The Normal Elevator is a game developed by NowDoTheHarlemShake and Dapale 
Dapale is a notable creator or influencer verified by Roblox Corporation. Learn more.. It is a game in which players enter an elevator and play different minigames. The elevator goes to different floors which may have minigames, such as a chicken eating contest, a basketball game, etc. Thanks in part to its somewhat bizarre premise, this game has gained immense popularity and was commonly found on the front page of games. The game currently has 31 floors (reduced from 34 prior to October 2016).
This game won the Bloxy Award for Best Art Direction in 2015.[1] This game achieved 100 million visits on February 18, 2017. As of January 2025, it has over 530 million visits.
Since October 25, 2024, the game was made uncopylocked.[2]
Interview[]
The following interview was between Thundermaker300 and NowDoTheHarlemShake on May 15, 2025, as part of the Developer Connections Project.
- What was it like developing The Normal Elevator?
- "I learned a lot while developing The Normal Elevator. It was one of the first games I made when I began understanding coding better. I didn't have potential to make anything too crazy, which is why it was good for me because I could make perfectly crazy things. It was also hard finding time to work on it because I was in school, so I wasn't able to get much done when I was first working on it. But once summer break started, I was motivated on putting lots of work into the game. I wasn't thinking too hugely about the game, but I believed it had potential to be a front page game once it was ready, which really made me want to finish it. My friend Dapale joined in and helped with developing the game, which made it much easier to put more content in. After a total of 3 months of development, the game was released on July 15, 2015.
- What challenges did you have to overcome while developing? What was the most challenging?
- Mental blocks are not fun to work with. When first creating The Normal Elevator, sometimes I would take week long breaks from working on it just because I had a sudden lack of motivation. The biggest challenge was working on the game right after it released. The fun fact about the release of The Normal Elevator is that it was released to the public on accident, so when it did become popular, it was still in an early state which meant it had little gameplay and a good amount of bugs. So over the next several nights, Dapale and I spent a lot of time creating like 2 new floors a day, fixing bugs, adding gamepasses, and just putting lots of time into shaping it up.
- What did you enjoy most while developing The Normal Elevator?
- I really enjoyed the early stages of making The Normal Elevator. I thought about lots of references to put in the game, some from my childhood, some I was into at the time, just whatever was on my mind. It was cool to bring those memories into the game, especially since I knew other people out there would get some of the references and remember whatever memories the references brought them which were hopefully good ones.
- Is there anything else you'd like to share?
- I am rewriting The Normal Elevator from scratch currently. More fresh, more content, old content I've removed from the current game, and it will be more like what I was aiming for the game to be in the first place (a completed game)."
Floors[]
Flood[]
Players outrun a flood and must escape it to win. It was removed in October 2016. When you escape, you are rewarded with a free cookie.
Speed Run[]
Players were given a set of levels that you have to complete in one go. Winning this minigame gives you the Speed Run badge. This minigame lasted 60 seconds.
This floor has some connection to Gavin's story, as at the start at the event, you will be teleported to the speedrun floor, and you must jump to the rocks, then go to a hallway, and you will see four elevators. The second elevator will be opened, but in the regular game, it's closed up by yellow caution tapes.
This floor is a reference to Vurse Vurse is a notable creator or influencer verified by Roblox Corporation. Learn more.'s Speed Run 4.
Bananas[]
The floor is pitch black, until dancing bananas appear while "Peanut Butter Jelly Time" plays in the background. This floor has since been removed in 2019.
Cube Simulator[]
On this floor, TheAmazeman TheAmazeman is a notable creator or influencer verified by Roblox Corporation. Learn more. can be seen in an U.F.O. A few seconds later, the elevator will begin spinning in random directions. This floor is a reference to TheAmazeman's Cube Simulator.
FNaF[]
This floor is set in Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria that mimics gameplay from Five Nights At Freddy’s. After a while, the power will go out, and Freddy will stand next to the left door before jumpscaring the players, killing anyone who stands too close to him. This floor has since been removed due to it breaking because of Roblox updates.
Tower of Terror[]
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Sanatorium[]
This floor has several dark corridors. After a while, all players will be teleported back to the elevator where all the lights are turned off. After a short break, Slenderman will appear in front of the elevator before disappearing. If a player looks at Slenderman when they appear, the players will have their avatar turn white, along with their face being shifted to the side of their head, becoming faceless.
This floor is a reference to the experience Sanatorium, which was created by one of the developers of this game, Dapale Dapale is a notable creator or influencer verified by Roblox Corporation. Learn more..
Portal[]
A gray-ish room that mimics Portal. Players are able to push cubes through portals.
Hand[]
The lights go out in the elevator, and an announcer instructs the players to remain calm and avoid standing near the back wall. After a while, a demonic figure appears and breaks through the back wall of the elevator, grabbing and killing any players standing near that area.
Sharknado[]
The floor is set in the middle of a city, where a tornado with sharks appear. The Sharknado theme can be heard as background music.
After The Flash[]
This floor is set in a post-apocalyptic wasteland, with a radio in the center. This floor has since been removed.
Closing In[]
The walls surrounding the elevator would begin to close in on each other. Though, the walls do not actually crush the players.
Basketball[]
Play a brief game of shooting basketballs. This floor was redesigned in October 2016. This minigame lasts 30 seconds.
Train Tracks[]
This floor plays an audio clip from asdfmovie2 before a train runs through the elevator.
Rock Bottom[]
This floor takes place in Rock Bottom, as SpongeBob goes to a snack machine to get a snack. At some point, a bus comes and then leaves. SpongeBob will look at the road briefly; during this, you can steal the candy bar. Survive a bit longer while eating the candy bar. This floor was removed in October 2016. It later returned in 2019.
