Top 25 Drop Towers in the World
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- čas přidán 9. 07. 2024
- Drop towers are one of my favorite amusement rides. I love the anticipation of the launch or drop down the tower. And it's even better when they're well-themed. In this video, I count down the 25 best drop towers I have personally ridden.
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Acrophobia POV (Six Flags Over Georgia)- • Six Flags Over Georgia...
AtmosFear POV (Theme Park Worldwide)- • AtmosFear On Ride POV ...
Big Shot Off-Ride (Dmitry Rtishchev)- • Stratosphere "The Big...
Blue Fall Off-Ride (Sean Flaharty)- • Blue Fall - Hakkeijima...
Falcon's Fury (Intamin)- • Falcon's Fury: Busch G...
Fritt Fall (ParksandResorts Scandinavia)- • Johan testar Fritt Fal...
Guardians of the Galaxy POV (JohnYChen)- • 2019 Guardians of the ...
High Fall (Movie Park Germany)- • Video
Highlander Off-Ride (Hansa Park)- • Onride-Impressionen "H...
Hurakan Condor Off-Ride (Madel-Man)- • Hurakan Condor, PortAv...
Hurakan Condor Off-Ride 1 (Octave67)- • Hurakan Condor - Port ...
Ikaros (Intamin)- • Intamin Rides - Ikaros...
Indiana Adventure (Cinecitta World)- • Indiana - Cinecittà World
Mach Tower (Busch Gardens Williamsburg)- • Hold onto your Lederho...
Mystery Castle (Phantasialand)- • Mystery Castle
Pitt Fall Off-Ride (whoisthisguy724)- • Kennywood PittFall
Sky Screamer (Coaster Chaos)- • Sky Screamer | Marinel...
Tower of Terror POV, Disney World (JohnYChen)- • 2020 The Twilight Zone...
Tower of Terror POV, Disney's California Adventure (coastercrutchfield)- • The Twilight Zone Towe...
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theres a drop tower at an amusement park in Oita pref. here in japan that used to play a “we are experiencing technical difficulties” speech before dropping, they haven’t done it for a few years now but i haven’t trusted a drop tower since
I've had employees come over an intercom and do that, but never a pre-set recording.
Surprised to not see a first generation Intamin tower on this list! Demon Drop will always be my favorite tower of all time.
They have good drops, but they don't last as long as the rides on this list.
Surprisingly two of my favorite drop
Towers include ones that just top 100 feet. Shore Shot at casino pier has a fantastic view of the surrounding beach and ocean with some insane pops of ejector airtime, and same thing goes for double shot at Castaway Cove. I’m also a huge fan of the drop tower at Knoebels, that drop has to be the most insane drop in terms of airtime, but Zumanjaro takes the cake for craziest drop simply for the length
The Jersey Shore towers give great airtime like you said and the double cycles are cool.
I just wish I could look out from the top of zumanjaro and see that beautiful arrow mega looper that once stood at that park
I never rode Great American Scream Machine.
I'm legitimately scared of drop towers but don't mind coasters, anyone else?
I used to have an issue with drop towers, but I ended up liking them once I conquered Dragon's Descent.
That's encouraging! Great content btw
I used to have the same issue
I also have this issue
Yeah… 😕 I think I got traumatized when I rode the S&S Double Shot at my home park when I was about 8 and I passed out. I did ride Tower of Terror recently though and loved it, so I think I’ll start riding some of them when I’m at parks!
Awesome video!!! Loved seeing our video featured! Keep up the great work!
Thanks! The Sky Screamer footage really helped since I haven't been to Marineland in a decade.
Great list! Liked this video a lot! Going to kings island this weekend. Hoping to be able to go on all the drop towers on this list at some point in my life
The one at Kings Island has had a lot of downtime in my visits this year. If you see it open, hit it immediately.
you are right about High fall, the tilting was shut down a few years ago. I don't know if it even still works...
That's a bummer.
My favorite sensation on rides is the stomach dropping feeling and that's why I love drop towers more than coasters
I love that feeling.
Nice list! I have some towers to ride. I agree that Zumanjaro is more about the anticipation with a weaker drop. I was surprised to enjoy Acrophobia with its unique seats and tilt, both new for me at the time. I was very surprised how forceful the ejector air was on Liberty Launch at Holiday World, slightly painful for my shoulders and large frame. A much more enjoyable shot ride is Power Tower at CP.
Those little double shot towers definitely have good air, but I prefer the drop based ones.
