Observation Tower

Construction
The tower is a cylindrical steel structure. The observation car is hauled up by cables running to the top of the tower. Categorized as an indoor ride, since guests are covered from rain while aboard the car, from entrance to exit. As such, guests will flock to it when it rains, making this ride a must-have during rainy days...

Scenarios

 * Cloud Nine (Pokey Park)
 * Tower 1 (Urban Jungle)
 * Viewing Tower (Megaworld Park)
 * Aussichtsturm (Heide-Park)
 * Condor (Heide-Park)
 * Panorama-Turm (Heide-Park)

Scenarios

 * Observation Tower (Animatronic Film Set)
 * Blob from Out of Space Ride (Rock 'n' Roll Revival)

Scenarios

 * Dizzy Heights (La-La Land)

Other Information
Observation Towers have lower excitement ratings, unless they are built to very tall heights and have a lot of scenery around them. They make a good alternative to outdoor rides and guests will flock to them in the rain. A good strategy therefore could be to add a few of them, kept closed until rain starts pouring.

An observation tower is one of the most safe and money efficient rides in the park. It is best to make the tower as short as possible, which keeps the ride duration short and which makes line queues shorter and decreases chance of breaking down while also maximizing profits. The tower serves other functions such as indoor place to escape rain and possibly even a way for guests to find their way around the map easier like a park map (unconfirmed). Adjust the ride cost from anywhere from 0.90 cents to 0.20 cents depending on how popular and how old the ride is and it will likely ALWAYS be profitable. Its usually a good idea to delete and replace the ride every couple of years since it is among the most profitable rides. Delete and replace makes the ride brand new which increases popularity and reliability of the ride which makes it more enjoyable to guests and profitable to you. It will only cost a small amount of money to replace the rides compared to their high income. Once you have a nice variety of rides and crowded park, its a good idea to have a total of 2-3 observation towers. Although they steal some profits from each other, their combined profits often add up to much more than just having one tower, plus there they are a good way to keep guests happy during the rain.

Trivia

 * RCT1' strategy guide lists it debuting in Added Attractions, it actually was present in the vanilla game.
 * In RCT3, if the ride is started without any ending part (just the station), it will fly off and crash after a while.