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My 2016 Reading Statistics! - Duration: 7:54.
Hey there booktube, Katie here and you're
watching Katie loves to read today i am
here with my 2016 reading stats video.
Hello to my new subscribers! I know a lot
of you came over from Marines'
channel after seeing me take part in her
collab. If you're new here you might not
know that i do stats videos every
quarter because i really enjoy stats. The
spreadsheet that i use is the
spreadsheet that Brock from let's read
has created with a few kind of minor
tweaks and adjustments. I will link the
2017 reading spreadsheet he created down
below.
First things first i read a hundred and
sixty-one books this year that's including including
books under a hundred pages and graphic
novels. On goodreads it says that I've
read a hundred and thirty-two books and
that's because it hasn't counted
some rereads because i read some books
twice this year and also because I don't
count graphic novels towards my Goodreads
goal for some reason. I just decided not
to this year and I don't count books
under a hundred pages. The shortest book
that i read this year excluding short
stories that I read on the internet that
didn't have a page count was
The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar
Wilde which is actually a play as
opposed to a book. If we're looking for the
actual shortest book i read it was
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by
Lewis Carroll and then the longest book
that I read was the way of kings by
Brandon Sanderson which comes in a
little over a thousand pages maybe 1100
pages. As you can see I've moved over to
create room for the graphs. So one thing
that I tracked this year was where I was
getting my books from and I actually only
created this chart for for this video. I
haven't tracked this in previous
quarters. One point two percent of the books I
read were free. 11.8 percent of what I
read were gifts and i would imagine they
were like mainly from my parents for
birthdays and Christmas. Then forty-one
percent of the books I read were new, I
don't know how many of those were the
books i had at the start of the year or
the books that i acquired over the
course of the year. That's something I'm gonna track
next year.
27.3 percent of books that came from the
library which is really good because
that means i saved a lot of money.
The only downside to reading library
books is that it means i neglect the
books that are already on my shelf which is
a little bit problematic when you're
trying to cut down you TBR and then 18.6
percent of the books I read were arcs and
this meant that they were either books
that were sent to me by publishers or
arcs that i read
netgalley. I'm probably going to create
two separate categories for those next
year so that i can see a better spread
and workout like what percentage of what
i'm reading is netgalley arcs and what
percentage is books publisher sent me.
Sorry about any angle changes i just
had to sort something out that I was
anticipating having to deal with. So now
onto genres of the books that I read. 14.9
percent of what I read were graphic novels.
This really dropped over the course of the
year as I read a lot less graphic
novels because i wasn't going to the
library and i have read a lot of
what the library had that interested me
so I suppose I may have to try to
acquire more graphic novels as gifts
next year for my birthday or something.
Then nine point nine percent of what i
read were science fiction that amounts
to 16 science-fiction novels. That's
lower than i would have expected if Im
honest while i am more drawn to the
fantasy side of sff I would have thought
i was reading more science fiction than
that this year so hopefully I will be
able to improve upon that in 2017. Then
speaking of fantasy 26.1 percent of the
books i read were fantasy novels and by
that I mean adult fantasy novels and that
was 42 of the books that I read. Next
then a measly six of the books that i
read were historical fiction novels
which amounts to three-point-seven
percent which is appaling because i
really enjoy historical fiction. Then 28 of
the books i read were ya which amounts to
17.4 percent which is higher than I
would have thought it would have been to
be honest. I didn't realize that was
actually reading that much YA. Then 15
of the books that i read or nine point
three percent were just straight
fiction so mostly literary fiction
obviously. Once again i thought i read
more literary fiction this year than i
did so i will try working on 2017. Then
eight of the books I read were nonfiction
which amounts to five percent which is
much improved on 2015 and i would like
to see that number even rise next year
because I enjoyed nonfiction so much
this year and two of my favorite books
were non-fic. Then six of the books i
read or three-point-seven percent were
classics. Three of the books I read were
middle grade novels which is like one
point nine percent and then seven of the
books i rather mystery or thriller
novels that amounts to 4.3 percent. Yeah
that's genre breakdown, i mean i would
like to inch some of them up but I I'm
not to overly anxious about
that for 2017. Next onto the length of
the books that I read: three of the books
i read where under 100 pages. 25 of the
books I read were between a hundred a hundred
ninety nine pages. 27 of the books I read were
between 200 and 299 pages. The
largest chunk or 56 of the books I read were
between 300 and 399 pages. 21 of the
books were between 400 and 499 pages.
