Top 10 Drop Towers in the World
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- We're counting down our favorite drop towers we've ever experienced from theme parks across the globe! Did your favorite make the cut?
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Sometimes higher drops doesn't equate better ride. It's the anticipation of the drop. For me Tower of Terror's random unpredictable drops makes it scary even though the drops aren't that high.
I think that's why my favorite drop tower ride was at Canada's Wonderland. They counted down from 10 and dropped us on 7. Terrifying. I loved it.
I always know when the drop happens so I brace myself
Thought there was a countdown on mega king tower but since we were that high we didn't here a single thing and we were dropped while I was thinking that we were fine. They stalled us up there for a full minute so once we were taken to the top again (the ride has 2 cycles) the thing stops but in reality its moving up slowly. I was thinking i woudnt fall for it so i knew we would have to wait a minute until it drops and then it drops a few seconds later. Arguably the best experience ive had on a drop tower (better than that kiddie drop tower that takes you to an astounding 5 meters).
Funny how the tallest drop tower ever isn't on here. Just shows that you don't have to be the highest to be the best.
AquaBob eventually theming is probably the biggest factor. At the end of the day it is just about the experience as an whole and an underground drop tower is awesome.
@@Lucas_van_Hout Yea I know
It's basically Lex Luthor without the possibility of a "sway ride" (thanks, NJ!) so it wouldn't make the list. If it could run simultaneously with Kingda Ka, it'd probably take the 10th spot.
Hey Valravn is a great coaster
AquaBob on that note I’m happy that I live in the Netherlands, because a lot of parks here are focused hard on theming. Expect Walibi Holland who still tries to be Netherlands six flags without much success.
The only type of ride that genuinely terrifies me.
I love roller coasters but I will start shaking even if you mention them
Yup
Me toooo
Same. It's all in the anticipation.
Same
No.1- Little froghopper
So much ejecter airtime
@@crazycoasters11dylanflynn2 innit! I'm tingling with excitement
@@kylebicker8179 the one at Fun spot orlando??? Because I rode that kiddie drop tower and I thought it was insane, the restraint didn't touch me at all
CrazyCoasters11 Dylan Flynn the floater airtime is also phenomenal
@Nicholas Pereira XD
Clicked on it as soon as it dropped 😂.
Hahaha I see what you did there
HAHAAAAA
👌👌👌
The Tower of Terror is overall my favorite attraction of all time. Has a story, atmosphere, thrills, theming. It has everything a theme park ride should have.
It also lasts a while and has a huge finale drop instead of just 4 up and downs that all get worse as they go
Believe it or not, tower of terror is a legit elevator. Disney hired a elevator company to make a modified elevator to drop safely.
That's correct can't remember what company it was but it uses the same system as most lifts in modern building just highly modified and given stronger cables
Otis Elevator was hired
That explains a lot. I’ve seen kids who have chickened out of TOT freak out getting into the elevator to the ground level. But it might just be a flaw in the theming…
True
Otis was the elevator company they worked with
*y'all will NEVER see me on a drop tower. I'll hold ya stuff*
Falcon’s Fury is probably the scariest ride I’ve been on. I rarely ever get intimidated by rides, but being on that thing made me second guess going on! It’s my favorite drop tower I’ve ever ridden because of how ridiculously tall it is and of course it forcing you to look straight down! What a crazy feeling it is being dropped 300 feet in what’s essentially a belly flop position.
Tbh I was kinda surprised Acrophobia at sfog wasn’t on this, in my opinion I would prefer it over say Tower of Terror because for me thing that puts it over is the bicycle-type restraints and the slight tilt at the top. Nevertheless, another great video!
You're right the Floorless Intamin Drop Towers providing a very intense ride.
I haven't been on Acrophobia but we got the same model at Movipark Germany
Jack Broggi SFOG is my home park and I really like Acrophobia. I have heard some men say they don’t like it because it hurts their crotch, but when I ride it, I don’t feel anything and I am a dude.
The slight tilt just makes me feel like I’m gonna fall and I love the ride to pieces. It’s still to this day the only ride I fear
Jack Broggi I know right! It’s awesome and kind of a stand up and you feel exposed.
@@thecrappygamer1522 Bro same here. SFOG is my home park and Acrophobia to this day is still the only ride I’ve ever feared.
