Tower of the Americas: Elevator Ride and full tour w/view of The Alamo

This is a tour of the tower of the americas in San Antonio TX. The cost to go up was $10.95 USD. in 2003 when I last visited, it was $2.00 USD. Since Landry's got hold of it. they raised the price, however this tower got a complete renovation in 2006. the elevators used to have Dewhurst buttons. Facebook: / dieselducy
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[@sycbe02]

I could see the tower being built from my house when I lived in San Antonio. Went up there around 1977, then again about three years ago, on a visit to San Antonio. It's a nice experience....

[@sylvialaque6348]

Badass dude!

[@Gaet649]

This is why I'm glad to be a citizen here in SA, it's so full of life and culture😍❤

[@josephedric4081]

They changed it. When I was a kid (mid-70s), my class went there on a field trip and the observation level (catwalk) was open, with just a little guard-rail. You could just jump off, if you wanted to. Now they have plexiglass around it.

[@paullewis6575]

Joseph Edric They had some guy jump. landed in the lights below. For a long time you could tell which light because of the darker color.

[@CHRISTIANNWO]

Now that I think about it, when I was in elementary school in the late 90's I went on the tower as part of a field trip. You're right, you could just jump off. I remember being too scared to get close to the edge.

[@Metalhead396]

I remember that.

[@ryanprobst8336]

I have been here since 2008 we are playing a high school football game at the Alamodome first game of the season. We have a great time with my family.

[@jacobisworld9516]

That was very nice of him to take you back down and take you back up

[@DieselDucy]

It was!

[@binancpscemac8457]

I was so amazed by the 360 degree view at Tower of Americas

[@Ryleyproffittjohnson]

It is just amazing....I love it...I still can't believe that it is so big

[@elismom8233]

Omg brings back memories of my 5th grade field trip! I sat down the whole way up. Thanks for posting!

[@wesleymccurtain166]

I have been up in this tower a couple of times. Thanks for posting this , it brings back many good memories.

[@Andrew_Bdish_Elevators]

When I went to San Antonio, I stayed at the river walk plaza hotel. The place was from the 1930s, and i was told the elevators were modernized by otis seiries 1 you should film them next time you go to san antonio.

[@Name-ml4my]

I went there 8 years ago! It was so fun

[@Metalhead396]

I lived there from 69 to 71. I went back for A.F. basic training in '80. The Lone Star wax museum and Sunken Gardens were both gone. What a shame.

[@fallout3fan1011]

Just visited it...... the view's amazing :D

[@alijafar2996]

Wow it's so crazy and cool i love the tower of Americas in san Antonio

[@armandovias]

I was actually at the tower today! I'm not sure if these elevators were modernized since this video is like 12-years-old.

[@nmgamerzr]

2:32-3:36 going up

[@nmgamerzr]

1:03-2:07 going down

[@peratamayo5514]

I live in san antonio and I was born in san antonio

[@AlexMartinez-fv7zw]

And

[@asixyearold617]

Pera Tamayo Me too

[@alijafar2996]

This is really nicev

[@mariomario7379]

It looks fantastic is person. It is the least attractive of the decks across America and it is the most cramped but it looks great a night and the view of SA in person is absolutely stunning. I hate how camera views make the buildings look far away and small. In person, everything is in your face and you may get vertigo. It also includes a great 4d movie of Texas. Only 5 dollars in the daytime.

[@googaagoogaa12345678]

yeah i agree i went there for my birthday last year it was packed as all hell cause my birthday is valentines day but the viewing deck and restaurant were both awesome and i saw the 4d film too that was neat as well i got a wood mockup of it from the shop there but my dog chewed it up never got to making it anyway

[@MrJohnny5555]

I last went up and ate in the restaurant in 1972.

[@ZipLineFine]

My father & i were in SA -1968/'69 for business reasons. One item on the Must Visit sites was the Tower. The views are panoramic ...The Tower was built for the the 1968 Hemisphere ( World's Fair ).It was different back then.Now Tillman Fertitta has gussied it all up.. Go. Enjoy..

[@ultraeric]

Just like the Marriott World Center (East Tower) in Orlando, FL. For the elevator and its speed. The elevator runs up very fast up to 700 FPM. This one is SUPER DUPER VERY fast up to (probably 1300 FPM.) For the view. The view is so much higher (even if you scared of heights) Aside from 28 stories of the East Tower. This is one is 75 stories. And it beats the 48 story (theirs have Schindler Miconic 10) at The Marriott Marquis in Times Square, NY

[@leonjenkins5741]

great never been inside before

[@alberjs]

I have lived in San Antonio for 7 Years and I have never been in that Tower

[@Brucev7]

Andale!

[@Roberto45541]

The San Antonio skylines relatively small for its size.