16 of the books I read were between 500 and
599 pages. Ten of the books I read were
between 600 and 699 pages. One of the
books I read was between 800 and 899
pages and two of the books i read were
over a thousand pages. Then in terms of
the format i'm reading in, 35.1 percent
were trade paperbacks which makes sense.
Only one-point-three percent or two
books were mass-market. 23.2 percent were
ebooks I'm hoping that number will go up
next year because I've so many unread
books on my kindle and then 18 of the
books or a 15 point nine percent of
the books were on audiobook which is
a huge amount! Then 15.9 percent of
the books i read were graphic novels and
then 19 of the books or 12.6 percent
were hardcover. In terms of books read
per month, in january i read 13 book. In
February i only read seven books. In March
i read 19 books. I have no idea how i
read that many books! In April which was
exam month i read 13 books - still don't know
how I read that many. May was also exam
time and I read 17 books, that was because
my exams finished on May twentieth and I
think I went crazy for like 10 days and
read everything. Then i read ten books in
June. Then in July I was off and read 18
books. In august i read ten books then in
September I read 9 books. Then in
October i somehow read 20 books i
presume those were mainly graphic
novels or something bizarre. Then in
November I read seven books and now in
December I read 13 books and that
amounts to an average of thirteen books
per month which is a lot. Then in terms
of years published - six of the books i
read were published before the twenties
and they were all classics. Three of the
books I read were published in the sixties.
I read one book published in the
seventies, I read two books published in
the eighties, I read eight books
published in the nineties. I read 27
books published in the 2000s so between
2000-2009. Then most of the books I read, 64
books were published between 2010
and 2015 but a close second was 50
books i read were 2016 releases. And
actually in the last quarter I've read
17 2016 releases. I blame this on net
galley and publisher sending me arcs. In
terms of author gender, this is one
that I was really working hard at
because i saw that my stats had shifted
into me reading mainly male authors
which was not something I was ok with. It
ended up the 48.8 percent of the books i
read were written by males and 48.8
percent of the books i read were written
by females. 1.9 percent or three books
were written by both so these are kind
of like men women writing duos,
anthologies or graphic novels where
maybe the illustrator is a men and the
author is a woman etc. Then point-six percent
or one book was unknown. In terms of star
ratings of books i gave out a lot of
five-star ratings this year probably way
too many if I'm honest. I gave out 33 5
stars, 12 four-and-a-half stars, 47 four
stars which seems bizarrely high. Then
seven three and a half stars, 23 3
star books, 9 2 and a half stars book and I
gave two stars to 13 books which is
actually quite a lot. I didn't give any one and
half star or 1 star books and that's just
because DNF the the books and don't
really record that I would have given them 0
stars. Anyway that concludes my reading
stats. I hope that you enjoyed, thank you
guys for watching and I'll see you in my
next video bye!
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Despite accusations of formulaic storytelling, moviemaking is not a perfect science.
It's an inherently human endeavor and as a result, things go wrong.
In the hustle and bustle of set-life, where emotions run high, it's inevitable that
someone will get hurt.
And hey, if you like what you see, subscribe to our channel, but in the meantime here are
10 Popular Actors Who Hurt Their Co-Stars.
Idris Elba, Star Trek Beyond Stage combat is not an exact science.
But, as your mother probably used to say, "it's all fun and games until someone
loses an eye".
For Idris Elba and Chris Pine though, the fun didn't actually stop.
While shooting a fight scene for Star Trek Beyond, Elba clocked Pine for real, resulting
in a massive shiner overtop one of Pine's trademark baby-blues.
The surprise meeting of fist and face didn't dampen anyone's spirits though.
The actors laughed off the accident pretty much immediately, and the bruise was so impressive
it actually made its way into the movie.
Which probably saved Pine some time in the makeup chair.
Dave Bautista, Spectre To call Dave Bautista an "intimidating individual"
would be a dramatic understatement.
With years of experience in the WWE, his transition from small screen brawler to big screen badass
is a natural one.
