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Twilight Zone Tower of Terror, Hollywood Land, Disney California Adventure, Anaheim, California
Image by Ken Lund
The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror, commonly known as Tower of Terror, is an accelerated drop tower dark ride located at Disney’s Hollywood Studios, Disney California Adventure, Tokyo DisneySea and Walt Disney Studios Park in Paris. Exempting the Tokyo version, all the attractions are based upon Rod Serling’s CBS television anthology series, The Twilight Zone, and take place in the fictional Hollywood Tower Hotel, in Hollywood, California. The Tokyo version, which features an original storyline not derived from The Twilight Zone, takes place in the fictional Hotel Hightower. Nevertheless, all four versions place riders in a vehicle themed as a seemingly ordinary hotel elevator, and present riders with a fictional back story in which people mysteriously disappeared from a hotel elevator under the influence of some supernatural element many years prior.
The original version of the attraction opened at Disney’s Hollywood Studios (at Walt Disney World in Florida) in July 1994, and was the basis of the 1997 made-for-television movie Tower of Terror where several scenes were shot at the actual attraction. A decade later, Disney began plans to add similar versions of the attraction at their newest parks at the Disneyland Resort in California, Tokyo Disney Resort in Japan, and Disneyland Resort Paris; in California and Paris, Disney sought to use the popular attraction to boost attendance at the respective resorts’ struggling new theme parks. The California and Tokyo versions of Tower of Terror opened in 2004 and 2006, respectively, while financial problems delayed the opening of the Paris version until 2008.
The Tower of Terror buildings are among the tallest found at their respective Disney resorts. At 199 feet (60.7 m), the Florida version is the second tallest attraction building at the Walt Disney World Resort, shorter only than Expedition Everest’s 199.5 feet (60.8 m). At the Disneyland Resort, the 183-foot (55.8 m) structure is the tallest attraction at the resort, as well as one of the tallest buildings in Anaheim. At Disneyland Paris it is the second tallest attraction.
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‘Grand Velas’ Mexico, Puerto Vallarta, Grand Velas Riviera Nayarit Hotel & Resort
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Below is an excerpt from my travel blog. Cheers.
I don’t know if Puerto Vallarta has ever received bad weather. It’s always a concern when heading to Florida or the Caribbean for a week’s vacation, but Puerto Vallarta’s weather is unbeatable. 80s, warm and a hint of a breeze. I’m sure the perfect weather is a result of it’s location – located on Mexico’s Pacific Coast, hidden in a huge tropical, palm treed bay with enormous hazy mountains dotting the landscape in the background. It is the iconic Mexican resort town.
Here’s the bottom line about Puerto Vallarta – If you’re the traveler who enjoys an all inclusive, everything at your feet (pool, fine dining, spa, golfing, at a moments notice room service etc.), then Puerto Vallarta is your place. I enjoyed my 3 night stay at the Grand Velas Hotel and Resort. It was relaxing, easy and the people running the hotel were absolutely wonderful. I found Puerto Vallarta very modern, very friendly and extremely safe. It actually changed my view on the safety issue surrounding Mexico.
I would argue, as my friend put it so eloquently, Puerto Vallarta is not a place for the imagination. By this I mean you come to this place for peace of mind. You don’t want to have a worry or concern in the world all the while enjoying the sun and beach. It is not a place where you become immersed in the culture, you will not meet the locals and I doubt people really ever leave the resort they stay at. If you’re looking for an adventure, Puerto Vallarta is not the place for you. If you’re looking to escape, relax your mind and forget about your worries, then Puerto Vallarta is your place.