SFoT "Launches" Superman Tower of Power

A local TV station aired a segment on the new 313-foot-tall 3-pronged S&S tower now known by the official name - Superman - Tower of Power.

It is to open in Spring of 2003 as North America's tallest S&S tower, dethroning Knott's Supreme Scream (312' without counting flagpole) by only a foot! LOL.

If there were some way I could make an attachment, I would attach a short video clip from the news thing (provided by SFOTCOASTERNET) where the broadcast was made.

That's got to be one of the WORST names for a drop ride in the history of drop rides. It does sound like fun though.

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Best design and capacity is still Power Tower though.. And i still like the name..
A news video clip said it will launch riders up, which will mean it is not a true drop/freefall ride. If it drops though, and does a higher bounce than Supreme Scream it will be good.

But hasn't SF ever heard of Sentence Conciseness. Maybe I should lend them a grammar book.

Superman: Tower of Power will do all ride sequences. It will be a space shot, turbo drop, and a double shot.

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Why wasn't that animation put on the 'net? I looked and their official site had NOTHING about it? What kind of announcement was that?

EDIT: Mike, don't you mean Space Shot, Turbo Drop, and *COMBO* ride as opposed to double shot? Double Shot makes it sound like one of those smaller towers that shoot you up twice.

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"No honey, the monkeys have already done enough damage on this trip." - Guy coming out of front gate at SFGAd

*** This post was edited by Legendary on 11/13/2002. ***

Yes Joe, I meant "Combo". I wonder where the idea of "Double Shot" came from after seeing "Combo" for so long already. Hmmm...

And yes, where is that animation??? That short clip on the news doesn't do it justice. I wonder why no full out announcement.

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ShiveringTim's avatar
This is a news item. Please continue the converstation there.

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Scott W. Short
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