Fans are looking forward to seeing the actor reprise his role as Drax in the upcoming Guardians
of the Galaxy sequel, but they might also recognize him as Mr. Hinx from 2015's Spectre.
Bautista has plenty of experience flinging giants around, and if Long Distance Human
Throwing was an olympic sport, he'd take gold every time.
Things on a movie set are pretty tightly controlled, but in the middle of an intense fight scene
it's easy to get caught up in the action.
The actor threw Daniel Craig so hard that he needed knee surgery and two weeks off.
It was a total accident, but 007 was probably grateful for the time off.
The Millennium Falcon, Star Wars - Episode VII: The Force Awakens
Before you run to the comments section to tell us that an object cannot be considered
an actor, we gently remind you that Wilson the volleyball was the REAL star of Cast Away,
Thomas the Tank Engine has been carrying his own franchise for years, and Doc Brown & Marty
McFly would be nothing without their sweet, sweet DeLorean.
One of the biggest celebrities to emerge from Star Wars lore is Han Solo's trusty ship,
the Millennium Falcon.
And big ol' Falcon went a little haywire during filming of the series' 2015 installment
The Force Awakens.
One of the doors fell on Harrison Ford while filming and broke his leg.
Obviously the ship is getting old, but apparently it's also getting a little crotchety too.
Lawrence Tierney & Quentin Tarantino, Reservoir Dogs
Tarantino is a polarizing filmmaker.
His movies are violent, profanity-laden, and propped up by a series of pop culture monologues.
Since Tarantino has been on the scene for a couple of decades now, the director has
established his style and amassed a hardcore fanbase in the process.
But back when he was the new kid on the block, Tarantino got more sass than he expected and
ended up in a tussle with Hollywood royalty Lawrence Tierney.
Apparently the actor didn't trust that Tarantino knew how to make a movie, and the altercation
escalated into a full-on slugfest.
This all happened on the first week of filming, so not only did the two men not want to work
together anymore, they also didn't have to.
Jennifer Lawrence, The Hunger Games franchise Chuck Norris isn't the only one roundhouse-kicking
his way through Hollywood anymore.
A new player has entered the game, and her name is Jennifer Lawrence.
The actress learned how to do a bunch of cool things in preparation for her role as Katniss
Everdeen, lead heroine in The Hunger Games.
And while some clever editing and a pile of money give the impression that her days were
action-packed, filming a movie is a whole lot of "hurry up and wait".
Almost nothing happens in one take— and pyrotechnics don't clean themselves up—
so Lawrence and actor Josh Hutcherson had plenty of downtime to practice and goof around.
It was during one of these sessions where the actress' roundhouse kicking connected
with her co-star's temple, making him see stars.
If we had to get kicked in the face by anyone, we'd pick Jennifer Lawrence too.
Dolph Lundgren, Rocky IV Fake fighting is almost as hard as real fighting.
The meticulous choreography can interrupt the flow of an actors performance.
Not to mention that when it's done poorly, it's so, so obvious.
When Sylvester Stallone and Dolph Lundgren were filming their infamous showdown from
Rocky IV, both men quickly grew tired of faking it.
After a couple of takes, the two decided that if the hits were going to look legit, they
would have to be legit.
Stallone may have been ready to rumble, but his body wasn't.
And after taking a REALLY hard punch to the chest, the actor's heart swelled so much
that he had to spend over a week in the hospital because of it.
James Franco, Annapolis There is no doubt that actor-turned-director-turned-student-turned
Oscar-host James Franco is a thespian through and through.
By this point, he's attended like twenty universities and has become more confident
in himself and his craft.
And rightfully so.
But while filming 2006's Annapolis, the actor acknowledges that he still had a lot
to learn.
Franco made himself an enemy in co-star Tyrese when he insisted on punching him for real
during fight scenes and wouldn't stop.
Franco chalks it up to being inexperienced and taking a stubbornly realistic approach
to his character.
Tyrese chalks it up to Franco being an asshole.
Quentin Tarantino, Inglorious Basterds While it might be edited to make Christoph
Waltz look like the jerkiest-jerk who ever roamed the earth, Quentin Tarantino is responsible
for this one.
"But wait a minute!" we hear you cry, "Tarantino isn't in Inglorious Basterds!"
