Skyplex would have been located on the city's main tourist corridor and would have been one of the key players among the many cool things to do along Orlando's International Drive. But Skyplex would have included other crazy-tall rides as well as other things to do, to eat, and to buy. The featured attraction at Skyplex was supposed to have been the Skyscraper roller coaster. It would have been the tallest roller coaster in the world according to the project's developers. Maybe someday something like it will get resurrected in Orlando or elsewhere. Now, the Website that featured the project, known as Skyplex, has been removed (all but dashing hopes that it will ever get built).īut in the never-say-never department, the following is information about what was on the drawing boards for the ambitious ride, dining, and retail district. Since then, there has been no sign of construction, nor has there been any additional announcements about the project. Later in 2019, hopes were raised when the FAA indicated that it had given approval to the tower around which the coaster would have been built. In January of 2019, the project’s owner, Joshua Wallack, said that a scaled-back version of the project was in the works. The last date announced was a 2019 debut. (Sorry, coaster fans!)įor years, the projects’ owners kept adding new rides and features to the planned project while simultaneously pushing the projected opening date forward. Developers had grand plans to build the world-record-breaking ride, but at this point, it's probably fair to say that it's likely not going to happen. That's probably all you'll be able to do: imagine it. All rights reserved.Imagine a 570-foot-tall roller coaster looming over Orlando’s famous International Drive.

That one features a U-shaped track that shoots 456 feet into the sky and rockets riders from zero to 128 miles per hour in 3.5 seconds. The current highest roller coaster in the world is Kingda Ka, located at Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson, New Jersey. The developers unveiled the animated simulation of the Skyscraper at this week's International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions Expo 2014. The Skyscraper will be part of a $250 million entertainment complex planned for Orlando's International Drive called Skyplex, which includes an indoor theme park. The coasters are boarded at the bottom of the tower, then make their way to the top before gravity takes over, with riders disembarking at the bottom. The 535-foot-tall 'Skyscraper' is due to open in 2017. Plans are underway to build the world's tallest roller coaster at an Orlando, Florida, theme park. The design is based on US Thrill Rides' Polercoasters concept, in which high thrills are delivered in a small diameter footprint. 'The unique design of the coaster means more incredible, heart-pounding inside and outside loops, dives, spirals and inversions in a vertical area than riders have ever before experienced,' said Bill Kitchen, founder of Orlando-based US Thrill Rides, which designed the Skyscraper. Judging by the looks of a simulation video released by the developer, it's going to be one scary ride. Suitably called 'The Skyscraper,' the coaster track spirals up and down the side of a 535-foot-tall observation tower.

ORLANDO (CNN) - Plans are underway to build the world's tallest - and quite possibly most terrifying - roller coaster at an Orlando, Florida, theme park due to open in 2017. Reading or replaying the story in itsĪrchived form does not constitute a republication of the story. Only for your personal, non-commercial use.

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