Tower of Terror II (Dreamworld)
| Tower of Terror II | |
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| Previously known as Tower of Terror | |
| Dreamworld | |
| Coordinates | 27°51′50.7″S 153°19′2.6″E / 27.864083°S 153.317389°ECoordinates: 27°51′50.7″S 153°19′2.6″E / 27.864083°S 153.317389°E |
| Status | Operating |
| Opening date | 23 January 1997 |
| Cost | A$16,000,000 |
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| Type | Steel – Launched – Shuttle |
| Manufacturer | Intamin |
| Model | Reverse Freefall Coaster |
| Lift/launch system | Linear synchronous motor |
| Height | 115 m (377 ft) |
| Drop | 108.3 m (355 ft) |
| Length | 376.4 m (1,235 ft) |
| Speed | 160.9 km/h (100.0 mph) |
| Inversions | 0 |
| Duration | 28 seconds |
| Max vertical angle | 90° |
| Acceleration | 0 to 160.9 km/h (0 to 100 mph) in 7 seconds |
| G-force | 4.5 |
| Height restriction | 120 cm (3 ft 11 in) |
| Maximum Height | 200 cm (6 ft 7 in) |
| Vehicle | Single vehicle seating 14 passengers in one row of 2 and three rows of 4. |
| Tunnel Length | 206 metres (676 ft) |
 Q4U virtual queuing available |
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Tower of Terror II at RCDB Pictures of Tower of Terror II at RCDB |
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The Tower of Terror II is a steel shuttle roller coaster located at the Dreamworld amusement park on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. When the Tower of Terror opened on 23 January 1997, it was the first roller coaster in the world to reach 160.9 kilometres per hour (100.0 mph) speeds making it the tallest and fastest roller coaster in the world of its time. The ride is situated on the Dreamworld Tower which also houses The Giant Drop free fall ride. The ride was originally known as the Tower of Terror until it was modified and relaunched in September 2010.
The steel and concrete structure cost A$16 million to construct. The original ride featured a shorter, 80-metre (260 ft) tunnel, a rigid lap bar using a hydraulic locking system and would carry 15 passengers at a time.
The relaunched ride takes 14 passengers. It propels passengers to just under 161 kilometres per hour (100 mph) with a maximum of 4.5 g and 6.5 seconds of weightlessness. As of 2010, the ride is 4th in the tallest roller coaster rankings, 3rd in the tallest roller coaster drop rankings and 4th in the fastest roller coaster rankings.
The construction of the Tower of Terror required a mammoth effort by those involved. The ride features more than 600 metric tons (590 long tons; 660 short tons) of steel, 3,500 metric tons (3,400 long tons; 3,900 short tons) of concrete (which was delivered by 175 concrete trucks), 3,500 litres (770 imp gal; 920 US gal) of paint and over 16,000 bolts which hold the structure together. Total construction costs were estimated to be A$16 million.
On 23 January 1997, the Tower of Terror was officially opened by Rob Borbidge, Premier of Queensland at the time. A plaque was dedicated in its honour detailing its opening status as the tallest and fastest ride in the world.
The original Tower of Terror ride was themed as an "escape pod" launch from a futuristic skyscraper to a distant building. Earthquakes had supposedly made the building unstable and unexplained nuclear hazards were contaminating the building. Riders took the role of people queuing for the escape pods through the corridors and stairwells of the building, at one point crossing a depth illusion giving the impression of being high above a ruined city. Whilst the optical illusion and decoration of the queuing area remains, the backstory of the ride is no longer given.
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