Well actually, we're both right!
In the scene where Diane Kruger's Bridget Von Hammersmark is being choked to death,
it doesn't just look like she's dying, she actually is dying.
And at the hands of her director.
Tarantino's face isn't in the movie, but the hands around her neck are his.
During an interview, he argued that the changes happening in a human eyeball during death
can't be faked, so he had to do it for real.
We know Tarantino is old-school, but next time maybe he could use a little CGI instead?
Jared Leto, Suicide Squad First of all, let's get one thing straight:
not all wounds are physical.
So if the person playing the sadistic psychopathic character in your movie is also a method actor,
things might get… intense.
In preparation for his role as the Joker in last summer's Suicide Squad, Jared Leto
took himself to some dark places.
As a result, he was arguably the most talked about cast member during production.
And probably had the least friends too.
Leto sent some pretty nasty gifts to his cast-mates, freaking out co-star Margot Robbie so much
that she was scared to even be near him.
If you've seen the movie, you can understand why that would have been a problem.
Margot Robbie, The Legend of Tarzan Let's be real— "doin' it" can be
awkward enough when there's an absolute minimum number of people involved.
But throw in a camera, director, and crew?
Talk about nerve wracking.
That's why actors get paid the big bucks.
Because in addition to heaps of potential awkwardness, there's also a chance that
the talent could get hurt.
While filming the love scene between Margot Robbie and co-star Alexander Skarsgard, that's
exactly what happened.
The Legend of Tarzan director David Yates wanted the sequence to have an "animalistic"
feel, which makes total sense given the context.
Robbie accidentally went a little too far and ended up injuring her bed-mate.
Good luck trying to explain that one to the workers compensation board.
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Tower of Terror Last Ride | Al Dente Creepypasta 03 - Duration: 21:40.
You're moving into a land of both shadow and substance.
Of things and ideas.
You just crossed over into…
Al Dente Creepypasta, horror stories cooked to perfection with a splash of red sauce.
My name is CZ, and I will be your server this episode.
Anaheim.
2016.
Amid the flash and the flare of a bustling young amusement park at the peak of it's
growth, the Hollywood Tower Hotel was a star in it's own right.
But like all shining stars, there came a time it would be eclipsed by a newer franchise.
With the Tower on it's death bed, people flocked to go experience it, before it was
too late.
Let's dig right in.
When I heard that The Tower of Terror at Disney's California Adventure was being remodeled into
a Guardians of the Galaxy ride, I immediately made plans with my friends, Joey and Matt,
to go pay the ride one last visit.
We all decided to take a Monday off, and visit the park on the last day of the ride's operation,
in hopes that there might be some kind of special send off.
If you've never been to Disney, Tower of Terror was a part dark-ride part free-fall
ride themed around an abandoned Hollywood Hotel.
Guests are told they are entering a special episode of The Twilight Zone.
Five people riding in an elevator on one Halloween night in the 30s were struck by lightning,
causing them, and an entire section of the hotel to disappear into another dimension.
Let me make one thing clear: I was never the type of guy who believes in ghosts.
That's part of what made me love The Tower of Terror though.
The theming and effects were so well done that you really did feel like you were stepping
into a dimension where ghosts do exist, and it was a lot of fun.
As we walked through the Hollywood Blvd area of the park towards Hollywood Tower, I couldn't
I was disappointed to see that they had already stripped off the walls, leaving behind a tower of scaffolding
where
construction workers were already at work transforming the outside appearance of the ride.
As we turned the corner to the street where the tower was located, we were met with a
huge line, pouring way outside of the ordinary queue area.
Understandably, it seemed that lots of other Disney fans had the same idea that we did,
and wanted to give the ride a proper send off.
We decided to hit up some of the other rides first and return to Tower of Terror once the
sun had gone down.
This turned out to be a great idea… or so it seemed at the time... because most of the
rest of the park was relatively empty in comparison.
We ended getting on just about everything else that we wanted to do before returning
to The Tower of Terror that evening.
The tower was lit with those ominous glowing blue lights as we approached it for the final
time.
There was still a very long line when we got there, which we expected, so it was getting
pretty late by the time we even hit the front gates to the attraction's official queue.
Joey was starting to get nervous about us making it in before the park closed, even
though they were open late that night.
