Scream (Heide Park) Explained

Scream
Imagedimensions:250px
Location:Heide Park
Status:Operating
Cost:EUR 7,500,000
Opened:2003
Previousattraction:Aussichtsturm II (1992-2002)
Coordinates:53.027°N 9.878°W
Manufacturer:Intamin
Model:Gyro Tower
Height M:103
Drop M:71
Speed Km/H:98.3
Vehicles:1
Riders Per Vehicle:40
Duration:77s
Restriction Cm:130 to 195

Scream is a gyro drop tower at the Heide Park amusement park in Soltau, Lower Saxony, Germany. It was constructed at a cost of €7.5 million by Intamin between October 2002 and April 2003, repurposing the structure of the Aussichtsturm II observation tower which opened in 1992. With a height of 103m (338feet), riders plunge down 71m (233feet) up to speeds of 98.3km/h.[1] Scream, which has a diameter of 2.8m (09.2feet), stands on a foundation of 8m (26feet) in depth and 10m (30feet) in diameter. The travelling time is 82 seconds, two seconds of which are the actual fall. The deceleration phase lasts for 5.5 seconds.

Interesting facts

Heide Park advertised Scream as the world's highest Gyro-Drop-Tower up to the end of the 2020 season, although the Gyro-Drop-Tower Scream Zone in Kings Island has a higher drop height with 82 metres. The reason was Scream having a bigger overall height than Scream Zone.

However this questionable record was finally beaten on April 27 2019 by Highlander at Hansa-Park in Sierksdorf which has a drop height of 103 metres and an overall height of 120 metres. After the teardown of the observation tower before the start of the 2022 season, is Scream now the highest attraction at Heide Park.

References

  1. Web site: Die Großachterbahnen des Heide Parks. 2021-09-20. Heide Park. de.