Haunted Mine Drop at Glenwood Caverns is by far the best drop tower Ive ridden, it is such a great experience. The only other ones that really comes even close to it is the one at Phantasialand and the small intense Larson drop towers
I hope that one can reopen someday and I'd love to try it.
Nice list!
Thanks!
I wish the Intamin First Gen drop towers made it on the list. I got airtime, a dropping sensation, and high g-forces on the tight pullout. Plus it's sketchy as hell which adds to the thrill in my opinion
I like the 1st generation Intamins like Demon Drop more than the S&S towers, but I'll still take a lot of other manufacturer's drop towers over them.
Nice list man. When I rode Highlander this summer it tilted, but then went back to level before dropping.
Also have you ridden Donjon de l'Extrême? I really enjoyed them both.
Yes I have. It's a fun one.
The Giant Drop at Dreamworld is also a great one if you ever travel to Australia. It was the tallest in the world at 119 metres from 1999 to 2012 beaten by Lex Luthor. Also Hairaiser at Luna Park Sydney is fun too
That one is on my bucket list. I hope to get to Australia in the next 1.5 years.
Was about to say this, love the giant drop 👌👌
I'm surprised Falcon's Fury is so low
I prefer the stomach drop/airtime of the towers ahead of it over the visual of Falcon's Fury. It's still fantastic though.
He is crazy falcons fury has amazing stomach drop
The slow ascents are probably what freaks me out most with drop towers, Highlander looks simultaneously amazing and horrifying lol. Was pleasantly surprised to see Guardians at #1; I do prefer Orlando's ToT for its variety, but Guardians is like a party in a malfunctioning elevator. While not the most intense rides, I really enjoy S&S combo towers as well due to the longer ride times.
That's the perfect way to describe Guardians!
Did you go on the one at Gardaland? It's a very tiny intamin single car tower, but it packs a lot of punch, even more so than the taller versions from intamin or the highfall-model. Other than that the Fabbri towers are not very tall, but super intense. I think I heard that that there the gondola is being shot down with some sort of mechanism.
Yes I did. It packed a punch, but I prefer the ones on this list.
I love Lex Luthor Drop of Doom, Guardians of the Galaxy/Twilight Zone Tower of Terror and the Big Shot. Another I have loved are the first generation Intamin free fall towers. I have been on the one that used to be at Six Flags Magic Mountain several times, and Demon Drop once when it was at Cedar Point. Those ones drop like a dead weight. They feel sketchy too, because you suddenly come to a screeching halt before flying off the end of the horizontal track. Another drop ride you need to check out if you haven’t is Haunted Mine Drop at Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park in Glenwood Springs, Colorado. This is the world’s only underground drop ride which actually starts at the top. It drops you 110 feet down the mine shaft which is pitch black. The brakes kick in about halfway down, but the darkness and wind and sound effects give the illusion of speed even when slowing down.
I should mention it was fun to do the penny experiment on the first generation Intamin drop towers.
I want to get on Haunted Mine Drop next year. I love the Soaring Eagle ride system and the theme/location looks great.
@@CanobieCoaster the Alpine Coaster and the Giant Canyon Swing are a lot of fun too.
I'll be Taking my 1st ever ride on LEX LUTHOR at SFMM later this year in July.
Cant wait.
Also, what's the name of that Beautiful Music in your video❓
Thank You. Great List of Drop Towers and keep them coming.
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The music is in the description. I hope Lex Luthor is open since it has been closed a while.
@CanobieCoaster Thank You 1 year Later, for the Video, and LEX LUTHOR was Awesome.
I felt as if the 8 seat gondola wasn't even attatched to the Track while dropping. It's very well themed, and the views are tremendous no matter which side of the Tower you so choose. For the Best thrill, I like the End seats on either side. Most especially the End seats by the yellow Superman tracks Looking straight at the Red Observation Tower which your eye to eye with. Although, the Outside seat facing East, on the side of Superman gives the best view of most of the Park.
The Adrenaline rush was Insane, and Lotts of Drop Time. You feel like your Falling at least 32-33 stories before you Totally Stop, only leaving 7 or 6 stories left of slowing down which isn't bad at all.
Great Drop Tower. Great Video. Thank You. 😎🌴👍
I've never been to Great Adventure and I've only seen videos of Zumanjaro. I find it hard to believe that there's no stomach sensation since I get nervous merely watching the videos.
That one is more about the anticipation, but the drop doesn't have the same punch as the other towers on this list.
