chooke
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 1/23/2006 7:19:05 PM
Could someone please tell me what is the current tallest freefall type ride in the world? ive been googling it but im getting confused with older statistics... thanks!
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mrceagle
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1/23/2006 8:02:32 PM
Drop Zone Stunt Tower PGA 224ft
Carowinds 160ft
PKI 315 ft
PKD 305-foo
PCW 230 ft
Those are the talist ones I know off. they might be somthign taller.
But the biggist one is Giant Drop at Deam world. Its compbined with an Intamin Reverse Free fall its 120metres (393.7)
ACROPHOBIA SFOG 200ft
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primogen18
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1/23/2006 9:44:44 PM
if S&S's count, Marineland's triple-tower "Sky Screamer" is 450 feet tall.
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Swimace
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1/23/2006 9:58:41 PM
Yeah, but the tower itself isn;t 450 feet tall. It's like a 200 foot tower on a 200 foot hill. The tallest one in the world (as mrc mentioned) is at Dreamworld in Australia which is 377 feet tall.
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primogen18
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1/23/2006 10:26:37 PM
ohh ok, thanks for clearing that up. How tall is Superman Power Of Tower? (forget where it is) Im pretty sure thats one of the tallest.
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BobFunland
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1/23/2006 10:56:01 PM
Just for reference, regarding the Marineland Tower
http://uploads.coasterenthusiast.com/marineland-tower.jpg
(as seen from the pathetic drop tower at MFI  )
Of coure, it is a bit closer than the other tower in the photo, which would throw off the perspective a little, but not enough to be a huge difference. Just for comparison anyways...
I thought Hur__? Condor was the tallest...
Oh, and I think the Superman tower is a 300 footer
edit: Oh yea, I forgot about the Dreamworld one:
http://rcdb.com/ig1127.htm?picture=1
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larrygator
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1/23/2006 11:40:18 PM
The PKD and PKI are both intimidating and PKI's gives a great view of the park as it rotates on the way up.
I think Pitt Fall at Kennywood is about 240 ft. but that is just going from memory as the height is not on my park map.
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1/23/2006 11:43:12 PM
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(as seen from the pathetic drop tower at MFI ) |
Did you take my advice on which seat to sit in to view Marineland and take that picture or did you just luck out?
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BobFunland
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1/24/2006 2:42:20 AM
I did indeed.
My luck amazes me. Their drop tower might have been the worst one on earth, the only one to inflict genuine pain. So, of course since it wasn't busy that day, they gave us a double cycle. I had to go through that crap twice, once against will (sigh)
As I think I said in my TR or review... "ride in the seats facing Marineland so you can see what a real drop tower should look like"
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chooke
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1/24/2006 4:15:48 AM
thanks! i cant believe the tallest is in australia! we have pretty crap rides other than that and several others...
do you think this record will be broken soon?
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mrceagle
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1/24/2006 10:39:30 AM
Who knows. they used there Reverse Freefall Suport to work there ridein. Perhaps SFMM will do a similare modificatin. there is 415 tall so it woudl brake the record.
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Cyclonic
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1/24/2006 10:52:49 PM
I consider the Dreamworld ride a coaster, and therefor would not count as the tallest drop tower.
The tallest drop tower is kinda disputed. PKI's tower is a few feet taller, but PKD's tower actually has a longer drop due to the way the mechanisim is built (without the rotating function).
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mrceagle
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1/25/2006 1:27:51 AM
Quote:
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I consider the Dreamworld ride a coaster, and therefor would not count as the tallest drop tower.
The tallest drop tower is kinda disputed. PKI's tower is a few feet taller, but PKD's tower actually has a longer drop due to the way the mechanisim is built (without the rotating function). |
You don't know about this ride, do you? The Drop tower is a 2nd generation Intamin drop machanism built onto the suport structior of the Reverse free fall. Teh reverse free fall s not what we are talking about.
See atached picture
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Swimace
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1/25/2006 6:59:31 AM
Yeah Cyclonic, three sides of the tower are an Intamin drop ride while one side of the tower is the reverse freefall coaster.
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Cyclonic
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1/25/2006 11:51:06 AM
Ahhh...I stand corrected. I never realized that thing was also a drop tower. That is actually pretty neat.
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Swimace
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1/25/2006 3:17:57 PM
I would never step foot on that thing. I am terrified of heights and that tower ride would probably make me pass out or something.
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Animan1
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1/25/2006 4:57:18 PM
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Ahhh...I stand corrected. I never realized that thing was also a drop tower. That is actually pretty neat. |
Yeah, I know I wasn't in on this conversation, but I never knew that either. That is pretty cool, definitely unique. 
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mrceagle
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1/26/2006 12:05:01 AM
I tracked down all the Paramount park height since I knew they ahd tall ones. Then I remembered this one just before I was goind to post. It's not talked aobut too much nor is any other park in Australia.
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Swimace
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1/26/2006 7:44:06 AM
yeah, I read about it a long while ago and when I read this topic my first instict said to say Drop Zone, but something in the back of my head was like "umm, Australia"
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zjohn1988
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1/26/2006 8:59:26 PM
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Yeah Cyclonic, three sides of the tower are an Intamin drop ride while one side of the tower is the reverse freefall coaster. |
Thats really cool.
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mrceagle
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1/26/2006 11:44:38 PM
The Paramount ones get advetised and there is better marketing.
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PhantomRev
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1/29/2006 2:57:36 PM
the pitt fall is 251 feet! lol
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mrceagle
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1/29/2006 6:48:36 PM
and Superman power tower SFOT is somthing like 280ft.
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Swimace
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2/9/2006 8:18:06 PM
Blue Fall is like 330
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mrceagle
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2/9/2006 8:46:10 PM
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Blue Fall is like 330 |
Were is that?
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Swimace
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2/10/2006 7:47:55 AM
Sea Paradise
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Animan1
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2/10/2006 8:24:01 PM
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the pitt fall is 251 feet! lol |
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and Superman power tower SFOT is somthing like 280ft. |
Why are you still posting replies in this thread that don't answer the question? I'm not trying to get on your case, I'm just wondering, because we've pretty much wrapped this thread up, there's nothing more to say really, imo. 
To make a legitimate comment though, Blue Fall is a really tall tower there. You can see how small the cars are compared to the tower itself. Swimace, you and I would love that one, as we're both...apprehensive of heights.
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2/11/2006 9:18:08 AM
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Swimace, you and I would love that one, as we're both...apprehensive of heights. |
There is no way anyone would ever get me on that thing, I think I'd pass out before we got to the top.
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coasterwom
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4/25/2006 11:46:02 PM
I thing Big Shot is the tallest at Stratosphere Tower in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Animan1
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4/26/2006 10:05:16 AM
Yes, but the Big Shot does not start at ground level. The tower itself is only around 100 feet or so, I believe. 
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