The best replacement for elevator is stairs.

The best alternatives to elevator are rated as following:
★★★★★  stairs
★★★★  escalator
★★★  lift
★★  wheelchair
★  stabilator
★  mstand
★  luxator
★  traction
★  in the elevator
★  rain mstand
★  hydraulic
★  silo
  glass ceiling
  chairlift
  dumbwaiter
  lifts
  winding
  gearless elevator
  hydraulic elevator
  stair lift
  aileron
  happy mouth elevator
  ride in elevator
  levitator
  launch loop
  taking the stairs

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Speaking about elevator, one probably shouldn't forget about coffin prank.

Other search terms related to elevator and their ratings are:
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★★★★★ scary girl
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