[@Brucev7]

San Antonio is very spread out

[@DjFreemode]

2018 will be its 50th anniversery.

[@JintySteam1]

wow that s one amazing lift and building you can see for miles

[@leodorego2629]

Nice View

[@georgef551]

Reminds me of the Scanlon Building (Ontario, CN). Difference is, the front is curved, where the glass inner doors and side panels are. When it's windy, those lifts shake. :) Nice operator in the beginning! Nice views, and you didn't get a good shot as the short MPE's to the outer decks, still, I "Thumbs-Up"ped it. (Didn't register on my end.)

[@TheAppleMan100]

wow i always wanted to see the inside of that place. i never had the time to go in there.

[@tiffanysanders930]

I have lived here for 3 years and I want to visit but just watching this is giving me a panic attack.

[@MrLJolley06]

Lol. Get a baud.

[@blakstermc]

wow i would love to be an elevator operator on that kind of elevator or any elevator as a part time job!

[@mariaa.4683]

Can you see Six Flags Fiesta Texas from there?

[@jungleboogie3365]

WELL DONE

[@FrankandSandyShow]

It's definitely really cool! We had dinner there at the Chart House. We also shot 1080p HD video of the tower (plus ultra high Nikon stills) and its views. Check it out on our site (look for Tower of the Americas"). Take care all and safe travels! Frank and Sandy!

[@michaelwalterselevatorsrob5009]

If I’m not mistaken these were modded again

[@northlander4370]

Come toToronto and check out the C N Tower...

[@DieselDucy]

Already have 😀have a video up. Search my channel

[@princessdeanna2]

I rode that! I stayed in the Menger hotel, they told us about it (the Menger is the supposdly haunted hotel from like 1775 or somethin lol)

[@TheFerruccio]

I ate there in the late 90s and I found the food to be great. I do not know what the history of the ownership was, though. I heard the food was strange in the early 90s.

[@plushbatfan]

@CaptainElevator42189: I think those are scenic gearless traction, 1400-1600 FPM, maybe that estimated speed for over 700 feet of travel.

[@Roflinurface]

I went to the Menger Hotel,I can almost see it in this video :D

[@5150ramjet]

NICE VID.I recently visited the willis tower(formerly sears tower) its elevator to the top goes 34 feet a second.u gotta check it out.

[@thegamingorange184]

I'm in San Antonio ;-)

[@Toracube]

OMG !! It's huge !!!!

[@ironmatic1]

I live in SA, it's amazing just how... short the thing is. To the top of the structure, it is only as tall as the old WTC 7.

[@googaagoogaa12345678]

really? it looks like the old 7 was hella shorter

[@googaagoogaa12345678]

Yep I looked it up i was right 610 feet vs 750 for old 7 wtc and the TOA respectively the new 7 is closer but still shorter at 741 feet

[@inactivechannel7029]

The exterior of the top looks exactly like the Calgary Tower however it’s just a different colour.

[@sofiaporras8879]

I forgot what hotel it was, but it was right next to the AT&T center, and you could also see this .

[@icaroracco]

Amazing!

[@hosonho111]

Icaro Racco r1

[@jameslakey9748]

my girlfriend is taking me up there tonight she knows im terrified of heights she thinks shes funny wish me luck

[@Justsk8withme]

...sooo...how did it go?

[@junkers1337]

I have had every single one of my family members work in every single one of the buildings downtown.

[@billypilgrim3795]

I have not been to that tower since about 1988

[@airplanegod]

That is awesome!

[@gluse]

I've eaten at that restaurant a couple of times before

[@jacobisworld9516]

That’s weird like the outside of the elevator has two speed door in the inside of the elevator has three speed door I mean how does that work.

[@DieselDucy]

I know right? just like a regular door. the clutch picks up the outside door.

[@williamhalfmannhd7118]

san Antonio is my place

[@melodyann97]

Wow OMG is right that waz AWSOME!!!!!!! I luv it :D

[@Andrew_Bdish]

I've been there befor I found the video when I was at my hotel I also have a video of that elevator

[@RodriAWSOMNESsanchez]

That tower is visible from my window

[@ivyneedle2167]

same

[@Crypticz8]

Not for me unfortunately i live in the suburbs of sa

[@alfredosegura704]

Wow nice thx for the video man

[@Noah_Hernandez22]

POV yo from San Antonio and decided to watch a video of the tower

[@DieselDucy]

Awesome thanks for watching! I come to San Antonio frequently.

[@SamSitar]

where does the rear door go?

[@Anjasomc]

I swear at 4:01 it is a two speed door. might be wrong

[@googaagoogaa12345678]

i know elevators have inner and outer doors i remember when i went a few years back the inner one as he showed was a 3 part door dont remember the outside although i dont know if an elevator could have a 2 part outer and 3 part inner or if theyre a combined set

[@alberjs]

I have lived in San Antonio 8 years and I have never been to the top of the thing

[@suzzex]

Is that really labeled 1, 2, 3, 4!? LOL it pulled a royal Schindler MT!!!!!