I’m so glad Mission Breakout was on here. I love the atmosphere and the experience it provides. It’s thrilling and so upbeat with the music and visuals. Such a good, fun ride.
My favourite is definitely Mystery Castle. The atmosphere in the Castle is Just phenomenal and going into the Main Tower room and Not being able to see the ceiling is pretty scary
In my opinion Mystery Castle should make the top of this list, since I know of no drop tower that shoots you upwards that intensely!
Clean Scores i agree. when i rode it i didn‘t know it would shoot you up. and tbh it was one of the most terrifying things ever. other drop towers aren‘t as scary imo bc you‘re just falling
Yeah Mystery castle is amazing! The first time i went there with my gf and she hated me for not telling her it was a bungee. But luckily i could convince her to go again(because now she knew what would happen). And we rode it 8x in a row. The day after was even better because of the longer program they did that day. The intensity is personally for me way higher with the Mystery Castle because the darkness and that voice is just crazy
Is the drop just as intense?
@@codyp7944They even accelerate the drop
Agree with my fellow Brits here. If you find yourself in the UK again make sure to try out Apocalypse at Drayton Manor, there are 4 different options for your ride - including a stand up floorless option! Worth a try if it is at the cost of ever having children in the future
The best drop tower I've been on (in my opinion) is Acrophobia at Six Flags Over Georgia. I love the rotation, getting the 360 view of the surroundings at the park, and the 45 degree tilt on the ride facing down.
As someone who lives in Australia, my favourite drop tower is the giant drop at Dreamworld. You wait at the top for over 20 seconds before dropping.
I love how you always save these unique attractions I've never heard of for the top of the list. Always discovering new highly-themed rides on this channel, it's awesome.
I like Acrophobia at SFOG. Very unique with the slight tilt down that you don’t really notice. Being in that position seems more thrilling to me than just being seated traditionally.
Awesome video, Haunted Mine Drop looks fantastic, Highlander at Hansa Park is cool because it's so tall and the onboard soundtrack and different ride cycles make it more re-rideable
Giant Drop in Dreamworld, Australia was my first thrill ride and what got me into thrill rides and coasters. Was the tallest, I think is the second or third tallest now. It’s unfortunately had most of its theming removed, but I assume it would compare to Drop of Doom since it had the same potential for a swaying ride, but they also took out the free fall coaster!
Yeah they recently removed tower if terror 2 next to it :( never got a chance to ride it
Got to do Tower of Terror before it closed to become Tower of Terror 2. Definitely was fun.
Compared to other rank videos, I love how you transition from mentioning one ride to the other. Smooth and comedic unlike the common "number 8 - name of ______" in other videos I've seen 😄👌. Keep up the good work and hope you get to visit alot more rides as possible. Stay safe!
I’m still recovering from the removal of tower of terror at Disneyland. They ruined it with guardians of the galaxy. It was my favorite ride at the park.
Tower of Terror at wdw is my favorite. In addition to the top tier theming I've always liked how it's a sequence of drops as opposed to one big drop
falcons fury will always hold a special place in my heart, from getting 3 rides on soft opening to operating it this last summer. truly a great experience.
Bro where’s the love for kite eating tree come on now
I still think Acrophobia at SFOG has one of the best drops out of any drop tower I've been on. Tower of Terror is probably my favorite overall just for the theming. The 5th dimension part is amazing plus the random drop sequence
Hi from.the UK. My personal favourite, is Tower of Terror, at Disneys Hollywood Studios, just love it, and Falcons Fury, at Busch Gardens, Tampa. And as someone who grew up in Australia, the giant drop, at Dreamworld, is very impressive.
Great video. I have been waiting for this. Could you maybe do your top 25 coasters cause why not.
This a good video! Keep up the amazing work!
Great list! Gravity bomb is one of my personal favorites as well… I feel privileged to have it in my home state
Free Fall at Tokyo Summerland, Japan and Space Probe at Wonderland, Sydney were my favorites. Both were Intamins of different types. Loved Space Probe because of queue line theming, and when you got to the top in an enclosed dome, they showed video of you escaping as if your ship was an escape pod. Then, it dropped you.
Sounds awesome!
