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This article is about the freefall tower ride at Drayton Manor. For the roller coasters at Six Flags America and Six Flags Magic Mountain, see Apocalypse (Six Flags America) and Apocalypse (Six Flags Magic Mountain). For other uses, see Apocalypse (disambiguation).

Apocalypse

Drayton Manor
Status	Operating
Opening date	27 May 2000

Ride statistics
Attraction type	Drop tower
Manufacturer	Intamin
Theme	Industrial/Hazardous
Height	177 ft (54 m)
G-force	4
Rows	5
Riders per row	4
Height restriction	120 cm (3 ft 11 in)

Apocalypse is a 54-metre-high (177 ft) freefall tower ride located at Drayton Manor Theme Park, England.

Detail

The ride was built by Intamin in 1999 and opened on 27 May 2000 by girl band B*Witched. The tower has five rows, containing four riders each. The rows tilt forwards to a 15° angle as they rise to the top of the drop tower. It is themed as a science operation. The ride, which has been voted 'Britain’s scariest ride', It has three different forms of seating. One is the normal sit down, another is stand-up position, the world's only stand-up tower drop until 2005 when the Hurakan Condor opened in PortAventura and the last one is a stand-up floorless which was introduced in 2002 and is known as the 'Fifth Element'. Riders reach 50 miles per hour (80 km/h) and experience 4g as they decelerate after falling 54 metres (177 ft) in 4 seconds.

In 2008 the ride received an Airtime Award from amusement park fansite CoasterForce.com, who's members voted it the "Best Thrill Ride in Europe".

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