Power Tower

Power Tower at Valleyfair is a multi-tower attraction featuring a pair of Turbo Drop rides and a single Space Shot ride, arranged in a triangular-footprint with a crowning marquee joining the three rides at their peaks. Power Tower is the tallest ride in Minnesota. The ride was originally intended to be 300 feet (91 m) tall, but the Federal Aviation Administration prohibits Valleyfair's rides from being built taller than 275 feet (84 m) because of the nearby Flying Cloud Airport.

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 * Built in 2000.
 * Taller by 75 feet than Valleyfair's Wild Thing.
 * Only FAA height regulations from Flying Cloud Airport prevented Power Tower from being even taller.
 * Rides reach speeds exceeding 50 mph in 3 seconds.
 * Three towers of 12 riders each. Two towers take riders gently up before suddenly thrusting them back downward.  The third tower, riders are launched up towards the peak of Power Tower before slowly returning back down.