When it comes to thrill rides, drop towers are the only rides I don't always have the courage to ride. But of all the ones I have ridden, some of my favorites include The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror at Disney's Hollywood Studios and the former one at Disney's California Adventure as well as Lex Luthor: Drop of Doom at Six Flags Magic Mountain. What was the reason for the removal of Pit Fall at Kennywood anyway?
That ride had a lot of mechanical issues towards the end and usually had at least one side closed on any given day.
Have you ridden glen wood caverns haunted mine drop? I’d be interested in where you place that
I haven't, but it uses the same ride system as the Soaring Eagle ones. With the added theming and location underground, I suspect it would easily be in the top 10.
My favourite drop tower is the one at Canada’s Wonderland - it had great views and airtime.
The Intamin 2nd generation towers are all quite good.
There’s this place called nebs and they have a lunched droop tower and it’s in the dark.and well themeing
I never got ride Pitt Fall. It was removed from the park two years before my first visit. I really want Kennywood to build an Intamin Sky Jump like Falcons Fury in Volcano’s spot to pay homage to Pitt Fall, but to also create a new and unique experience for park guests.
I wouldn't even mind an ARM/Larson one or any drop tower really as long as it holds you at the top to take in the view.
Yeah Kennywood dosen’t have an observation tower either. Maybe a drop tower can serve as an observation tower and a thrill ride at the same time!
I almost had the Chance to ride Drop Line at Dollywood but I chose to ride Thunderhead but by the time I rode Thunderhead, the line for Drop Line backed up and we didn't time to ride anything else after that. it would've given a great view of Dollywood
Thunderhead is the better ride at least!
I may be biased but I think Sky Diver at Castles and Coasters is underrated and is easily the best ride at the park and it gets me every time. I personally think it can even be better than Lex Luther at times.
Those Larson towers are insane.
@@CanobieCoaster fr they are so intense.
That one at Hansa Park is so huge
It really is! I just wish I could've worn my glasses.
Ive ridden falcons fury, lex luthor, and acrophobia. Acrophobia was surprisingly super intense and awesome. I was surprised it was more intense than lex luthor which is like twice the height and speed. Lex luthor though you gotta love the meniacle laugh right before you drop. That made the experience.
I actually wish that laugh wasn't there since it tips off the drop.
@@CanobieCoaster yea true. I can see that being the case for some people. I guess maybe it's a combination of being a huge comic book fan and thrill addict and putting the 2 together on one ride that I find fascinating
How is the drop part on the mystery castle one? Is it stomach dropping or slow like the other space shot versions?
It has a relatively fast ascent that almost gives airtime. The drop is short, but it feels like one of the Soaring Eagle towers if you've been on those. Your stomach will drop.
What about the giant drop in dreamworld Australia?
I haven't been to Australia yet, but that ride looks amazing.
dreamworld has a good drop too. it used to have tower of terror on one side too but that closed down
I hope to try that one someday.
have you done the giant drop in Australia people have said it is the scariest drop tower in the world
Unfortunately, it was closed for a refurbishment when I was at Dreamworld.
Huracan Condor standing tilt floorless is the scariest thing ive done in my life. Its crazy
It's awesome.
I'm surprise not to see the Fabbri rides Mega drop. Small comparing to others (40meters) but amazing sensations. Also something to mention is the views you get from Huracan Condor while looking at Shambala and Dragon Khan😍
I agree the Fabbri mega drop I rode was very intense, but it was at a carnival so it had poor views and the restraints were ginormous.
If you ever get the chance, come to Colorado and get on the Haunted Mine Drop in Glenwood Springs! It's my personal favorite ride I've ever ridden.
I hope to make it there next year!
I absolutely love coasters but I’m so scared of drop towers. The only one I can handle is tower of terror Disneyland Paris lol
A lot of people who hate drop towers seem ok with Tower of Terror. I think it's the Disney magic and the fact it's mostly enclosed.
I don't understand how you didn't get a stomach dropping feeling on zumanjaro. Did you ride it early in the day?
I've ridden it all throughout the day. That one is more about the view and sense of speed for me.
I loovee Acrophobia!
Same!
What kind of drop tower is the current one at Kentucky Kingdom? Is it the type mentioned here as number nine?
Yes, it's an ARM/Larson.
Canobie Coaster That explains it then. I am not a drop tower guy. If I go to a park, I’ll skip the drop tower about three-quarters of the time. Ride them now and then, probably if the person I’m with wants to. Well, I rode the KK drop tower with my nephews, not expecting much because it’s small and I’ve been on much taller ones. Then I was shocked when all of a sudden my heart was in my throat during the drop. 😂
Overall, do you prefer airtime on coasters or drop towers?
