Recent content by orangele

So let me preface that I actually am NOT wanting to install fiber optic stars in my ceiling, but I am attempting to create a special effect which I am calling "Fade into infinity." This involves placing fiberoptic stars in matte black foamboard around, above, and on the floor in front of a...

Over the past 3 yrs I have worked on my passion project which was to recreate the Disney Tower of Terror Boiler room elevator ride entrance as the "lobby" to my home theater. The project started with the theming of just one wall converting a sliding glass door into a motorized elevator door...

It has been a long time since the last version of the show. Here is the latest with new outdoor features, and of course new props including inclusion of the demonic slot machine from the Twilight Zone episode "The Fever." Planning for a grand opening this Halloween 2022 with planned...

Here is a 360 video to allow you to scan and look around the room (unfortunately at reduced resolution compared to the 4K vids) but you can see the effects that are occurring throughout the room and skip to those effects via the timestamps. To get to the timestamps, you have to click on the...

Here is the newest updated video of my project with multiple new effects including the reproduction of the Tower of Terror Elevator control panel with phone and calls from hotel operator, lightning bolt simulation on elevator doors, and smoke/debris effect coordinated with video of elevator...

Well Tom McA here are images of our reproduction, and a video showing the progress on making it functional in my project controlling things on set like the fire alarms, calling guests and giving instructions on what to do to interact with the progression of special effects. I have had input...

A bit more functionality and refinement continually added to the reproduction of the Elevator control panel, including button tags and illumination, ringing telephone, and adding operator messages when the handset is lifted off the hook. The type of switch, arrangement, colors and tags have...

Here is an update on the Tower of Terror Control panel reproduction in my project. The top photo shows a control panel from the actual Tower of Terror, and the bottom two photos shows our reproduction. Have gotten it mounted in set. Still have to add a switch or two, place the tags...

Yes that is why I was kind of shocked when it appeared on GMA (including my name) without ever obtaining permission or consent directly from me. All from videos off the Youtube channel, with the exception of a photo of the room before I started work which Donald had asked for which obviously...

I was thrilled to see my project shown on the Halloween edition of Good Morning America yesterday. Donald the tech wizard and creative partner in the project told me he knew someone from GMA, and that they may be interested in showing it. I thought OK, that would be nice, but was not sure if...

Thanks Tom McA for the info! There is progress on the reproduction of the Tower of Terror Control Panel. Photo attached below of the work in progress and a photo of the actual control panel from the Tower of Terror shown for comparison. Also a test engraving of the metal tags which are...

Tom McA; Since you were a bellhop, maybe you can answer this question for me. My Tech wizard friend is in the process of reproducing the control panel seen in the Tower of Terror. He tells me the buttons and switches on the panel are commercial expensive ones and suspects that they really...

Over the past approximate 8 months I have been working to recreate the Tower of Terror Basement elevator outside my home theater. I have posted on the project previously, but now that I believe we have completed the vast majority of programming for the automated scene, I thought it merited a...

Wow that is so cool you were part of the opening crew.

Thanks!