| Roller Coaster: | Tower of Terror |
| Amusement Park: | Gold Reef City (Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa) |
| Classification: | Roller Coaster |
| Type: | Steel - Sit Down |
| Status: | Operating since 2007
SBNO from 2005 or earlier to 2007
Operated from 12/2001 to 2005 or earlier |
| Designer: | Ronald Bussink |
| Subcontractor: | Giovanola |
| Lift / Launch System: | Elevator Lift |
| Maps: | Bing Maps (Satellite) · Google Maps (Satellite) |
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| Height: | 111.6 ft | |
| Drop: | 164.1 ft | |
| Inversions: | 0 | |
| Speed: | 59 mph | |
| Max Vertical Angle: | 90° | |
| G-Force: | 6.3 | |
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| Trains: | Single car trains. Riders are arranged 4 across in 2 rows for a total of 8 riders per car. |
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| History: | The Tower of Terror was originally built with a 45 degree lift hill. This was later replaced with an elevator style lift system. |
| Theme: | The tower of this ride is an authentic tower from a gold mine. It was relocated from an old gold mine about 5km away. |
| Facts: | 49 foot (15m) subterranean dive. |
| | There is a bit of a discrepancy as to who manufactured this ride. Ronald Bussink has stated it was Giovanola, but Giovanola has denied involvement with the ride. It is thought that perhaps Giovanola did not want to be associated with the ride due to its troubled past. |
