[3] The tower stands on bored piles that reach 28 metres (92 ft) deep into the ground.

[1][3] After a fatal incident at a similar drop tower by the same manufacturer at ICON Park in Orlando in March 2022, where a rider fell from his seat during the ride, Hansa-Park stated that they "can rule out an incident like the one in Florida" since Highlander cannot be started "unless all safety bars have been closed in a defined minimum position".

[2] The park added additional seat belts to the ride in advance of the start of the season in April 2022.

[4] The Highlander was opened on April 26, 2019[3] shortly after the start of the season on April 4, 2019[5] and at the same time formed the starting signal for the new themed area Beautiful Britain, which is being built around the newly designed classic looping roller coaster Nessie.

[1] The Highlander Soundtrack was produced in a Scottish style by Andreas and Sebastian Kübler from IMAscore.