El Grito Drop Tower

The April 2024 opening article completes the build-up to El Grito Drop Tower. Looopings reported that the 60-metre free-fall tower at Djurs Sommerland had officially opened. The Mexican themed area therefore gained a clear new landmark: a tower from Austrian manufacturer Funtime, with theming by Leisure Expert Group. The attraction combines height, speed and themed surroundings, with riders dropping at a reported 100 kilometres per hour.

For visitors, the article also included practical details. El Grito is aimed at thrill seekers and has a minimum height requirement of 140 centimetres, as well as a maximum weight limit. Early rides were shown in video footage with test riders, giving the park an immediate visual way to present the new experience. The same report also noted positive news for Djurs Sommerland beyond the attraction itself: a controversial nearby biogas plant would not be built. That meant the opening coincided with broader relief for the park and its future development plans.

In January 2024, Looopings covered the next stage of the project: the first design images for the new drop tower. The update made it clearer how Djurs Sommerland wanted to position the attraction. The name El Grito was connected to a 60-metre tower from Austrian manufacturer Funtime, placed within a Mexican themed area. The free fall was planned to reach 100 kilometres per hour, underlining that this would be both a themed addition and a serious thrill ride.

The article is especially useful because of its focus on atmosphere and storytelling. Amsterdam-based Leisure Expert Group was responsible for the theming and developed a setting inspired by Día de Muertos, with a Mexican cemetery mood shaping the queue and surrounding experience. For guests, that promised more than a bare tower ride. El Grito was intended to have a strong visual identity and a clear narrative frame. This link is therefore relevant because it shows the project moving from technical announcement to a concrete, designed attraction concept.

Looopings reported in September 2023 on the first official announcement of a new thrill ride at Djurs Sommerland. The Danish park revealed that a 60-metre drop tower would be added to its Mexican themed area. Managing director Henrik B. Nielsen introduced the project in a video message and immediately framed it as the tallest ride in the park’s history. For visitors, the announcement signalled a major expansion of the park’s thrill offering, with a free-fall experience that was expected to reach 100 kilometres per hour.

At that stage, the El Grito name had not yet been fully developed in the public story and the manufacturer had not been disclosed. What was already clear was that Djurs Sommerland would again work with the Dutch Leisure Expert Group, a design partner with a longer history at the park. This article therefore marks the beginning of El Grito Drop Tower’s public timeline: an ambitious promise that would later become a prominent new landmark in the Mexican area.