La Quatrième Dimension

The Tower of Terror in Hollywood Boulevard, Walt Disney Studios Paris is very similar to it's cousin at Disney's California Adventure. Known in French as La Tour de la Terreur - Un Saut dans la Quatrième Dimension (The Tower of Terror - A Jump Into the Fourth Dimension), the attraction similarly allows the guest to travel into the Fourth Dimension via a mysterious and possibly cursed service elevator.

The queue area takes us through the Hollywood Tower Hotel's gardens, and brings us into the Reception Area. Although, it looks like no one has stayed here for several years. Surely that should warn us, right?

The pre-show to the attraction is similarly held in the library, where we watch a presention (in French, with English subtitles) warning us of the mysteries of this hotel. "1939... The Hollywood Tower Hotel was a star in its own right, a beacon for the show business elite".

After the presentation we enter into the boiler room, where we head towards a maintenance service elevator "still in operation, waiting for you". Whatever could that mean?

The Tower of Terror at Walt Disney Studios opened in December 2007, but officially opened on April 5th 2008, after almost 3 years of production and building. The main difference in this Hotel is that it was built with concrete rather than steel, due to French building guidelines. There are 6 elevators in 3 shafts, and up to 22 guests can journey into the Fourth Dimension. The Tower is 180ft high, with a drop of approximately 160ft - that's a long way down!

And if you wish to pass some time, you should visit the Hollywood Tower Hotel's official website - they can't wait for you to drop by!