SeaWorld SkyTower
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SkyTower | |
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![]() SkyTower at SeaWorld Orlando. | |
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General information | |
Status | Operational (as of July 2019) |
Type | Observation Tower |
Location | 7007 Sea World Drive Orlando, Florida, U.S. |
Coordinates | 28°24′37″N 81°27′41″W / 28.410373°N 81.461443°WCoordinates: 28°24′37″N 81°27′41″W / 28.410373°N 81.461443°W |
Completed | Summer 1974 |
Owner | SeaWorld |
Height | |
Antenna spire | 400 ft (121.9 m) |
Roof | 400 ft (121.9 m) |
Technical details | |
Floor count | 2 |
The SeaWorld SkyTower is an observation tower located in the SeaWorld Orlando theme park complex constructed in 1973 and opened in 1974. The tower is the tallest observation tower in Florida and contains a double decker rotating pod. SkyTower is lit with an array of Electronic Theater Control's LEDs as of February 2013. However the height of the tower is 400 feet (122 m) tall from the base to the top of the structure, including topping flagpole)
Incidents[]
On December 22, 2015, at the height of the Christmas travel season, the SkyTower became stuck, 200 feet up. There were about 50 people on the ride at the time, and it took two hours to get all passengers down. This was the first known incident on the ride.[1]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "People on Sky Tower trapped for more than three hours". WESH. Retrieved 2016-06-04.
External links[]
Categories:
- Towers in Florida
- SeaWorld Orlando
- Amusement rides introduced in 1974
- Buildings and structures in Orlando, Florida
- Towers completed in 1974
- 1974 establishments in Florida