“Now more than ever, SKYPLEX will offer an immersive, thrilling entertainment experience for Orlando visitors, and we have so much more in the pipeline. “We are extremely pleased to announce further expansion to the incredible SKYPLEX, including our partnership with Perkins as well as yet another thrill to our guests’ experience, the 450-foot drop ride, SkyFall,” said Joshua Wallack, managing principal of SKYPLEXand COO of Mango’s Tropical Café. Animation of the SkyFall ride is currently in development. The original animation of The Skyscraper,which was released at the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions (IAPPA) conference in November 2014, has since had more than 300 million views and shares on social media. SkyPlaza was unveiled in an updated ride simulation video released by the Wallack Holdings, showing Skyscraper’s new track design throughout the complex. The newly constructed 10,000-square-foot Perkins Restaurant & Bakery will anchor the new SkyPlaza portion of SKYPLEX and will be joined by numerous other attractions and retailers. Upon opening in 2018, The Skyscraper and SkyFallwill join the soon to open Orlando Eye observation wheel as focal points of the skyline, helping I-Drive cement its own brand as an entertainment destination apart from the major theme parks. The SkyFall drop ride, developed by Intamin Worldwide, will lie flush against the tower of The Skyscraper, the world’s first Polercoaster vertical roller coaster and destined to be the tallest structure in Central Florida at 570 feet. David and Joshua Wallack, father/son owners of Mango’s Tropical Café South Beach, Mango’s Tropical Café Orlando and SKYPLEX, will incorporate the world’s largest Perkins Restaurant into SkyPlaza™, an open-air promenade to be located on the northeast corner of International Drive and Sand Lake Road and connected to Skyplex via pedestrian bridge. 4, 2015) – Developers of The Skyscraper ™ – the world’s tallest roller coaster and the anchor attraction for the $300 million SKYPLEX ™ indoor entertainment complex – revealed today a dramatic expansion of the project, including the addition of a 450-foot drop ride called SkyFall™ as well as a landmark deal with Perkins® Restaurant & Bakery. Mango’s Tropical Café Owners Unveil Track Design for World’s Tallest Rollercoaster – The Skyscraper™ Mega-Thrilling Vertical Coaster and the Lavish SKYPLEX™ Will Light Up the Orlando Skyline by 2019 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.HOME | PRESS | VIDEOS | PICTURES | CONTACT US 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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