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Blast Off
Drop Tower at Six Flags Darien Lake, Corfu, New York. Opened 2013.
- Height
- 185 ft
- Drop
- n/a
- Top speed
- n/a
- Length
- n/a
- Inversions
- n/a
- Ride time
- n/a
- Designer
- S&S Power
Blast Off is a drop tower ride at Six Flags Darien Lake in Darien Center, New York. It is an S&S Power Space Shot: compressed air shoots riders up its 185-foot tower, and the ride then lowers them back to the loading platform with a series of air-cushioned bounces. The park describes it as simulating a rocket launch.
History
The tower first operated as StratosFear Screamer at Alabama Adventure from 2001 to 2011. It was moved to Darien Lake and installed for the 2013 season in the park's newly rethemed Waterfront Boardwalk area, when Herschend was managing the park.
From the top of the tower, the park says, riders get a view of the whole park. The park lists a minimum height of 52 inches for Blast Off.
Sources
- sixflags.com/darienlake/attractions/blast-off (Park page: Blast Off, drop tower that simulates a rocket launch; 185-ft tower, launch, drop and bounce back up; panoramic views; 52-inch minimum height.)
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darien_Lake (Blast Off, S&S Power Space Shot, 2013: compressed air propels riders up a 185-ft tower and lowers them with air-cushioned bounces; relocated from Alabama Adventure & Splash Adventure, where it ran as StratosFear Screamer from 2001 to 2011; installed for 2013 in the rethemed Waterfront Boardwalk area during Herschend's management (2011-2014).)
Numbers are from the ride's manufacturer and park where published; "n/a" means we have not confirmed that number yet. Spotted an error? Tell us.