Drop Tower
Drop Tower, formerly known as Drop Zone: Stunt Tower, is the name of four drop tower amusement rides located at Six Flags amusement parks in the United States and Canada.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Hurler and Carolina Cyclone.
Hurler
Roller coaster
Photo: Coasterman1234, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hurler is a wooden roller coaster located at Carowinds amusement park in Charlotte, North Carolina. A second identical installation of the ride was also built at Kings Dominion, and both locations opened to the public in 1994.
Carolina Cyclone
Roller coaster
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Carolina Cyclone is an Arrow Dynamics roller coaster located at Carowinds in Charlotte, North Carolina. The coaster is located in the Carolina Boardwalk area of the park.
Fury 325
Roller coaster
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Fury 325 is a steel roller coaster located at Carowinds amusement park in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States. Manufactured by Bolliger & Mabillard, Fury 325 opened as the world's tallest giga coaster on March 28, 2015. Fury 325 is situated 540 feet northeast of Drop Tower.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Steele Creek and Pineville.
Steele Creek
Steele Creek is a neighborhood and major district in Charlotte. Steele Creek is located along Lake Wylie in the far southwest quadrant of Charlotte primarily bordered by Interstate 485 to the east and located south of the Charlotte Airport.
Pineville
Photo: Deshort, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Pineville is a suburban town located in south-central North Carolina. Though it maintains its traditional town center, it is one of the most rapidly-growing suburbs of Charlotte. Pineville is, by residential population, the smallest town in Mecklenburg County.
Starmount
Suburb
Starmount is a predominantly residential neighborhood in Charlotte, North Carolina. Located along South Boulevard, it is between Sharon Road West and Emerywood Drive, with the Little Sugar Creek its eastern border. Starmount is situated 5 miles northeast of Drop Tower.
Drop Tower
- Type: Drop tower
- Description: drop towers at Cedar Fair parks
- Categories: amusement ride, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
35.1049° or 35° 6′ 18″ northLongitude
-80.94414° or 80° 56′ 39″ westOpen location code
867X4334+X8OpenStreetMap ID
way 242547595OpenStreetMap feature
attraction=drop_towerOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q5308411
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Central Kurdish to Japanese—“Drop Tower” goes by many names.
- Central Kurdish: “بورجی داکەوتن”
- German: “Drop Tower: Scream Zone”
- Japanese: “ドロップゾーン・スタントタワー”
- Japanese: “ドロップタワー”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Kaleidoscope and Ricochet.
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