A 23-Story Death-Trap Elevator at The Palace

[coituscoitus]

On that era of Dover, it isn't uncommon for the counterweight to screech like that if not lubricated regularily. The 10-stop in my parents' appartment makes that noise 2 days after elevator company has been on site and continues until next time they come back...

[otisfirelite219]

can we say BANJO???

[ArtStone]

Ben Dover

[howze48]

id probably piss myself if i heard that type of sound, theres dover for yoi

[schindlerman96]

I still wouldnt stay here if I ever get to come to myrtle beach

[schindlerman96]

I actually like dover and I agree there is no excuse for those elevators to run that way even though they are fixed up now Palace could of maintained them better than this

[schindlerman96]

you think with the name of the hotel the elevators would be nicer

[hcs4life21]

This is why I *hate* Dover's. Sorry dieselducy lol

[clarkloveselevators]

@hcs4life21 It is not Dover or ThyssenKrupp, just the STUPID MANAGMENT that hotel has. They have like the worst hotel in the world!

[McCutYou]

ya its broken and i might fall to my death. ima go in it

[WDLawless]

I know those three elevators very well. I lived in the Palace for nine months and I share your sentiments about them. I often (semi-jokingly) warned the transient guests that the elevators are demon-possessed.

[nathanandrews100]

That dover death trap elevator is a piece of junk

[nirtrainman]

That dover death trap elevator is a piece of junk 

[sausageroll95]

should've rided the deathtrap all the way up, dont be a wuss :P

[an65001]

I guess that's why Dover tractions were no good. The ONLY thing they know is how to make a borehole hydro!

[DteamVids]

Those Elevators Are TERRIBLE But Car 3 Wasint Bad.

[CoreyCanadian]

I went on an elevator once alone and it jerked I got so scared

[elevatorgeek762]

How does the elevator have a death-trap?

[Kargaroc286]

oh so you edited in the elevator beep? Aw that would of been perfect if it was real.

[Trainspotter8094]

This is why those elevators are death traps because they are dover elevators i bet thats why they are death trap elevators

[MG47126]

no wonder why dover got bought off of thyssenKrupp. they were ass! so thats why tk fixed it

[dariusloveselevators]

whoa, not good at all

[Mrl1man1]

Those death trap elevators are pieces of b*******

[derykey1]

the one on the top floor on the right i do not take THANK YOU VERY MUCH

[dickcheney6]

I think dover removed the label because they were embarrased by the crapness of this elevator! Also, I like how you censored the word with the elevator bell!

[dickcheney6]

If I saw the buttons/indicators wig out like that I wouldn't have gotten into the elevator. It kind of looks as if someone is on top of it crossing the wires :)

[sarahedwards2]

DO NOT TRUST ANY DOVER ELEVATOR! The elevators at my local parking garage are quite sketchy. I didn't know why until I realized they're Dovers.

[dickcheney6]

You should have just walked down from there! I would not have gotten back in that elevator

[beatlesfan73]

DOVER AT ITS BEST!

[XcrazyguitarmaniacX]

lol you censor Fuck but you don't censor Shit?

[queensplazasouth]

stupid

[irwinw2010]

Those elevators are big picecs of bullshit.

[escalatorgeek881]

@irwinw2010 They used to be. Now they run quite well, although the controller is still screwed up.

[clarkloveselevators]

Wow. That elevator would be fun to ride in a haunted mansion! It would go good with that theme.

[escalatorgeek881]

This video got more comments than I expected. I actually now realized that this bad situation is not because those elevators are Dover/ThyssenKrupp, it is that the hotel didn't maintain those elevators properly. These elevators run quite nicely now, but are extremely busy and are still kind of messed up.

[otisfirelite219]

dang! that elevator (if it wasn't fixed. would have fallen 23 stories to death

[coolsebas14]

This is really a death-trap... The minute than Dover install their elevator in a place it become dangerous... same thing with hydraulics elevators but less than tractions

[coolsebas14]

Dover are really carp This is really dangerous and if I go to this place I will take only the stairs !

[TheBenjaminb09]

You must of hated that.

[KyFriedPlatypus]

A dover Impulse serving 23 floors is creepy enough, but this elevator should get a FULL modernization (New cab, new controller, new fixtures, new Everything!)

[irwinw2010]

The elevator on the right is messed up.

[TheTails15]

What the hell was that? I won't ride a dover like this anymore!

[TheEcoDisc]

elevator is broken? the first sounds a bit broken out.

