Parachute Drop
A Parachute Drop is a Thrill Ride included in the Soaked! expansion pack for RollerCoaster Tycoon 3.
In Real Life
The Parachute Drop is modeled after and based on Intamin manufactured towers of the same name (Intamin Parachute Drop), which operated at many parks. While intamin developed the ride, Six Flags purchased three of these rides. Two models from Six Flags parks were removed due to a decrease in popularity and age, leaving the one remaining ride at Six Flags Great Adventure the only one operating in America. They were inspired and derived by/from the Coney Island's Parachute Jump tower in New York.
The first ride opened at Six Flags Over Texas in 1976 as the 'Texas Chute Out', standing at 200 ft. tall, towering over the Six Flags Over Texas skyline, it was the first of it's kind to be built, named as the first "modern" parachute drop ride, it was filled in as the gap for the Sky Hook which was removed and replaced by the Oil Derrick. The ride opened with 12 chutes which are lifted by cables which then float up and down. Originally the ride came with 'stand up vehicles', they were removed in the mid 1990s to prevent riders from jumping up and down and then replaced by sit down vehicles. A similar ride opened at Six Flags Over Georgia in 1976 as well, named as the 'Great Gasp', much like the Texas Chute Out, it was a masterpiece of engineering at the time. It towered over Six Flags Over Georgia and remained as the beacon of the park throughout it's lifespan. The tower also held antennas for in-park radio communications. Another similar ride opened at Six Flags Over Mid-America (Now Six Flags St. Louis) in 1978 as the 'Sky Chuter'. It was slightly taller compared to the previously mentioned parachute rides (Texas Chute Out and Great Gasp). It opera