AtmosFear (Liseberg)

AtmosFear
Liseberg
Coordinates	57°41′43.2″N 11°59′26.8″E
Status	Operating
Opening date	April 2011
Replaced	Lisebergstornet
Ride statistics
Attraction type	Drop tower
Manufacturer	Intamin
Height	116 m (381 ft)
Drop	100 m (330 ft)
Speed	68 mph (109 km/h)
G-force	4
Capacity	600 riders per hour
Height restriction	140–195 cm (4 ft 7 in – 6 ft 5 in)

AtmosFear is a 116-metre-tall (381 ft) drop tower located in Liseberg amusement park in Gothenburg, Sweden, and is the second tallest drop tower in Europe, after Highlander at Hansa Park. AtmosFear is designed by Intamin and drops riders from a height of 100 metres (330 ft).

History

In 1990, Liseberg built a 146-metre-tall (479 ft) observation tower named Lisebergstornet (The Liseberg Tower). After twenty years of operation, Liseberg closed the attraction and began to renovate the tower in May 2010. The tower became the main structure for AtmosFear which opened as the tallest drop tower in Europe in April 2011.

Ride

After boarding the gondola, riders await in suspense as the catch mechanism lowers and hooks onto the gondola. Red warning lights begin to flash in the station area and the gondola is slowly hoisted skywards, with riders being subjected to a light spray of mist upon leaving the station structure.

After a slow ascent to the summit of the tower, riders are presented with views over Liseberg and the surrounding Gothenburg. After several seconds, the catch mechanism releases the gondola. Riders plummet up to speeds of 68 miles per hour (109 km/h), pulling up to 4 G's before coming to a controlled halt at the bottom of the tower.

References

1. Atmosfear, Liseberg

External links

• Drawings of Lisebergstornet at Skyscraper Page
• Lisebergstornet^[usurped] at Emporis
• Liseberg Tower at Structurae