A man was hospitalized after falling from the Tower of Terror ride at California Adventure. (August 19, 2010) |
ANAHEIM -- A 20-year-old man was hospitalized Wednesday night after falling 20 to 25 feet while waiting to get on the Twilight Zone Tower of Terror at Disney's California Adventure Park.
According to Anaheim Police Department officials, the man had been drinking and was walking to the top of the attraction around 10:30 p.m. when he climbed over a rail on the second platform and joked to friends about someone falling over.
The man lost his balance and fell, landing 20 to 25 feet below, officials said.
The man was transported to UCI Medical Center with non life-threatening injuries. He has since been released.
The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror is billed by Disneyland as a haunted elevator ride through a formally elegant hotel.
The drop thrill ride is 183-feet tall, making it the tallest building at the resort and in Anaheim, according to Wikipedia.
According to Anaheim Police Department officials, the man had been drinking and was walking to the top of the attraction around 10:30 p.m. when he climbed over a rail on the second platform and joked to friends about someone falling over.
The man lost his balance and fell, landing 20 to 25 feet below, officials said.
The man was transported to UCI Medical Center with non life-threatening injuries. He has since been released.
The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror is billed by Disneyland as a haunted elevator ride through a formally elegant hotel.
The drop thrill ride is 183-feet tall, making it the tallest building at the resort and in Anaheim, according to Wikipedia.
