Patch Notes // updated 2003.01
Sunset Blvd · Hollywood Studios · Walt Disney World
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The fixed triple-drop sequence was replaced with a computer-randomized drop system that selects one of several preset profiles for each ride, marketed as "Never the Same Fear Twice."
A third drop and enhanced effects were added, with roughly 30% more time in the shaft, greater acceleration, a rumbling shake and a stronger weightless feel, marketed as "Fear Every Drop!"
A second full drop was added to the ride profile, expanding the original single-drop finale into a two-drop sequence, marketed as "Twice the Fright."
The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror opened on Sunset Boulevard at Disney-MGM Studios (now Disney's Hollywood Studios), a 199-foot Hollywood Tower Hotel-themed drop attraction whose elevator vehicle travels horizontally into a Fifth Dimension show scene before locking into a high-speed drop shaft. It launched with a single drop finale.