[zathura998]

my fave part was when u said " hell i don'nt trust dover to take me oh F*ck

[cannycart]

CRAP!! That's one hell of a deathtrap!

[escalatorgeek881]

@cannycart Now that was fixed, but the controller is still messed up.

[crapper1]

@escalatorgeek881 i find it too ironic that shortly after this was uploaded they modernized them lol

[procksomaterman]

@escalatorgeek881 NO DOOR OPEN ? 0:40

[zombifan]

Elevators make sounds it don't mean its going to fall or anything man up candy ass.

[clarkloveselevators]

i dare you to ride the bad one and jump one or twice real hard!

[clarkloveselevators]

actully he said sh** 8 times to be exact

[ScottieNiven]

lol TAKE THE STAIRS!!!! lol

[5169743494]

And That's 8 Shits in a row. A new dover riding record well besides the raggedy ass record

[5169743494]

Why does dover break down easily. We had a dover in a apartment building and 2 weeks later, it is beyond raggedy

[sarahedwards2]

Haha the elevator ding censored the word

[shsav2012]

@sarahedwards2 thank you OTIS for the cencering

[ElevatorFan21]

How can DOVERs past inspection?

I bet DOVER pays the inspector to sign it off.

[singsingsing22]

i got stuck in a dover elevator like this at the Breakers. why would these people not modernize?!?!?!

[elevatorfreak112]

this is why dover was bought out lol

[pnwelevator]

I can trust Dover with anything, but these elevator accept the middle one are junk.

[TampaBayElevator]

wow that is a death trap, I would never ride this lol

[loilk]

The stairs are all locked?

[kttandon]

lol,this is EPIC FAILURE

[loilk]

Man that's mad!

[Daninafryingpan]

stayed in New York City and my hostel had a 14 storey elevator and i would call them deathtraps. not one of the well known brands, but very fast. buttons didn't always work, sometimes it slowed down as if it was going too fast and it never levelled properly e.g. too high if it came from upstairs, or too low if it came from downstairs, also it made an alarming crunching noise every time you got into it, like the brakes were failing or something!

[revo8778]

I love this video!

[elevatorgeek88]

1:29 wow that is really weird that both the down and up buttons lit up

[thyssenelevator93]

I think kone or thyssenkrupp should monderize these elevators cause these are just horrible and i would never expect a dover being this bad.

[escalatorgeek881]

Agreed, but crapper1 told me these were fixed, and no longer deathtraps. I don't know about the messed up controller. Somebody actually pressed down and the up button lit up and it called the elevator up.

[SumterSoccerPlayer]

they should replace these with some Otis Gen2 traction elevators because my uncle got stuck in these last summer for 1 hr and 30 minutes

[a380person]

I Wonder, escalatorgeek881, would you ever do a retake if the Elevator was still like this? lol

[ElevatorFAN101]

I know that, One really quiet Hydraulic is at The Whitaker Center in Harrisburg,PA, Dover makes great hydraulics but most of their Tractions are I don't know how to describe them

[ElevatorFAN101]

I think DOVER has the worst line ever!! I mean come on! Dover is the worst elevator business EVER Hands Down!!!!!

[thyssenelevator95]

I wouldn't say that...

Without Dover, we would not have the modern hydraulic elevator, and I think Dover made some of the best hydraulic elevators. I mean, I have seen many Dover elevators with extremely quiet hydraulics. Every time I ride an Otis or Schindler elevator I really hear the hydraulics.

[PinePowerLI]

Actually Schindler Hydraulics are worse....

[singsingsing22]

agreed!!

[a380person]

worst elevator EVER!!

[seanq95]

Wait, how are you Crapper1? Aren't you escalatorgeek881? (I hope this isn't a stupid question...)

[escalatorgeek881]

Yes I am escalatorgeek881. crapper1 filmed these before I did so this was basically a response.

[shsav2012]

and after i mean 2 weeks ago

[PinePowerLI]

You know why they call those impulse buttons, right?

Because of the Impulse to get off!

[seanq95]

I always picture a typical Dover elevator with Impulse fixtures. Most Dovers in Seattle are Death-Trap Impulse Fixtured pieces of sh**. Dovers are cool though. BUZZ!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[clarkloveselevators]

In stead of sh** say Suger Honey Iced Tea. Just say the first letters of the word and you get sh**

[jedi725]

ooh, a death trap, dun, dun, dun

[ElevatorLowJJ]

Whats wrong with this elevator? This elevator seems to be working fine.

