The Great Glass Elevator is Willy Wonka's means of quick transportation in his factory. The elevator has been featured in the film.
Appearance and abilities[]
The Great Glass Elevator is powered by candy-power, chewing gum, as well as other things, as Wonka stated in the brick. It is a great glass elevator shaped like a rectangle with a floor, ceiling, and four walls all made of glass; The walls have 430 buttons in total, each going to a different room in the factory. The one exception of a button going into a room of the factory is the Up and Out button , which sends the elevator straight up into the air until another button (probably the same button) is pressed to control the movements of the elevator. It was proven that Wonka needs to press another button to stop the elevator from flying too high in the Book’s sequel. In the bricks there are straps on the ceiling for people to hold onto while riding. These straps were not in the film.