After learning about the ride's backstory in the library, guests find themselves in the loading area, which appears to be inside a boiler room complete with themed lighting.

Artifacts from the hotel are locked inside these storage areas in the loading area queue.

To board the ride portion of the Twilight Zone Tower of Terror, guests enter through the doors of the Service Elevator, which shows the level of the elevator -- from the basement to the 12th floor ... and beyond.

A view from the top of the elevator shaft looking over the Disneyland Resort. From this vista point, you can make out Grizzly Peak, the Grand Californian and Disneyland hotels, Soarin' Over California, the Golden Gate Bridge and more.

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This Disneyland Resort publicity photo shows the inside of the service elevator, where if you need anything from the hotel staff, you are instructed to "scream."

- Story and Photos by Matthew Walker
Posted May 5, 2004

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