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Giant Drop at Dreamworld
Submitted by Nick Sim on Sunday, July 29, 2012 10:52Key information
User rating:Park:
Land:
Rocky Hollow
Type:
Drop tower
Dec 26, 1998
Height:
390 feet
Maximum speed:
84 mph
Manufacturer:
Intamin
Model:
Giant Drop
Minimum height:
47 inches
The Dreamworld Tower, which lends the Tower of Terror II its name, also hosts this enormous Intamin Giant Drop ride. Riders board one of two 8-seater gondolas, before being lifted to the top of the 390-foot structure. They then plummet at speeds of up to 84 miles per hour back to the ground below.
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