We were actually one of the last groups to get through before they started turning people
away.
After welcoming us to the Hollywood Tower Hotel, a man in a bellhop uniform with dark
circles under his eyes closed up the giant metal gates behind us, presumably never to
be opened again.
At first, I was feeling relieved to have made it in time to go on the ride, but I was quickly
overcome with an uneasy feeling…
Something was off.
Before entering the building, the line winds through the main level terrace leading up
to the building's entrance.
I know the area is supposed to look worn down by the elements, but it looked even shabbier
than usual.
The plants were all overgrown, and some of the lamp posts were broken, making it very
difficult to see.
I even came close to stepping on some broken glass on the ground!
But the strangest part, was the screaming.
These were no ordinary theme park screams though, they sounded like screams of agony,
like someone was being tortured.
We were wondering what was getting such violent sounding reactions out of the riders, but
eventually came to find that the screaming was coming from the speakers hidden around
the area.
I'm not sure if that made me feel any better to be honest, why would they be playing such
disturbing audio for their guests?
It all just seemed so weird.
When we got to the covered area just outside the building, it seemed like the pillars holding
up the structure had some considerable decay… and all the windows were broken.
I couldn't remember exactly what this area looked like last time I was here, but I was
fairly certain it was at least a little bit more put together than this.
After what seemed like forever, we finally made it into the hotel.
This when things really got weird.
Normally, the hotel lobby is made to look like it was abandoned in the 30s.
Which it still was.
Only this time, the room was filled with 15-20 Disney employees, all wearing the same Hollywood
Tower Hotel bellhop uniform.
They were standing straight up like soldiers around all the major set pieces in the room,
and every single one of them was just staring at us.
It was almost as if they were guarding something, but none of them said one word the entire
time.
Matt even tried asking one of the employees how much longer it would be until we reached
the front of the line… to which… the guy made eye contact with him and just stared
into his soul with a completely straight face.
I'll never forget the look of those blue eyes with the dark bags underneath piercing
at us from his pale, almost greyish skin.
At this point, I was thinking that this all must be part of the park's special going
away present to the fans of this ride and they were really going all out to make the
last night as creepy as possible.
I let myself think that they were really outdoing themselves, and I was really enjoying the
show.
I also noticed that the iconic owl statue in the center of the lobby was gone
and it was replaced with a sign that said "The Silverlake Sisters. Live at the Tip Top Club."
Only Tip-Top Club was crossed out in red ink and replaced with the word lobby.
At some point some construction workers came in and started to remove the
sign and some of the other furniture.
This was the first time I saw one of the bellhops react and speak up.
He grabbed the construction worker's hand and said, "sir, please.
The hour is not yet upon us."
I assumed that this was also part of the show…
I mean, they wouldn't really be clearing the place out minutes after the closure, right?
At this point, riders are taken in groups to the Hotel Library for a briefing video.
Matt and Joey walked ahead into the library, but when I tried to pass through, the bellhop
stopped me and told me to wait for the next group.
I tried to explain that I was with those two guys, but the bellhop wouldn't let me pass.
Matt and Joey didn't seem to notice I was gone, but I figured I would catch up with
them before they boarded the elevator.
When it was my turn to go see the briefing video, there were only a couple of a people
left in line behind me, so the three of us went in.
We get into the orientation room and the lights go out.
We sit there in the dark for what seems like ages.
That's when I hear someone shuffle around behind me…
I could SWEAR, it was just me and those two other guests who had come into the library.
I was positive they were the only ones behind me in line.
I had to to think that whoever was behind me was just one of the employees, but then,
seemingly just to disprove that theory, they guy moves closer to me, and starts breathing
down my neck.
I was getting very uncomfortable, but then just as I was about to say something…
*Bzzt!*
The orientation video starts, so I just take a step forward, away from that creep behind
me.
"You unlock this door with the key of imagination.
Behind it, is another dimension.
A dimension of sound.
A dimension of sight.
A dimension of mind."
I wasn't sure if there was something weird going on with Rod Serling's voice, almost
like it was off pitch or something…
"You're moving into a land of both shadow and substance, of things and ideas you just
crossed over into…
The Twilight Zone."
The rest of the introduction video went on as it normally does…
That is, until it got to the part where Rod addresses the audience.
