A drop tower ride is definitely an theme park ride that may be in relation to a tall tower using a central core. A gondola kind of seat or number of seats is lifted to the peak of the tower, and then dropped, still attached to a mechanism around the tower.

The gondola, or seats fall with a free fall until near to the end when the seats are slowed down and stopped from the mechanism slowly enough so there is absolutely no shock by the end nor is there any sudden stop.

The towers very in height and design with a few being manufactured on an individual basis, and some being mass produced.

The majority of the drop towers ride which are in several amusement parks require that the child be of the certain age and a certain height as a way to ride about the drop tower. This is to make sure that a child does not slip out of the protective harness inside the seat which straps passengers in.

Several of the drop towers will accelerate while falling and will increase the risk for passengers to really be lifted out of the seats by which these are riding.

One of the favorites among theme park goers may be the "Cliff Hanger" that features a height of roughly ten stories. The passengers enter into their seats on the ground, and then they are lifted to the peak. Then a seats are hung out outside the tower, giving the impression of nothingness below. (which is true, with the exception of still being connected to the tower). Then suddenly, unexpectedly the seats drop free fall, and so are slowed down and stopped with the curving in the track upon they will are attached, before the seats stop. The passengers are saved to their back after they stop, as the track has curved that way upon slowing down and stopping.

Other names of drop towers will be the Space Shot, The Pile Driver, The Double Shot, The Turbo Drop, the Flash Tower, and the Hurakan Condor. Most of these different rides get their own features such as the Turbo Drop posseses an air blast as it drops.

Every year, thousands of thrilled fair goers ride drop towers to discover just what it is like to fall from your tower in free fall. Obviously hardly any many people have experienced that before, making the ride a very popular and sensational experience for all ages.