Editing Power Tower

{{Short description|Thrill ride at two Cedar Fair parks}}
{{About|the amusement ride|other uses|Power tower (disambiguation){{!}}Power tower}}
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| name                = Power Tower
| logo                = <!--Use ONLY the filename, not a full [[Image:]] link-->
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| image               = CedarPoint Overview BackHalf DSCN9502.JPG
| imagedimensions     = 250px
| caption             = Overview of Cedar Point with Power Tower in the center, [[Millennium Force]] on the left and [[Top Thrill Dragster]] on the right.
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| location            = Cedar Point
| section             = Top Thrill 2 Midway<!--Should be linked.-->
| coordinates         = {{coord|41|28|57.74|N|82|41|4.42|W|type:landmark_region:US-OH|display=inline}}
| status              = Operating
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| opened              = May 9, 1998
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| location2           = Valleyfair
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| coordinates2        = {{coord|44|47|58.17|N|93|27|24.50|W|type:landmark_region:US-MN|display=inline}}
| status2             = Operating
| cost2               = $10,000,000
| soft_opened2        =
| opened2             = May 6, 2000<ref>{{cite news|date=May 4, 2000|title=Tackle the tower|work=St. Cloud Times|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/53906026/tackle-the-tower/|access-date=December 9, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}</ref>
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| previousattraction2 = Tot Town
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| type                = [[Space Shot (ride)|Space Shot]], [[Turbo Drop]]
| manufacturer        = S&S Power
| designer            = Stan Checketts
| model               = Combo Tower
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| height_ft           = 300 or 275 <!--Must be expressed in feet and may contain only numeric characters.-->
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| vehicle_type        = Freefall carriage
| vehicles            = 4 (Cedar Point)<br/>3 (Valleyfair)
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| virtual_queue_name=[[Fast Lane (Cedar Fair)|Fast Lane]]
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'''Power Tower''' is a [[amusement ride|thrill ride]] located at two [[Six Flags]] parks in the US, [[Cedar Point]] and [[Valleyfair]]. The attractions are powered by air in large cylinders in which an aircraft steel cable, connected to the internal piston, travels and is also connected to the external rider car. Hydraulic cylinders at the base of the tower provide an extra measure of safety in case of a ride malfunction. Both rides were designed and manufactured by [[S&S Power]] of Logan, Utah. As of the 2020 season from their respective websites, both changed their height requirements from {{convert|52|in|cm}} to {{convert|48|in|cm}}.

==Cedar Point==
{{stack|[[File:Cedar Point Power Tower from below.jpg|thumb|Cedar Point's Power Tower from below]]}}
Power Tower at [[Cedar Point]] is a multi-tower attraction featuring a pair of [[Space Shot (ride)|Space Shot]] rides and a pair of [[Turbo Drop]] rides, arranged in a square-footprint with a crowning marquee and crisscrossed arches joining the four rides at their peaks. Power Tower is the only four-towered drop tower ride in the world to date, devoting two towers to each drop cycle. The ride was announced on August 20, 1997 and opened to guests in 1998.<ref>{{cite news|date=August 21, 1997|title=Cedar Point plans Power Tower ride|work=Indiana Gazette|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/53948058/cedar-point-plans-power-tower-ride/|access-date=January 7, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}</ref>

Sixteen new LED lights from Chauvet Professional were installed on Power Tower before the 2012 season.<ref name="New 2012 lighting">{{cite web|title=CHAUVET® Professional Takes Cedar Point Guests on Colorful Rides|url=http://www.chauvetlighting.com/colorful-rides-at-cedar-point-by-chauvet.html|publisher=Chauvet Professional|accessdate=December 29, 2012|date=September 20, 2012|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121130062314/http://www.chauvetlighting.com/colorful-rides-at-cedar-point-by-chauvet.html|archivedate=November 30, 2012}}</ref>

===Ride specifications===
* Height: 300&nbsp;ft (91 m)
* Drop height: 240&nbsp;ft (73 m)
* Top speed: 50&nbsp;mph (80&nbsp;km/h)
* G-force: min -1.0 g, max +4.0
* Ride Duration: 45 sec
* Capacity: 1,700 rides per hour
* Thrill Rating: 5
<ref name="experiencethepoint">{{cite web|title=Power Tower&nbsp;— Cedar Point|url=http://www.experiencethepoint.com/rides/powert.asp|publisher=Experience the Point|accessdate=November 1, 2013}}</ref>

==Valleyfair==
[[File:Power Tower and Xtreme Swing.jpg|thumb|160px|right|View of Power Tower at [[Valleyfair]], with [[Xtreme Swing]] in front.]]
Power Tower at [[Valleyfair]] is a multi-tower attraction featuring a pair of [[Turbo Drop]] rides and a single [[Space Shot (ride)|Space Shot]] ride, arranged in a triangular-footprint with a crowning marquee joining the three rides at their peaks.

Power Tower is the tallest ride in Minnesota. The ride was originally intended to be 300 feet (91 m) tall, but the [[Federal Aviation Administration]] prohibits Valleyfair's rides from being built taller than {{convert|275|ft|m}} because of the nearby [[Flying Cloud Airport]].<ref name="google">{{cite web|title=Park gets clearance for towering new thrill ride|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=eaJjAAAAIBAJ&pg=4834%2C8148040|publisher=Free Lance-Star|date=August 29, 1999|accessdate=November 1, 2013}}</ref>

===Ride specifications===
* Height: 275&nbsp;ft (84 m)
* Drop height: 250&nbsp;ft (76 m)
* Top Speed: 50&nbsp;mph (80&nbsp;km/h)
* G-force: min -1.0 g, max +4.0
* Ride Duration: 45 sec
* Capacity: 1,300 rides per hour
* Thrill Rating: 5
<ref name="vf-pt">{{cite web |url=https://www.valleyfair.com/rides/Thrill-Rides/Power-Tower | title=Power Tower | publisher=Valleyfair | accessdate=July 17, 2014}}</ref><ref name="ultimate">{{cite web|title=Power Tower to Open at Valleyfair for 2000|url=http://www.ultimaterollercoaster.com/news/archives/1999/stories/081899_01.shtml|publisher=Ultimate Roller Coaster|date=August 18, 1999|accessdate=November 1, 2013}}</ref>

==Records==
Cedar Point's Power Tower was the tallest vertical ascending and descending thrill ride upon debut up until July 1998, when [[Supreme Scream]] opened at [[Knott's Berry Farm]].

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{{Succession box| title=World's Tallest Vertical Drop Ride | before=''[[Pitt Fall]]'' | years=May 1998–July 1998 | after=''[[Supreme Scream]]''}}
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==See also==
* [[Supreme Scream]]

==References==
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==External links==
{{commons category|Power Tower (Cedar Point)}}
* [http://www.cedarpoint.com/rides/Thrill-Rides/Power-Tower Official page at Cedar Point]
* [http://www.valleyfair.com/rides/Thrill-Rides/Power-Tower Official page at Valleyfair]
* [http://thepointol.com/power-tower-photo-gallery/ Power Tower Photo Gallery] at The Point Online

{{Cedar Point}}
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[[Category:Amusement rides introduced in 1998]]
[[Category:Towers completed in 1998]]
[[Category:Amusement rides introduced in 2000]]
[[Category:Drop tower rides]]
[[Category:Amusement rides manufactured by S&S – Sansei Technologies]]
[[Category:Six Flags attractions]]
[[Category:Valleyfair]]