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Drop Towers
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John
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I'm a massive fan of drop towers, and tower rides in general. Apocalypse, Scream, Detonator, Tower of Terror and Mystery Castle are all favourites of mine. There are some bad tower rides out there that don't really seem to do very much though, including Ice Blast, The Bounce, Sky Drop (Adventure Island) and Big Ben (travelling).
I'm not great with heights, especially if I feel exposed (I'm never going on a Star flyer again!), so the wait at the top of the taller towers (200+ ft) can be very unpleasant for me, but I'd say a good freefall drop is one of the most amazing sensations that any ride can offer.
I'm not great with heights, especially if I feel exposed (I'm never going on a Star flyer again!), so the wait at the top of the taller towers (200+ ft) can be very unpleasant for me, but I'd say a good freefall drop is one of the most amazing sensations that any ride can offer.
Nick
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I'm the same as you Adz.
I've been on a few, mostly not liking them a lot, but my favourite- by far- is Tower of Terror. I don't know what it is about it, but it's much less intense, and the acceleration is much lower. Great dark ride as well- although the song is scary :-\. One of the funniest things ever was, as the ride cycle changes, instead of being launched up at the start, I dropped down. It scared me *%&*less, but it was a great laugh.
When I went Phantasialand, I didn't experience Mystery Castle, and I instantly regretted it, it sound like an incredible experience to me. Maybe, one day in the future, I'll visit again and ride it.
I've been on a few, mostly not liking them a lot, but my favourite- by far- is Tower of Terror. I don't know what it is about it, but it's much less intense, and the acceleration is much lower. Great dark ride as well- although the song is scary :-\. One of the funniest things ever was, as the ride cycle changes, instead of being launched up at the start, I dropped down. It scared me *%&*less, but it was a great laugh.
When I went Phantasialand, I didn't experience Mystery Castle, and I instantly regretted it, it sound like an incredible experience to me. Maybe, one day in the future, I'll visit again and ride it.
Rob
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I love drop towers. They give me a real thrill and are one of the few types of rides where I get genuinely scared. I have to say that one of the best drop towers I have been on is the one at Movie Park Germany. It is a stand up floorless tower that also tilts you forward, and despite not being the tallest the drop is quite phenomenal. We have two very good drop towers here in the UK on the form of Apocalypse and Detenator, the latter being a lot more thrilling that it looks!
Tower of Terror is my favourite drop tower - I went on it six times in a day The start is particularly terrifying, as you don't know whether you'll go up or down. Very well themed, and a great dark ride.
Other than that, I've only been on a few. I've been on Cliffhanger, one at Winter Wonderland a few years ago and Detonator, but my favourite has to be Apocalypse. The tilt is unique, and the fact that you can choose your seating position is quite nice. I only went stand up, though.
The start is particularly terrifying, as you don't know whether you'll go up or down. Very well themed, and a great dark ride.Other than that, I've only been on a few. I've been on Cliffhanger, one at Winter Wonderland a few years ago and Detonator, but my favourite has to be Apocalypse. The tilt is unique, and the fact that you can choose your seating position is quite nice. I only went stand up, though.
Prometheus
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Generally they don't do much for me, but Apocalypse is still my all time favourite ride after the coasters. Standup still gets me everytime. I cannot rave about Appocy enough to be honest lol. Just a shame they got rid of half of the atmosphere by replacing the ride music with the pop songs.
Rob said:I love drop towers. They give me a real thrill and are one of the few types of rides where I get genuinely scared. I have to say that one of the best drop towers I have been on is the one at Movie Park Germany. It is a stand up floorless tower that also tilts you forward, and despite not being the tallest the drop is quite phenomenal. We have two very good drop towers here in the UK on the form of Apocalypse and Detenator, the latter being a lot more thrilling that it looks!
OMG! The drop tower at Movie Park - I actually HATE IT! The feat it enduced on me is unreal! I'm not the biggest fan of heights, but normally when I'm tucket up in an OSTR I'm fine. However on this occasion, WRONG!
I think the fact it tilts you forward and you actually feel like you are falling to the ground envokes a massive rush of fear upon you - it actually had me shaking afters! I actually thought I was going to be sick!
Jonathan
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I really love Apocalypse. When I went to Drayton in 2008, my younger brother and I pretty much whored the stand-up section for quite some time. The first 'true' drop tower I went on was Hurakan Condor at PortAventura in Spain, and that was truly amazing. There's also one at Terra Mítica, which isn't too bad, but I do prefer Poccy and HK. Also, there's a rather interesting drop tower at Flambards, called Skyraker 001, which is manufactured by SBF Rides of Italy. Essentially, it's the love child of a Roto-Drop tower and a Frog Hopper, but it's very good. One minor drawback with it, however, is the restraint. There's a metal bar at the bottom which, instead of sitting around the groin area, sits part of the way down the thigh, and isn't all that comfortable. Still, I enjoy the ride, and think it's a solid addition to the park (I believe it was installed in 2010), and the park hasn't really seen a proper thrill ride installed since Extreme Force in 2002 (basically a floorless Sky Master, but with only one arm instead of two).
The first 'true' drop tower I went on was Hurakan Condor at PortAventura in Spain, and that was truly amazing. There's also one at Terra Mítica, which isn't too bad, but I do prefer Poccy and HK. Also, there's a rather interesting drop tower at Flambards, called Skyraker 001, which is manufactured by SBF Rides of Italy. Essentially, it's the love child of a Roto-Drop tower and a Frog Hopper, but it's very good. One minor drawback with it, however, is the restraint. There's a metal bar at the bottom which, instead of sitting around the groin area, sits part of the way down the thigh, and isn't all that comfortable. Still, I enjoy the ride, and think it's a solid addition to the park (I believe it was installed in 2010), and the park hasn't really seen a proper thrill ride installed since Extreme Force in 2002 (basically a floorless Sky Master, but with only one arm instead of two). 
Sammy
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Absolutely love them, probably the only ride type that still fills me with fear (Aside from anything made by S&S) I am fine with heights, but drop towers still get me every time!
My one theme park aim right now is probably to get on this BEAST!!!
The One and Only, Atmosfear at Liseberg!!! <3
My one theme park aim right now is probably to get on this BEAST!!!
The One and Only, Atmosfear at Liseberg!!! <3