All four of the Tower of Terror queues have the same basic structure - line to heavily themed hotel lobby, guests are brought by groups into the library for a pre-show, then another line to the elevators.
Disneyland Paris - La Tour de la Terreur - Un Saut dans la Quatrième Dimension
Disneyland Paris and Disneyland are almost identical. The entrance abuts directly to the walkway, with switchbacks sprouting off to the sides. For some reason, I get a bad vibe from the facade in Paris - too much fakey purple wear and tear.
Disney California Adventure - The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror
Much the same as above. One advantage these two have over Disney World's is that you get a better chance to see the theming in the lobby.
Walt Disney World - Disney's Hollywood Studios - Twilight Zone Tower of Terror
This one wins for best outdoors area. The lobby is well done, but there is an issue with line timing here. There is only a few feet of line before guests are hurried forward to the area by the library doors, so there is very little time to check everything out.
Tokyo DisneySea - Tower of Terror
Not much of an outdoor area, but this one wins best facade.
This one has a different premise, that of a cursed explorer, so the preshow is completely different - a cast member makes an introduction and winds up a gramophone, which is awesome.
I couldn't find a lot of footage of it, but DisneySea's really shines in second line. The second line is in a dingy boiler room in the other three versions - true to theme, but boring. Here we have a two story walk through various items our explorer host has collected, mostly Egyptian stuff.
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