S&S or Intamin

[coastercrazy216]

one thing I don't understand is why S&S doesn't make their towers taller. I wish they did

 

These not tall enough for you?

 

No it really isn't. I mean Drop Zone at PKD is what 350 feet tall and these don't even reach 300. Not to meniton they arn't neer as fast as Intamin towers.

[DarkStitch626]

Oh just a second after thought this thread is Elissa friendly Its Pro-Intamin.

[IceDragon]

the company that made Detonator should be the best (Intamin i think...)

[crazyrider06]

I havent been on an intamin drop tower yet so for now my vote goes to S&S..Hopefully i can get to ride an intamin drop tower so i can compare the two and change my thoughts on this topic.

[coastermaniac1]

I mean Drop Zone at PKD is what 350 feet tall and these don't even reach 300. Not to meniton they arn't neer as fast as Intamin towers.

 

It is 305ft not 350ft.

 

the company that made Detonator should be the best (Intamin i think...)

 

No, I think it was Fabbri that made it.

 

 

I have not been on an S+S tower yet but I am going on 1 or 3 this year when I go to Parque Warner Madrid.

 

I have only been on 1 Intamin drop tower which is one of the best in the world, Hurakan Condor.

 

330ft, over 70mph, standing/sitting/sitdown tilting and great themeing.

 

I am going on my second Intamin tower this year, the one at Parque de Atrattiones de Madrid which will be no where near as good as Hurakan Condor.

 

I think the Inatmin ones look better than the S+S ones but I cant truely judge until this summer when I have been on both.

[exmouse]

I think S&S towers are fun where as Intamin towers seem to be more pant staining scary. Apocaylpse stand-up at Drayton Manor is pretty scary but for me Scream at Heide PArk is the worst, I'm sure it goes through LIM boosters half way down as it seems to get an extra burst of acceleration. Perhaps there's just more grease in that area.

[thomas2]

I rode La Venganza de Enigma and Dalton Terror. While LVdE is taller than DT, it is far from being as good as it. The falling sensation of S&S towers is much weaker than the Intamins.

 

While being shot to the top of the tower is cool, it can't match the suspense of being pulled slowly upwards like on the Intamins.

[ultradude306]

I've enjoyed the S&S doubleshots, which provide MASSIVE airtime on the first launch upward/downward, but I personally Prefer the Intamin towers... the freefall seems alot more forceful, and they're the only ride that I still get a little nervous on... I also grew up with Canada's Wonderland being my home park, and at the time, the intamin drop tower was the biggest, most intimidating (or should I say "intaminidating" ) ride there, along with the SLC... Guess that's why to this day, whenever I look at an intamin tower, or SLC, it just seems REALLY menacing.

[Dinnwitted]

Airtime: S&S

WTF factor : Intamin

PPH capacity: Intamin

Fear Factor : Intamin

Uniqueness: S&S

Overall : Intamin

Review done.

[Rai Fox]

I'll take an original Freefall over a newer drop tower any day, no matter how tall the new ones are. So, Intamin, sort of!

[Belgiumcoasterfreak]

I'll take an original Freefall over a newer drop tower any day, no matter how tall the new ones are. So, Intamin, sort of!

 

There is only one of this things in Europe (god I love Movieland Studios in Italy!), and it's just amazing! Superb airtime and really intense! I really don't know why this types of free-falls are vanishing of the planet... Such good rides must last forever. My list:

 

1. Intamin first gen drop towers

2. Fabri drop tower with 'turbo-drop' (launch you downwards at the top of the ride for more airtime like Detonator in Thorpe Park)

2. Modern Itamin drop towers

3. S&S drop tower program (so no launch)

4. S&S shot&drop program

 

The only thing that's good about the shot&drop is the launch, that's it. And even when they are high above (like the one in Parque Warner Madrid who's 100 meters high) they are still lame in my opinion...

[Aceattack52]

I like the S&S towers better. They look nicer and on too of that, S&S has more experience as a company making drop towers.

[ernierocker]

^What do you base that on? I don't know who has built more, but Intamin has been making free fall/drop towers since the early 80's. That seems like quite a bit of experience to me.

[ThanksforRiding]

The Intamin ones are a lot of fun and really efficient at delivering that thrill. But the S&S towers are better overall. The bounce adds a significant amount more to the ride experience.

[narkitty]

Intamin drop towers are fantastic, but I think I lean more towards S&S overall. I like the "bounciness" of them.

"I really do like the first generation Intamin free fall towers, though. Texas Cliffhanger/Wildcatter at SFOT used to be my favorite ride when I was a kid. The drop on that thing was amazing.

[3Mutts]

Where are the ARM towers in all of this? The sudden drop at the top of those towers always scares the crap out of me!

 

[gerstlaueringvar]

Intamin. Some how I feel like it's more intense than S&S. S&Ss always make me feel like I'm being controlled but Intamins feels wilder.

^Agree! Though I haven't been on an ARM tower, from the video, I could see how intense it is. And I feel those Moser towers are pretty wild, too.

[Vtafro]

Where are the ARM towers in all of this? The sudden drop at the top of those towers always scares the crap out of me!

 

 

 

QFT.

[canadianparkfan]

Airtime: S&S

WTF factor : Intamin

PPH capacity: Intamin

Fear Factor : Intamin

Uniqueness: S&St

Overall : Intamin

Review done.

That sums up my opinion perfectly.

 

S&S is fun, intamin is all about intensity.

[Cmbgo12]

Intamin and S&S are pretty good, but you've gotta admit that Otis Elevator Companies only drop ride (Tower of Terror, DHS) blows both of them out of the water... The other three are made by Intamin though (Go Intamin! )

 

 

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[GigaG]

Intamin. S&S towers (at least CP's Power Tower) have the potential to have airtime which is less intense than it should be, and said airtime usually is short-lived. The freefall on Intamin towers lasts the whole way down. S&S has the edge in restraints for larger people - I can barely fit on Kings Island's drop tower. That said, the Lex Luther style restraints are better on larger people, but still are tighter at the lap than the S&S variety.

[thrillseeker4552]

S&S. I like how when the drop begins, you get thrown up into your harness (-1g), then you float down. When I went on Lex Luthor, I didn't really feel anything on the drop other than speed. So for now, I vote S&S. But I will be riding Drop Tower at Kings Island in a couple weeks, so that may change.

[The Yeti]

Most S&S towers are amazing rides, and they generally fit in my top 10 rides of each park that has one - but I've only ridden one true S&S drop tower (the blue Power Tower at Cedar Point) which holds nothing to any Intamin Drop Towers. Superman at Six Flags over Texas is fantastic as a combo tower, but a single drop on an S&S Tower is not nearly as good.

 

Intamin wins again...I think I've only ridden three Intamin Drop Towers: Demon Drop at Cedar Point was amazing, Drop Tower at Carowinds was insane despite being fairly small, and Giant Drop at SFGAm blew me away. I can't imagine Zumanjaro or Lex Luthor, those two just seem terrifying.

[Noporian]

S&S towers have too loose restraints and they bounce too many times.

Also MACH towers from moser deserve more popularity and recognition. They're really good and surprising.

[rcjp]

S&S. I like how when the drop begins, you get thrown up into your harness (-1g),

I know they're supposed to pull -1 G but I didn't really feel it was that much (maybe because it is quite quick)