"Tonight's story of the Twilight Zone will be your last."
Ok…
Now that was definitely not normal.
They must have changed up the intro video for the final night or something.
"This, as you may recognize, is a maintenance service elevator.
Still in operation, but not for long.
At midnight tonight, normal operation of this machine will cease and at that moment
the Stars…
Will come out to play.
When this happens, you will have to fend for yourself and your safety is not guaranteed.
You are about to embark on a ride through history, and your destination?
The Twilight Zone."
All right!
This is exactly why we wanted to come on the last day!
I was so excited.
I couldn't wait to find Joey and Matt and get on this ride.
The doors opened and we continued onto the boiler room, the last part of the hotel before
we get into the elevator.
The creep who was standing behind me didn't join us however.
I looked back and saw him just standing there in the dark.
I couldn't see him that well, he was basically just a silhouette in this lighting, but
I think was an outline of a bellhop uniform…
Whatever.
I scanned the boiler room for my friends, but didn't see them anywhere.
I hoped they hadn't gotten on the ride without me.
The more I searched around for them, the more I realized that the entire room felt kind
of empty, at least considering how many people had just been ahead of us.
It was also freezing cold down here.
I was getting goosebumps.
I know it was January, but we were inside and it was Southern California after all.
It doesn't usually get this cold.
The two other guys from the library and I were directed past the usual boarding stations
to a creaky stairway leading up.
This was completely new to me…
I mean, I remembered seeing these stairs before but I always thought they were just a decoration
to make the hotel feel more fleshed out than it really is.
Or maybe one of those secret entrances for the cast members to access their changing
rooms and whatnot.
Apparently, I was wrong, and there are more elevator entrances up above, as well as more
pipes, machinery and theming.
The only thing that wasn't wasn't up there was people.
I tried to text my friends to see where they were at, but my phone was dead from a long
day at the park.
One of the employees led us to a station that was completely empty.
We didn't have to wait long for the car to arrive.
The elevator shaft doors parted, and we entered the ride.
I chose a seat towards the middle, and the other two guys filled in on either side of
me.
The Tower of Terror starts by traveling up to the first floor, where the doors open and
the guests see a mirror.
The narrator then asks them to wave goodbye to the real world.
When the doors opened for our ride I saw a man sitting directly behind me with what appeared
to be a hunting rifle!
This REALLY startled me!
Thinking it might have been some kind of effect, like the hitchhiking ghosts in the Haunted
Mansion, I turned back to see that there really was someone there!
It was the creepy bellhop guy again!
At this point I started to freak out.
Not only was this the second time this guy inexplicably appeared behind me, but he was
carrying a weapon?!
I know Disney can have a dark side at times, but this is still Disney we're talking about
A family company.
I was truly getting scared that something was very wrong here… but what could I do?
I was strapped into the seat.
So I start to scream and panic, I don't really remember exactly what I said, but I
do remember the ride violently jolting down a floor.
The next scene is the hallway full of guest rooms where riders are shown the ghosts of
the five hotel guests who disappeared years ago.
Only this time, the holograms look shockingly realistic and they don't seem to notice
us.
They are just standing in the hotel talking.
The audio isn't that loud, but they seem to be arguing with the employee about something
and the woman is sobbing.
Again, it was difficult to hear over the rain and thunder, but she said something along
the lines of, "don't make us go".
She's crying, begging and pleading, and the employee is just standing there with a
disgusted look on his face.
Before I can gather any more information, a huge flash of lightning fills the room,
This may have been a special effect, but I distinctly remember feeling the heat of this
lightning strike.
What I saw then the smoke cleared, completely devastated me!
I saw all five of the the bodies sprawled out on the floor, in a disturbingly realistic
death scene.
The man seemed to have vomited blood all over himself, and the little girl's hair was
standing up on end.
But the creepiest part, had to have been her eyes, which had rolled to the back of her
head.
Her eyelids seemed to be sparked open and it was almost as if her blank stare was pointed
right at me.
I was completely at a loss for words, sounds… anything, when the ride jerked upward again
to the top level.
The ride stopped at the top, like it always does.
It was dark, there were only a few main lights left on in the park.
I guess the other major attractions were already shut down for the night.
