Sky "Sleak & Slim"

Then...yeeeee-ahhhhhh! The ride blasts off like a bullet and soars to a nosebleed 300-foot height. That's at least 100 feet taller than most tower rides, and the difference is striking. As riders (at least the fear-filled ones like me) hang on for dear life, the intense free-floating negative G-forces are both exhilarating and terrifying. The ride then drops and rises a couple of times to deliver some more G-force jolts before it slowly rises to the very top of the tower--and hangs there for what seems lie an eternity and a half.
At 320 feet in the air (plus another 150 feet for the hill upon which Sky Screamer sits), the view of Niagara Falls is breathtaking. Anticipating the ensuing drop, and attached to an open seat, with legs and arms dangling, however, it's difficult to appreciate the view. Without warning...ahhhhhhh-yeeeee! The ride drops nearly 300 feet, then bounces a few times up and down the tower before mercifully returning to the base. Riders emerge, wobbly kneed, to make the long trek down the hill.

In typical theme park fashion, Marineland tries to wring bragging rights out of Sky Screamer by billing it as "the world's highest triple tower ride." While Sky Screamer is undeniably tall and incredibly thrilling, the 375-foot Giant Drop at Dreamworld in Australia holds the record for the world's tallest freefall ride. It only has one tower, however, so I guess Sky Screamer's triple tower distinction allows Marineland to stake the claim. Sure, the Niagara Falls ride sits on a 150-foot hill, but the Stratosphere Tower's Big Shot is still the reigning king of tower rides. The Las Vegas ride rises a relatively puny 160 feet from the base to its tip--but the base sits on top of the 900-foot tower. By anybody's math, that's over 1000 feet in the air.