New Ride System Coming To Indianapolis Zoo A company called US ThrillRides has announced the sale of a new ride system to the zoo. From the press release: US THRILLRIDES ANNOUNCE SALE OF SKYQUEST ATTRACTION RIDE TO THE INDIANPOLIS ZOO AT THE IAAPA CONVENTION Scheduled to open in 2012 ORLANDO, FL – (November 16, 2010) – Master attraction ride inventor, Bill Kitchen has done it again! He unveiled his new ride, SkyQuest, during the 2010 conference and expo of the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions (IAAPA). Scheduled to break ground sometime next year and be completed in 2012 at the Indianapolis Zoo, the two-acre SkyQuest people mover will crown the new, innovative Orangutan exhibit and will give each rider a chance to be “up close and personal” with these beautiful animals and to also get a bird’s eye view with ride heights ranging from 10 to 40ft. up in the air. Guests will embark and disembark the 15 to 20-minute ride through a covered loading platform. Up to four riders can ride in the gondolas, (similar to hot-air balloon baskets), moving at a pace of 1mph. The two-million dollar ride can hold 1,000 riders per hour and is expected to be a highlight of the zoo.
Yes, one of the elephants is currently. Indianapolis Zoo is redoing their Encounters area. The whole area will be taken out and replaced with an "Islands" biome. Komodo Dragons are supposedly going there along with other species.
