FRD

Perhaps you may wish to recharacterize your original description before X asks for reactions. The simulation during the ride up is not strictly as described, per the website H lists. It is a NASA product depicting travel into outer space. Any relationship to another event is non-existent. Mr. x was the only troll.

Rd

I've seen the video mentioned and the description is at the top of the post is fairly accurate. We thought it was a little inappropriate - but not a big deal. They should probably rethink and show something else.

Mrs. O'L

I routinely tell visitors to Chicago to skip the Sears Tower. First, there's all that PR puffery about the tower you have to go through unless you know how to get around it -- the film/video etc. is just a waste of time. The elevator video is just plain stupid, and they should be listening to the negative comments that a lot of people have.

Second, I like the view from the Hancock a lot better, anyway. You get a better view of the downtown area and a better angle on the rest of the Chicago/suburban area. Much of what's south of the Sears tower is railroad yards and industrial stuff and your angle on the Loop and north isn't as nice as the Hancock's.

(Plus the Hancock has food and drink if you want it, and you are in a neighborhood with lots of other things to do.)

Rosemary

Well I've sifted through the huffing and puffing,trollery and x's (as you always have to do) and have come up with two useful bits of advice (yes, they're always in there somewhere) - thank you Laura and Mrs O'L - video or no video we shall skip the Sears and concentrate on the Hancock Tower!

Paula

And, your travel related question is...???????

nina

In what possible way could the video you described be construed as Distasteful? Sounds like a perfectly harmless little joke. Some people REALLY try hard to read something into nothing! And relating it to 9/11?? Quite a stretch if you ask me.

To answer your question yes, you are oversensitive. If you are that hypersensitive you chould probably stay out of tall buildings altogether.

Debbie

I was just at the Sears Tower last month with my family. I must disagree with some of the above on the Sears Tower vs the Hancock. The Sears Tower has a fabulous "history and culture of Chicago" wall that goes completely around the center at the top. So as you are walking around and looking at the various areas of Chicago-you are also learning things such as: Frank L. Wright's son invented "Lincoln Logs(toys), Afro-American history,
candymaking(Tootsie Rolls,Brach,etc.)
engineering and how they changed the
Chicago River,famous people,
sports of Chicago,food,etc.As a "native" of Chicago,the view from the Sears Tower is what really IS Chicago.From that view you see everything from Greektown and other small ethnic areas,transportation meccas,the museums,the Gold Coast,Lake,etc.It is so centrally located that Chicago is at your fingertips.As a former history teacher,I was amazed at the number of tourists(both foreign and domestic) that were intrigued with history/trivia of what makes Chicago the great city it is. As to the elevator video-I did not watch as I have a fear of heights and had my eyes shut as I was "breaking/holding" my husband's hand? I had not been up in the Sears Tower for over 12 years but the view still takes my breath away.

joan

I for one would NOT want to be in an elevator watching a video of the cables breaking. Even if it's a pitch for NASA. And yes it IS related to 9/11. Remember, the Sears Tower was at the top of the list in the days following for possible terrorism. Too close for comfort.

kate

I agree with Joan-that would be like flying and watching a video of a plane crash,sailing and watching The Titanic,my imagination does a fine job on it's own, don't need visual aides for thoughts like this.