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Here's the latest on I-Drive's future polercoaster, Starflyer and more

Three of International Drive's high-flying attractions are getting closer to bringing more thrills to the tourism corridor.

Parts of the 501-foot Skyscraper polercoaster at the $460 million Skyplex entertainment center are already being built, said Joshua Wallack, developer of the project who also owns and operates Mango's Tropical Cafe Orlando and is building the Hollywood Plaza parking garage center.

People ask me when are we breaking ground, and I tell them there's a tremendous amount of engineering to be done and this is a first. We placed the order for certain materials that have to do with the Skyscraper that are being manufactured," he said, but did not go into detail. Skyplex, which includes a surf park, zipline, entertainment, dining and retail plaza, a 350-room hotel and the Skyscraper polercoaster and observation deck, is slated to begin construction later this year and be completed in 2018.

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