a book by Harrison Hightower III titled, "*Everest Expedition: In Search of the Yeti*". The book identifies Hightower as having sought after the Yeti of the Forbidden Mountain in Expedition Everest's fictionalized depiction of the Himalayas. The reference is a tribute to former imagineer Joe Rohde who portrayed Hightower and developed Expedition Everest.

### Other connections

#### Jungle Cruise

On a post-card, Captain Mary Oceaneer mentions sending members of the *Society of Explorers and Adventurers* to the Forbidden Mountain and Anandapur on an expedition to search for the long lost member Dr. Albert Falls. As previously stated, Hightower's book *Everest Expedition: In Search of the Yeti* appears in the Skipper Canteen restaurant and a book called *Scaling the Matterhorn* which references Expedition Everest's inspiration, Matterhorn Bobsleds. In the Jungle Navigation Company's Amazon rainforest base, there is a souvenir banner from Anandapur hung over the entrance to the company's "Banana Troop" room.

## Trivia

* Expedition Everest is the only attraction at Walt Disney World Resort which is taller than the Twilight Zone Tower of Terror.
* The yeti from Expedition Everest's spiritual predecessor Matterhorn Bobsleds appears as part of the Collector's collection in *Guardians of the Galaxy - Mission: BREAKOUT!*.
Sunset Hills Estates

“*The movie colony's most prestigious address*”
―Slogan

**Sunset Hills Estates** is a location from the Twilight Zone Tower of Terror.

## Description

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## History

### Background

Sunset Hills Estates was established in 1928. This occurred years after the opening of one of its most famous landmarks, the Hollywood Tower Hotel.

## Appearances

### Disney's Hollywood Studios

There is a billboard advertising the estates.

#### The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror

The hotel is situated on these grounds and guests pass a sign for the estates near the gatehouse.

## References

1. ↑ https://www.themeparktourist.com/features/20150217/29962/6-awesome-details-check-out-walt-disney-world-sunset-boulevard
Hydrophone

**The Hydrophone** is an object from the Disney Parks, connected to the Tower of Terror via its usage in the attraction *Turtle Talk*.

## Description

The hydrophone is a specialized microphone used for transferring sound from underwater environments. It was often equipped with a, "Hydrophone Translation Apparatus" which allowed for cross-special communication with underwater creatures.

## History

### Background

#### Nautilus XIII

The first known hydrophone was invented by one Captain Nemo aboard the island Vulcania in the Pacific Island. Nemo equipped his Victorian submarine *The Nautilus XIII* with this hydrophone some time around 1865-1882 although it was not yet equipped with the Hydrophone Translation Apparatus. Nemo used this hydrophone for a submarine voyage from Vulcania to the North Pole and the ruins of Atlantis.

#### S.S. Columbia

The Hydrophone was first patented in the early 20th century by Cornelius Endicott II, the wealthy president of the U.S. Steamship Company. This is the first variant of the machine which included the Hydrophone Translation Apparatus with early tests having been conducted in 1925. Endicott went on to equip his vessel the S.S. Columbia with a hydrophone and translation apparatus aboard the ship's *Undersea Observatory*. This observatory was frequently used to study underwater life and also to converse with a sea-turtle known as, "Crush".

## References

1. ↑ http://disney.lovesakura.com/Discuss/viewtopic.php?t=3638
2. ↑ http://www.holidaytravel.cc/Article/travelstory/asia/japan/201602/80297.html
3. ↑ https://allears.net/2010/06/14/tokyo-disney-a-few-more-things/
Monsters, Inc. Mike & Sulley to the Rescue!

**Monsters, Inc. Mike & Sulley to the Rescue!**‏ is a dark ride in Hollywood Land at Disney California Adventure. It has had easter-eggs referencing the nearby Twilight Zone Tower of Terror.

## History

### Backstory

Guests represent passengers of the *Monstropolis Transit Authority* in the August of 2001 who board taxis of the *Monstropolis Taxi Company* to tour the city. The taxis then pass through many of the events of *Monsters, Inc.*.

### Development history

This attraction replaced Disney's infamous Hollywood themed, "Superstar Limo" attraction.

## Tower of Terror connections

### Buena Vista Street Bugle

This newspaper had stories and images referencing the attraction.

### The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror

The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror and Monsters, Inc. Mike and Sulley to the Rescue! were both Hollywood Land attractions. A towel from the Hollywood Tower Hotel sometimes appears in the Monsters, Inc. locker-room.

### Other connections

#### Haunted Mansion

In the ride, Randall briefly changes his scales' pattern to the Haunted Mansion's iconic wallpaper.

## References

1. ↑ http://findingmickey.squarespace.com/other-hidden-dca/hollywood-land/973222
Sunset Seasons Greetings

**Sunset Seasons Greetings**, known conjecturally as **The** **Tower of Terror Holiday Projections** are a seasonal feature of Sunset Boulevard at Disney's Hollywood Studios. It is a projection of lights and animations onto the show-building for the Twilight Zone Tower of Terror, themed towards the western holiday season.

