Highlander

The Highlander is a gyro drop tower at Hansa-Park, located in Sierksdorf, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, with a total height of to the top and a fall height of . This made it the world's tallest gyro drop tower and the world's tallest and fastest gyro drop tower with tilting seats at the time of opening. After the 2021 opening of the taller Orlando FreeFall drop tower with a height of , Highlander remains the tallest gyro drop tower in Europe. Ride The Highlander has two driving programs: Tilt and Super-Tilt. The gondola rotates counter-clockwise as it travels upwards. Shortly before reaching the highest position, the seats tilt forward by 30°. Tilted like this, the gondola turns around the tower one more time. If the Tilt drive program is carried out, the seats tilt back to their normal position before the gondola falls. In the Super-Tilt drive program, on the other hand, the gondola falls with the seats tilted forward. These are only tilted back on the ground before the safety bar is unlocked. Technical details