Dr Dooms Tower of Fear

**esprit** · 14-03-2002, 23:54

You can see the two giant poles from miles away. It can be a fairly long queue ( 30 mins or so if not fast passed) for a thirty second ride. But what a thirty seconds. Basically sixteen people per pole shoot up to the top and back down at a death defying speed. They keep you waiting behind electric doors when loading and you can hear the shreeks from the lot in front of you which REALLY gets the adrenalin flowing. When you go up, it is really fast and really high. What a rush. A fab view of the whole park for a split second before you go down again just as fast. Must be just what it is like bungee jumping only safer. Scarier than the Tower of Terror as you are in the open with your feet dangling. Oh and wear well strapped on sandals or trainers or you are likely to kill someone down below. Not for the faint hearted, this one.

Julie Carty

**tinkerbell** · 23-05-2002, 16:57

This, for some reason, gets me nervous every time I get dragged on by my eleven year old little brother<img src=icon_smile_blush.gif border=0 align=middle>!! It's such a great rush though, have to say even better than some of the rollercoasters! You also get a great view depending which side you are allocated!!! First time in my life that I have the stomach left behind feeling from going up rather than down its amazing!!!

Tink

**Ray&Sarah** · 30-04-2004, 03:13

Tower of fear is a scary ride! Scared me when you get shot up in the air. The queue wasn't that bad when I went but i was a single rider as everyone else chickened out!LOL. Good though because it got me to the front!

**sully62** · 30-04-2004, 12:01

you want to try the hyperblaster on top of the stratosphere hotel in Las Vegas, you are already 900ft + before it blasts you up another 180ft thats scary especially in the dark
tony

**bridget** · 01-05-2004, 16:31

Apparently they've got a new ride at the Stratosphere called X-Scream that propels riders head first 27ft over the edge of the tower and leaves them dangling there. No thanks! [

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**LesleyB** · 10-05-2004, 03:03

I went on Dr. Doom with my 9 year old son - I screamed all the way up and all the way down. Not a peep from Jamie - but he did say he enjoyed it when we got off - I had trouble walking in a straight line afterwards.

Lesley

**LesleyB** · 10-05-2004, 03:04

I went on Dr. Doom with my 9 year old son - I screamed all the way up and all the way down. Not a peep from Jamie - but he did say he enjoyed it when we got off - I had trouble walking in a straight line afterwards.

Lesley

**chrisj** · 10-05-2004, 03:08

Sounds like another one im gonna be forced to go on and regret it

**mikewj** · 10-05-2004, 14:48

The best thing about Dr Doom is the view you get at the top.

Other than that, its a bit of a poor man's Tower of Terror, like driving over a hump back bridge at speed.