Originally Posted By Bob Paris 1 Just read a new article at JHM and he talked about something seen in the new Imagineering book. Apparently there was to originally have been a "Lighthouse at Alexandria" structure/attraction built for TDS that would have served as the park's icon. I had never heard of this but there is a concept picture of it in the article there. <a href="http://jimhillmedia.com/blogs/jim_hill/archive/2010/06/09/new-book-takes-a-behind-the-dreams-look-at-the-way-walt-disney-imagineering-really-looks-today.aspx" target="_blank">http://jimhillmedia.com/blogs/...day.aspx</a> Personally I love hearing about these abandoned concepts and thinking "what might have been". The concept art for it, I guess as seen from ToT makes for a stunning picture!
Originally Posted By FerretAfros Hmm...it looks like a dressed up Intamin Freefall, which is what the original concept for TOT was. I guess after they actually made the original TOT, they saw that they had some extra technology out there that they could use to make a better experience. This is the first I've heard of the Lighthouse attraction, but it just seems like something that was less than a full idea, and eventually morphed into Tower of Terror.
Originally Posted By tonyanton There was a pic of the lighthouse and caldera behind frank wells in an early 90s annual report...i think the concept was labeled "Tokyo DisneySeas" at that point
Originally Posted By tonyanton There was a pic of the lighthouse and caldera behind frank wells in an early 90s annual report...i think the concept was labeled "Tokyo DisneySeas" at that point