## Summary

Various projections are made on the Twilight Zone Tower of Terror along with the *Hollywood Hills Amphitheatre* sign shifting to show clips and holiday cards. These displays are themed to Disney properties affiliated with winter holidays and Disney's Hollywood Studios, while between segments, the Christmas elf characters of Prep and Landing are shown on the sign. These include:

* **The Muppets Gingerbread Tower:** The Fantasmic! sign shows the Swedish Chef chaotically making a gingerbread house. The tower then morphs into a gingerbread hotel which animate gingerbread muppets move across while the sign shows a greeting card from the Swedish Chef.
* **Frozen Winter Wonderland Tower:** The Fantasmic! sign shows clips of Olaf asking about the holidays from *Olaf's Frozen Adventure* (2017) before showing a Holiday card from him while still playing his singing. The Hollywood Tower Hotel shifts to show various moving pieces of Frozen (2013) themed Holiday iconography which go with Olaf's song.
* **Mickey & Minnie’s Hometown Christmas Tower:** This is themed towards Mickey's Christmas Carol, turning the hotel into a snowy victorian building while the sign shows a tidings card from characters of the featurette.
* **Toy Story Christmas Toy Tower**: Woody and Buzz Lightyear greet guests from the Fantasmic! sign. The hotel then transforms into the, "Hollywood Toy Hotel", made from various toys and toy-boxes as the sign shows a holiday card from the Toy Story characters

## Trivia

* One of the hotel's holiday forms features its Hollywood Tower Hotel logo in bright gold.

## References

1. ↑ https://www.disneyfoodblog.com/2020/11/06/news-tower-of-terror-holiday-projections-returning-to-disneys-hollywood-studios-tonight/
Flattop

**"Flattop" Jones** is a villain from the *Dick Tracy* comic-strips and 1990 film adaption. He is loosely connected to the Twilight Zone Tower of Terror.

## History

"Flattop" Jones was one of the many grotesque mobsters active in Homeville, U.S.A. during the 1930s, nicknamed due to his flat head with parted ginger hair. He was an enforcer to ruthless crime-lord Alphonse “Big Boy” Caprice while frequently working with Itchell "Itches" Oliver and, "Mumbles". In 1938, was sent by Big Boy to massacre the mob-enforcers of rival, "Lips" Manlis. Flattop interrupted the mobsters playing cards at the Seventh Street Garage where he shot dead the five mobsters: The Brow, Rhodent, Shoulders, Little Face, and Stooge Viller. Before leaving, he used his Tommy-gun to leave a bullet message in the wall saying, "EAT LEAD TRACY" as a message to police-detective Dick Tracy.

After this, Big Boy had Flattop pose as a police-officer to kidnap Lips and bring him to the South Side Warehouse where Lips signed over his nightclub the Club Ritz to Big Boy, and was subsequently killed. Dick Tracy would arrest Flattop and Itches for interrogation of the murder, only for them to get off due to lack of evidence. They later tried to murder Tracy in a death-trap, only for Tracy to be assisted in escaping by a street-urchin called, "The Kid" who witnessed Flattop's crimes.

Flattop assisted Big Boy in his ruthless expansion throughout the city's criminal-underworld. On the New Year's Eve of 1938, he was shot dead by police during their raid on the Club Ritz, shooting his Tommy-gun in the air while dying.

## Tower of Terror appearances

### Fiddler, Fifer & Practical Cafe

Flattop makes a cameo on a poster for the Silver Lake Sisters' performance at the Club Ritz, where his distinctive silhouette is visible amongst other gangsters attending the show.

### Other connections

#### Sunset Boulevard

Flattop was a character in the Sunset Boulevard show, "Dick Tracy Diamond Double Cross" during which time he made other live-appearances at Disney's Hollywood Studios.

## Trivia

* Dick Tracy is connected to Tower of Terror history due to it having been planned for attractions and theming throughout Disney's Hollywood Studios and Sunset Boulevard.

## References

1. ↑ https://www.shyguysworld.com/index.php?topic=20947.0
A Far Cry From the Top Floor

**A Far Cry From the Top Floor** is a fictional book connected to *the Twilight Zone Tower of Terror* and originating from the attraction *Guardians of the Galaxy - Mission: BREAKOUT!*.

## History

### Background

By around the late 2010s-2020s, a copy of this book was kept in the office of Taneleer Tivan.

### Development history

A Far Cry from the Top Floor is a prop created for Guardians of the Galaxy - Mission: BREAKOUT which replaced the Twilight Zone Tower of Terror in Disney California Adventure. The book was a tribute to the defunct attraction, using a font affiliated with the Tower of Terror and having a title referencing the attraction's plot.

## Appearances

### Guardians of the Galaxy - Mission: BREAKOUT!

The book appears in Taneleer Tivan's office.

## References

1. ↑ https://mouseinfo.com/2017/06/watch-easter-eggs-and-other-surprises-inside-guardians-of-the-galaxy-mission-breakout-summerofheroes/
Avengers: Power the Night

**Avengers: Power the Night** is a pyrotechnics/drone nighttime show at Walt Disney Studios Park projected on the Twilight Zone Tower of Terror and themed to characters from Marvel Comics and the Marvel Cinematic Universe. It runs from January 28th to the 8th of May in 2023.

## History

### Background

Tony Stark's artificial-intelligence F.R.I.D.A.Y. assembles recruits of Avengers Campus around the, "Production Courtyard" (namely the feature of the Hollywood Tower Hotel) where she completes their training for the day by launching a, "Special Protocol" so they can learn from other heroes.

