#GYROSCOPE RIDE PROFESSIONAL#

In 2001, Six Flags replaced The Great Six Flags Air Racer (another Intamin Barnstormer) at Six Flags Over Georgia (Austell, GA) with a new type of freefall tower. The ring dropping down the 315 feet tall tower. Like in South Korea, the Drop Tower at Kings Island also feature a raised platform. The 40 riders per cycle capacity is also very efficient and needed in the popular park. Standing 315 feet tall and with a total drop height of 264 feet, it is a very popular attraction. In 1999, Paramount Kings Island (Mason, OH) introduced the first Gyro Drop in the United States, Drop Zone. This is due to the park close proximity to appartment buildings and something that was first introduced on the Gyro Swing at the park.ДЇlex provided us with this picture of the Gyro Drop equipped with the Scream Shields. Since this picture was taken, clear plastic вЂњscream shieldsвЂќ were added to the restraints. Notice the rubber tires and those are what rotate the car as it goes up. The large catch and one of the set of guide rails. Given the ride car shape, there is a very loud вЂњWoooofвЂќ sound as it reaches the ground and it creates a mini windstorm as a lot of air is pushed out at once. It then locks into place at the top and then we are released, freefalling to the ground. Two large catch cars are used to lift the ring up and smaller motors use tires to rotate it as it goes up. Two large rails mounted on opposite sides are used to guide and brake the car. The tower was constructed and then, the 40 seats ring shaped car mounted on it. A huge foundation was poured and this was a difficult job since Magic Island also house the worldвЂ™s only underground roller coaster. So Hydra closed at Lotte World in 1997 and the ride pad cleared.

View of Magic Island with the indoor park in the background. Those suspended cars are enclosed with bars and the вЂњSky WhirlвЂќ at Paramount Great America was featured as the вЂњSpiderвЂќ in the 1993 film Beverly Hills Cop 3. The other two spin in the air and it was a high capacity and visibility attraction. When one of the arm is loading, it lowers to the ground and all cars load at once. Triple Wheel feature three arms and each arm has 12 cars. Triple Wheel were originally designed for both MarriottвЂ™s Great America parks that both opened in 1976. When it reached maximum heights, the planes flew out and it was a spectacular family attraction), Guided Boats and Hydra, one of the worldвЂ™s only вЂњTriple WheelвЂќ. Intamin supplied for that section an Intamin Barnstormer (World War 1 biplanes are suspended on a tall tower. Magic Island is an artificial island built on a lake that is located across the street from the main park. The indoor вЂњAdventureвЂќ park featured many attractions constructed on 5 levels and some of those even go underground. Lotte World opened in 1989 and Vekoma and Intamin were the largest attraction suppliers for that park.

#GYROSCOPE RIDE PROFESSIONAL#

Lotte is involved in many fields that goes from professional baseball teams to food chains and hotels. Lotte World is a unique indoor/outdoor theme park owned by the Lotte Company, a Japanese/Korean consortium.

The end result was a 230 feet tower placed in the Magic Island section of Lotte World. The idea was to combine the sightseeing qualities of the Gyro Tower and the thrills of the Giant Drop. In 1998, Intamin and Lotte World (Seoul, South Korea) partnered together to introduce a new type of freefall tower.

Gyroscope ride