Cog Building[]
On this floor The Big Cheese (from the defunct Disney game Toontown Online) will start walking into the elevator, and will do absolutely nothing. The Big Cheese used to be The Big Wig. The duration of this minigame lasts 20 seconds.
Oogie-Boogie[]
The monster will spin the wheel and will always land on the "?". The monster will then say "Ooh! That is a good one!" and will use random weapons such as arrows and a saw. This kills all players on the floor. This is a reference to the The Nightmare Before Christmas film.
E-Girl Factory[]
If anyone goes through the factory entrance, their face would be replaced with the E-Girl face and pigtails with a random hair color.
Black Hole[]
A floor that is set in darkness. The elevator will start to zoom out for the rest of the duration. It used to be 25 seconds long, but in October 2016, it was reduced to 20 seconds.
Pokémon Battle[]
Two random players will be chosen to complete in a Pokémon battle with Brock and Ash. The winner is randomized and if you win you will get a badge called "You won at Pokémon!". This floor was removed on October 24, 2016. It was readded on November 7, 2016, and was also redesigned as well.
Eating Contest[]
Three random players are teleported into The Chicken Eat Off. To win you have to click as fast as you can and get the highest score, and you will get a badge called "You won The Chicken Eat Off!".
Cow[]
This is a floor that you can push the cows down with a sheep. There will rarely be a UFO in the floor. If there is, then there will be a cow going into the UFO. This floor lasts 32 seconds.
Falling Elevator[]
There is a floor where there is a huge door, and the walls are all snowy, the door does not open, at all. And there is no effect. Nothing is special about it. But in Gavin's story, the door is still not opened, but its included as part of the story.
Jason[]
There is a floor where you see Jason holding a knife, he walks to a tent with JoyfulDolphin916 in it, he then kills them with the knife. The tent inside is then all covered with blood. Afterwards he throws the knife at the elevator, killing anyone that touches it. This is part of Gavin's story, but no one is inside the tent, and you can see Gavin hanging from a tree.
Dance[]
Three Contestants needs to step on colored squares that match the one displayed on the screen. The colors are green, yellow, red and blue, you gain points for stepping on the right color and lose points if the player steps on the wrong color
Jurassic Park[]
There is an electric fence. Several seconds later, a dinosaur will appear, and attempt to kill any character near the entrance on the elevator (Including the Skeleton, Big cheese, and even NPCS) and kill them.
Moto[]
A giant figure will emerge from the pool of water and walk into the elevator, Moto Moto will occasionally flex his strength, this is reference of Madagascar Movie: Escape 2 Africa.
Gavin's Story[]
A locked door exists in the lobby. By entering a 4-digit passcode which is 3792, the door can be unlocked, leading to a secret room and an elevator which will teleport you to another game called Gavin's Story. This ties in with NowDoTheHarlemShake's other game, The Normal City.
You will get teleported to floors that is included in the game, including Speedrun, Jason, and the Door. He explains that he is dead for a long time, after these, you will see 9 doors, go to the 2nd door, and you see the ending. Someone is possessing him, and it end with " To be continued. "
Updates[]
2015 Halloween Update[]
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2015 Christmas Update[]
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2016 Halloween Update[]
This update made the elevator spooky theme. It also edited the lobby and the secret lobby. Kmansong2 and ChadTheCreator NPC are removed. It also removed some floors from 34 to 25 floors. It temporarily added the Halloween music. It reduced some floors and the time to get to next floor. The time used to be 30 seconds which is reduced to 25 seconds. One example would be a black hole which used to be 25 seconds long but reduced to 20 seconds (shown as 19). It expanded the max to 7 players. During this time if you enter the 4-digit code the door will not open instead, it will teleport you to the lobby which is color red.
2019 Remaster[]
This update gave the map a new look, such as a new lobby and bigger elevator. However some floors were removed due to audio being removed or it got replaced. Also Gavin's Door and Gavin's Secret were removed starting in this version. Development for this remaster began in 2017 with a tweet by NowDoTheHarlemShake revealing part of the new lobby.[3] This update also expanded the server size from 7 to 8. When the update first came out there were 33 floors but later reduced to 31.
2020 (and 2021) Halloween Update[]
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2022 April Fools Update[]
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2024 Uncopylocked Update[]
On October 25, 2024, NowDoTheHarlemShake uncopylocked the game, as the game is now old and also wants developers to use it as a learning tool.
Upcoming Update[]
During the year 2022, the creator has posted on X some teasers for The Normal Elevators newest remaster.
Floors[]
As of currently there are 4 floors confirmed (please note that these are currently community named):
Shop[]
Coins[]
Coins are earned after each floor. Coins can be allow you to buy food gear items in the shop section.
Shop Items[]
Gears can be purchased in the in-game shop. These include a cookie, a jawbreaker, a candy bar, spinach, and a Krabby Patty. Each item costs 8 coins. In addition, a second set of gear was added in 2019, which includes a banana, dumb juice, a leaf, a leech, and a Shake Potato. These items cost 10 coins each.
Gallery[]
Trivia[]
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- In a video uploaded in 2016 by DrTrayblox, in where he would join the game, a message would appear that is written by the game's creator, NowDoTheHarlemShake, who is a fan of DanTDM.
- The Cow floor later returned in Regretevator, the latter of which is inspired by The Normal Elevator.
References[]
- ↑ https://www.roblox.com/games/230362888/The-Normal-Elevator Game Description
- ↑ Eric [@eric_zona] (2024, October 25). "hi, The Normal Elevator is now uncopylocked/open source. I've learned a lot from copying uncopylocked games in the past, and even tho the code (and the game itself) is old and crusty musty dusty, I hope it helps someone learn something" [Tweet]. Twitter.
- ↑ Eric [@ericzona_] (2017, January 30). "start of something new" [Tweet]. Twitter.