Sonic Hopper!
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| Sonic Hopper! | ||||||||||
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| System(s): Large attraction | ||||||||||
| Genre: Drop Tower | ||||||||||
| Number of players: 10 (2 per car) | ||||||||||
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Sonic Hopper! was a large attraction that was located at Sega Republic in Dubai. It was a Sonic the Hedgehog-themed drop tower with a twist, and opened as one of 9 opening-day attractions at the park[1].
After the closure of Sega Republic on June 1, 2017, the ride was repurposed for its replacement in VR Park Dubai as Burj Drop, with the addition of virtual-reality headsets to fit the VR theme.
Description
| “ | Take a ride with one of the world’s best-known video game characters, Sonic the Hedgehog, and feel the jaw-dropping sensation of a 9 metre drop - with a twist! | „ |
| — Sega Republic official website[2] | ||
Ride experience
Sonic Hopper! was a 9-meter drop tower attraction. However, unlike most drop towers, it had the ability for the cars to rotate around the tower as it went up and shot back down from a corkscrew feature, which gave the ride a twist compared to other drop towers. There were five ride vehicles painted in different colours that could hold a maximum of two riders, for a total of 10 riders altogether.
On the top of the ride sat a giant statue of Sonic the Hedgehog holding a flag with the Sega Republic logo on it.
References
- ↑ http://blogs.sega.com/2009/08/21/sega-republic-opens-in-dubai/ (Wayback Machine: 2013-07-24 16:55)
- ↑ http://segarepublic.com/en/Explore/attractionsdetail.aspx?block=8#.Vw_NOuj7SUk/ (Wayback Machine: 2016-04-14 17:02)
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1991 Waku Waku Sonic Patrol Car 1993 Sonic the Hedgehog | SegaSonic Cosmo Fighter | Sonic the Hedgehog 2 | SegaSonic the Hedgehog 1996 Sonic the Fighters 2011 Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing Arcade 2015 Sonic Dash Extreme 2016 Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games Arcade Edition 2020 Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 - Arcade Edition Prototypes SegaSonic the Hedgehog (revision A)
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