Turbo Drop

Turbo Drop is a type of tower-based amusement ride manufactured by S&S Power, similar to the company's Space Shot. The current tallest Turbo Drop installation in operation is the Supreme Scream at Knott's Berry Farm in Buena Park, CA.

Design and operation

The ride is a vertical drop tower. It uses compressed air to propel a 12-14seat car to the top of the tower, at an approximate and average speed of 12 miles per hour. The car is held for multiple seconds, before it is released, dropping almost to the ground. The compressed air 'bounces' the car back to halfway, before it is lowered to the loading dock. As the tower is four-sided, up to sixteen passengers can ride simultaneously.

Variants

S&S Power's Combo Ride combines the Turbo Drop and Space Shot operating modes in a single ride.

Appearances

* "Down Time" at Lake Compounce in Bristol, Connecticut
* "Supreme Scream" at Knott's Berry Farm in southern California
* "Power Tower", at Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio
* "The Abyss Turbo Drop", at Ocean Park in Hong Kong
* "Superman Tower Of Power" at Six Flags Over Texas in Arlington, Texas
* Turbo Drop at Buffalo Bill's Hotel and Casino in Primm, Nevada
* "Power Tower" at Valleyfair in Shakopee, Minnesota
* "Uppskjutet " at Liseberg in Göteborg

External links

* [http://www.s-spower.com/tower.html S&S Power's Tower Page] Accessed on October 8, 2006. (Many of the links are broken; see [http://web.archive.org/web/20030811013423/s-spower.com/tower.html here] for an archive of the page)