ICON Park is an entertainment complex in

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. The complex is on 20 acres and has more than 50 attractions including a 400 foot tall (122m) observation wheel, a

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aquarium, as well as bars, restaurants, shops and specialty kiosks.

Attractions

Rides and activities

In addition to rides, the park features a museum, aquarium,

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, a "7D" theater and a museum of

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standing 400 feet (122m) tall. *

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's Wax Museum Orlando *Sea Life Aquarium Orlando *Museum of Illusions Orlando *In The Game / 7D Motion Theater *Carousel on the Promenade at ICON Park *Pearl Express Train is a locomotive ride around the ICON Park Promenade *Max Action Arena is an entertainment center with virtual reality technology and adventure rooms that was announced in fall 2022.

Shopping

The park features more than 40 specialty retail kiosks around the ICON Park, as well as an original shop featuring park merchandise. *

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*Sugar Factory *The Wheelhouse Gift Shop *Calenoi Sunglasses *ICON Park Gifts *Breathe – A modern Wellness Bar *Currency Exchange International

Restaurants

The park features several notable restaurant chains such as

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Fish & Chips *Sloppy Joe's Orlando *Sugar Factory *Tapa Toro Spanish Restaurant *Uncle Julio's Mexican *

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*iCafe de Paris * Haagen-Dazs *The Wheelhouse Market Food Hall *iLounge Istanbul *ICON Park Sky Bar, Lawn Bar, Wheelhouse Bar *Brother Jimmy's *Juan Valdez

Former Attractions

* The Orlando Free Fall: a 430 foot (131m) tall, free-standing drop tower. Permanently closed in 2022 following an accident, it is standing but not operating until removal.

Incidents

On March 24, 2022, 14-year-old Tyre Sampson of

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, fell to his death from the Orlando Free Fall ride. Owned and operated by The Slingshot Group, the attraction opened as the tallest free-standing drop tower, and operated for less than 3 months prior to the accident. The ride was immediately closed alongside another ride at the park, the Orlando Slingshot, also owned and operated by The Slingshot Group, as the investigation proceeded. Through an investigation and report provided by Quest Engineering and Failure Analysis, Inc., it was discovered that the restraint proximity sensors of the seat Tyre Sampson was in had been manually adjusted after they had been initially secured in place by the ride manufacturer. The ride would not operate if the sensors detected that any of the restraints were not sufficiently closed, and this adjustment allowed the restraint to be open almost twice as wide as normal, yet satisfy the rides safety system. This allowed the ride to operate despite being unsafe, and left a large enough opening for Tyre to slide underneath his restraint. On October 6, 2022, ICON Park confirmed the permanent closure and future removal of the ride. A new

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game known as Bullseye Blast was closed in July 2022 shortly after its introduction and put into a redesign, as social media users complained after several nationwide mass and school shootings. Centered on The Wheel, the game had players target certain buildings, streetlamps, and parking lots around park property with pre-placed targets using a laser tag-esque gun during a twenty-minute circuit on the wheel. On December 31, 2022, around 6:20 p.m., Orange County Fire and Rescue received a report of a power failure of The Wheel, stranding 62 people on the ride for over three hours. Several videos emerged of large sparks, smoke, and fire coming off of the side of the wheel, slightly above one of the rides pods.{{Cite web , last=Meredith , first=Michelle , date=2023-01-02 , title='Nerve-wracking': Riders recount being stuck on The Wheel at ICON Park after power failure , url=https://www.wesh.com/article/the-wheel-icon-park-power-loss-orlando/42373941 , access-date=2023-01-02 , website=WESH , language=en No injuries were reported.

References

Tourist attractions in Orlando, Florida