The Gyro-Drop Tower Scream is an amusement ride

Amusement ride

Amusement rides are large mechanical devices that move people to create enjoyment. They are frequently found at amusement parks, traveling carnivals, and funfairs.-Notable types:*Afterburner*Ali Baba*Balloon Race*Booster...

 in the Heide Park

Heide Park

The Heide Park Resort is a theme park in Soltau, Lower Saxony. With an overall area of over 850,000 m², it is one of the biggest German amusement parks and the biggest in Northern Germany....

, Soltau

Soltau

- Middle Ages :The region of the Lüneburg Heath had already been settled by the start of the New Stone Age about 4,000 years ago. The Soltau area was initially occupied by a few individual farms. The parish of Soltau was probably founded around 830 and the first wooden church Sante Johannis...

, Germany. With a height of 103 metres (338 ft) to the pinnacle it is the tallest "gyro drop" free-fall ride in the world.

Scream was constructed of the observation tower II of Heide Park, which was built in 1992 and was then called 'Gyrotower'. This modification was accomplished by a company called Intamin between October 2002 and April 2003 at a cost of €7.5 million. The inauguration took place on 24 April 2003. The highest car position of the Scream is 71 metres (233 ft), the distance covered is 66 metres (217 ft), from which 38 metres (125 ft) are to the head and 28 metres (92 ft) for brake distance.

Scream, which has a diameter of 2.8 metres (9 ft), stands on a foundation of 8 metres (26 ft) in depth and 10 metres (33 ft) in diameter. The travelling time is 82 seconds, here takes each case 2 seconds and the deceleration 5.5 seconds.