Scream (Soltau)

The Gyro dope Tower Scream in the Heide Park Soltau is, with a height of 103 meters up to the pinnacle, the tallest ride in Germany. Scream was constructed of the observation tower II of Heidepark, which was built in 1992 and was then called 'Gyrotower'. This modification was accomplished by a company called Intamin between October 2002 and April 2003 at a cost of 7.5 million euro. The inauguration took place on 24 April 2003. The highest car position of the Scream amounts to 71 meters, the distance covered is 66 meters, from which 38 meters are to the head and 28 meters for brake distance. 'Scream', which has a diameter of 2.8 meters, stands on a foundation of 8 meters in depth and 10 meters in diameter. The travelling time is 82 seconds, here takes each case 2 seconds and the deceleration 5.5 seconds.