[VancouversLocalNerd]

Never seen a hi-rise Dover before, I guess for good reason, those impulse buttons just look out place in hi-rise building, also these are (according to the internet reviews) very heavily used, think loaded to max capacity for 16 hours straight, that would turn any elevator into a deathtrap and these are obviously bad quality to begin with.

[PinePowerLI]

According to the reviews The Palace at Myrtle Beach is a dangerous, disgusting slum. The elevators are just the tip of the soiled iceberg at that place.

[escalatorgeek881]

I know. Crime rates in Myrtle Beach are so high that almost every hotel has been vandalized. That's why most of them have now been renovated.

[PinePowerLI]

If the area is so dangerous why do ppl still vacation there?

[escalatorgeek881]

Myrtle Beach is very famous for it's beach (Grand Strand) and for it's golf courses. Myrtle Beach has some of the best golf courses in the United States and it is also called the golf capitol of the world. Next time I ever go there, I might choose the safer hotels. Ocean's One requires key cards to get in and it keeps the gangs out, the Sheraton also requires key cards but only after hours, and the desk is right by the elevators. The north side, which has HUGE hotels, is a better area.

[patricknedz]

I would come here just to ride the elevator

[PinePowerLI]

Some comments from a review site "The elevators were slow and there are not enough to accomodate a hotel of that size...There were only 3 and most of the time they didn't work. "

"The parking deck elevators never worked so if you had to park high up you had to walk down this DISGUSTING stairwell The elevators were TERRIBLE and I see a lot of people complained about them. We were on the 10th floor and on two occasions we had to wait over 30 minutes for an elevator."

[escalatorgeek881]

That hotel is not alone. Myrtle Beach has the WORST elevators on the planet. They are slow, heavily vandalized, they break frequently, not maintained at all, and the atmosphere there wears them down faster than you can say "I trust this elevator." This one is so bad because it sounds like the rope is going to snap or the the motor will fall though the floor, plus it is 23 floors.

[PinePowerLI]

I just keep laughing everytime I watch this. LOL

[GamePro0012]

Dover:

Death

On

Vicious

Elevator

Ride

[escalatorgeek881]

Great acronym.

[elevatorsaregreat]

NOT

[clarkloveselevators]

k love this sooooo much i hung it up in my bedroom!!!! hahahahahahahahahahaha!!!

Death

On

Vicious

Elevator

Ride

[theryster02]

That Elevator really is a Death Trap!

[ElevatorFAN101]

I know why to avoid this hotel. Those elevators are bad as heck!

[stevethemeave45]

When you said the censored word, what happened, all I just heard was clattering in an elevator.

[patricknedz]

no stop it Dover was the best with the hydraulic elevator. its just the wheels thats all haughton elevator sounded like that before

[NEXPAR]

Oh shit.....

LOL.

At least the second elevator was not bad. That first one..... uhmmmm......

[PinePowerLI]

Dover is garbage

[lonelyroadtofreedom]

Ya know what those elevator's are telling you? They are saying WELCOME TO HELL!

[lonelyroadtofreedom]

language? what language? =)

[escalatorgeek881]

F*** is one of the major/severe curse words.

[thyssenelevator97]

And i wonder what going on with the middle elevator?

[escalatorgeek881]

I don't know. I hope I can come back to Myrtle Beach and go check these "deathevators" out. The only problem, Myrtle Beach is very famous and it is jamb packed over the summer. So bad that almost all of the 840 hotels get booked up!

[jubjubcat]

get in the hotel at like 3-5 am any hotel is empty at that time

[escalatorgeek881]

Well, hotels typically don't let people in until 8 AM.

[jubjubcat]

well i usally just walk in the middle of the night the amway grand and the jw marriot lets you do that here in grand rapids and explore it as long as you dont get caught.

[njarvis1977]

your a pussy hahaha

[shsav2012]

Dude ESB

rise 86 floors

brand thyssenkrupp

not a death- trap

I was there last year

[JonElevator]

Those are Otis elevators, but there maintained by ThyssenKrupp.

[shsav2012]

i lied about 2008 i was actually there in 2001

[racecarsareawesome]

what in the hell is that crappey noise?!

[shsav2012]

Heard that same noise at B-Ball hof 3 years ago

[Joonatanp99]

the elevator... a real death trap!

©Dover 2009.

[suzzex]

Holy Crap! Those elevators need consoling!

[vincentpet6]

i got stuck alone

[pcdoctor2]

How long were you stuck in an elevator for? Did you video it?

[shsav2012]

where and when

[pcdoctor2]

I managed to find the real video.  I thought at first the lights flashed in that one.

