Free Fall Tower (Damanskiy Island Amusement Park)

Ride
Free Fall Tower
Damanskiy Island Amusement Park
Location Yaroslavl, Yaroslavl, Russia
Coordinates 57°37′07″N 39°53′56″E / 57.618474°N 39.898889°E / 57.618474; 39.898889
Status Defunct
Operated 24 July 2002 to August 2017
Rider height 120 cm minimum
VVC Wheel Park
Name Free Fall Tower
Location Moscow City, Russia
Operated 11 May 2002 to July 2002 or earlier
Statistics
Manufacturer Pax Company
Product Free Fall Tower
Type
Capacity 4
Hourly capacity 200
Area 9 metres × 8 metres
Height 24 metres
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Free Fall Tower is a Drop tower at Damanskiy Island Amusement Park in Yaroslavl, Yaroslavl, Russia.

History

The Free Fall Tower was introduced at the VVC Wheel Park on May 11, 2002.It was the first drop tower in Russia and the first drop tower manufactured by Pax Company.[1] It was relocated at the Damansky Island Amusement Park in Yaroslavl, Yaroslavl, Russia and opened on 24 July 2002.

Accidents

On June 11, 2011, the brake of the attraction did not work, so 4 people were injured. The examination showed that the passengers of the attraction suffered due to overload.[2][3][4][5]

References

  1. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20020823074828/http://www.pax.ru/rus/news/vc1.htm
  2. ↑ https://76.ru/text/gorod/2011/07/18/61427451/?ysclid=law4mg0iah331206009
  3. ↑ https://yarreg.ru/articles/sk_news_11_56437_/?ysclid=law4mh16pm528493672
  4. ↑ https://www.gtk.tv/news/16175.ns?ysclid=law4mf374v470839920
  5. ↑ https://www.yar.kp.ru/daily/25702/904212/?ysclid=law4md8hg3958197469

External links

Off-ride video

Off-ride video 29 September 2009

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