169. The REAL Reason the Tower of Terror Felt So Creepy: The Disturbing Inspirations Behind DCA & DLP's Tower Lobbies

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Distory with Kate & Kirk

Kate (Disney Cicerone) & Kirk (Walrus Carp)

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Exploring the history of the Disney Parks (with a dash of the ridiculous!), Distory with Kate and Kirk is an adventure into the fascinatingly obscure details that have made the Disney parks what they are today.

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169. The REAL Reason the Tower of Terror Felt So Creepy: The Disturbing Inspirations Behind DCA & DLP's Tower Lobbies - Tower of Terror Part 25

Distory with Kate & Kirk

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169. The REAL Reason the Tower of Terror Felt So Creepy: The Disturbing Inspirations Behind DCA & DLP's Tower Lobbies - Tower of Terror Part 25

What is the REAL reason the DCA version of the Hollywood Tower Hotel used to feel so creepy when you stepped inside?

Drop in with us on this episode of Distory with Kate & Kirk as we check into California Adventure's lost Hollywood Tower Hotel to decipher the history, secrets, and stories hidden within its design.

In this episode, we check into the DCA and DLP versions of the Tower of Terror, wandering the gardens in the exterior queue before stepping into the lobby to see what we can find. Along the way, we play some cards, drink some tea, and explore the nuances of the differences between this version and the one we spent 23 episodes exploring in Disney's Hollywood Studios.

Kate uses an Imagineering show info guide to give us a tour of this iconic lobby, Kirk teaches us some new card games, and we both take a side trip to one of the most famous hotels in America to learn how the Imagineers used fear in the collective unconscious to shape their set design.