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A drop tower is a type of amusement park ride incorporating a central tower structure with one or more gondolas attached. In a typical modern configuration, each gondola carrying riders is lifted to the top of the tower and then released to free fall back down to ground level.
Falcon's Fury is a free-standing Sky Jump drop tower attraction at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay amusement park in Tampa, Florida, United States.Manufactured by Intamin subsidiary Intaride, the ride reaches a maximum height of 335 feet (102 m), making it North America's tallest free-standing drop tower.
The Highlander is a gyro drop tower at Hansa-Park, located in Sierksdorf, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, with a total height of 120 metres (390 ft) to the top and a fall height of 103 metres (338 ft). [1] This made it the world's tallest gyro drop tower and the world's tallest and fastest gyro drop tower with tilting seats at the time of opening.
The ride made a world record for most g force on a free fall ride with 5.5. ... In 2001 Detonator opened as the park’s tallest ride at 115 feet in replacement of ...
The entire structure is 312 feet (95 m) tall from the base to the top of the structure (omitting the topping 13 feet (4.0 m) flagpole) and is the tallest free-standing structure in Orange County. Supreme Scream carries 12 riders per tower in octagonal carriages upward at a speed of 8 miles per hour (13 km/h) before pausing for a brief moment at ...
The act calls for increased amusement ride safety to protect park visitors. ... the ride was the world’s tallest free-standing drop tower at 430 feet. ... a 14-year-old who died after a fall ...
Orlando Freefall, the tallest drop tower ride in the world, will be torn down after a Missouri teen slipped from his seat and plummeted to his death. ... Orlando Free Fall ride at ICON Park in ...
The ride was dismantled a year after his death. Sampson’s mother, Nekia Dodd, was there to see it taken down. The ride had previously been described as the world’s tallest freestanding drop tower.