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I've been waiting two years for a Topple Tower to come to the U.S. This ride looks incredible. Kudos to Dollywood. I hope one comes to Ohio soon.
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I'm shocked that the ride costs $6.5 million.
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$6.5 million.......why you could buy a roller coaster with that!
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While it looks to be a unique ride, it is supposed to be the tamest of the Huss rides of this size according to the president of Huss. I think it will fit the family atmosphere perfectly.I love unique rides so I am sure I will like it. Those expecting a intense thrill may be dissapointed though. There is only one way to find out. Head to Dollywood next year and give it a ride. -Sean
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The 6,5 millions also cover the new restaurant and kids play area, not just the new ride. I'm sorry to say... but reviews of the existing ones in Europe are not stellar! Ride program is two short they say.
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I think these look like a blast! Dollywood has certainly made some excellent attraction decisions over the past few years. Maybe we'll see one of these (taller, I'm sure <g> ) show up at CP within the next few years. Hmmmm...wonder if one would fit in Demon Drop's footprint? Joel*** This post was edited by JZarley 7/8/2005 1:00:24 PM ***
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Hopefully Dollywood doesn't run the same program as the one overseas with the bird on top. After watching a video of that ride, it looks like it just spins you at an unpleasently fast speed and only tilts twice! Maybe with a better program this ride will be good.
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A press release said it spins at 9 revolutions per minute. I'm wondering if this is fast or slow? Does anyone know how it compares to other rotating rides of similar diameter (like a carousel or a disko perhaps? I think it would be a great family ride if it does not rotate so fast that it is dizzying for many people.
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How bout showing up at GL. CP has Maxair, if CF wants to get CP goers to GL, I say add it at GL as it would be something different for the park to offer.
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A press release said it spins at 9 revolutions per minute. I'm wondering if this is fast or slow?
In comparison, Delirium does 8rpm.
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But, Gonch, Delirium is swinging pretty fast. Have you seen how slow a Topple Goes? Don't get me wrong, I'm glad they're getting it. Should be a nice prelude to 2007.
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I'm actually sad about the following statement from the Huss site: "Once the passengers reach maximum operating height, the entire tower topples to the ground delivering major thrills without high G-forces". C'mon -- give me my Gs  But the ride does look interesting. Do I think I would like it more than MaxAir or Delirium? I will give the ride a try, but I'm guessing MA and D will will win for my G fix alone.
*** This post was edited by ltlbat 7/8/2005 3:50:13 PM ***
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Since this is in the Thunderhead area it will certainly reduce the Thunderhead line a little. That's a plus.
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Just answering the question, Tekno.
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8-9 RMP is not that fast... I'm pretty sure some Tivoli rides (orbiter and techno power) have gondola spinning speeds of around 20-25 rpm maybe a little higher even. Now THAT is fast.
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So what if it doesn't go fast? Personally, that's a good thing. Not every flat ride needs to be a spin and puke. Less speed will mean more anticipation/suspense.
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Does look pretty tame in comparison to a giant frisbee, but a good fit for Dollywood! Very rideable. Does look slow though.
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For the market that Dollywood serves this will be perfectly sufficent to quench our much more laid back thrill factor. Besides if you want to loose your breath from a wild ride, go ride Thunderhead! I think that this is a great addition to the whole Thunderhead Gap area. Right now that area of the park is very lacking in....well....anything! All you've got is Thunderhead, a bathroom, a coke cart, and a couple of games. Having other things in the area will give people more of a reason to stick around. Right now if you go to that area any time after 12pm you can pretty much get walk on rides. Especially an hour or two before the park closes. The only people who are left riding are Thunderhead junkies. I know that none of us are fond of lines but at a park like Dollywood, if a ride doesn't maintain a line they'll yank it out of the park to replace it with something that will line 'em up. IMHO, that's the reason why they took out the log flume. So that Daredevil Falls would actually fulfill it's purpose. That ride finally has a line, even if it isn't much of one.
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8-9 RMP is not that fast... I'm pretty sure some Tivoli rides (orbiter and techno power) have gondola spinning speeds of around 20-25 rpm maybe a little higher even. Now THAT is fast.
I have to admit I thought you were WAY off the mark, but did a little looking around and found: The specs for the Orbiter say 20rmp in the center 26rpm for the seats. That's pretty sick!
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But the Orbiter has a smaller axis of rotation. (The only one I've ridden being Lake Winnie's)....if something the size of Delirium of MaxAir did that kind of RPM, you'd definitely need more trash cans outside the ride... 
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I'm the one who asked the question about how fast 9 rpm is in relation to other rides, so thank you for the responses. My reason for asking was that I hoped it wouldn't be nauseatingly fast. I didn't mean to imply that being slow was bad. In fact, I hope it's slow enough for everyone to ride, not just those with a tolerance for spin and puke rides. I hope the fun comes from the illusion of toppling into the water and tetering on the edge from a perilous height. It looks like a really FUN ride...and I think that's what's missing from many flat rides. It's easy to make people sick by spinning them, but it's a greater ride that can let people have fun in surprising ways without making them feel miserable for having ridden. Timber Tower seems like a good choice for Dollywood. It's a unique flat ride with great theming potential, and it should appeal to their family audience.
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Anyone here actually ridden a Topple Tower who can give us an idea of what its like? How about those of you complaining the ride will be dull...any of you ridden?
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Never ridden one, Mamoosh. But I would like to say that I think the ride looks like a blast, maybe not an intense thrill, but certainly a precarious one. From the video it looks like it would definitely benefit from a snappier and longer ride cycle. I think it will be good for Dollywood.
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No one knows yet how Dollywood will run the ride. Regardless of how its run I have a hard time believing it won't be a fun ride, and isn't that what its all about?
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Lol I wish I could find the link of the cycle overseas so you guys could see it. It seems to rotate much faster than 9 rpm, doesn't ever touch the water jets, and only tilts over twice. This ride could be really fun if the program was done correctly (slower spin, more tilts, water interaction), but the park overseas obviously REALLY messed up the program. Hopefully Dollywood (and HUSS) will do better here in the states.
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9 rpm is basically one revolution every 7 seconds or so. Maybe it's my recent sleep deprivation, or maybe depraved is more like it, but when I read the title of this thread, my first reaction was to picture this (much) larger than life figure of Dolly Parton tipping back and forth (mostly forth). Where the riders would go , I have no idea, but I'd think a lot of people would rather just watch anyway.
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Thats sorta fast. Is the ride going to open the 8th or not? For those of you who don't know what i'm talking about, Timer Tower didn't open last saturday, (4/1/06) because it was unfinished. I will be visting Dollywood this coming Saturday (4/8/06) and hope to god that they have it opened! Is that area of the park now offically named Timber Canyon or Thunderhead Gap??? Thats strange that they changed the name.
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Hey Guys! I just got home from DW today! The new area of the park is GREAT!!! Timber Tower, although a little boring, Timber Tower is great! What i mean by boring is that, the ride doesn't last very long and its not a great as i was expecting. But overall, It was alright. Didn't get a chance to give the new Lumber Camp a try, but it looked good. The two lumber jack lifts looked a little bit fun, but not an extream thrill, but i guess it wasn't supposed to be.
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i go to dollywood all the time cuz i live in TN... dude that ride is so friggin boring!! i was all excited b/c well.... its a new ride & all. but when i went on it for the first time... i could already tell just by looking @ the ppl's faces on the ride... they were sooo bored! i mean... it goes incredibly slow. & you don't even get wet! they say you do... but they turn off the water right as you go over it... i was so disappointed. major lameness... but i saw they were building a new roller coaster... how exciting is that?!?
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