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The Best Drop Tower Rides in the World
Ordered by published freefall height, with the great themed drop rides included where the story beats the statistic. Figures come from Intamin, S&S, Funtime and operator specs.
This is a ride-level list. Related: see which parks hold the most records →
Zumanjaro: Drop of Doom
The world's tallest drop tower, bolted to Kingda Ka's structure and falling at 145 km/h.
Drop height126 mLex Luthor: Drop of Doom
A 122 m plunge down the side of Superman's tower, with open-sided seats and no floor.
Drop height122 mThe Giant Drop
Australia's signature freefall, sharing a tower with the old Tower of Terror track.
Drop height119 mAtmosFear
Europe's tallest drop tower, perched on a hill so the view is higher than the ride.
Drop height116 mFalcon's Fury
North America's only tilting drop tower — seats pivot face-down before releasing.
Drop height102 mHurakan Condor
A 100 m Mexican-themed tower offering standing, seated and floorless drop options.
Drop height100 mDrop Tower
A rotating gondola climbs 96 m for a panoramic view before dropping without warning.
Drop height96 mSupreme Scream
Compressed air blasts riders up and yanks them down faster than gravity would.
Drop height76 mMäch Tower
A rotating Bavarian clock tower that drops riders over the Rhine Country hills.
Drop height75 mPower Tower
Four towers, two firing up and two dropping down, over Lake Erie.
Drop height73 mScream
Germany's tallest freefall tower, with a hold at the top that lasts far too long.
Drop height71 mGyro Drop
Seoul's Magic Island tower, rotating above the lake before a 70 m release.
Drop height70 mDrop Tower
A 69 m gyro drop with a full rotating view over the park's Wonder Mountain.
Drop height69 mMystery Castle
An indoor drop tower with a pre-show, random drop sequences and genuine dread.
Drop height65 mThe Abyss — Turbo Drop
A clifftop drop tower facing the South China Sea — the setting does half the work.
Drop height62 mThe High Fall
A Nakatomi-style tower drop themed to an action-movie building escape.
Drop height60 mDrop Line
Feet-dangling seats face outward over the Smoky Mountains before a 60 m release.
Drop height60 mBatwing Spaceshot
An air-launched shot tower fired from the roof of the Batcave façade.
Drop height60 mThe Twilight Zone Tower of Terror
The benchmark themed drop ride: a haunted service elevator with randomised drop profiles.
Drop height61 mTower of Terror
Tokyo's original Hightower Hotel story replaces the Twilight Zone and beats it.
Drop height59 mGuardians of the Galaxy — Mission: BREAKOUT!
The Tower of Terror rebuilt as a Collector's fortress breakout, with six randomised soundtracks.
Drop height55 mDetonator
A short, sharp air-launched shot tower and Thorpe's best queue-to-payoff ratio.
Drop height30 mSpace Vertigo
A 40 m freefall with an unbroken view over Lake Garda on the way up.
Drop height40 mHershey Triple Tower
Three towers of escalating height so families can pick their own level of terror.
Drop height58 mTondemina
Not a pure tower but the closest Fuji-Q gets — a 43 m pendulum swing under Mount Fuji.
Drop height43 m