Broadcasting from the Tower of Terror
Thu, 26 Aug 2010 From the reality-meets-fantasy files:
Walt Disney World’s semi-autonomous government, which is attempting to improve emergency-services radio coverage, has struck a deal with the resort to install new radio-transmission equipment — inside the Twilight Zone Tower of Terror.
The agreement will allow the Reedy Creek Improvement District to install and operate new transmission equipment from a 4th floor mechanical room inside the popular Disney’s Hollywood Studios thrill ride. Reedy Creek will also install two new radio antennas atop the roof of the attraction.
The 13-page agreement — which also allows Reedy Creek to add extra radio equipment at separate backstage site — offers a glimpse the quirks involved with working inside a theme park. The agreement makes it clear, for instance, that the installation can only happen after the Tower of Terror has closed to the public and then only with a designated Disney World rep watching.
Reedy Creek says the amplification upgrades will substantially improve its radio coverage, particularly in the Downtown Disney area.
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