The company behind the Skyscraper, a 570-foot-tall roller coaster being planned for International Drive, released a ride along video Monday showing what riders will experience on the ride.
The "Polercoaster," as it's called by designer US Thrill Rides, will be constructed as part of the Skyscraper Skyplex entertainment complex being built by partners Mango's Tropical Cafe and US Thrill Rides, near the intersection of Sand Lake Road and I-Drive.
Skyplex will be an all-indoor entertainment complex with restaurants and retailers. The coaster's track will whip around it, so that drivers may do a double-take.
On a nearly 1-mile-long track, each eight-passenger vehicle will reach speeds up to 65 mph, with a coaster capacity of 1,000 people per hour. Riders can expect loops, spirals and inversions.
The project is estimated at $250 million, with groundbreaking set for 2015, and the facility opening in 2017.