I prefer the best coaster drops to the best drops on drop towers, but on average I'd say I prefer most drop towers to most coaster drops if that makes sense.
Haunted mine ride at Glenwood adventure caverns. It’s still a drop tower, underground.
I want to ride that one since I love the Soaring Eagle ride system and the location/theme of Haunted Mine Drop looks incredible.
I made my top 5 drop towers vid a while back, amd Gardians of the Galaxy was also my number 1! It rocks!
I'm really pleased how that conversion turned out.
Oh man, Pitfall was so good.. I was so lucky to ride it.. I reckon if you tried the giant drop at Dreamworld in my home country it would be in your top 10. It's more forceful than the giant ones in California and New Jersey whilst not being that much smaller. Do let us know if you ever visit..
I hope to visit Australia sometime in the next 2-3 years.
The best drop tower I've ridden is GOTGMB, more specifically, the Halloween version of the ride.
I like the regular version more, but the overlay is cool.
@@CanobieCoaster Why do you like the regular version more?
Mystery Castle all the way :D the voicelines that are played during the ride are Kind of famous in the German community
I like that ride's setting.
Mystery castle is so cool because you can see each other at the top
The effects up there are cool too.
Yes I do agree 100%
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9:13 Also if it's quiet enough, you can hear the motor lifting you up wind down under a second before dropping.
It's hard to hear over the screams of others though.
10:03 this is hurakan condor, not indiana adventure
Yeah they use footage from that ride.
Where is Haunted Mine Drop at Glenwood Caverns?
I haven't been on it, but based on the ride system it would at minimum be with the soaring eagle drop towers but I suspect it would place higher with the theme.
How is highlander, the highest giro drop with a super cool tilt not higher
The tilt wasn't working the day I was there and I wasn't allowed to wear my glasses even with a strap. Those two things knocked it down for me.
To Canobe Coaster,
I know it's No Longer Standing and that the ORLANDO FREE FALL was dismantled due to the Tragic Accident of Tyre Sampson, early last year in '22, but did you by any chance get a ride or 2 on that before that boys Death❓️🤔 And if so, what was your take on that Drop Tower❓️
75 mph just doesn't seem very fast for a Drop Tower.
That in mind, does the Tilting feature on other Drop Towers, is the reason they can't Drop at 85-90 mph because of gravity and the breaking systems in place❓️
Thanks.😎🌴👍
Yes, I have a review for that one. It is tragic what happened.
Just working where you put mystery mine drop at glen wood caverns
I have not been on Haunted Mine Drop, but it uses the Soaring Eagle ride system. So I expect it would have placed top 10 with that theming and location had I ridden it.
@@CanobieCoaster thanks for letting me know
I just want to BGT today and falcons fury is insane
The visuals are special.
The only 2 towers I've ridden on this list are High fall and Mystery castle. I'm scared of drop towers so I don't do them very often.
I love the suspenseful drop.
Not the biggest fan of drop towers but I did love Haunted Mine Drop at Glenwood Caverns
I was supposed to ride this one this year, but the wedding I was going to in Colorado went virtual. Hopefully I can ride it next year!
Detonator Bombs Away At Thorpe Park Has So Much Airtime Surprised It’s Not On The List. Your not in your seat on the drop down!
The drop on that one is great, but I don't like how there's a countdown so you know when you drop.
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@@CanobieCoaster if they follow the countdowns that is 🤣 there's many drop sequences now which drop off the countdown.
why does Groana land have so many drop towers?
They're compact and each one does feel different.
Wow, Supreme Scream didn't make it? That is taller than tower of terror.
I don't find that one as intense as the 25 here despite its size.
The fair drop towers are something else though
A few are.
I love the S&S Towers the most the Larson ones are the most scary
The S&S towers are fine, but they lack the thrill of the other models for me.
Now that Zumanjaro and Kingda Ka can run at the same time it feels even crazier
I didn't get a dueling ride last time I was there. But I hope to in the future.
wow im surprised zumanjaro even made this list, it feels more like a sped up elevator rather than a drop tower, plus the views arent that good and cuz of the dumb state law u cant get a swaying ride which literally defeats the propose of putting it on kingda ka, zumanjaro proves stats dont matter, which is a common theme within the park cough cough nitro
Even if you don't have the sway from Ka, you still get a better view than Ka since you can appreciate it for more time. I actually like Nitro even though it's not the most intense coaster (unless you ride it when it's 15 degrees at Holiday in the Park).
