Here’s what it’s like on the Beam, Top of the Rock’s ‘frightening but fun’ new ride

NY Post ^ | 1 Dec 2023 | Alex Mitchell

[Rummyfan]

On Friday, Top of the Rock unveiled a brand-new attraction on the 69th-floor outdoor observation deck in which guests seated on a steel girder get lifted into the open air and spun around to experience unparalleled views of the Big Apple.

Aptly called the Beam, it’s a nod to Rockefeller Center’s storied history and the iconic, black-and-white 1932 photo “Lunch Atop a Skyscraper,” which famously features 11 steelworkers hanging off a construction beam on their break while building 30 Rock — then known as the RCA Building.

And despite the rain, many lined up to ride the Beam on Friday afternoon.

“When the Beam turned around, I was literally white-knuckling with my grip,” Trebba Putnam, a 67-year-old tourist from Rome, Georgia, told The Post after the dramatic moment she shared with her two granddaughters.

[Rummyfan]

I will definitely check this out next trip to NYC!

[Rummyfan]

[Rummyfan]

[cyclotic]

I despise NYC, but that looks really cool.

I have to drive from Maryland to New England several times a year, including today.

I drive through Scranton, PA just to bypass New York tolls and traffic.

But, if I ever did go back, I’d probably do the beam. I’m just enough of an adrenaline junkie.

[Rummyfan]

My daughter lives in Brooklyn so I visit a couple of times a year. I don’t want to ... I kinda have to.

[bwest]

I visited Brooklyn this past weekend. Not many Americans to be found.

[lightman]

No “F” in “way”.

[dynachrome]

After looking at how it operates, I could do that if it wasn’t anywhere near new york sh*tty.

[Rummyfan]

I visited Brooklyn this past weekend. Not many Americans to be found.

Oh yes i've noticed that too.

[doorgunner69]

Why would anyone want to see that filthy sewer?

[Seaplaner]

While I might enjoy the attraction, it would require me to set foot in NY (city or state), something which I no longer choose to do.

[Beowulf9]

And how long till we hear of the first accident?

[texas booster]

[texas booster]

And another PR photo:

Looks neat!

[Mean Daddy]

Google Terror-dactyl in Colorado. My son & daughter did it years ago.