![]() ![]() Wallack has been doing lobbying of his own, urging business leaders not to support a letter written by the Effective Transportation for the Community of Central Florida.Ĭhrissy Foglesong, that group's executive director, said roller coasters at theme parks have been successful without great height. He would not say how many Universal had reached out to or whether the resort had helped Orange Tree with its letter. Universal spokesman Tom Schroder acknowledged that the resort had reached out to homeowners associations about Skyplex. He accused the theme park company of "trying to line up community opposition that isn't there." Skyplex developer Josh Wallack noted that Universal had been in touch with another homeowners group, Spring Lake Villas, about the project as well. McReynolds pointed to a letter that the Orange Tree neighborhood had written in opposition to the project. A city of Orlando official also weighed in, urging caution, and a nearby business owner spoke in support of the project. An I-Drive business group called Efficient Transportation for the Community of Central Florida, of which McReynolds is an officer, also spoke against the height. ![]() Of six people speaking about the project, three were representing Universal. Now that the long wait is over for SeaWorld's roller coaster Mako, which opened to the public Friday. A rebuttal from Skyplex included a slide labeling Universal as a "bully" and accusing the theme-park company of "hypocrisy." ‘Skyscraper' is part of the SkyPlex complex set to open in 2019 ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. 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.Wallack said Universal officials were trying to delay his $500 million project. Originally, the coaster was announced in partnership with S&S Worldwide in 2013. Skyscraper is a roller coaster concept originally planned for a future Skyplex entertainment complex located in Orlando, Florida. That’s not even including the huge retail and nightlife experiences that will also be in the huge complex. Skyscraper will be joined by a huge drop tower measuring 450 feet tall, a zip line, hotel, and massive parking garage. 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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