Why aren't any drop towers being made anymore?

[jmccalip]

Why don't parks want to build them anymore? They are my favorite thing.

 

I'm not talking about the S&S types, but more the second and third generation Intamin versions.

 

 

Just something that was on my mind since Texas no longer has one.

[CoasterFanatic]

I think the biggest thing is the parks that could afford them or wanted them already have them.

 

There are only a few of the big boys left that don't have some form of drop tower.

[timetrial3141592]

True. However, I would like to see Hersheypark get one...

[BDG]

I think the biggest thing is the parks that could afford them or wanted them already have them.

 

Don't forget the building permits.

 

Even if a park could afford one and want one, there's the possibility they're not allowed to.

[FeelTheFORCE]

SFMM needs one, and building permits shouldn't be a problem for them because they already have a 400ft structure.

[imbordisux]

Well, if you're talking about the Intamin versions... there was that whole thing about the girl getting her feet sliced off...

 

Just sayin'.

[jmccalip]

Well, if you're talking about the Intamin versions... there was that whole thing about the girl getting her feet sliced off...

 

Just sayin'.

 

 

That was pretty recently though...

[coaster05]

Couldn't you just go to a park that has one. They are not exactly rare.

 

BTW Waldameer added one this year, Canobie a couple years ago, Heck Beech Bend and Martin's have small ones. I don't see the need for more.

[Carnage]

BTW Waldameer added one this year,

 

That one was awesome too. It might have been small, but it got me pretty good. I love how there's zero warning as to when you're about to drop.

 

I think I actually liked that small one more then the giant Intamin one's.

[RIP Psyclone]

Yes, the "drop" towers have the appeal of not knowing the exact time the descent will occur, but "shot" towers have the advantage of floater air time at the top.

[Carnage]

Yes, the "drop" towers have the appeal of not knowing the exact time the descent will occur, but "shot" towers have the advantage of floater air time at the top.

 

I wasn't talking about the S&S/Intamin towers. On those you still have an idea of when you're going to drop. You stop at the top for a few seconds before dropping. So you pretty much know when it's going to happen.

 

The one at Waldameer is a smaller one. (I'm not sure of the manufacturer).

 

It drops you as you're getting pulled up. So you really don't know when the drop is going to be.

This is the one I'm talking about.

[dr.gumbo]

^ Its built my ARM Rides, most new tower rides are built by them now!

 

EDIT: Here's a link BTW

 

www.armrides.com/Rides/Super_Shot/

 

Most of there other rides aren't anything exiting.

[viking86]

I LOVED the FAbbri drop tower at PowerPark. It holds you at the top for 40 seconds (!!!) before it shoots you down. But it doesnt have the controlled feeling that S&S towers has.

[CoasterEricHP]

I have also been waiting for Hersheypark to get a drop tower for YEARS! They are a great affordable non coaster year addition... but.. oh well.

[Homer]

Drop towers are still getting some love. BGT is getting a family-sized (4-story tall) tower for their new Jungala area.

 

I'm just saying, but I'm sure parks in the future will get drop towers (not sure about the Intamin towers though).

[kraxleRIDAH]

I have also been waiting for Hersheypark to get a drop tower for YEARS! They are a great affordable non coaster year addition... but.. oh well.

 

That's a common misconception -- that drop towers are cheap to build.

 

A decent sized tower from Intamin or S&S in the ballpark height of 250-feet will run upwards from $7 million. That's more than most large wooden roller coasters cost.

[viking86]

I have also been waiting for Hersheypark to get a drop tower for YEARS! They are a great affordable non coaster year addition... but.. oh well.

 

That's a common misconception -- that drop towers are cheap to build.

 

A decent sized tower from Intamin or S&S in the ballpark height of 250-feet will run upwards from $7 million. That's more than most large wooden roller coasters cost.

 

Add low capacity to that, and its not really a surprise that not that many are being built these days.

[PURE]

Funny how Batman clones are all around the country and everyone wants to complain that SF has no variety.

 

Then the same people come along and ask "Why don't more parks have these drop towers?" which are essentially everywhere and all pretty much create the same thrill.

[christianscoasters]

Wild West World was going to get a drop tower. Probably not Intamin, cause that would be way too much money for them. It probably would have been some craptacular ride anyway .

[PKI Jizzman]

Didn't Terra Maritica just get a new drop ride along with the new Intamin Ball Coaster?

[coaster05]

^Terra Mitica got an observation tower ride.

[DCody]

SFMM may not have a giant drop tower, but they DO have a first-gen Intamin freefall, which is awesome! Okay, maybe not an awesome ride, but awesome that it's still there. Totally '80s!

[Xxhershey818xX]

^ I have to agree everytime I go to Ceadr Point. I always get my ride on Demon Drop its so old that you get this feeling in the back of your mind that it might break . Then you drop its all pure free fall. ITS GREAT!!! I wish the would revamp that design and make it newer and try and sell it again going for pure thrill!

[coasterdude5]

If Fabri would make their drop towers look more "themepark-like" then I bet some more parks would be buying them up... They're awesome rides.

[matteocrepaldi]

- It's a very small park but Fantasy World Minitalia got a 164 feet tall free fall this year.

- Movieland got a 1st generation Intamin free fall last year.

- Disnayland in Paris is going to add a Tower of Terror clone for next year.