| 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 |
| Lift / Launch System: | Elevator Lift |
| Maps: | Bing Maps (Satellite) · Google Maps (Satellite) |
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| Height: | 34 m | |
| Drop: | 50 m | |
| Inversions: | 0 | |
| Speed: | 95 km/h | |
| Max Vertical Angle: | 90 Degrees | |
| 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. |
| | Designed by Nauta Bussink, manufactured by local companies and built by Gold Reef City. Contrary to many rumors, Giovanola did not work on this ride. |
