Guests riding The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror in Disney’s Hollywood Studios may have noticed a water leak in the queue for the attraction, which is actually an old effect that has been missing for nearly 25 years.
Water Leak Effect Restored
Guests riding The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror may think the attraction has sprung a leak, as a pipe running across the ceiling in the queue is now dripping water. However, the water leak is not a maintenance issue but a long-missing effect that has recently been restored to the attraction.
After exiting the pre-show library room, guests riding the Tower of Terror enter what is supposed to be the hotel’s boiler room. To see the restored water leak, guests must choose the line that leads straight ahead when the queue splits.
The pipe dripping water is meant to further tell the story of the employees working at the abandoned Hollywood Tower Hotel. The water is angled to drip into a small tin can sitting on a table. The can is surrounded by piles of rusted tools and parts.
A note stuck to the edge of the table reads “Order Replacement Parts – Guest Elevator #2.” This small effect is another unsettling detail warning guests that everything might not be quite right with the elevators.
The water leak effect was present when The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror originally opened in 1994. However, after a few years of operation, the water suddenly stopped dripping. The effect has not been present in the queue for nearly 25 years.
The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror, which celebrated its 30th anniversary last July, has been receiving a lot more maintenance attention in the past year. The scorch marks around the elevator shafts in the hotel lobby were restored to coincide with last summer’s anniversary. Additionally, a new MagicBand+ effect was added to the library pre-show, causing all bands to light up in sync with the lightning strike in the film. In other recent news, replicas of the Tower Hotel Gifts art can now be purchased from The Art of Disney on Demand kiosks.
Are you glad to see more old effects finally being restored to The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror? Have you ever noticed this water leak? Let us know in the comments.
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