Construction on the main complex was expected to begin in 2015, with the ride opening in 2016. The skyscraper was officially announced on June 5, 2014. Documents uncovered by an Orlando news agency revealed that the roller coaster would be located in Central Florida along International Drive at the intersection with Sand Lake Road. In May 2014, investment for the project was sought, and a website was formed to assist with the endeavor. After several successful negotiations for land, the development of both the roller coaster and Skyplex began. In 2012, Wallack Holdings, owners of Mango's Tropical Café in Orlando, selected the Polercoaster design concept pitched by US Thrill Rides to become their flagship attraction at the future-planned Skyplex indoor entertainment complex.
In 2022, the companies funding the project filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. By 2019, the status of the project fell into uncertainty with the removal of the project's website and lack of updates from developers. Skyscraper would have become the tallest roller coaster in the world at over 500 feet (150 m), and it would have featured both the steepest drop and highest inversion in the world.ĭevelopers anticipated completion by 2016, but a number of delays resulted in the date being pushed back several times. Development began in 2012 by American manufacturer US Thrill Rides and Swiss manufacturer Intamin, with both companies designing the attraction as the first Polercoaster model utilizing an observation tower for its main support structure. Skyscraper was a roller coaster concept originally planned for a future Skyplex entertainment complex located in Orlando, Florida. Riders are arranged 4 across in 2 rows for a total of 8 riders per train.
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