A WESH 2 News investigation reveals the world's tallest roller coaster is most likely be going up in Central Florida.

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The world's tallest roller coaster, the Polercoaster, will be built at the intersection of International Drive and Sand Lake Road in Orlando, WESH 2 News has learned.Last week, WESH 2 News reporter Greg Fox broke the news that the Polercoaster was coming to Orange County, and now we know where. Several sources tell WESH 2 News it will be on the northeast corner of the intersection.At 570 feet, the Polercoaster would not only be the tallest structure in Central Florida, it would require special Federal Aviation Administration clearance before construction can proceed.>>Download the Orlando My Way app for iOS | AndroidIt would also be roughly 150-feet taller than the Orlando Eye observation wheel, now under construction along I-Drive just south of Sand Lake Road.A WESH 2 News investigation has revealed Joshua Wallack, under the name WF IDrive Realty, paid $7.2 million for five-and-a-half acres of land where the I-Drive Burger King now sits, and behind it, the former "Fun & Wheels" attraction.Sources confirm that owners of at least two other connected parcels, including a bowling alley and a 7-Eleven, have signed agreements with Wallack to sell to him enough land on which to put his Polercoaster project on the map.Wallack is also building the nearby Mango's Tropical Café.Susan Godorov runs Pointe Orlando and says the Polercoaster is just one example of the economic rebound that's drawing more people back to I-Drive."We are becoming a destination and not just tourists and conventioneers but really the locals," she said. "We've got a lot going on down here that the locals are interested in, and we've always had a great local following here, and we expect that to just get bigger."An announcement about the Polercoaster could come as soon as Thursday.14277566