Drop tower in observation mode?

[WDWliker]

This is something I quite don't understand. During one of the TPR Spain/Europe TR's, there was a mention on a drop tower in 'Stupid observation mode'

I'm slightly confused, can I have an explanation please?

[thomas2]

Yeah that also made me wonder. It's probably just a regular ride but instead of falling down you go slowly back down, and it stays at the top longer to give a good view.

 

That's what I think.

[larrygator]

The drop tower changes the ride cycle every hour. We happened to ride it during an hour when it just took you to the top and let you down slowly. The ride cycle schedule is listed outside the queue but we didn't take notice of the current cycle when we got in the queue.

[Bruno Lancetti]

Yeah... this is the Maurer Soehne tower but also Zamperla's Shot & Drop towers now works with 4 different cycles: shot, drop, shot & drop, and finally panorama cycle!!! You can take an aerial view at the top... and than the gondola comes down at a low speed!!!