Great video :) I thought you would honor Hurakan Condor, it's theming is really cool, you should try it even though it's a more classic" kinda tower
I remember enjoying Tower of Terror. I recently rode Falcon's Fury, and that was amazing. I didn't even know that it faced you toward the ground before I rode it, and that was an awesome surprise.
Loved the video!
As others have said, the Tower of Terror would be my number 1. You're so imersed in the theme and when the time comes... you may go up or down first. It's always amazing!! It's actually my favorite ride ever.
I think that ToT at WDW counts more as a darkride due to the fact that it actually maneuvers in ATVs through a course, but all the other ToT rides and mission breakout are drop towers
also mission breakout is a custom built elevator so not really a traditional drop tower either
I haven't been on that many dropped hours but Disney world's Tower of terror is definitely my favorite. I have the entire pre-show memorized
Every time I ride Tower of Terror I involuntarily make the same nervous auntie laughing sound “woo hoo woo hoo hoo hoo” and my picture looks exactly the same because I can’t keep my head up lol
Mission breakout was amazing. I was expecting something like tower of terror in WDW. But in our sequence it shot us up straight from the beginning after we pushed back from the loading dock. (My mom screamed, that usually doesn’t happen lol) It was a great ride and I loved it.
Love the video!! :)
I really like the space shot at galaxyland because of how quickly it shoots you up. I think that when they do the Halloween only day where there is no countdown is the best because you never know when you will be launched up.
The one at Hansa Park is insane. It does not rotate the seats by 90° at the top, but at a freaking height of 120m, 30° also have their Effect, especially when it's windy.
The ToT is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get.
Also, Dr.Doom's Fear Fall at IoA is one of my favs not for the drop but for the amazing view of the parks that it offers.
how’s the actual drop? i heard it could be pretty rough. im trying to step outside my comfort zone but i don’t want to get on anything that a lot find unpleasant or borderline painful
@@kerm2835 the very beginning when you fly up is pretty scary but the drops are pitiful. And this is coming from someone who's terrified of drop towers
Great video! A couple surprises for me! Lol
I really recommend Apocalypse at Drayton Manor. The drop is very very intense and its floorless.
@Zacheroni dude he said he didn’t get a chance to ride it at the end of the video.
AWESOME VIDEO 👏 You’re the only roller coaster youtuber I watch who thought of it 👍
I love the Intamin Floorless Tilting Gyro Drop Towers they are pretty rare since there only two in the World but really intense.
Also I like the 40 or 30 Meter Drop Towers from Fabbri they're pretty intense too because they hold you so long at the top.
I’ve only ridden “the Giant Drop” at Dreamworld Australia. The drop on that is insane!! If you go to Australia please ride it!! You won’t be disappointed!!
That thing was crazy!!! Probably my 2nd favorite.
I personally have Disneyseas Tower Of Terror at #2 of the Disney ToT's (Orlandos ride system is so much better). Yes Disneyseas seatbelts give you no airtime but the building architecture and story make it better than the rest. The fact that it is connected to the Society of Explorers and Adventurers which spans all Disney parks is just the icing on the cake.
Some Intamin towers have different gondolas on the same tower: sit-down or standing, the latter with or without floor while some of those options tilt. I think having this choice is really cool!
One example is the "Golden Driller" at Fraispertuis City (France), which is my personal favorite :)
I'm gonna love the new S&S Spin Shot when one comes out! Boy the world's been waiting for a free-spin on a pneumatic drop tower!
My favourite drop tower is apocalypse at Drayton manor then falcon’s fury
Taylor, when is That Taron parody?
The Big One is more parodyable
British Thrillseeker Taron should get a parody cause it is getting a cloned which still makes me laugh as it’s such a unique coaster to Phantasialand.
@@idontknowimlostforwords4715 the Big One should get a parody cause it is called the big one, yet there are at least 15 coasters taller than it worldwide, thus making it the Smaller One. And the overall ride is total crap so it is just parody material. Also, the colour scheme makes it look like it should be called Superman
Ok, I say Smiler is more parody able
@@idontknowimlostforwords4715 where is the clone going
One of my personal favorites is Sasquatch at The Great Escape. You can choose to look over the Adirondacks or you can choose to look over the entire park since Sasquatch is at the very front. Either one is amazing.
awesome list:)
Hey Taylor awesome video bro can You do a top ten flat rides
Nemesis Subterra is an amazing drop tower! I love how it drops you like 50ft and how it’s never open. Gosh I love how it’s never open!