[@anthonyg.4785]

Anybody who's been there, is the restaurant good?

[@nickdavis965]

Jay G. The resturant is amazing and pretty expensive but worth it. The resturant revolves

[@thompsonong]

wow erected in 1966. its 1 old tower. still havent collapse

[@plushbatfan]

@CaptainElevator42189 : For a 750 feet travel distance, do you think this travels 1000 FPM, 1200 FPM, 1400 FPM, or 1600 FPM? I know this is a gearless traction and not GEN 2 since GEN 2's travel up to 500 FPM speed.

[@powerdf4916]

I loved it lit when I was 9

[@kanebowser-wieser3667]

Playing the recording for your entertainment

[@jonahcabrera8032]

I was there too!

[@jonahcabrera8032]

They go modernized. They now have innovation bruiser fixtures.

[@FarmerBeavis]

@ELTIGREROCKS10NEW guess it activated the tape which played the announcments

[@MG47126]

i heard a train horn in the background at 0:25. and what elevator is it

[@HesitantSignal]

What button was the guy holding and what light was lit by it?

[@bgchal4662]

the glass elevator was so scary

[@thegamingorange184]

I see my house from here

[@richardschultz3993]

I've been to a tower that stands 1450 feet tall

[@SquidProQuo80]

Over twice as tall as SA's tower.

[@MarEpor]

I was just there

[@theelevatorstation]

was that a wheelchair lift when you were leaving the viewing area?

[@fantasmaphantom1535]

@ 6:12 when you said " Look off in the distance. What's that? Some kinda factory I believe." What you were seeing was the giant power plant at huge Calaveras lake. Here's a link so you can see a youtube vid of the lake. You can see the power plant in the background at the 5:55 mark. kzbin.info/www/bejne/b37QpK2dorChd80

[@fantasmaphantom1535]

***** That's exactly what I said! read my comment again. I said Calaveras Lake and I provided a link to the vid and the time in the vid in which you can see the plant. Ol' cockeyed Diego Marquez from Dora the Explorer looking ass!

[@yanismartinez892]

My mom and dad are on there way over ther

[@Ivansky1]

I'M IN DAN ANTONIO RIGHT NOW!!!!!

[@googaagoogaa12345678]

where is DAN antonio?

[@manumanu-iy9xw]

Ivansky1 x

[@phillipsimmons5]

Ha 😂

[@ehayes2006b]

Bullsheet. The Tower has had very high fences on the ob deck since the early 80's cuz some idiot jumped from it.

[@red142100]

Im surprised they aren't Schindler elevators

[@pip12111]

Do the CN Tower

[@kitty7092]

I remember eating there.

[@Bazxk]

I live in San antonio lol 2018?

[@sinrutapormexico]

How much do they charge tho?

[@DjFreemode]

Andres Rios they charge 12$ now

[@abzuru5011]

When I went there I got in that elevator but when I went down I got scared

[@googaagoogaa12345678]

So did i for some reason i thought it was gonna shoot downwards cause they seemed (to me at least) pretty fast going up

[@bettysendejo2186]

I. Live. In. Texas. And. Never. Leaveing. It. I. Live in. San Antonio my. Mom. And. Dad. Took. Me. There

[@erichani1]

My cousin lives in san antonio i've been to san antonio i love it

[@ElevatingEurope]

Shut. Up.

[@awesomegamer8037]

boy shut up

[@googaagoogaa12345678]

born and live in SA and i love it one of my friends used to live in NYC and he said him his mom and dad all s**t their pants at how cheap it is here i love the rodeo and the parades especially

[@JesusGarcia123456789]

was that 1604? by the airport

[@weigh2playa825]

Loop I-410 and U.S. highway 281. I-37 ends downtown and continues north (as U.S. 281) and brings you by the airport.

[@vincetherobloxgamer2023]

This should be bottom drive

[@DieselDucy]

Ok

[@MG47126]

oh otis

[@peterashori109]

Eng: How many Elevators have this tower is there anyone who knows ? Swe: Hur många Hissar har det här tornet är det någon som vet ?

[@DieselDucy]

+Peter Ashori 3 elevators

[@peterashori109]

Thank you very much!

[@JMMT7022801]

Downtown San Antonio's a fucking toilet.

[@yaboi6156]

***** san antonio downtown is just a toliet for money

[@gerardotuba]

I see my house

[@carlosalderete8883]

Don't let this video full u I work here it sucks! It's not worth the money.

[@kitty7092]

OMG IT'S THE GOVERNMENT BUILDING