Guest Posted February 17, 2005 Share Posted February 17, 2005 i'd have to say.. Mystery Castle in Phantasialand 8) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbalvey Posted February 17, 2005 Share Posted February 17, 2005 ^ Ooh! What kind of a drop ride is that? --Robb "Who's thinking there will probably be a lot of surprised for us at this park." Alvey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 17, 2005 Share Posted February 17, 2005 ^ Ooh! What kind of a drop ride is that? --Robb "Who's thinking there will probably be a lot of surprised for us at this park." Alvey Some kind of intamin thing. I was suprised myself when the ride was over It actually has 8 seperated "towers". On each tower there is a coach with i think about 8 seats next to eachother. It lifts you up and dangles a bit at the top, with some nice strobo effects and stuff The drop is not very intens but it sure is impressive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbalvey Posted February 17, 2005 Share Posted February 17, 2005 ^ Do you have a pic you can post? --Robb "Curious" Alvey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 17, 2005 Share Posted February 17, 2005 And this is the tower, indoor btw btw, what's up with this constant change of middle names Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shockwave Posted February 17, 2005 Share Posted February 17, 2005 I'd have to say Detonator at Thorpe Park. It's by far the most forceful one I've been on, even more so than Apocalypse at Drayton Manor which is nearly twice as tall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c0sterfreek Posted February 17, 2005 Share Posted February 17, 2005 (edited) I dont have a pic but my favorite is Pitt fall and Kennywood Edited February 17, 2005 by c0sterfreek Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruel400 Posted February 17, 2005 Share Posted February 17, 2005 I can't decide between Scream and Mystery Castle. I love Scream's on ride soundtrack. It also seemed to stop further down the tower than other gyro drops. As for Mystery Castle. I absolutely had a blast on it. I rode it multiple times. I noticed that the different towers had different programs. My favorite felt like it was a turbo drop. It is so cool watching the other towers drop while your still up at the top. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nemesis-storm Posted February 17, 2005 Share Posted February 17, 2005 For me it has to be Scream at Heide Park also. A fantastic ride IMO. I had about 6 rides on it - all in one go, the ride was so empty I just stayed on and did not even unbuckle my restraint! Mystery Castle in Phantasialand is very good too & very well themed. It's more a launched upwards ride rather than a drop tower tho. I will not say anymore & it will not spoil the ride for Robb & Elissa. Robb, Elissa, are you going to Hansa Park as part of european trip? As they have the worse drop tower I've been on Drop Tower & Wild Mouse coaster at Hansa Park Scream & Schweizer Bobbahn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonathan h Posted February 17, 2005 Share Posted February 17, 2005 I really don't know about this one. I really love Detonator at Thorpe Park. That ride rocks however after you have ridden it like 100 times it starts to feel a bit tame. Apocalypse at Drayton is also very good. The sit down side is very tame compared to Detonator but the stand up side and floorless sides are awsome. And then there is Mystery Castle which is just plain amazing! I jsut can't choose! :lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoasterFanatic Posted February 17, 2005 Share Posted February 17, 2005 Pitfall - Kennywood If you are on the River side, the elevation difference is insane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottBrown Posted February 17, 2005 Share Posted February 17, 2005 The Big Shot On top of the Stratosphere there is just nothing quite like it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cjw Posted February 18, 2005 Share Posted February 18, 2005 Detonator at thorpe park doesn't look too intense but it really does give you a kick up the arse That being said i need to get on more drop towers. My drop tower count is current 3 with detonator, apocalypse at drayton and um....the 3ounce at oakwood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloCoastin Posted February 18, 2005 Share Posted February 18, 2005 My favourite drop ride has got to be the TOT. I love the theming in the queue area. And its quite creepy at night, which i really like! Agreed... I've been on very few drop towers in my experience, but of those that I have ridden, ToT is easily the best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downunder Posted February 18, 2005 Share Posted February 18, 2005 Giant Drop at Dreamworld - Gold Coast, Australia. It goes up so high, the highest ? For those who don't it is on the support for the single track version of Superman the Escape (6FMM) at Dreamworld. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xxcrazzy_goodxX Posted February 18, 2005 Share Posted February 18, 2005 the ToT is the best!! my picture was sooo funny but it's been lost for a while the demon drop and power tower or whatever at cedar point are awesome too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCTfan Posted February 18, 2005 Share Posted February 18, 2005 I'm going to go with Tower of Terror at Disney's MGM Studios. It WAS Double Shot at Indiana Beach but this ride is just amazing, oh the airtime! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbalvey Posted February 18, 2005 Share Posted February 18, 2005 ^ Ahh, that reminds me of our AWESOME Tower of Terror onride photo: http://www.themeparkreview.com/wedding/tot/tot1.htm It just doesn't get any better than that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crispy Posted February 18, 2005 Share Posted February 18, 2005 All i'm going to say is I wet my pants.... although some would argue it had little to do with the ride Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slick Posted February 18, 2005 Share Posted February 18, 2005 Ahhh, a moser kiddie drop if i'm not mistaken. I rode one of them at Luna Park Melbourne (australia) about fifteen times because I was getting lonely without my Giant Drop down at Dreamworld. Okay, before you ask "who the hell is this guy?" my name is ben, or Slick, as the australian community knows me. Basically I've seen all TPR's videos since the cedar point video you guys have done and I must say you guys certainly know how to make a day out of anything, even if it is Matterhorn Express :o (ugh, lucky we don't have any togo coasters down here in oz). As the australian community knows, I'm about to launch a revolutionary new Australian website called DreamNova.com . It'll have thousands of high quality photos, music videos, and on-ride videos of say the Giant Drop that dreamworld allowed me to take recently when they gave me a media pass. 8) But yeah, Dreamworld is definitely my home. I've beeen absolutely everywhere bar inside the Dreamworld Tower. Well anyway, look forward to becoming a life-long member here, and so, I'll return to the topic now! For anyone interested, the actual Dreamworld tower is 420 feet (120 metres) tall and the Giant Drop is something around the 400 feet mark. It does 135.5 k/ph, and basically i have no friekin idea what that is in miles. Also, just like STE, the Tower Of Terror is constantly experiencing e-brakes and never works. But, stay tuned and I'll keep you informed about future experimental projects that they will be doing on the tower :o . Well anyway, here are some photos, and Robb, give me a PM or add me to your messenger list. I'd be definitely interested to talk some random stuff soon. PS:the tower of terror is utterly awesome when it does 162 kilometres as I experience when they gave me my media pass (that's 101 miles for those not into the whole converting in their head thing). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crispy Posted February 18, 2005 Share Posted February 18, 2005 Ahhh, a moser kiddie drop if i'm not mistaken. I rode one of them at Luna Park Melbourne (australia) about fifteen times because I was getting lonely without my Giant Drop down at Dreamworld. I could only take it once, thank god I packed extra underwear Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janus Posted February 18, 2005 Share Posted February 18, 2005 Nothin but Net is my favorite.. the only ride that still scares me. But as far as regular drop rides go, it's Superman Tower of Power for me - it kinda grows on you after 226 times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angry_Gumball Posted February 18, 2005 Share Posted February 18, 2005 Best drop ride ever...forget Dropzone and my bunkbed..this thing owns.. I just remembered that I rode it lol...Best thing about it was falling head first from 300 feet and feeling free rather than restrained with bulky harnesses. Photo from www.twistedrails.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
What Now Posted February 18, 2005 Share Posted February 18, 2005 ^ OMG! That was the scarriest thing ever. Why did Knott's remove their's? The newer Sky Slings (from what I've heard) don't compare. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DenDen Posted February 18, 2005 Share Posted February 18, 2005 The Big Shot On top of the Stratosphere there is just nothing quite like it I think i have to agree with this. I miss vegas! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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