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ITS FINALLY OFFICIAL AND
IT'S GOT A NEW NAME.
A DEVELOPER'S LAID OUT FULL
DETAILS OF THE WORLD'S TALLEST
ROLLER-COASTER.
IT WILL BE THE CENTERPIECE OF A
RESTAURANT, RETAIL AND
ENTERTAINMENT COMPLEX ALONG
INTERNATIONAL DRIVE.
WESH 2'S GREG FOX REPORTS, IT
WILL HELP THE TOURIST DISTRICT
COMPETE WITH THE THEME PARKS FOR
YOUR NIGHT TIME DOLLARS.
WITH SOME HELP FROM CHOPPER 2
WHICH IS HOVERING 570 FEET ABOVE
WHERE I AM STANDING HERE AT
ROUGHLY SAND LAKE AND I-DRIVE
WE'RE GIVING YOU AN IDEA JUST
HOW TALL THE WORLD'S TALLEST
ROLLER-COASTER WILL BE.
IT WILL BE ON THIS SITE WHERE
THE OLD FUN AND WHEELS
ATTRACTION USE TO BE BACK IN THE
70s AND 80s.
IT IS A SUPER COASTER.
MICHAEL KITCHEN OF U.S.
THRILL RIDES TALKED ABOUT AND
SHOWED US--
A ROLLER-COASTER INSIDE THE
BUILDING
-- THE ENTERTAINMENT COMPLEX
THAT WILL SURROUND THE
SKYSCRAPER.
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IT'S THE NEW NAME FOR FLORIDA'S
ONE AND ONLY POLERCOASTER.
A TOWER STYLE COASTER MORE THAN
50 STORIES HIGH THAT WILL
INCLUDE A RESTAURANT, LOUNGE AND
OBSERVATION DECK ACCESSED BY A
GLASS ELEVATOR.
IF YOU REALLY CONSISTENT YOUR
EYES YOU CAN SEE NEW YORK CITY.
THE NEW OWNER AND DEVELOPER
OF WHAT WILL BE KNOWN AS THE SKY
PLEX ENTERTAINMENT CENTER IS
WALLACK HOLDINGS.
THE SAME COMPANY BUILDING THE
NEW MANGO'S TROPICAL CAFE SOUTH
OF SAND LAKE ROAD.
JUST BECOME A NEW CENTER FOR
LOCALS TO REALLY ENJOY AND FIND
A NEW EXPERIENCE ON
INTERNATIONAL DRIVE.
THE WALLACKS STRESS THEIR
COMPANY BUILDING A GALACTICLY
HIGH COASTER PAIRED WITH THEIR
NEW NEIGHBORS, THE 425 FOOT TALL
ORLANDO EYE OBSERVATION WHEEL
ADD MAJOR COMPETITION FOR DISNEY
AND UNIVERSAL NIGHT LIFE.
NOW WE HAVE ATTRACTIONS
COMING ON TO I-DRIVE THAT HAVE
CRITICAL MASS.
SO THEY PROVIDE A GREAT NIGHT
OUT AFTER THE PARKS.
TO CONNECT SKY PLEX WITH
MANGO'S AND A PLANNED PARKING
GARAGE ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE
BUSY I-DRIVE SAND LAKE
INTERSECTION THE WALLACKS ARE
PUSHING THE COUNTY TO BUILD A
PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE.
IT MAY JUST BE A BIG PARKING LOT
AND A LOT OF OLD MOSTLY DEAD
GRASS NOW BUT BY END OF 2016,
THIS IS WHERE THE NEW SKY PLEX