Instead of the usual audio, the narrator was just laughing like a madman.
After a while, it went quiet and nothing happened.
I was beginning to think the ride was stuck, and to be honest it was almost a relief after
everything I had seen.
The moment of solace however, was short lived, when I felt the man behind me, who I guess
I had temporarily forgotten about in all the chaos, grab onto my shoulder.
At this point, I knew that there was nobody who could help me, but internally I was freaking
out, and I didn't dare turn around or acknowledge what he was doing.
I know people are going to call me out and say that I made up this story for attention.
And I know people are going to try to prove that most of these occurrences are absolutely
impossible, and I really can't blame them for that.
But what I saw next… even if it was just for a fraction of a second, has stuck in my
mind perfectly since that night, and I am 100% sure of what I saw.
As the ride started to drop and the man behind me increased pressure on my shoulder, the
on ride photo camera flashed, and for a split second I saw three construction workers hanging
by the neck from the top pole upon which the camera is mounted.
These were not holograms, and even though I only saw them for a split second, I'm
quite sure that they were not props.
After that first drop the elevator continued to bounce up and down at nauseating speeds.
Between the G-Force and the pressure of the man grabbing my shoulder, I felt like I was
about to pass out.
I actually started to black out and closed my eyes when I felt the ride come to a screeching
halt.
I was ready for this horrific nightmare to be over, but apparently, the ride had other
plans.
Once I opened my eyes and regained my composure I found myself back on the second floor, the
one with all the guest rooms.
The dead bodies were still there, but now they had the ghosts standing over them, motioning
for us to come closer.
This was actually probably the most normal thing I had seen since getting on the ride,
as it resembled the scene that usually takes place on this floor during normal operation.
Then, to my surprise our harnesses came off.
I was essentially frozen in complete shock.
What the hell was going on?
The creepo behind me continued to hold my shoulder, while the other two riders got out
of their seats and casually walked through the door to the right, which to this point
I wasn't even aware was a real door, I had always just thought it was a facade, much
like the stairs in the boiler room earlier.
After I'm not sure exactly how long, I snapped out of my daze and realized this was my chance
to get out.
I wriggled myself free of the man's grasp and made a b-line for the right side door.
It was locked.
I banged myself against it but it wouldn't budge, so I darted across to the left side
door, glancing at the elevator car in passing.
The man in the bellhop uniform was just sitting there, giving me this creepy, sadistic grin.
To my surprise, the door on the left worked and I slammed it shut behind me.
I stumbled down a seedy, narrow staircase at the end of which was another door.
I bursted through, hoping to make it into the lobby or something, but instead found
myself in an abandoned swimming pool.
What in the world?
I mean, how could this possibly exist here?
I know for a fact that the pool has never been part of the ride, the queue, or any of
of the theming surrounding it.
I vaguely remember a sign pointing to a pool in the beginning of the line, but come on,
it was just a sign.
Did I just stumble upon one of those crazy Disney secrets?
Like Walt Disney's New Orleans square apartment, or the fabled basketball court under the peak
of the Matterhorn?
Perhaps this pool was at one time an employee lounge area of some kind?
All the tiles were cracked and the pool was filled with rust and who knows what else.
There were a couple of dark objects at the bottom of the pool.
I had to force myself not to look and assume that they were pool chairs or something, but
I had a bad feeling in my gut about what they may actually be.
Whatever it was, it looked disgusting and I wanted to get the hell out of there.
I looked around for another exit, but the first thing I noticed, was a lump across the
pool.
My first thought was that it was a dead body… until I saw the guy stand up and start wobbling
around like a drunk.
He was wearing a hoodie, and tattered jeans.
My initial impression was that it was a homeless guy, who had somehow snuck in and was living
in here.
When he saw me, he started screaming at me.
He kept saying, "you can't take my home, and cursing at me."
He was clearly intoxicated.
As soon as I figured out where the door was, I made a mad dash for the exit, which may
have in fact been an entrance, because it led me into a dimly lit locker room.
I guess if that was at one time a pool for the employees, this must be the corresponding
locker room.
The lockers were pretty small, and all of them were open, and empty.
The only sound I could hear was that of running water on the far side of the locker room,
in the dark.
After all I had experienced, I thought it might be best to approach the door on the
other side of the room more stealthily.
