Skyscraper to debut at Cedar Point's Challenge Park

Posted | Contributed by Jeff

eaturing a giant propeller consisting of two arms that will spin guests in a full circle, Skyscraper is one of the most thrilling rides in the amusement industry.

Four riders, two on each arm, will sit in open cars with their feet dangling, on opposite ends of the propeller. The arms of the propeller quickly rotate in a clockwise or counterclockwise direction, spinning riders 16 stories into the air at speeds of up to 55 mph. At its highest point, riders will be upside down 160 feet above the ground!

Read the press release on PointBuzz.

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That looks fantastic! I can't wait to try that this summer.

Once you've stepped out of an airplane at 4,500 feet, there really aren't too many amusement park rides that intimidate you very much.

But I will make sure to ride on an empty stomach. ;)

Assuming they don't wuss it down, this will be the single most thrilling ride at the Point. If it were included with admission, I would ride over and over again. Nothing thrills me more than a good skyscraper.

I have ridden the Scandia Screamer, and I didnt realize that the cars flip upside down and it was great until it stopped at the top for a few minutes and it was 40 degrees.

Might want to watch to see what a new ride does before you ride it next time. ;)

I think anyone who has ridden this before will concur that it is not as terrifying as it looks. I rode on in Pigeon Forge, TN and it was quite enjoyable. The backwards drop from the very top is the most intense, but even isn't that bad.

But I'm with Ensign....after experiencing free-fall, being strapped into a ride isn't that intimidating!

I don't understand how this ride works. On one of these that they have on extreme rides 2000, that you can find on google video, they say that it freely spins upside down. How can this be the case? No one would want to be upside down at the bottum b/c you would be pulling four g's and having the blood rush to your head with that much intensity. Talk about a red out! From what I understand humans can withstand far more g's when the blood is being pushed to out feet rather than out heads.

^^Did you jump solo or tandem? Mine were in the distant past (1989, to be exact). I had thirteen solo jumps before I came to my senses and started dating my future wife. Jump #13 was the best: I had my first good PRCP, I landed in the peas, and I actually came in standing up (as opposed to landing on my butt, my chest, my face...etc.)

Sigh. Good times.

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