The Great Gasp was a 225-foot-tall (69 m) Intamin Paratower, a "Parachute Drop" ride, that towered over Six Flags Over Georgia for almost 30 years.

[1] The Great Gasp was derived from the Parachute Jump ride at the Coney Island in New York.

The Great Gasp opened with 12 chutes; later the ride was modified to include four stations in which the passengers rode in the standing position.

As the popularity of the ride declined and spare parts became increasingly difficult to obtain, the era of the Great Gasp was doomed to end.

An anemometer was mounted at the top of the ride, and was tied into the control system as to prevent operation when wind gusted above a preset limit.

A small elevator inside the tower allowed access to the winch and motor housing at the top.