Prior to their acquisition by Cedar Fair, the five parks owned by Paramount Parks featured a drop tower ride named Drop Zone: Stunt Tower, in reference to the Paramount film of the same name.

With the exception of both Kings Dominion's and Canada's Wonderland's towers, they are located in their park's various backlot themed areas.

When Cedar fair owned the parks in 2006, the one in California was giving an only purple and red scheme.

The Kings Island variant also spins on the way up, giving riders a view of the whole park.

[3] California Great America's installation was the tallest vertical drop amusement park ride when it opened in 1996.