Tony Todd, who portrayed William Bludworth in Final Destination (2000) and Final Destination 2 (2003) provides the voice of the devil above the entrance to the roller coaster. He also provides the speaker's voice saying, "This is the end of the line" in the subway towards the end of the film.
The cast members on the roller coaster had to ride it 26 times on the same night in order to shoot the film's main premonition scene.
The scenes shot in the home improvement store were mostly shot in an actual store. They were only allowed to film after the store was closed and had to leave the store the exact way they found it. While different parts of the scene were being filmed, other crew members were often putting objects back on the shelves. In addition, they had to turn objects around to hide brand names, bring in other brand names, and put things in the way to block names from appearing due to the store not wanting their name or products being associated with a "teen death film".
This is one of the films that the director and DVD team collaborated from the film's inception to its DVD release. The film was shot with the DVD interactive features in mind; therefore several scenes were filmed several times with varying outcomes.
The scene taking place in the tanning booth was a closed set. Only the camera operator and director were present with Chelan Simmons and Yan-Kay Crystal Lowe and blackout curtains were hung to keep the scene private.