## Summary

The show opens with F.R.I.D.A.Y. projected on the Hollywood Tower Hotel where she invited recruits to gather around the Production Courtyard to finish their training day. Once assembled, FRIDAY activates her, "Special Protocol", causing her screens to cover the hotel as lights and drones begin projecting the likenesses of different heroes. Amongst these scenes are:

* Doctor Strange with the drones forming one of his portals.
* The Incredible Hulk,
* Captain America while the drones form his shield.
* Loki.
* Thor while the drones form his hammer mjolnr.
* Black Widow and Hawkeye back-to-back.
* Rocket Raccoon and Baby Groot remixing music as the drones form music levels.
* Wong casting magic as Sam Wilson's iteration of Captain America flies overtop of him.
* Scarlet Witch casting chaos spells.
* The tower turning to a Wakandan inspired design as the drones form Black Panther's logo.
* Vision firing a beam of light from his forehead.
* Ant-Man.
* Shang-Chi while the drones form the logo of the Ten-Rings.
* Tony Stark opening his arms as his Iron Man armour assembles around him.
* Captain Marvel landing.
* Various Guardians of the Galaxy as the drones portray Nick Fury's face.
* A finale with drones forming the Avengers logo.

After this, FRIDAY thanks guests and ends the show, before the drones portray Spider-Man swinging on the side of the hotel, while the hotel's appearance changes to mimic the brickwork of Queens in the MCU's Spider-Man movies.

## Trivia

* Incidentally, Disney California Adventure's Twilight Zone Tower of Terror was replaced by the Marvel themed *Guardians of the Galaxy - Mission: BREAKOUT!*.
* Given how FRIDAY identifies the production courtyard, a portion of Walt Disney Studios Park set in Hollywood, it is possible that this attraction's story is actually set in the California Avengers Campus rather than the Parisian one.
Kirsten Dunst

**Kirsten Caroline Dunst** (born April 30, 1982) is an American-German actress, singer, and model who is best known for her role as Mary Jane Watson in Sam Raimi's *Spider-Man* trilogy.

She played Anna Petterson in the 1997 Disney made-for-TV supernatural thriller film *Tower of Terror*, Nicole Oakley in the 2001 Touchstone Pictures film Crazy/Beautiful, Lisa's Daughter in New York Stories and voiced Kiki in the Disney English dub of *Kiki's Delivery Service*.

## Disney Role

**Anna Petterson**
*Tower of Terror*
Adriana Caselotti

**Adriana Elena Loreta Caselotti** (1916-1997) was a historic American singer/actress and *Disney Legend* best known for having voiced Princess Snow White in *Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs* (1937).

## History

### Background

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## Tower of Terror appearances

### Fiddler, Fifer & Practical Cafe

On the bulletin-board is a singing-lessons flyer saying, "Ask for Adrianna".

## Trivia

* Adrianna had minor singing roles in *The Wizard of Oz* and *It's a Wonderful Life*, both of which have been notably referenced in *Disney's Hollywood Studios*.
* Her phone-number on the flyer is, "BV1-937".

## References

1. ↑ http://www.sasakitime.com/2012/07/buena-vista-street-hidden-details\_22.html
Lindsay Ridgeway

**Lindsay Elizabeth Ridgeway** (born June 22, 1985) is a former American child actress in film, television, and theater.

She was the second actress to play Morgan Matthews on the TV show *Boy Meets World* for the last 5 seasons of the show's ABC Television run after Lily Nicksay. In 1994, she originated the role of Tina Denmark in the Los Angeles cast of *Ruthless! The Musical*, and her performance is captured on the cast recording. She played the role of an unnamed child actress in the introduction video for the The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror, later reprising her role in the *Tower of Terror* made-for-television adaptation. Ridgeway was a guest actor portraying Suspiria in the series *Star Trek Voyager*. Ridgeway was the singing voice of Darla Dimple, the villain in the 1997 animated film *Cats Don't Dance*. She also is a semi-regular singer of the National Anthem at Staples Center in Los Angeles for the NHL's Los Angeles Kings and for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim baseball team, and performs in cabaret shows periodically throughout Los Angeles.

Lindsay graduated from Riverside Polytechnic High School in Riverside in 2003. She graduated from the University of California, Riverside, in June 2007, with a degree in Political Science. She received her Masters Degree in Counseling from the University of Redlands in 2010.

Ridgeway later reprised her role as an adult Morgan Matthews alongside Lily Nicksay in *Girl Meets World*.

## Filmography

* The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror - Preshow video
* Tower of Terror (1997)
Oceaneer Lab

**Oceaneer Lab** is a children's play area on the *Disney Magic* and *Disney Wonder* ships of the *Disney Cruise Line*. The attraction has story connections and references to Tokyo DisneySea's Tower of Terror.

## History

### Backstory

The R.V. Oceaneer Lab was a hybrid steam/sailboat launched the July 30 of 1898 to be the vessel of Captain Mary Oceaneer, a woman sea-captain, oceanologist and archeologist belonging to the *Society of Explorers and Adventurers*.

### Development history

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## Tower of Terror connections

### Tower of Terror

A portrait of the 1899 S.E.A. meeting of the Hotel Hightower is hung up in the Oceaneer Lab, showing Harrison Hightower III with Shiriki Utundu. There are also framed editions of the *New York Globe Telegraph* reporting on the opening of Hotel Hightower and the disappearance of Harrison Hightower III.

### Other connections

#### Jungle Cruise

Captain Oceaneer is frequently referenced in the Jungle Cruise franchise. She also signed Dr. Albert Falls', "Hightower Spirit of Adventure Award".

#### Mystic Manor

Captain Mary Ocenaeer is a character originating from Mystic Manor. There are references to Mystic Manor characters throughout the lab.

