Right Now Drop Tower is operating at Kings Island.

I think I'll drop in.

I think I'll drop in.

I see what you did there.

I got my first ever ride this morning during ERT. As I was sitting at the top of the tower with my heart beating out of my chest, I realized I not only hadn't ever ridden it before, I never even watched it run before. So I had absolutely no idea how long it would be before the drop, if there was any sort of warning, or anything. Definitely makes it more terrifying, especially when you are already thinking "I hope the cables they replaced are OK."

I really enjoyed it though. I rode it later in the day, and while I don't think it was quite worth an hour wait, it gave me a second favorite thing about the ride: the nearly subsonic sound it makes as it hits the brakes, as heard when you're below it. Otherworldly.

^Its going to drop RIGHT NOW!

I rode it yesterday after hearing it got fixed and it was awesome as usual! I will say, however, that seeing Banshee from DT's queue is going to take some getting used to as either Son of Beast or blue skies (after SOB was removed/during Banshee's construction) are the views that I've been accustomed to seeing in the past.

Not sure how I feel about them using non Intamin parts on Drop Tower if that's true. Sometimes its not good to use aftermarket parts.

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I'm not sure which part they replaced. The word on the street was that it was part of the motor, but it's also apparent that the cables were installed yesterday too. Regardless, I'm sure that they either used Intamin parts, or parts that Intamin recommended. You have to remember that there are dozens, if not hundreds, of parts to each ride that were not manufactured by the ride maker.

They replaced the cables. I have a picture of it with cables on one side and no cables on the other. You can kinda see it in my video as well. I asked the source and he said that they ordered new cables and they were all ready for opening day, but they didnt like the cables, so they ordered new ones from a different company.

I got my first ever ride this morning during ERT. As I was sitting at the top of the tower with my heart beating out of my chest, I realized I not only hadn't ever ridden it before, I never even watched it run before. So I had absolutely no idea how long it would be before the drop, if there was any sort of warning, or anything. Definitely makes it more terrifying,

Feel it stop moving, click. Count to 7, kachunk- woosh. Get back In line.

I rode it yesterday after hearing it got fixed and it was awesome as usual! I will say, however, that seeing Banshee from DT's queue is going to take some getting used to as either Son of Beast or blue skies (after SOB was removed/during Banshee's construction) are the views that I've been accustomed to seeing in the past.

Forget the view from the queue. The view of Banshee from around seats 5 to 10 at the top of the tower is AMAZING! A shame that there's no way to legally take a picture from up there.

Maybe our awesome PR department could do a POV of the ride or get a few stills up there for us.

I rode it yesterday after hearing it got fixed and it was awesome as usual! I will say, however, that seeing Banshee from DT's queue is going to take some getting used to as either Son of Beast or blue skies (after SOB was removed/during Banshee's construction) are the views that I've been accustomed to seeing in the past.

Forget the view from the queue. The view of Banshee from around seats 5 to 10 at the top of the tower is AMAZING! A shame that there's no way to legally take a picture from up there.

I agree, the view of Banshee was pretty cool from what I saw (I was a little less than midway up the tower when I saw it). I was in either seat 22 or 32 (I can't remember), so at the top, I was facing Congo Falls and the parking lot.

I rode it ten times today, along with everything else (I wanted to do The Beast 10 times also but I decided to go get some extra credits on WE and the Vekoma family suspended) then at 6:45is it down poured and thundered until about 8:45 so we tried to go back but it was closed (the park). :/

Fried grass sounds gross but I'm random...

Rode it on Sunday evening. I kinda really sort of hate the ride. I swear my heart was going to jump out of my chest on the way up.

Sounds like you'd love Big Droppy Thing!

I'm not a fan because it's the only ride that really truly gets my heart rate up. My wife says that should make it my favorite but I disagree.

I used to have a love/hate relationship with Drop Tower as I wasn't a fan of free fall. I've gotten used to it over many re-rides, and its probably the only ride in the park that still gives me a true adrenalin rush.

We were very happy to get to ride Drop Tower on Monday.

I got my first ever ride this morning during ERT. As I was sitting at the top of the tower with my heart beating out of my chest, I realized I not only hadn't ever ridden it before, I never even watched it run before. So I had absolutely no idea how long it would be before the drop, if there was any sort of warning, or anything. Definitely makes it more terrifying,

Feel it stop moving, click. Count to 7, kachunk- woosh. Get back In line.

I did exactly that 32 times in a row last Tuesday.

The count to 7 trick works. Tried it today! The view of Banshee is great up there by the way!

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The count to 7 trick works. Tried it today! The view of Banshee is great up there by the way!

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Works every time. Its nice having the surprise sometimes though.

Even knowing when it's coming it's still a wee bit overwhelming.

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Is it 7 seconds or a fast count to 7? I rode it many years ago and I'm thinking of riding it again Sunday.

I counted to 7 which I'm sure was slower than 7 seconds. I will try the 1 Mississippi next time and see if it changes anything. I don't wear a watch so I can't actually time it.

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I have not been able to get myself on this ride yet. To paraphrase Tom Petty, the waiting (at the top) would be the hardest part.

I'm glad it's operating, but I can't see me on it, as of yet.

I've rode it a total of 2 times, both last season. I have avoided it for years, fear of heights, since I had been getting better at handling this last year, I rode it. Amazingly the ascent was reasonably enjoyable as I scanned the Banshee construction area. As the rotation stopped, and we prepared for the fall, a slight apprehension hit me, and down we went. Not as bad as I thought it would be. That said it was late afternoon / early evening, after many other rides. Later in the season, we went on as the first ride of the day, I had done this before, old hat right? NO, the ascent, while obviously no different than the first, was completely unnerving. It seemed an eternity after the rotation stopped that the ride continued to climb. Even after the ascent stopped, another eternity until the "click" at that point I could easily have counted to 70 ( it seemed ), when finally the great relief of the fall came, something I would've hated not that long ago.

I won't say I'll never ride it again. But I will say it will never again be my first ride of the day.

Banshee is fantastic from up top, quite a site to see having it all there underneath you. Plus free fall rides are still fantastic, it's something that never gets old to me

honestly, the scariest part for me is the ride up to the top, i don't know why though.

In seconds: Click, two, three, four, five, six, DROP!

Fast count: Click, ontwothreefourfivesixseven! EEP! DROP ALREADY! OMG I HATE THIS RI- (Drops)

honestly, the scariest part for me is the ride up to the top, i don't know why though.

You're probably scared of heights a bit, like me.