Tower of Terror II, Australia
From series “The Most Thrilling Roller Coasters in the World”Year: 1997. Height: 115 meters.
Thrilling roller coaster that can claim to be the most impressive can be found in Australia. It is situated in the popular Gold Coast beach resort, in the Dreamworld Gold Coast amusement park. Opening of the dramatic ride called 'Tower of Terror' was held in 1997. In 2010, the roller coaster was a bit modernized and became known as 'The Tower of Terror II.' Hill has an L-shape; the height of its 90-degree tower is 115 meters. To climb to such a height, a small cart with passengers has a top speed of 160 km/h; only 3 seconds are needed to reach such a speed. Such a lightning fast acceleration is due to the specially designed engine, whose power is 2.2 MW.
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ATM bankomat: 'CUA ATM' located in 1.17 km (
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Car rental office: 'Suttor David' is located in 1.02 km (
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