#### Tropical Hideaway

Captain Oceaneer has an oar present at the hideaway.

## Trivia

* Captain Mary Oceaneer and Harrison Hightower III are both S.E.A. members connected to the backstory of *Expedition Everest*.

## References

1. ↑ https://twitter.com/Attractions/status/1082384534384062464/photo/1
Jill Perry

***Jill Perry***, is the editor and chief of The Los Angeles Banner.

## Background

It is revealed that years before Buzzy Crocker was fired from The Los Angeles Banner he and Jill use to date. On one of there dates they went to a seafood place out in Malibu, California. It was there that Jill apparently tried to save a lobster from the tank in the restaurant.
Kokoko tribe

**The Kokoko tribe** is a fictional tribe from Tower of Terror.

## Description

The Kokoko peoples were a tribe in the Congo basin of Africa.

## History

The Kokoko people were a strong tribe in the Congo. They were enemies of the Mtundu tribe, a people who based their lifestyle around thieving and fighting. Due to this rivalry, the Kokoko chased the Mtundu off of their land and claimed it for their own. Forced into a nomadic life, the Mtundu plotted a way to reclaim their land by stealing the wooden idol of a deity known as Shiriki Utundu from another tribe around 1829-1839.

The Mtundu used a ritual to awaken Shiriki Utundu and sick him on the Kokoko so that it might gift the Mtundu their land back. That night however, Shiriki Utundu used its powers and spear to slaughter every man, woman and child of the Kokoko tribe leaving none left. In addition to this, the idol destroyed the land which the Mtundu wished to fight for leaving nothing but death and destruction. The Mtundu were mortified by this and it took it as a sign that they should change their ways.
Red Car Trolley

**The Red Car Trolley** or **Red Car** is an attraction in *Disney's California Adventure* which was connected to the Twilight Zone Tower of Terror.

## Backstory

The Red Car Trolley is a transportation system in Los Angeles, California which was established by the Pacific Electric Railway at some point by the 1920s. It went from Buena Vista Street to the Carthay Circle Theatre of Carthay Circle, the Animation Academy of Hollywood Boulevard, and to Sunset Boulevard with the Hollywood Tower Hotel.

## Summary

### Vehicles

* **#623**:
* **#717**:

## Behind the scenes

The Red Car Trolley is inspired by the Pacific Electric Railway Company from real-life.

## Tower of Terror connections

### The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror

The Hollywood Tower Hotel was a stop and advertised inside of the trolly. In Mortimer's Market, Pete Corrigan advertises this fact in a press-release for the hotel's opening. The Red Car Trolley used to have advertisements for the hotel inside of it, before this was replaced by advertisements for the Hyperion Theater. The sign for the Hollywood stop was named after the Hollywood Tower Hotel.

## Trivia

* There is a faded advertisement for the Trolley in the BaseLine Taphouse of Disney's Hollywood Studios.
* The Red Cars and Pacific Electric Railway Company were a major plot-point in the film Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1989), which is also one of the major sources of influence behind Disney's Hollywood Studios. Who Framed Roger Rabbit is also referenced on Buena Vista Street where a mailbox identifies the film's protagonist Eddie Valiant as a citizen of Buena Vista Street.
* A mural advertisement for the Red Car Trolley features a depiction of *Radiator Springs* from the 2006 Pixar film Cars albeit with the car pictured being presumably inanimate. This is in reference to the heavily themed *Cars Land* area of Disney California Adventure.
	+ In-universe references to the Cars franchise have also included an Avengers Campus map of Howard Stark's colony where a, "Scrapyard" is detailed in the area used for the attraction *Mater's Junkyard Jamboree*, and the scrapped parts of plane Skipper Riley appearing in the Disney Springs hangar bar of Jock Lindsey, a comrade to Indiana Jones and member of S.E.A..

## References

1. ↑ https://a-land-of-shadow-and-substance.blogspot.com/2018/03/
2. ↑ https://blogmickey.com/2017/10/photo-paradise-pier-billboard-appears-sunset-boulevard/
3. ↑ https://duchessofdisneyland.com/california-adventure/buena-vista-street-mailboxes/
Congo Basin

The **Congo Basin** or more simply the **Congo** is a real-world region of Central Africa. The region is predominately occupied by the country the **Democratic Republic of the Congo** and its neighbouring **Republic of the Congo**, formerly occupied by the Belgian government as the **Belgian Congo**.

## Tower of Terror appearances

### Adventurers Club

A portrait in the club was retconned into depicting the Pillagers Brigade in the Congo in 1899.

### Aunty's Beach House

The portrait of the Pillagers Brigade appears in this location.

### Tower of Terror

Harrison Hightower III and Smelding stole Shiriki Utundu from Chief Kijanji of the Mtundu tribe in the Congo.

### Other connections

#### Trader Sam's Enchanted Tiki Bar

The menu messages from Skip Dockmonkey mentions Trader Sam having studied mixology in the Congo and there is a tribal mask in Trader Sam's collection with a note saying, "Gift from the Beyembe people of the Congo. -T.S.". There is also artwork of the Congo as depicted in the Jungle Cruise decorating Sam's collection.

#### Tropical Hideaway

One of the oars outside of the Enchanted Tiki Room reads, "Dr. J.L. Baterista, Congo River, 1906".

