The Giant Drop

This article is about an amusement ride at Dreamworld Australia. For general examples of the ride type, see Drop tower. For the ride in Gurnee, Illinois, see Giant Drop (Six Flags Great America).
Not to be confused with Tower of Terror II.

The Giant Drop
The Dreamworld Tower
Dreamworld
AreaGold Rush Country
Coordinates27°51′43.3″S 153°18′58.5″E / 27.862028°S 153.316250°E / -27.862028; 153.316250
StatusOperating
CostA$12,000,000
Soft opening date20 December 1998 (1998-12-20)[2]
Opening date26 December 1998 (1998-12-26)[1]
Ride statistics
Attraction typeGiant Drop
ManufacturerIntamin
ThemeOil rig
Height119 m (390 ft)
Drop115 m (377 ft)
Speed135.0 km/h (83.9 mph)
G-force3.5
Capacity550 riders per hour
Vehicles2
Riders per vehicle8
Duration100 seconds
Height restriction120–195 cm (3 ft 11 in – 6 ft 5 in)
WebsiteOfficial website
Ride Express available

The Giant Drop is a drop tower ride located at the Dreamworld theme park on the Gold Coast, Australia. Manufactured by Intamin, the ride was added in December 1998 to the existing Dreamworld Tower which housed the Tower of Terror. For fourteen years, The Giant Drop held the record for the tallest drop tower in the world.

The Giant Drop is one of Dreamworld's seven thrill rides. It has a height of 119 metres (390 ft) and a maximum speed of 135 kilometres per hour (84 mph), making it both the fastest and tallest amusement park ride in the Southern Hemisphere.

The ride is themed to an oil rig by "The Giant Oil Company". There are many pieces of oil machinery located around the ride.

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  2. ^ "Dreamworld History" (PDF). Dreamworld. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 December 2010. Retrieved 16 February 2012.