![]() ![]() Development of Skyscraper began in 2012 after the Polercoaster concept from US Thrill Rides was selected as an attraction for the new complex. Skyplex was to feature Skyscraper, which would’ve been the world's tallest roller coaster at over 500 feet (150 m). On January 30, 2023, WPC (Winter Park Construction) confirmed that the project would not be moving forward. On December 21, 2022, Polercoaster LLC and US Thrill Rides the companies behind the project, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Wallack Holdings still held the licensing deal and Joshua Wallack said that while he still believed in the Skyplex concept, practical considerations had him considering other uses for the site such as a resort hotel to support the nearby upcoming Universal Epic Universe theme park. In 2021, Joshuah Wallack revealed that Wallack Holdings had signed a licensing deal with Lionsgate Entertainment to open Skyplex as a Lionsgate Entertainment World resort, but that the project had lost its financing in early 2020 as theme parks in Florida were being forced to closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The project was later removed from Mango's Tropical Cafe's website in June 2019. In January 2019, it was announced that the project had been scaled back to US$250,000,000 and would only take up a portion of the planned 14-acre (57,000 m 2) site, but that the size of the tower and 2020 opening date would remain unchanged. Portions of the roller coaster's track had been completed by Intamin and were in storage by April 2017, but the start of construction in Orlando was on hold pending the approval of permits. Universal's main issues with the project were that the Skyscraper might ruin the sight lines from their parks (specifically The Wizarding World of Harry Potter), and that Universal itself was not permitted to build anything over 200 feet (61 m). The project was lobbied against by Save Our Orange County Community, a group backed primarily by Universal Orlando. On December 1, 2015, the Orange County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved the project's rezoning. In 2015, Wallack Holdings LLC spent US$50,000,000 to develop a retail complex, a parking garage, and a Mango's Tropical Cafe on the southwest corner of the same intersection as Skyplex. In May 2014, a website seeking investors was published. The complex was designed by Helman Hurley Charvat Peacock/Architects Inc. After several successful land negotiations conducted under the name WF IDrive Realty, development of Skyplex and the roller coaster began. The project began in 2012 with a planned budget of US$500,000,000. However, on December 21 2022, US Thrill Rides and Polercoaster, LLC filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The project was once again delayed to 2019, until the final delay to 2020. The complex was originally planned to open first in 2016. In January 2019 the project was expected to cost US$250,000,000 and include space for a future hotel. ![]() Plans for the complex include a 570-foot (170 m) tower which would’ve featured the world's tallest roller coaster, Skyscraper, and the world's largest Perkins Restaurant and Bakery. Skyplex was a planned entertainment complex, It was to be located on a 14-acre (5.7 ha) lot at the northeast corner of Sand Lake Road and International Drive in Orlando, Florida. With a 200-foot, 90-degree drop, a top speed of 74 mph, and loads of airtime, Steel Vengeance is plenty scary in its own right.Proposed entertainment complex in Orlando, Florida ![]() ![]() Formerly known as Mean Streak, the wooden coaster got a hybrid wooden-steel makeover in 2018. Other Cedar Point rides include the wonderful launch coaster, Maverick, the groundbreaking Magnum XL-200, and the superb Steel Vengeance. Surprisingly, despite its extreme height and speed, the wild coaster disappoints in its ability to generate any appreciable airtime. In other words, Millennium Force is plenty scary. And capitalizing on its 310 feet of pent-up energy, it reaches a blistering 93 mph, making it one of the world’s fastest coasters. Number 11: Millennium Force at Cedar Point in Sandusky, OhioĪt 310 feet, Millennium Force is so tall, Cedar Point and the ride’s designers came up with a new category designation: the “ Giga-Coaster.” To get to the top of its extra-long lift hill, it was among the first coasters to use a zippy elevator cable instead of the more traditional (and pokier) chain lift. ![]()
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