Drop Tower
Drop Tower at Kings Island, Mason, Ohio. Opened 1999.
- Height
- 315 ft
- Drop
- 264 ft
- Top speed
- 67 mph
- Length
- n/a
- Inversions
- n/a
- Ride time
- n/a
- Designer
- Intamin
Drop Tower is an Intamin Gyro Drop ride in the Action Zone area of Kings Island in Mason, Ohio. It opened on May 21, 1999, as Drop Zone: Stunt Tower, themed to a Paramount film, and was renamed Drop Tower: Scream Zone after Cedar Fair bought the park in 2006. The park now calls it Drop Tower.
Riders sit in an open car with their feet dangling and ride up the 315-foot tower in about 45 seconds, with views of up to 18 miles on a clear day. The car is then released into a free fall of 26 stories, reaching up to 67 mph before brakes slow it. Wikipedia gives the drop as 264 feet.
The park's rider height range is 48 to 80 inches.
Sources
- sixflags.com/kingsisland/attractions/drop-tower (Park page: open car, feet dangling, 315-foot ascent in about 45 seconds, free fall of 26 stories, up to 67 mph before brakes, views up to 18 miles; rider height 48 to 80 inches.)
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drop_Tower_(Six_Flags) (Kings Island installation in Action Zone: opened May 21, 1999 as Drop Zone: Stunt Tower; renamed Drop Tower: Scream Zone after Cedar Fair bought the parks in 2006; Intamin Gyro Drop; tower 315 ft, drop 264 ft, 67 mph; operating.)
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Kings_Island_attractions (Drop Tower: Scream Zone, Intamin, Action Zone; formerly Drop Zone: Stunt Tower (1999-2007).)
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.