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Drop Tower
Drop Tower at Kings Dominion, Doswell, Virginia. Opened 2003.
- Height
- 305 ft
- Drop
- 272 ft
- Top speed
- 72 mph
- Length
- n/a
- Inversions
- n/a
- Ride time
- n/a
- Designer
- Intamin
Drop Tower is a gyro drop tower ride at Kings Dominion in Doswell, Virginia. Built by Intamin, it opened in 2003 as Drop Zone: Stunt Tower and has carried its current name since 2008. Wikipedia notes that it was the tallest free-fall ride in the world when it opened.
Riders are carried to the top of the 305-foot tower, from where the park says they can see 18 miles on a clear day, and then dropped 272 feet at up to 72 mph. The park calls it the longest gyro drop in the world. Riders must be at least 48 inches and no more than 80 inches tall.
Sources
- sixflags.com/kingsdominion/attractions/drop-tower (Park page: plunge from 305 feet at 72 mph; longest gyro drop in the world at 272 feet; view of 18 miles from the top; height 48 to 80 inches.)
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kings_Dominion (Wikipedia Kings Dominion: Drop Tower, 2003, Intamin gyro drop tower, formerly Drop Zone: Stunt Tower (2003-2007); the 305-foot Drop Zone was the tallest freefall ride in the world when it opened.)
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.