@@CanobieCoaster well yeah it does have a better view than ka, which is an easy task to do
Honestly I feel like a lot of these are way too low and others way too high. I personally despise Acrophobia and Mach Tower. The drop towers I’ve ridden ranked:
1. Highlander, Hansa Park
2. Falcon’s Fury, Busch Gardens Tampa
3. Drop Line, Dollywood
4. Tower of Terror, Disney’s Hollywood Studios
5. Drop Tower, Kings Dominion
6. S&S Double Shots, rode one at Indiana Beach
7. Drop Tower, Kings Island
8. Some obscure drop tower owned by Belle City Amusements, possibly ARM?
9. Larson/ARM Drop Towers
10. Slingshot, Adventuredome
11. Drop Tower, Canada’s Wonderland
12. Drop Tower, Carowinds
13. Mach Tower, Busch Gardens Williamsburg
14. Doctor Doom Fearfall, Islands of Adventure
15. Kid drop towers
16. Acrophobia, Six Flags Over Georgia
That's a very different list than me, but I wouldn't expect anyone to have the same list. I was very underwhelmed by the Indiana Beach Double Shot. I always heard it gave legendary airtime, but it felt no different than other double shots.
I had only ridden the one at Indiana Beach and was quite surprised at the powerful airtime at the top.
The smaller ones at Hershey have insane airtime on the launches if you like that.
"on one side, you have the glitz and glamour of the casinos, and on the other side, you have the hood."
I preferred to look at the mountains.
How is Mach tower better than zumanjaro lol?
The view.
Icon Park Orlando, the park with the world's tallest star flyer, is also getting the world's tallest drop tower (also made by Funtime), so I wonder where that will place in your rankings.
The view should be quite good.
Imagine seeing a Space X launch at night on that bad boy in a few years.
love Indiana Adventure, too bad Cinecittà World as a park has been abbandoned by its owners. After the first couple of years they simply gave up and they haven't done anything new with it, all the good (few) rides there opened with the park. When the biggest new thing you have for your park in almost ten years since it opened is a crappy water park with a couple of slides you know you screwed up.
It's a bummer that park hasn't gotten more investment.
@@CanobieCoaster i know, it had so much potential, same goes for Magicland also in Rome but at least that one is getting newer rides once in a while, and also a crappy water park that opened this year, they just can’t stop. Rome has enough water parks. Maybe Merlin should own these two theme parks like they do with Gardaland.
The city of Rome doesn’t care about theme parks
have you ridden all of these?
Yes I have!
Id swap Gaurdians and WDWs Tower of Terror but I'm glad and shocked that the Disney towers got the top 3
I feel like alot of coaster channels don't give Disney the props they deserve on there amazing experiences. Sure they aren't the most thrilling but they provide something different entirely
Tower of Terror has a better theme, but I find the zaniness and drop sequence of Guardians more fun.
My Favorite ist The Highfall 🤩
Does it normally still tilt and I just caught it on a bad day?
@@CanobieCoaster Normally, the seats tilted, but it's broken since 2017. The compressor does not generate pressure so that the seats do not tilt back. 😢 This year they've tasted it again. It's coming into operation, but it hasn't worked all the time. Nevertheless, it was in operation all day with the support of technicians. Since intamin is often in the movie park again because of the multidimensional coaster, I hope that it will be repaired even if the airtime is even stronger without tilting.
Thanks! Hopefully they can get the tilt fixed consistently going forward while Intamin is there, but it's still great even without tilting because of the riding position.
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I love Hurakan Condor!
RIP Pitt Fall 😔
I hope Kennywood adds a new drop tower in the future.
@@CanobieCoaster they better do something to replace all of the flats they just took out...they could really use a Larson tower. Seemingly not as complex as an intamin one...although I still prefer the old 2nd gen intamin drop towers. Maybe because it was the first one I ever experienced, maybe something else but I miss the thrill of a drop ride at kennywood.
I expected Falcons Fury to be way higher than it was.
I think the other towers have a more forceful drop.
@@CanobieCoaster without a doubt. I haven't been in many drop towers. Even Wild Surge at Busch Gardens Tampa provides more air time and stomach feel and that is a mini tower. My overall number 1 is Tower of Terror at Disney MGM Studios. I know not what it's called anymore but I can't keep up with the rebranding every few years and thats what it was 17 years ago when I went. Honestly I'm not a fan of Falcons Fury because I don't like the tilt. I'm a big guy and they push it down on me. Feels like I'm going to fall out.
Lex Luthor is outstanding 😍
Agreed!
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I love drop towers because falling it is literally just sustained flouter lol.
Same!
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