drop

Does anyone ever imagine really wild and crazy ride ideas? I do! For example a Drop tower with a cruel twist. Imagine this. 1) You board some mega tall drop tower that is enclosed within a tall building. Say 400ft /120 meters tall. 2) You go up to the top and when at the top, all the lights go...

OK so this does not have to involve your favorite ride. My favorite coaster drop was actually Knigtmare's 2nd drop at Camelot (now defunct and abandoned). Wasn't a great ride but I thought the 2nd drop was very powerful and gave great air time. Love the steep twist and steep bank.

I had a search for the answer to this question, but I couldn't find anything useful. Does anyone know how the reverse freefall mechanism works, or could hazard a guess based on construction pics? I've always used the assumption that golden rule number one for lift hills is that the train should...