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| SpaceShot at TusenFryd | |
| Status | In production |
| Introduced | 1994 |
| First built | Space Shot at Reino Aventura (1995) |
| Statistics | |
| Manufacturer |  |
| Type | Drop Tower |
Tower Rides is a drop tower range from S&S Sansei Technologies.[1]
History
The Space Shot was introduced in 1994 and was the world's first drop tower.[2] The first installation was Space Shot at Six Flags Mexico which opened in 1995.[3] The first Space Shot in the United States was in Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin.[4]
In 2014, S&S unveiled a modified design with a circular, rotating ring of seats.[5]
In October 2020, S&S unveiled a new seating design which allows the seats to rotate such that riders are facing the ground or sky. The rotation of the seats can be programmed to create different ride experiences. Existing installations may be retrofitted with the new seats.[6][7]
Installations
- This list is incomplete, please expand it if you can.
| Name | Park | Country | Towers | Product | Opened | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abyss | Ocean Park |  |
2 | Turbo Drop | 2001 | SBNO since August 31, 2021 |
| Batwing Spaceshot | Warner Bros. Movie World |  |
1 | Space Shot | December 2006 | Operating |
| Big Shot | Stratosphere Tower | |
1 | Space Shot | 1996 | Operating |
| Blast Off Formerly StatosFear Screamer |
Darien Lake Alabama Splash Adventure |
|
1 (formerly 2) | Space Shot | 2013 2001 |
Operating Closed 2011 |
| Blazer Blast Off | Wild Adventures | |
1 | Double Shot | 1999 | Operating |
| Brain Drain | Wild Waves Theme & Water Park | |
1 | Double Shot | 2016 | Operating |
| Cliff Hanger | Flamingo Land |  |
1 | Combo | March 2002 | Operating |
| Dare 2 Drop | Imagicaa |  |
1 | Double Shot | April 18, 2013 | Operating |
| Detonator | Worlds of Fun | |
2 | Space Shot | April 13, 1996 | Operating |
| Doctor Doom's Fearfall | Universal's Islands of Adventure | |
2 | Space Shot | May 28, 1999 | Operating |
| Dominator | Dorney Park | |
3 | Multiple (Space Shot, Turbo Drop) | May 8, 1999 | Operating |
| Double Shot | Indiana Beach | |
1 | Double Shot | 1999 | Operating |
| Double Shot | Keansburg Amusement Park | |
1 | Double Shot | 2000 | Operating |
| Double Shot | Playland's Castaway Cove | |
1 | Double Shot | 1998 | Closed 2018 |
| Double Shot | Playland's Castaway Cove | |
1 | Double Shot | 2019 | Operating |
| Double Shot | Playland Park | |
1 | Double Shot | 2000 | Operating |
| Double Shot | Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk | |
1 | Double Shot | March 19, 2005 | Operating |
| Down Time Formerly StatosFear Screamer |
Lake Compounce Alabama Splash Adventure |
|
1 (formerly 2) | Turbo Drop | 2004 2001 |
Operating Closed |
| Dr. Dean's Rocket Machine | Magic Springs & Crystal Falls | |
1 | Double Shot | 2001 | 2015 |
| Dragon's Descent | Funtown Splashtown USA | |
1 | Turbo Drop | 2001 | Operating |
| Drop Tower Formerly Hyper Blaster |
Navy Pier Pleausure Island |
|
1 | Double Shot | July 14, 2021 2001 |
Operating Closed October 29, 2016 |
| Etnaland Tower | Etnaland |  |
1 | Combo | April 20, 2013 | Operating |
