Several planning commission members who withheld recommendation acknowledged during the Oct. 1 to Orange County’s Board of County Commissioners. The denial came even though Skyplex got a positive recommendation from county support staff and Federal Aviation Administration approval. Last month, the Orange County’s advisory planning and zoning commission denied Skyplex’s request that its nearly 12 acres be rezoned. The current tallest roller coaster is the 450-foot “Kingda Ka” at New Jersey’s Six Flags Great Adventure. The Skyplex complex, scheduled to open in 2018, would include two other rides, a 350-room hotel, restaurants and stores. But it’s already created a virtual world unto itself with property spanning nearly 40 square miles. Walt Disney World, which is about eight miles from the Skyplex site, has not taken a position. We don’t have to be the world’s tallest to be world class. “If they want to have the tallest moniker in town - have at it. His park is about three miles from the Skyplex site. John McReynolds, Universal senior vice president of external affairs, denied Wallack’s accusation. “It’s the big theme park trying to restrict competition. That’s 1,000 percent what it is,” said Wallack, who has already invested $100 million in the project. More than a year later, Skyplex’s future is in doubt, thanks to opposition led by neighboring Universal Orlando, which says the proposed 570-foot “Skyscraper” coaster, which would have a 450-foot drop, is not only too tall, but would adversely change the culture of the tourist corridor.ĭeveloper Joshua Wallack, though, believes it’s nothing more than some of the area’s older tourism businesses being fearful of competition.
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The coaster looked as if it was going to be a larger version of the S&S Worldwide El Loco, which opened at Adventuredome in Las Vegas in 2014.Ĭonstruction on the project is expected to start this fall, with a completion date of Spring 2018.ORLANDO - When the Wallack family announced plans last year to construct the world’s tallest roller coaster as the centerpiece of a $500 million entertainment complex on Orlando’s International Drive, their vision was praised by business owners hoping it would help draw tourist dollars to an aging strip between Universal Orlando and SeaWorld. Originally, the coaster was announced in partnership with S&S Worldwide in 2013. That’s not even including the huge retail and nightlife experiences that will also be in the huge complex.
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Skyscraper will be joined by a huge drop tower measuring 450 feet tall, a zip line, hotel, and massive parking garage.
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The coaster will feature speeds of over 50 MPH and will feature full inversions, twists and turns, higher than any other coaster in existence. The coaster will be a massive 570 feet tall and will be over a mile long. Intamin was the manufacturer of the now record breaking coaster, Kingda Ka at Six Flags Great Adventure. We are proud to have a assembled such a world-class team to build this icon.” “Intamin has a very well known reputation in building record-breaking rollercoasters. on board to manufacture the ride component of the Polercoaster (Skyscraper) attraction here in our own backyard,” says Orlando, FL based Bill Kitchen, founder of US Thrill Rides and inventor of the Polercoaster. “We could not be more pleased to have Intamin and International Amusements Inc.
“After over a year of extensive design and engineering work focusing on the recordbreaking track layout and rider experience, as well as an extensive industry review, we are very excited to announce the supply contract award to Intamin, one of the world’s premier roller coaster manufacturers.”
“This is a very important milestone for the development team,” says Joshua Wallack, one of the principle developers of the $460 million dollar Skyplex project in Orlando, FL. Today US Thrill Rides has announced that they will be partnering with Intamin Amusement Rides as the company will be the supplier of the huge new 500 + foot tall Skyscraper.
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