Due to open in 2017, Orlando's "The Skyscraper" features a track that spirals down the side of a 535-foot-tall observation tower.
The Skyscraper —
Due to open in 2017, Orlando's "The Skyscraper" features a track that spirals down the side of a 535-foot-tall observation tower.
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Riders are promised "more incredible, heart-pounding inside and outside loops, dives, spirals and inversions in a vertical area than riders have ever before experienced," says the coaster's designer, US Thrill Rides.
Looking down —
Riders are promised "more incredible, heart-pounding inside and outside loops, dives, spirals and inversions in a vertical area than riders have ever before experienced," says the coaster's designer, US Thrill Rides.
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The Skyscraper will anchor the $250 million Skyplex indoor entertainment complex, due to open in 2017. The tower's observation deck will offer views 535 feet up, accessed by glass elevators.
Skyplex —
The Skyscraper will anchor the $250 million Skyplex indoor entertainment complex, due to open in 2017. The tower's observation deck will offer views 535 feet up, accessed by glass elevators.
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The Skyscraper is based on US Thrill Rides' Polercoasters concept, with high thrills delivered in a small diameter footprint. Coasters are boarded at the bottom of the tower, then make their way to the top before gravity takes over. Riders disembark at the bottom.
Polercoasters —
The Skyscraper is based on US Thrill Rides' Polercoasters concept, with high thrills delivered in a small diameter footprint. Coasters are boarded at the bottom of the tower, then make their way to the top before gravity takes over. Riders disembark at the bottom.
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