![]() ![]() That's when the Skyplex complex is set to open, featuring the world's tallest roller coaster wrapped around its 570-foot tall tower. The World's Tallest Roller Coaster Will Tower 55 Stories Above the EarthĬoaster enthusiasts are always on the hunt for their next big thrill, and come 2016 they may be drawn back to Orlando. We now have floor information: ORLANDO l Skyplex l 570 FT | 55 FLOORS This mega-thrill ride is a vertical rollercoaster created with coaster-length tracks featuring “all the other thrilling mayhem” of a great coaster experience, but “in a very small footprint,” according to Michael Kitchen, President of US Thrill Rides, the Orlando based company that created the ride. The Skyscraper at SKYPLEX is 570 feet tall and will feature the first Polercoaster built. “It’s exciting for our tourism community to see this type of investment being made to continuously raise the bar on the dining and entertainment experiences we offer across our destination.” “Next to our theme parks, International Drive is one of the most recognized icons of Orlando,” said Visit Orlando president and CEO George Aguel. ![]() Along with Mango’s Orlando, SKYPLEX will be bringing an irresistible dining and new nightlife vibe to the International Drive district. SKYPLEX will break ground in 2015 and is expected to open in 2016. The $200 million SKYPLEX will comprise approximately 495,000 square feet located on 12 prime acres. The Skyscraper at SKYPLEX, the towering coaster to be built not far from the soon-to-open Orlando Eye 425-foot ferris wheel, will alter the Orlando skyline dramatically. (June 5, 2014) – David and Joshua Wallack, the owners of Mango’s Tropical Café Orlando and Mango’s Tropical Café South Beach, today announced plans to develop the world’s tallest roller coaster The Skyscraper™ and the lavish SKYPLEX™ indoor entertainment complex at International Drive and Sand Lake Road. Mango’s Tropical Café Orlando and SKYPLEX Will Bring ‘Ocean Drive to I-Drive’ “The Skyscraper™ at SKYPLEX™” To Electrify Orlando Skyline in 2016 World’s Tallest Rollercoaster and Entertainment Complex Part of an entertainment complex built by "Mango's Tropical Cafe." Skyplex will have a 2,400-space parking garage and valet option.Skyscraper at SkyPlex Orlando World's Tallest Roller Coaster AnnouncementĬomplex called "SkyPlex" - Roller coaster called "SkyScraper" It will be the area’s largest indoor theme park and also will include 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 will comprise approximately 1.5 million sf located on 14 prime acres in the Orlando attraction’s corridor. The Wallacks also announced that Skyplex’s surf park SkySurf will contain 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 will be 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, owners of the new Mango’s Tropical Café Orlando set to open in a few weeks, will include 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 November 18.
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