## Other appearances

### Adventure Trading Company

The Treehouse Juju mission had guests studying petroglyphs at the base of Tarzan's Treehouse in the Congo and a story on Congo gorillas appeared in *The Daily Gnus* newspaper.

### Jungle Cruise

This attraction has many scenes set in the Congo, most notably a, "Pygmy" camp and colonial base camp being raided by gorillas. There are also boats used called the Congo Connie and Congo Queen.

### Skipper Canteen

A book titled *Photos of Congo* written by Luana Teixeira is in the library.

### Tarzan's Treehouse

This attraction is set in the Congo, connecting to the story of Tarzan.

## Gallery

Harrison Hightower III in the Mtundu tribe of the Congo
Steve Guttenberg

**Steven Robert "Steve" Guttenberg** is an American actor and comedian who played Buzzy Crocker in the 1997 Disney made-for-TV supernatural thriller film *Tower of Terror*. He also played Michael Kellam in the 1987 Touchstone Pictures film *Three Men and a Baby*and its 1990 sequel and Deputy Sheriff Tom Palmer in *The Big Green*.
Manfred Strang

**Manfred Strang** is a character from Tower of Terror: The Mystery, being a reporter for The New York Globe Telegraph.

## History

Strang was at Hightower's press conference on New Year's Eve of 1899. After questioning Hightower about the rumors concerning the cursed idol Shiriki Utundu, Hightower became angry and kicked Strang out of the press conference. Strang later snuck into the party at the hotel, disguised as a waiter. There, he shadowed Hightower's every move until Hightower entered the elevator to his penthouse suite. Fifteen minutes later, the hotel was hit by green lightning and Hightower could be heard screaming as the elevator plummeted to the ground. Later, Strang went to investigate along with Hightower's valet, Smelding. But Hightower was nowhere to be found, and only the idol and a fez were lying on the floor of the elevator. Despite Strang's investigations, he was unable to prove anything. His only conclusion was that the hotel had been cursed and had to be torn down.

Thirteen years after the incident, Strang received word that Beatrice Rose Endicott was planning to host tours of the Hotel. He met her outside of the Hotel, pleading with her not to do the Tours, but she thought that his reason was that he worked for her father, Cornelius Endicott III (a business rival of Hightower), who wished to have the Hotel torn down too. But Strang insisted that he was being truthful with her. The two explored the Hotel, and while Beatrice saw the Hotel and Hightower in a positive light, Strang didn't. After more exploring of the Hotel, the two found the idol, in Hightower's Apartment, and a phone rang. Strang listened to it, and realized the warning voice was Hightower, and he saw the idol open its eyes. He grabbed Endicott by the hand, and the two escaped the Hotel.

Outside, he continued to ask Endicott not to do the Tours, and she told him that she would take it into consideration.
Napoleon III

**Charles Louis Napoléon Bonaparte** or more simply known as **Napoleon III** (1808-1873) is a figure from real-world French history. He was the first president of France along with having served as emperor of the French.

## Tower of Terror appearances

### The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror

In Disney California Adventure's Tower of Terror, there was an 1853 portrait of Napoleon III hanging in the lobby of the Hollywood Tower Hotel.

### Other connections

#### Guardians of the Galaxy - Mission: BREAKOUT!

The portrait of Napoleon III from the Hollywood Tower Hotel is in storage in the Collector's fortress, located near Dolores the Octopus.

## Trivia

* Napoleon Bonaparte is briefly mentioned by Lord Henry Mystic in the Explorers Club restaurant.

## References

1. ↑ https://www.slashfilm.com/551270/guardians-of-the-galaxy-mission-breakout-easter-eggs/
Emeline Partridge

### Fate

Got struck by lightning in the elevator with the other people. Later goes to heaven

**Emeline Partridge** is a character from the Twilight Zone Tower of Terror and supporting character in the made-for-TV film *Tower of Terror*, appearing as the nanny for child actress Sally Shine. Wendy Worthington played the role of Emeline in the film, while Charlotte Helms portrayed her in the attraction.

## History

### Biography

#### Film

While very little, if any, information is known about her, she is known to be of Irish descent and has been taking care of Sally Shine for a long time. In the early chapters of the film, Abigail Gregory blamed Emeline for the incident, claiming that she cast an evil spell on the actress out of annoyance over Sally's attitude, yet it turned out to be the opposite - Emeline actually cared for the girl as if she was her own daughter, despite being strict and initially hostile to anyone who tried to disturb them. This was reinforced when she and the other ghosts were shocked and dismayed over her being the fall guy for Abigail's evil machinations.

## Appearances

### Attractions

#### 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

**Trivia**

For the role of Emmeline Partridge; Maggie Roswell, Pamela Kosh, Bonnie Hellman, Marianne Muellerleile, Anne Haney, Mary Pat Gleason, and Mimi Kennedy were all candidates who were considered for the part (which was later given to Wendy Worthington).

## References

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

“*I do believe everyone on this earth is an artist - some people more than others. But I do believe we are all artists in a certain way. We all have unique abilities. There are people who are meant to make it their life and that is a different kind of person who would choose to be on that path.*”
―Melora Hardin
Melora Hardin was born on June 29, 1967 in Houston, Texas, USA as Melora Diane Hardin. She is an actress, known for The Office (2005), The Hot Chick (2002) and 17 Again (2009). She has been married to Gildart Jackson since 1997. They have two children.