| Extreme Scream | Washington State Fair | |
1 | Combo | 1999 | Operating |
| Firefall Formerly Accelerator |
Silver Dollar City Celebration City |
|
1 | Double Shot | March 14, 2015 2003 |
Operating Closed 2008 |
| Free Fall | Divo Ostrov |  |
1 | Combo | 2004 | Operating |
| Gyldne Tårn | Tivoli Gardens |  |
1 | Turbo Drop | April 1999 | Operating |
| Harpoon | Fuli Ocean Happy World | |
1 | Space Shot | 2023 | Operating |
| Hellevator | Playland |  |
1 | Space Shot | 2000 | Operating |
| Hershey Triple Tower | Hersheypark | |
3 | Space Shot, Double Shot, Rotating Tower | April 8, 2017 | Operating |
| Heaven and Earth | Happy Valley (Shanghai) | |
2 | Multiple (Space Shot, Turbo Drop) | 2009 | Operating |
| Hot Shot Formerly The O2 Tower |
Blue Bayou Dixie Landin' Miracle Strip Amusement Park |
|
1 | Space Shot | 2005 2002 |
Closed 2019 2002 or later |
| Höjdskräcken | Liseberg |  |
1 | Turbo Drop | 2000 | Closed 2015 |
| Ice Blast | Pleasure Beach Resort | |
1 | Space Shot | 1997 | Operating |
| Katapulten | Gröna Lund | |
1 | Space Shot | 2004 | Operating |
| Kilahuea | Six Flags Mexico |  |
3 | Space Shot | 2000 | Operating |
| Liberty Launch | Holiday World | |
1 | Double Shot | May 3, 2003 | Operating |
| Magma Blast | Doha Quest |  |
1 | Space Shot | 2021 | Operating |
| Maliboomer | Disney California Adventure Park | |
3 | Space Shot | February 8, 2001 | Closed September 7, 2010 |
| Moon Shot | U.S. Space & Rocket Center | |
1 | Double Shot | 1994 | Operating |
| Nickelodeon Skyline Scream | Nickelodeon Universe | |
1 | Rotating Tower | November 7, 2019 | Operating |
| Oil Tower 1 | Mirabilandia | |
1 | Space Shot | 1997 | Operating |
| Oil Tower 2 | Mirabilandia | |
1 | Turbo Drop | 1997 | Operating |
| Orbite Formerly Space Shot |
La Ronde Action Park |
|
1 | Space Shot | 1999 1996 |
Operating Closed 1998 |
| Pemburu Badai Formerly Barnstormer Formerly Space Shot |
Trans Studio Bandung Loudoun Castle Southport Pleasureland |
 |
1 | Double Shot | 2018 2007 2002 |
Operating Closed 2010 Closed 2006 |
| Power Tower | Cedar Point | |
4 | Multiple (Space Shot, Turbo Drop) | May 9, 1998 | Operating |
| Power Tower | Valleyfair | |
3 | Multiple (Space Shot, Turbo Drop) | May 6, 2000 | Operating |
| Reketti | Linnanmäki |  |
1 | Space Shot | 1999 | Operating |
| Red Tower | Fuji-Q Highland |  |
1 | Turbo Drop | 1998 | Operating |
| Rocket | Lagoon | |
3 | Multiple (Space Shot, Turbo Drop) | April 17, 1999 | Operating |
| Sasquatch Formerly Sonic Slam and Bayou Blaster |
Great Escape Six Flags New Orleans |
|
2 | Multiple (Space Shot, Turbo Drop) | May 2009 May 20, 2000 |
Operating Closed August 2005 |
| Scream | Six Flags Fiesta Texas | |
3 | Multiple (Space Shot, Turbo Drop) | March 13, 1999 | Operating |
| Scream | Six Flags New England | |
3 (formerly 1) | Multiple (Space Shot, Turbo Drop) | 1998 (two towers added in 2000) | Operating |
| Shore Shot | Casino Pier | |
1 | Double Shot | 2015 | Operating |
| Sky Jet | Janfusun Fancyworld |  |
2 | Space Shot/Turbo Drop | 1998 | Operating |
| Skyborne | Lost Island Theme Park | |
1 | Turbo Drop | June 21, 2022 | Operating |
| Space Blast | Magical Midway | |
1 | Space Shot | 2002 | Operating |
