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Drop Tower
Drop Tower at California's Great America, Santa Clara, California. Opened 1996.
- Height
- 225 ft
- Drop
- n/a
- Top speed
- 60 mph
- Length
- n/a
- Inversions
- n/a
- Ride time
- n/a
- Designer
- Intamin
Drop Tower is a free-fall ride at California's Great America in Santa Clara, California. Riders sit in open cars with their feet dangling, ride to the top of a 225-foot tower in about 35 seconds, and are then released into a free fall of about 3.5 seconds, reaching up to 60 mph before brakes stop the car near the bottom. The park lists a minimum rider height of 54 inches.
History
The ride is an Intamin Giant Drop. It opened in 1996, when the park was Paramount's Great America, as Drop Zone: Stunt Tower, and carried that name through 2007. It has been called Drop Tower since Cedar Fair renamed it, and Wikipedia's timeline also gives the name Drop Tower: Scream Zone. Kings Dominion and Kings Island have their own, separate Drop Tower rides.
Sources
- sixflags.com/cagreatamerica/attractions/drop-tower (Park page: Drop Tower; open seats, feet dangling; 225 ft; about 35 seconds to the top; free fall about 3.5 seconds; up to 60 mph; brakes stop the car near the bottom; 54-inch minimum height.)
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California%27s_Great_America (Rides table: Drop Tower, 1996, Intamin Giant Drop, originally Drop Zone: Stunt Tower (1996-2007); timeline: 1996 Drop Tower Scream Zone (formerly Drop Zone Stunt Tower); Paramount Parks 1992-2006.)
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.