The Tower of Terror is often associated with a spooky story. Legend has it that in the old, abandoned hotel which the ride is based on, there were strange happenings. People claim to have seen ghostly apparitions in the hallways. Some say they heard unexplained noises like creaking floors and doors slamming on their own as if the ghosts of the past were still lingering, perhaps reliving the tragic events that occurred in the hotel long ago.
Well, the Tower of Terror ghost story has its roots in the idea of an old, once - luxurious hotel that met with some sort of disaster. It could be a fire or some other calamity. After that, people started reporting all kinds of spooky things. Guests on the ride sometimes feel a sense of unease that they can't quite explain. Maybe it's the sudden drops in the elevator - like part of the ride that mimic the feeling of being in a haunted, malfunctioning elevator in the old hotel. There are also tales of a lady in white being seen on the upper floors of the ride's building, which is said to be the ghost of a former guest who perished in the hotel long ago.