| Sky Screamer | MarineLand | |
3 | Space Shot | 2004 | Operating |
| Space Shoot | Walygator Grand Est |  |
1 | Space Shot | 1998 | Operating |
| Space Shot | Adventureland | |
1 | Space Shot | 1999 | Operating |
| Space Shot | Galaxyland | |
1 | Double Shot | 2002 | Operating |
| Space Shot | Genting Theme Park |  |
1 | Space Shot | 2001 | Closed 2013 |
| Space Shot | Hanayashiki Amusement Park | |
1 | Space Shot | 1996 | Operating |
| Space Shot | Happy Valley (Shenzhen) | |
1 | Space Shot | 1998 | Operating |
| Space Shot | Nagashima Spa Land | |
3 | Space Shot | 1997 | Operating |
| Space Shot | Nasu Highland Park | |
1 | Space Shot | 1996 | Operating |
| Space Shot | Prater |  |
1 | Space Shot | 1997 | Operating |
| Space Shot | Rusutsu Resort | |
1 | Space Shot | July 1997 | Operating |
| Space Shot | Space World | |
1 | Space Shot | 1997 | Closed 2017 |
| Space Shot | Walibi Holland |  |
1 | Space Shot | 1998 | Operating |
| Space Shot | Six Flags Mexico | |
1 | Space Shot | 1995 | Closed 1999 or earlier |
| SpaceShot | TusenFryd |  |
1 | Space Shot | 1998 | Operating |
| Starblaster | Canobie Lake Park | |
1 | Double Shot | 2002 | Operating |
| Supreme Scream | Knott's Berry Farm | |
3 | Turbo Drop | June 3, 1998 | Operating |
| Superman: Tower of Power | Six Flags Over Texas | |
3 | Combo | March 29, 2003 | Operating |
| Tårngyset | Bakken | |
1 | Double Shot | 2005 or earlier | Operating |
| Terraform Tower Challenge | Genting SkyWorlds | |
1 | Space Shot | February 8, 2022 | Operating |
| Thrill Towers | Ferrari Land |  |
2 | Multiple (Space Shot, Turbo Drop) | 2017 | Operating |
| Totem | Walibi Rhône-Alpes | |
1 | Space Shot | 1998 | Operating |
| Tower of Fear | Funtown Pier | |
1 | Space Shot/Turbo Drop | 2000 | Closed 2012 |
| Turbo Drop | Buffalo Bill's Resort & Casino | |
1 | Turbo Drop | 1997 | Closed |
| Twin Tower - Heroes | Happy Valley (Chengdu) | |
2 | Multiple (Space Shot, Turbo Drop) | 2009 | Operating |
| Twin Towers | Happy Valley (Wuhan) | |
2 | Multiple (Space Shot, Turbo Drop) | 2012 | Operating |
| Uppskjutet | Liseberg | |
1 | Space Shot | June 17, 1996 | Closed 2015 |
| Venganza del Enigma | Parque Warner Madrid | |
3 | Multiple (Space Shot, Turbo Drop, Combo) | April 2002 | Operating |
| Volcano | Fantasy Island | |
1 | Space Shot | May 1998 | Operating |
| Zombieland Blast Off | Motiongate |  |
1 | Turbo Drop | 2017 | Operating |
Images
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References
- ↑ "Ride Locations". S&S Power. Archived from the original on 2002-12-08.
- ↑ "Company". S&S Worldwide. Archived from the original on 2011-08-07.
- ↑ "S&S Worldwide celebrates 25 years of thrill making". InterPark. 2019-03-02.
- ↑ "Swings Soar Around the Globe". Ride Entertainment.
- ↑ "S&S Combo Tower Ad" (PDF). Amusement Today. November 2011. Retrieved 2024-08-05.
- ↑ "S&S - Sansei Reveal Spin Shot Tower Retrofit for Existing Tower Rides". NewsPlusNotes. 25 October 2020. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
- ↑ "S&S - Sansei Technologies debuts Spin Shot Tower". Park World Online. 2020-10-28. Retrieved 2024-11-23.
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