Coaster Countdowns definitely. my sister led me on there but wouldnt tell me what the ride was. i had no idea. what a nice surprise. haha
I haven’t been on many drop towers, but I have been on Haunted Mine Drop and it was incredible!
I was really scared to go on drop towers but I went on Supreme Scream in middle school when I went to Knotts on a school trip and that helped me get over my fear. Since then I've been on a smaller one at a church carnival a few years ago and plan on going on more in the future. They are pretty fun
Awesome list. I'm just suprized the stand up towers, like The High Fall in Movie Park Germany, wasn't even mentioned. Because for me it is the most intense one out there. Unfortuantly I couldn't experience Falcons Fury, because it was down when I made my last USA trip.
What I like about Mystery Castle is that is does not drop you down the second time, no it pushes you down. And that loud sound just ads to the fibe of it being an expiriment.
Out of the ones I’ve ridden, drop line at Dollywood has to be my favorite. It’s a nice, long fall and you just can’t beat the view at the top.
My favorite freefalltower is The Highfall at Movie Park Germany because the brakes are very close to the ground an the old Intamin floorless gondola brings good airtime and a nice ride experience.
great video!
The best for me was Tower of Terror at California Adventure during Halloween at night. They turned off most of the show elements and most of the lights so you would be sitting in complete darkness and complete silence just waiting for it to finally drop you. That was so much fun and it's a shame that it isn't around anymore because of Guardians replacing it.
I love Larson super drop towers. They are one of my favourite drop rides I have ridden.
"The high fall" at movie park Germany is very intense. it's a stand-up, floorless, tilting gyro drop tower.
How is it stand up and floorless
@@lr2127the seats are like bicycle Saddles. Maybe stand-up is the wrong Word.
@@don0vito sounds terrible
@@lr2127 czcams.com/video/HY9coXv_q24/video.html
@@lr2127 It's not as terrible as it looks like. Your balls will survive the ride. ;)
There were two unique drop towers in Liseberg untill a couple of years ago and they were called Höjdskräcken and Uppskjutet.
Uppskjutet was like a normal drop tower, but backwards, instead of being dropped from the peak, you were shot up from the ground into the sky. So the anticipation came at ground level since you didn't stall at the top.
Höjdskräcken was like Uppskjutet but backwards, instead of being dropped at the top, you were shot down from the top and therefore you had a higher acceleration and with that a higher speed than the usual droptower.
They were closed in 2016 - 2017 and were two of my favorite "drop towers". I'm sure that you would have loved them as well.
So excited to visit Glenwood Caverns for the first time next month!
You are going to have a blast! I love that place. It is the most unique park out there. The alpine coaster alone is worth the admission.
Xscream at Waldameer is so underrated. It’s a Larson one, and the restraints don’t come down at all, and it’s just the seatbelts keeping them in place, therefore the airtime is incredible. It terrifies the GP, so there’s no line, resulting in easy marathons
I'm a big fan of Detonator at Thorpe Park. It's only 115 feet tall but it's easily the most forceful one I have done. It doesn't look that intimidating but it's absolutely brilliant.
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I have trouble with thrill rides. I really do. I get scared really easily and I can’t ride any roller coaster with inversions. The anxiety builds up too much and I hate it. That’s why I like Mission Breakout so much. I love that the drops correspond with the rhythm of the music. If you listen to the music, you know when you’re gonna drop and that makes it less scary. I love that. Guardians also happens to be my favorite Marvel franchise so I think the theming is really great as well.
Condor is the drop tower that made me both love and hate them! So sad it wasn't open when you went, it did go down a couple of times when we were there.
The one ride I got on Lex Luthor was sway rode when i was nearly all the way up. It was insane. It made it one of my favorites.
Atmos fear is in my home Park. I think it's amazing as it's 116 M high and it's stands on the top of a hill, giving you a view of the entire city.
I’ve only rode one drop tower on that list and it was the guardians of the galaxy mission breakout I highly recommend it it was so fun
Lol came here just to make sure falcons fury was on there xD nice vid!
Falcons fury at night looks amazing looking over the park and the nearby downtown area
I'm glad that the triple towers were at least in the honerable mentions, cause, like you said, those have some pretty great airtime.