She is known for portraying Carolyn Crosson, in the film Tower of Terror

## External Links

1. ↑ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0002124/bio?ref\_=nm\_ov\_bio\_sm
Professor R. Blauerhimmel

**Professor R. Blauerhimmel** is a Disney Parks character connected to the Tower of Terror.

## History

Professor R. Blauerhimmel was an aviator of presumed German origin during the late 19th century. He became a member of the *Society of Explorers and Adventurers* and in 1899 attended a New Year's Eve Party thrown in the Hotel Hightower of New York City. The party was thrown by fellow S.E.A. member Harrison Hightower III who used it to present his latest trophy in the form of Shiriki Utundu. That night, Hightower was killed under mysterious circumstances by the idol deity and the hotel was closed.

In 1904, Blauerhimmel traversed the Ucayali River in Peru. In the 1930s he did work out of the tropical restaurant, "Bengal Barbecue" where he delivered post-cards and spent personal time. By 1938 he became author of a book titled, "Traditional native holiday décor".

## Tower of Terror connections

### Tower of Terror

The professor attended the Hotel Hightower meeting to celebrate the theft of Shiriki Utundu. Blauerhimmel also kept a miniature portrait of this meeting, as shown in Bengal Barbecue.

## Appearances

### Bengal Barbecue

There are postcards and a photograph from Blauerhimmel on the shelves of this restaurant in Disneyland.

### Mystic Manor

Blauerhimmel appears in two portraits within Mystic Manor. One shows him in the Hotel Hightower in 1899 while the other is portrait of only the professor.

### Skipper Canteen

The Skipper Canteen has a book by the professor in its library.

### Tropical Hideaway

The paddle from Blauerhimmel's 1904 voyage in Peru is hung on the wall of the Tropical Hideaway.

## Behind the scenes

Blauerhimmel was modelled after Disney Legend Imagineer Robert Coltrin and his name is German for "Blue Sky" which is a term used in Disney imagineering.

## References

1. ↑ https://jungleskipper.com/sea/members/prof-r-blauerhimmel
2. ↑ https://jungleskipper.com/sea/attractions/skipper-canteen#&gid=1&pid=center-shelf-3rd-shelf-c63
Richard Bellis

**Richard Bellis** (1946-time of writing) is an American composer. He created the theme for the Twilight Zone Tower of Terror from the classic themed of the Twilight Zone TV series. Bellis also worked with Disney to create music for Lights, Motors, Action!, Star Tours, and Dinosaur (Countdown to Extinction).

## Trivia

* Bellis also worked on horror-themes when he composed for the 1990s miniseries, *Stephen King's It*.
Caesar the Dummy

**Caesar the Dummy** Aka **Little Caesar** or **Caesar** is a ventriloquist's dummy and character from the Twilight Zone television series who is featured in the Twilight Zone Tower of Terror.

## History

Caesar the dummy was a malevolent ventriloquist's dummy seemingly given life by the 5th dimension. He belonged to Irish ventriloquist Jonathan West whom he frequently spoke to and manipulated into committing crimes. After West was arrested, Caesar jumped host to a young girl named Susan who West was previously cruel to.

At some point in time, Little Caesar came into the possession of the Hollywood Tower Hotel in Hollywood, Los Angeles, CA. Caesar was kept in storage within the basement of the hotel where he remained even following the hotel's 1994 reopening.

## Appearances

### Twilight Zone Tower of Terror

Caesar appears in the basement of the Hollywood Tower Hotel within storage. He is visible to the right-hand sides of the elevators when the lights of the room turn on.

## Behind the Scenes

Caesar originates from the Twilight Zone TV series in the episode *Caesar and Me*.

## Trivia

* Caesar has become particularly infamous amongst Tower of Terror fans due to his providing an additional scare for guests when the lights suddenly turn on revealing a large ventriloquist's dummy next to them.
* As with many Twilight Zone elements in the Tower of Terror, it is unclear if the events of *Caesar and Me* occurred in the ride's continuity and following this the hotel obtained him or if he was one of the elements brought the the hotel via the 5th dimension. It should be note that Caesar and Me was contemporary to its creation meaning it was likely set in the 1960s.

## References

1. ↑ https://allears.net/2019/04/24/7-things-die-hard-twilight-zone-fans-should-look-for-in-the-tower-of-terror/
2. ↑ https://www.disboards.com/threads/scariest-part-of-the-tower-of-terror-hint-its-not-the-13-story-drop.3565573/
Chris Todd

**Christopher "Q" Todd,** is the name of a fictional character in Tower of Terror. Q, as he prefers to be called, short for Quarter Master. Is the sole air of inheritance of The Hollywood Tower Hotel. His grandfather was Dewey Todd, the bellhop that disappeared while working in the Hollywood Tower, October 31, 1939.
Hollywood Hills Amphitheater

**The Hollywood Hills Amphitheater** is a location in the fictionalized Hollywood of Disney's Hollywood Studios. It is a location from the attraction *Fantasmic!* at *Disney's Hollywood Studios*.

## Description

The Hollywood Hills Amphitheatre is an outdoor theatre located at the end of Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood, LA, California. It was located adjacent to the Hollywood Tower Hotel. By the 1990s, it held nightly spectacular shows and had a stage which included a small mountainside stage with a faux river surrounding it.