[eleljep]

Has anyone got stuck on these before?

[ShadowJFXXX]

actually that whole place needs work, and i was having to go up to the 22nd floor it was scary

[elev8m8]

OK they should not make Dover or ThyssenKrupp 23 floors and death-trap like that!, by the way needs some modernization

[bearlovesox]

seems like the guard rails need some work! lol

[liftdude]

Let's comment!

[SimComProductions]

I don't blame you for being scared. That sounds terrible. I have ridden on elevators where they sound like this. I just get off ASAP and take the stairs.

[escalatorgeek881]

It's a long ride since it is 23 floors. That made it even scarier. It could of snapped and fell, 23 floors!!!

[SimComProductions]

Yea. I have a few questions for you. What kind of camera do you recommend? and do you drive to places just to get on elevators? or do you just go many places?

[escalatorgeek881]

I recommend you use a Casio Exilim EX-S10 to film elevators it is very slim and small and is 10.1 megapixels. I am not old enough to drive, but I go around to film elevators. It helps me learn an area.

[SimComProductions]

Cool, I have my Permit. I am gonna get my license in April. For now, I just need to find a suitable camera.

[rct3fan45]

I would shit a brick If the hotel put me on the 23rd Floor!

[KLTolliver]

you censored fuck then you said shit like five times.

[dieselducy]

also that thing sounded like it was literally falling apart!!

[dieselducy]

where is the palace? a motel?

[dea41396returns]

I think it's condos

[escalatorgeek881]

It's a hotel.

[eastcoasttraveler]

it sounds like the t in boston

[KWolfM]

Hate to burst your bubble, but I rode in one gearless traction by Dover at a tall hotel in downtown Lexington and they runs REAL smooth and no problem! 8D

[dontwalkhand]

At least there was no buzz!

[escalatorgeek881]

Actually, these used to have the "dog whistle".

[thyssenelevator97]

what do you expect for the elevators its not as nice as it should be.

[Neuroth52489]

sew both thyssenkrupp/dover elevator company and the hotel for shitty quality Sry For the bad language

[thyssenelevator97]

Maybe not the Company.I filmed a 12 story Dover elevator and had good quality.I would sew the f****n hotel not ThyssenKrupp (or the company,(man.)

[escalatorgeek881]

These are twice as high. Dover's do fine with 12 floors but not over 20.

[Quentinmovie]

i'd rather take the stairs TO THE 23RD FLOOR WITH HEAVY LUGGAGE! just so i wouldn't die in those death traps!

[escalatorgeek881]

The stairs are locked on the ground floor.

[th3ha1og0d]

why do they lock the stairs on the ground floor?

[escalatorgeek881]

Depends. Most hotels don't do that.

[thyssenelevator97]

yes,you are right i would sew that f*****n hotel. i never seen one serve 23 floors that rare i seen one serves 10 floors and a basement that you did at the 1301 taylor rd or what ever that building is that you did . the're must be a pool up on the top floor.i would not stay i that hotel another for any f***in reason.and it was missing a Dover plate on the 2nd elevator.

[NewAgeServer]

ha you used my trick to call both elevators!

[crapper1]

lmao they were not that bad when i rode them the deathtrap didnt make me that nervous but at least you got this one lol

[NEXPAR]

So you are who the poster was referring to. When he said "I don't trust Dover to go 230 feet John".

BTW I see you work at Walmart. SO DO I!!!!

[starbucks95905]

That's why I call them "Dover Motel Elevators"

[thyssenelevator95]

Also, Dover F A I L S at making high-rise gearless traction elevators!!!!!!!!!

[escalatorgeek881]

That's probably why high-rise Dover gearless traction elevators are extremely rare.

[Neuroth52489]

I wonder How Many Times It Broke Down.

[thyssenelevator95]

Also, in my opinion, Dover controllers (this one may be ISIS) are not capable of running 3 elevators that go 23 floors which run constantly.

[Neuroth52489]

This Is True.

[thyssenelevator95]

Nice use of the Otis chime as a censor!

Otherwise, these really are some crappy elevators!

[alpaljl]

still LMAO

[Baytrail]

Those tracks on the far right are so f***in' noisy for godd*** sake!

[elevatorfan762]

Looks like a geared traction.

[alpaljl]

LMAS...This is hilarious. Just listen to the noise. I want to ride the messed up one. This is nothing but hilarious.

Wierd that they used these fixtures for a building like this.

But still LMAO!!!!!!!!!!!!