Dude I’m not a huge coaster guy and stuff and I’ve only been on one drop tower at Dollywood and it’s just this anticipation because your 250 feet in the air for 30 seconds and not to mention it’s spinning while your sitting there and then boom you drop. Such a weird, scary, but most importantly fun experience.
I LOVE the Larson at Kentucky Kingdom. It and Storm Chaser were my last rides of the season this year :(
Ive been in Liseberg becasue i live in Sweden and the droptower was awsoume! when it night around 10PM i ride it 2 times in a row! so much fun!
Apocalypse at Drayton Manor (stand up floorless drop tower) is my favourite but I’ve only been on a few drop towers.
Sad to see Power Tower not on there. I love that you choose to get launched up or down, but overall great video taylor.
It needs to be removed it's completely boring compared to Drop Zone at King's island.
@@ArrowThrills I dont think its bOrInG...I mean...its still a drop tower
Here is my say about it, the drop side needs refurbed. The air compressors don't pressurize as much as compared to 15 years ago. Before it used to compress for around 15 seconds and now it compresses for only 3-5 seconds unless they put on faster compressors.
Aka: Flower Tower. Been that way for over 10yrs.
I haven’t ridden many drop towers but zumanjaro is my favorite bc it feels like your falling forever
Just a note: detonator, a Larson super shot at Thorpe park does pause at the top, then counts down from 5. Usually, you then drop, but sometimes, you drop on 3 or something, or drop instantly without the countdown, or pause after the countdown, put my personal favourite is when there is an announcement: ‘attention. Detonator is currently experiencing a technical dela- And then you drop. I’ve experienced the last one, and its a real surprise even if you know it’s coming!
I’ve only ridden Tower of Terror and Superman: Tower of Power, and I love both of them!
I would really like to know your thoughts on Hurakan Condor in PortAventura Park.
I love the space shot side of Power Tower the most.
My husband haaaates roller coasters. But he looooves drop towers! Tower of Terror was my first experience with one, so it is forever my fave, but now I need to go to Colorado...
Haven't been on many major drop towers, but my favourites are Detonator at Thorpe Park, Volcano at Fantasy Island and Hurakan Condor at PortAventura, if I ever go back to PortAventura then I would definitely ride it more since I only got one ride on it (I had a bad addiction to Shambhala when I visited), I would also want to ride on one of the stand up sides since I was on one of the sit down sides when I rode it.
Awesome video, and definitely awesome list I can't disagree with it by any means. Of all the drop towers that I have ridden the Larson drop towers scare me the most because you don't know when you are going to drop, I also thought that Dropline at Dollywood was pretty fun it to like the Larson drop towers took my breath away but was tons of fun awesome list once again!!!
Thank you! The larson ones definitely have me on the edge of my seat the whole time. I'm a big fan of Dropline, and frankly it probably would've been #11 or #12 if I had done a top 15 instead of a top 10.
Could you please do Top 10 amusement chains? For example six flags or cedar fair
You really need to return to Hansa Park just for the Highlander. That thing is ridiculous! Easily my favourite out of the two I've ridden^^ (other one being Scream at Heide-Park)
I like the one at LEGO land where you pull your self up the tower it’s a unique experience
Awesome video! Not entirely sure what my favourite drop tower is (I find them more terrifying than 'enjoyable') that being said, I do love Tower of Terror in Hollywood Studios! Most intense one is Venom at West Midlands Safari Park though, that thing physically stops me breathing 🤣
The intamin drop towers are the best in my opinion. The ten story free fall at 6 flags over Georgia was a beast.
Acrophobia for the win👍🏾
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Please and thank you!
Ikaros is my favourite "traditional" drop tower, if you can even call it that. But there's one tower that stands far above anything I've ever experienced. It's the only ride in the world that actually scares me every time I go on it. I'm not even sure you can classify it as a ride.
I'm talking about Sky Tower at Tivoli Friheden in Denmark. This drop tower doesn't even have seats. They give you a helmet and put some straps on you. You ascend in a sketchy elevator. They pretty much hang you up by the straps on you and suspend you over the edge. And then you drop. 30 meters of true free fall until you hit a net. I had to scream but I couldn't because that drop took my breath away in every sense of the word.
It was better than any roller coaster I've ever been on. You should definetely consider going to Denmark the next time you're in Europe.
Great video