I was also feeling very sick, and needed to catch my breath.
I still felt like I was going to pass out.
I walk over to the source of the water, keeping my footsteps as quiet as possible.
There are a few shower stalls up ahead.
I poke my head into the first, and it is empty.
I proceed, continuing on to check the second, third and fourth stalls.
But what I see in the fourth stall stops me dead in my tracks.
In the corner of the shower, an old man stands in the water's stream.
He is naked, senile and borderline deformed and he has his head buried in the corner.
Luckily he doesn't seem to notice me, so I decide to tip-toe past him to get to the
door.
I make it across safely, but as I grip the door handle, I hear a terrifying cry out from
behind me.
"I see you.
You'll never get me out of here.
You're the one who has to go!"
I hear wet footsteps charging out of the shower stall behind me and waste no time yanking
the door open and fumbling my way through the next room in the dark.
This leads me back to the original mirror room.
The elevator car from the ride is now there, seemingly just waiting for me.
The creepy bellhop guy is in the same seat, continuing to stare me down!
I don't even bother to stop running across the mirror room and through the door on the
other side.
Now I'm in another hotel corridor, but different from the one upstairs.
At the end of the hall, I see a woman, and yet another bellhop character, this one wearing
a red pair of Mickey Mouse ears with an Iron Man logo on it.
The two are having a dispute.
She is screaming and grabbing onto the sides of the doorframe as he violently tries to
pull her out of the room.
She is screaming, "please, don't make me go." and he would just methodically respond
by telling her that her stay is up and she is welcome to check into one of their other
hotels.
He then yanked her hard enough for her to lose her grip on the door and she flew across
the hallway, crashing her head against the wall hard enough to draw to blood.
She collapsed on the floor in front of him.
That's when he looked up and noticed me, with the same intense stare that the bellhops
down in the lobby had given us.
My vision was starting to get blurry, so I decided to try to go into one of the rooms
if I could to buy myself some time.
I assumed that all the doors were fakes, but was pleasantly surprised when one of them
actually opened, leading to yet another corridor.
I was too tired to try to comprehend how this was possible, given the layout of this ride
and given the fact that these secret rooms have no reason to exist in the first place.
Just then, the room went dark, and the walls, floor and ceiling became projection mapped
with the starry night sky, the same effect used in the 2nd floor of the actual version
of the ride.
At the end, was a single door.
I took this as the metaphorical exit to the Twilight Zone, so I ran to it as fast as I
could.
As I was running I heard the narrator's booming voice one last time.
"Next time you try to mess with history, make sure you know just what kind of vacancy
you're filling, or you may find a few nasty surprises coming your way.
You may or may not have made it through tonight, but to close this door is to forever live
on in your head in…
The Twilight Zone."
And just like that, it was over.
The sound of the 30s soundtrack played in my ears and I was making my way down the exit
stairs, trying to think about if Joey and Matt had a similar experience to what I had.
And what happened to those two strangers?
What if I was the only one to make it out?
Who would believe me?
A light caught my eye.
THE RIDE PHOTO.
At the top of the drop, that guy was grabbing onto my shoulder.
Not to mention the hanging bodies would also probably be in frame.
I ran up to the preview screen.
If I needed proof, this would be it!!
But when I looked at the photo, it was just me and the other two guys.
No creepy bellhop.
No bodies.
Just a regular ride photo...
The gift shop was completely devoid of any gifts or people so, feeling defeated I passed
through and met up with my friends.
As I had feared, they made no mention of anything abnormal and asked if I was OK.
A regular Disney employee in a yellow button down shirt informs us the park is closing
and to make our way to the exits.
We walk out of the park.
I turn back and see the lights coming down on The Tower of Terror one last time.There
are already cranes in place, ready to start ripping off pieces of the structure.
Other than that though, it looks completely normal from the outside.
No hanging bodies at the top.
Nothing out of the ordinary.
Before turning back, I see a window open on one of the floors near the top.
I stop walking.
Joey asks what's gotten into me as I stare back at the ride for the the final time.
A light shines out of the window, and the silhouette of a bellhop sticks his head out
and waves at me.
I don't plan on going back to ride the new Guardians of the Galaxy ride when it opens.
I believe in ghosts.
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