(Firstly, Kingda Ka and Top Thrill (and more) are rollercoasters and do not come under the classification of an 'amusement park RIDE') This ride is called the 'Giant Drop' located at Dreamworld, on the Gold Coast, Australia. (Dreamworld is officially the best theme park in the southern hemisphere) Height: 415 feet (126.5m) -Total Structure Height 393 feet (120m) - Ride Track Height Speed: 83 mph (135 kph) Classification: Amusement Park Ride Freefall Drop Tower Designer: Intamin AG The Giant Drop is a Free Fall Drop Tower. (There are many different styles of towers; with Free Fall Drop Towers and Gyro Drop Towers being the most common.) -The tallest and fastest Drop Tower of any kind. -The tallest and fastest Free Fall Drop Tower. -The tallest and fastest amusement park ride in the world. (which does no include roller coasters) The Giant Drop opened to Dreamworld in 1998, sharing the 'Dreamworld Tower' structure with the Tower of Terror, which opened the previous year. The eastern side originally had a "pre-drop", where riders would be dropped a few metres before slowing down by use of the ride's fail-safe magnetic brakes only to be dropped the full distance moments later. This ride programme was discontinued by way of adjusting the braking fins on the tower to make them no longer functioning. You can still feel it begin to drop by the short moment after the vehicle is detached from the Raising system. The ride's breaks rely on magnets that have been given a suggested ...