Kings Island has the tallest gyro drop in the world. But then I'm hearing that Kings Dominion really is the tallest because it drops at a bigger height. So that makes KD have the tallest gyro drop, right?

Kings Dominion's ring doesn't rotate, allowing both parks to make the claims they do...

http://www.coaster-net.com/ridegallery.php...splay&id=49

KD's also seats 56 people!

Our tower is taller so there-for KI drop zone is taller.

It may be the tallest -gyro drop- ...but I will be riding the tallest Terra-Drop. Giant Drop at Dreamworld in Brisbane, Australia. It's about 400ft tall. It will be THE highlight of my life.

KI "about 85 more days until I leave!" Man

^ 377ft and its not all that good. Its rather freaky most people say. When your going up, you shake sooo much because of the coaster going up the tower. Its more scary then thrilling.

As much as I adore parks, and I do; I certainly hope THE highlight of my life isn't an experience on an amusement park ride. . .

KD's Gyro Drop has a bigger Drop but KI's is Higher. You Decide!

Yea and the breaks on KIs start way before the ones do on the KD drop.

Speaking of Drop Zone...

Anyone know why the seats were not rotating this weekend? Is this a new development or has this been the case since it opened after the SFKK incident?

Technically speaking KD's is the tallest Intamin giant drop/gyro Drop Tower in the world....KD's planners only left the rotation system out of their installation after all the problems that KI had with theirs.

Speaking of Drop Zone...

Anyone know why the seats were not rotating this weekend? Is this a new development or has this been the case since it opened after the SFKK incident?

It actually did rotate after it reopened. However it hasn't been rotating for several month's now. My guess is the device that makes it spin is broken. Lets see if it's starts working again when the park reopens in 2008.

Its been like that for a few years now you guys are just now catching on to that?

If your talking about the rotating thing, no it hasn't been like that for a few years. It has quit working before in the past, but never for this long of a period.

Thanks, I hope they get it working again. I haven't paid much attention to it this year because I started the season on the heavy side, and while I have lost a significant amount of weight, I was still unsure I would fit on the thing. Without a test seat, and its usual significant line (which I wouldnt want to wait in if I was unsure I could ride) I didn't try it, until Friday night. Seeing as it was a litteral walk on, I chanced it and rode it again for the first time in 4+ years, missed the rotating action, but since I was facing directly towards the Eiffel Tower it worked out well for me. Loved looking down and the mass of demonic fog leaking out of the midways . Defiantly the best bit of fog work Ive seen at an amusement park, it made The Racer, Adventure Express, Drop Zone and SOB that much of a better ride.

Now if they would only spring for some fog machines on The Beast's footprint....

To tell you the truth, in 08 why don't they build on to DZ and have it spinning again. I say makeing it the tallest in the world, out of all the drop rides. i say 525ft should be fun

To be that tall, the foundation would need to be considerably deeper than it probably is. I do think that within the next 5-10 years we will see drop rides rising in height.

I'm not so sure. Do you really think parks will be as eager to buy them after the Kentucky incident?

To tell you the truth, in 08 why don't they build on to DZ and have it spinning again. I say makeing it the tallest in the world, out of all the drop rides. i say 525ft should be fun

How about they cut the Drop Zones of the other "Paramount Parks" and put them on top of KI's Drop Zone? And I said Paramount Parks because the other Cedar parks wouldn't do it and I don't know if they even have gyro drops.

But that would never happen.

And our Drop Zone should drop at a higher height, but no, it's all because of this:

What the heck is a checker board doing at the top of drop zone? Checker boards do not belong at the top of gyro drops, especially on the tallest gyro drop.

How come KD's drop zone drops at a higher height and ours is taller? It doesn't make sence!

Our tower is higher; but I kinda wish We would drop higher

How about they cut the Drop Zones of the other "Paramount Parks" and put them on top of KI's Drop Zone? And I said Paramount Parks because the other Cedar parks wouldn't do it and I don't know if they even have gyro drops.

But that would never happen.

And our Drop Zone should drop at a higher height, but no, it's all because of this:

What the heck is a checker board doing at the top of drop zone? Checker boards do not belong at the top of gyro drops, especially on the tallest gyro drop.

How come KD's drop zone drops at a higher height and ours is taller? It doesn't make sence!

That would be the area surrounding the lift motor(s)? I don't know if you were being sarcastic or not I'm not sure, lol.

KD's planners only left the rotation system out of their installation after all the problems that KI had with theirs.

Wrong.

KD's planners only left the rotation system out of their installation after all the problems that KI had with theirs.

Wrong.

So whats right?

Our tower is higher; but I kinda wish We would drop higher

Yea. I want a Gyro Drop that you can see from downtown!

If i am not mistaken drop zone did drop from a higher point in its first year.

^ 377ft and its not all that good. Its rather freaky most people say. When your going up, you shake sooo much because of the coaster going up the tower. Its more scary then thrilling.

That's your opinion.

And Interp, theme parks are one of the greatest things in my life and my favorite thing to do when I have free time. So riding the tallest drop ride will deffinately be one of the coolest things I get to do.

ahh but you can go taller Go to south america and go up in the mountians and you be amazed how high the zip lines are

And the first year dropzone open, im pretty sure you where taken up a little higher then you are now.

Drop Zone has been dropping from the same spot since it opened. I would like to know where people get this info. Also, I have been on Giant Drop at Dreamworld. It is a magnificent ride, it does shake some when the coaster is running but not that bad. I would recommend it to any one that likes Drop Zone. One last thing, I would hate to hear all of the commotion if they took out Drop Zone and put in some thing else. It is one of the better drop rides in the country, that goes for the ride and the reliability.

KD's planners only left the rotation system out of their installation after all the problems that KI had with theirs.

Wrong.

So whats right?

Its not important

Then why did you take your time to say it was wrong?

Because people like you take it as fact when its not.