When it debuts in 2017, Skyscraper will be the world's tallest roller coaster, featuring 4 minutes of corkscrew moves, sudden drops, loops, and inversions.
"It is an absolute cutting-edge engineering marvel that will deliver pure adrenaline unlike any roller coaster in the world today," Michael Kitchen, president of US Thrill Rides, told the Orlando Sentinel.
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