Scream is a

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at the

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amusement park in

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. It was constructed at a cost of €7.5 million by

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between October 2002 and April 2003, repurposing the structure of the Aussichtsturm II

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which opened in 1992. With a height of , riders plunge down up to speeds of . Scream, which has a diameter of , stands on a foundation of in depth and in diameter. The travelling time is 82 seconds, two seconds of which are the actual fall. The deceleration phase lasts for 5.5 seconds.

Interesting facts

Heide Park advertised ''Scream'' as the world's highest Gyro-Drop-Tower up to the end of the 2020 season, although the Gyro-Drop-Tower ''Scream Zone'' in

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has a higher drop height with 82 metres. The reason was ''Scream'' having a bigger overall height than ''Scream Zone''. However this questionable record was finally beaten on April 27 2019 by

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which has a drop height of 103 metres and an overall height of 120 metres. After the teardown of the observation tower before the start of the 2022 season, is ''Scream'' now the highest attraction at Heide Park.

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