Aussichtsturm Zur Schönen Aussicht, Observation tower at Heide Park Resort in Soltau, Germany.
The Panoramaturm, originally Aussichtsturm I, was a 104-metre Gyro-Tower built by Intamin at Heide Park Resort in Soltau in 1985. An eight-tonne cabin seating 50 people was pulled anticlockwise to a height of 75 metres at up to 2 metres per second, turning slowly during the three-minute ride. The machine house on top carried the park mascot Wumbo and a lit "Heide Park" sign. The tower was dismantled by the end of March 2022.
The Panoramaturm opened in Heide Park in 1985 as Aussichtsturm I, a 104-metre Intamin Gyro-Tower. A 1991-92 winter closure added an advertising panel showing the park mascot at the top and began a waiting area; new seats and a repainted gondola followed in 1998-99, and new window panes in 2010. It was renamed Panoramaturm in 2003 after the park's second observation tower became the Gyro-Drop-Tower Scream. It last operated on 3 November 2019, stayed closed in 2020 and 2021, and was dismantled in March 2022 after safety problems were announced on 8 March 2022.
The name Panoramaturm passed to this tower in 2003, when the park's second observation tower was converted into the Gyro-Drop-Tower Scream. The machine house at the top carried the park mascot Wumbo and the illuminated lettering "Heide Park", visible after dark. The ride lasted three minutes, with the cabin rotating slowly as it rose.
The tower no longer exists: it closed on 3 November 2019, stayed shut through 2020 and 2021, and was fully dismantled by the end of March 2022 after safety concerns were announced on 8 March 2022. Visitors to Heide Park Resort in Soltau will not find it, so plan viewing from elsewhere in the park.
The tower's machine house at the top carried the park mascot Wumbo and the words "Heide Park", both lit up after dark. The cabin, weighing eight tonnes, was pulled anticlockwise to 75 metres at a maximum of 2 metres per second.
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