### Features

* **Backstage:**
* **Entry Plaza:**
* **Seat Sections:**
	+ **Beast:**
	+ **Hades:**
	+ **Jafar:**
	+ **Maleficent:**
	+ **Mickey:**
	+ **Pocahontas:**
	+ **Scar**
	+ **Sebastian:**
	+ **Ursula:**
	+ **Witch:**
* **Stage/Mountain**:

## History

### Background

The Amphitheatre may have been open around the 1930s and used by Disney. By the 1990s, the amphitheatre would show Disney's Mickey Mouse centric show, "Fantasmic!".

## Appearances

### Sunset Seasons Greetings

The narration claims that the hotel changes due to the magic of imagination (referencing the motif of Fantasmic!), while The Hollywood Hills Amphitheatre changes along with the hotel to show seasons' greeting cards.

## Trivia

* The dragon Maleficent from Fantasmic! is often featured in artwork and merchandise due to her being featured in Fantasmic! next-door to the Twilight Zone Tower of Terror.

## Gallery

The 1930s Disney inspired signThe older signage
## References

1. ↑ https://mickeyblog.com/2018/12/10/behind-curtain-fantasmic-hollywood-studios/
2. ↑ Old Disney inspired sign for Fantasmic!
3. ↑ https://whyirundisney.com/2014/09/30/great-reading-for-the-tower-of-terror-10-miler-week/
American Automobile Association

The logo used from 1922 to 1983

The **American Automobile Association** also known as **AAA** or **Triple A** is a real-world organization.

## Description

The AAA is a federation of motor-clubs from across North America. The organization is held privately while also being not-for-profit. The group provides roadside assistance and services such as the inspecting and rating of hotels.

## Tower of Terror appearances

### The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror

In the lobby of the Hollywood Tower Hotel is a plaque from Triple A for the, "Thirteen Diamond Award", given to the Hollywood Tower Hotel in 1939.

## Trivia

* The Thirteen Diamond Award is a fictitious award as in real-life, hotel diamonds from AAA only go up to five. The number 13 was selected due to its affiliation with bad-luck and the paranormal while also being a motif in the *Tower of Terror* franchise.
Himalayas

The Forbidden Mountain with Mount Everest behind it

**The Himalayas** are a real-world mountain-range retconned into the story of *Tower of Terror* via the attraction Expedition Everest.

## Description

### Mountains

* **Annapurna II**:
* **Chomolhari**:
* **Forbidden Mountain**: The Forbidden Mountain was located between Everest and Annapurna II. The mountain bordered the village of Serka Zong in the kingdom of Anandapur and was also home of the Yeti. This mountain also held the Yeti Temple used to pay homage to the yeti and the old *Royal Anandapur Tea Company* train-tracks connecting to Mount Everest.
* **K2**:
* **Kailash**
* **Mount Everest**: Everest is the tallest summit on Earth.
* **Siguniang**:

## Tower of Terror appearances

### Skipper Canteen

One of the books in the library is "*Everest Expedition: In Search of the Yeti*", by Harrison Hightower III.

### Other connections

#### Expedition Everest

This attraction in Disney's Animal Kingdom is set on the Forbidden Mountain on a journey to Mount Everest around the mid 2000s, interrupted by the yeti. This attraction's story was retconned into that of Tower of Terror via Hightower's book on his search for the yeti.

#### Jungle Cruise

On a post-card, Captain Mary Oceaneer mentions sending members of the *Society of Explorers and Adventurers* to the Forbidden Mountain and Anandapur on an expedition to search for the long lost member Dr. Albert Falls. As previously stated, Hightower's book *Everest Expedition: In Search of the Yeti* appears in the Skipper Canteen restaurant. In the Jungle Navigation Company's Amazon rainforest base, there is a souvenir banner from Anandapur hung over the entrance to the company's "Banana Troop" room.

## Trivia

* In real-life, Expedition Everest is the only attraction taller than the Twilight Zone Tower of Terror in Walt Disney World.

## References

1. ↑ https://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/wm5QYV\_Vista\_of\_the\_Himalayas\_Animal\_Kingdom
Shaft Creatures

**The** **Shaft Creatures** are characters from the *Twilight Zone Tower of Terror: A New Dimension of Chills*.

## Description

The Shaft Creatures are inhuman monsters which inhabit the Hollywood Tower Hotel, presumably from or connected to the 5th Dimension. They are unseen, demon-like entities which feed off of human fear and screams. The creatures fed off the fear of mortals brought in to the hotel by the bellhops following the hotel's convergence with the 5th dimension in 1939. The bellhops were however not aligned with the hotel ghost Sally Shine who worked to save guests from the creatures.

## Appearances

### Twilight Zone Tower of Terror: A New Dimension of Chills

The Shaft Creatures are titular main-antagonists of the, "Shaft Creatures" storyline where they flicker the lights and can be heard cackling.

## References

1. ↑ https://www.laughingplace.com/w/articles/2019/10/01/review-the-twilight-zone-tower-of-terror-a-new-dimension-of-thrills-at-disneyland-paris/
Alabamy Home

***Alabamy Home***, is a song by Duke Ellington featured in the queue lines as guests wait to ride any version of The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror.

## Lyrics

I'm goin' home

Down there among the fields of cotton,

Down where the folks have not forgotten me

I feel blue just for a little girl I'm strong for,

Just for a certain one I long to see.

I'm goin' down aroun' my ALABAMY HOME

I'm gonna see the bee that makes the honey comb

The brindle cow will wag her tail,

As I fill up the pail I'll chase the flies and

I surmise she'll moo, "Thanks to you.

