By April 2017, portions of the roller coaster's track had been completed by Intamin and were placed in storage, but construction of the complex was still on hold pending permit approval. The addition of virtual reality headsets to Skyscraper was announced in late 2016, and the expected opening date was updated to 2019. However, design changes and a lengthy process for obtaining the necessary permits caused several delays in breaking ground, and the timeline was updated to reflect construction on the complex beginning in mid-2017. Construction on the main complex was expected to begin in 2015, with the ride opening in 2016. The skyscraper was officially announced on June 5, 2014. Documents uncovered by an Orlando news agency revealed that the roller coaster would be located in Central Florida along International Drive at the intersection with Sand Lake Road. In May 2014, investment for the project was sought, and a website was formed to assist with the endeavor. After several successful negotiations for land, the development of both the roller coaster and Skyplex began. In 2012, Wallack Holdings, owners of Mango's Tropical Café in Orlando, selected the Polercoaster design concept pitched by US Thrill Rides to become their flagship attraction at the future-planned Skyplex indoor entertainment complex. In 2022, the companies funding the project filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. By 2019, the status of the project fell into uncertainty with the removal of the project's website and lack of updates from developers. Skyscraper would have become the tallest roller coaster in the world at over 500 feet (150 m), and it would have featured both the steepest drop and highest inversion in the world.ĭevelopers anticipated completion by 2016, but a number of delays resulted in the date being pushed back several times. Development began in 2012 by American manufacturer US Thrill Rides and Swiss manufacturer Intamin, with both companies designing the attraction as the first Polercoaster model utilizing an observation tower for its main support structure. Skyscraper was a roller coaster concept originally planned for a future Skyplex entertainment complex located in Orlando, Florida. Riders are arranged 4 across in 2 rows for a total of 8 riders per train. Skyplex features a 2400 space parking garage and valet option.įor recent media stories about SKYPLEX™, visit:īe sure to visit for more information on SKYPLEX™ and Mango’s Tropical Café Orlando on I-Drive.Concept art of the Skyplex complex featuring SkyscraperĢ8☂7′01″N 81☂8′14″W / 28.45017°N 81.47066°W / 28.45017 -81.47066
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It is the area’s largest indoor theme park and includes SkyFly free fall zip line, simulators, and a host of rides and games, as well as additional opportunities for attractions, interactive venues, upscale restaurants, bars, and retail. SKYPLEX™ comprises approximately 1.5 million square feet located on 14 prime acres in the Orlando attraction’s corridor. The Wallacks also announced that SKYPLEX™’s surf park SkySurf contains the world’s largest man-made surfing wave pool, bringing six overall world records to the entertainment complex including the previously announced SkyFall, the world’s tallest drop ride, and four for The Skyscraper.
“SKYPLEX™ is the tallest roller coaster on Earth, very appropriate for the tourism capital of the world - Orlando, Florida - and belongs in the International Drive Entertainment District.” “The support from Central Florida and around the world is very humbling,” said Joshua Wallack, Managing Principal of Skyplex and COO of Mango’s. The Skyscraper “polercoaster” is the anchor attraction at SKYPLEX™.
This will be the fourth world record planned for the Skyscraper “polercoaster” including the world’s tallest roller coaster, world’s tallest inversion, and the world’s steepest drop.
The Skyscraper at SKYPLEX™, the $500 million brainchild of Wallack Holdings LLC, the owners of Mango’s Tropical Café Orlando, includes a 524-foot vertical lift coming 24 feet under the ground and up to its ultimate height of 501 feet, developers David and Joshua Wallack announced.
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