"I'll feed the chicks, and mix some barley with their corn

They love it so, I know they'll cluck for luck each morn

Then I will lie amid the hay

And call it all a day

Way down aroun' my ALABAMY HOME.

I'm goin' down aroun' my ALABAMY HOME

I'm gonna see the bee that makes the honey comb

The brindle cow will wag her tail,

As I fill up the pail I'll chase the flies and

I surmise she'll moo, "Thanks to you.

"I'll feed the chicks, and mix some barley with their corn

They love it so, I know they'll cluck for luck each morn

Then I will lie amid the hay

And call it all a day

Way down aroun' my ALABAMY HOME.
Disney Villains

The **Disney Villains** are a Disney franchise revolving around select antagonists of Disney animated features.

## Tower of Terror appearances

### Attractions

#### Buena Vista Street

A statue of the Headless Horseman of Sleepy Hollow is put up on the street at Halloween time. For Oogie Boogie Bash, the Carthay Circle Theatre will be illuminated with projections regarding Disney villain Oogie Boogie, complete with his torture devices and signage.

#### Hollywood Land

A removed element this land was the Hollywood star trailer of Cruella De Vil. Cruella is also a live-performed character at some special events in Hollywood Land.

#### Magic of Disney Animation

The poster for the Bride of Frankenollie identifies "Peg-Leg" Pete as being on the cast-list. The movie itself references minor Mickey Mouse villains Doctor Frankenollie, Mortimer Mouse, and the director's name James Monstro alludes to the whale Monstro from Pinocchio (a play on the Bride of Frankenstein's director James Wales).

### Sunset Boulevard

The Sunset Boulevard shop Beverley Sunset had a Disney Villains motif.

##### Fantasmic!

Directly outside of the Twilight Zone Tower of Terror is the entrance to Fantasmic!, marked with a billboard depicting Mickey Mouse in a fight with Maleficent. Various Disney Villains appear within this show, summoned by the Evil Queen from *Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs* to invade Mickey Mouse's dreams.

#### Tower of Terror

Cruella De Vil can often be found outside of the Hotel Hightower. Also, Harrison Hightower III's SEA contemporary Captain Mary Oceaneer who was present the night he went missing, is seen in posession of Ursula's contract in the attraction *Miss Adventure Falls*.

### Promotional materials

A  2004 advertisement for *Disneyland* and *Disney California Adventure* showed the Hitchhiking Ghosts gleefully riding on an elevator in the Hollywood Tower Hotel to the dismay of a grim bellhop.

A 2017 advertisment for Disneyland featured the Disney Villains going on multiple attractions. One segment had the Queen of Hearts and Ursula enter one of the Hollywood Tower Hotel's elevators, with the Queen upsetting Ursula enough to send the elevator downwards while cackling.

### Merchandise

Due to The Walt Disney World Tower of Terror's proximity to Fantasmic!, villains from Fantasmic! (mainly Maleficent) are often included in merchandise alongside the Twilight Zone Tower of Terror.

The Tower of Terror themed CLUE game features Pete in the role of the Nanny.

## Gallery

The shadows of Captain Hook, Jafar, Maleficent and Ursula
## References

1. ↑ https://www.flickr.com/photos/karlburn/2793771680
2. ↑ http://www.charactercentral.net/C116\_DisneyCharacters\_Villains\_CruellaDeVil.aspx
Popular Mechanics Magazine

**Popular Mechanics Magazine** is a fictional magazine.

## Description

This was a magazine on mechanics, active in the 1930s.

## Appearances

### The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror

Magazines were on a work-bench in the boiler-room of the Hollywood Tower Hotel in Disney California Adventure.

## Behind the scenes

This magazine is a tribute to the Twilight Zone episode *My Body Electric*. In this episode, a man enlists the service of the company *Facsimile Ltd.* to engineer a robotic grandmother for his children. This episode was also written by author Ray Bradbury who has a history of working with Disney on their parks.

## References

1. ↑ https://towersecrets.com/twilight-zone-references-in-the-tower-of-terror/
The Manhattan Tower Hotel

***The Manhattan Tower Hotel*** is an upscale Manhattan resort that is a getaway for Broadway's finest. It is the fictitious sister hotel to The Hollywood Tower Hotel. It resides on Park Avenue near Central Park. It is featured in the book *The Pilgrims of Rayne*, as written by D.J. MacHale. The same writer and director of the *Tower of Terror* movie, which is loosely based off the ride The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror.

## Gallery

A possible logo for The Manhattan Tower Hotel using the same font as it's sister hotel.
Charlton J. Taboret

**Charlton J. Taboret** is a character from *Mystic Manor* who is connected to the *Tower of Terror*.

## History

Charlton J. Taboret was an adventurer and painter during the 19th century. Charlton became a member of the organization *The Society of Explorers and Adventurers* where he became an ally of fellow member Lord Henry Mystic. Taboret frequently accompanied Mystic on his adventures, making portraits of him and his pet monkey Albert.

In 1899, Charlton attended a SEA meeting in the Hotel Hightower of New York City thrown by fellow member Harrison Hightower III. The meeting was partly a New Year's Eve celebration and presentation for Hightower's latest acquisition, the African idol Shiriki Utundu. That night Hightower was killed by the idol and the hotel was shut down.

## Tower of Terror connections

### Tower of Terror

Taboret attended the Hotel Hightower meeting to celebrate the theft of Shiriki Utundu.

## Behind the scenes

The portraits for Mystic Manor were actually made by Disney Imagineer Chris Turner.