Legoland Florida's Flying School, the last remaining Cypress Gardens coaster, will close

The Ledger
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Flying School, an inverted roller coaster at Legoland Florida Resort, is seen in this photo from 2011. The ride will be closing after Aug. 16, Legoland announced.
Flying School, an inverted roller coaster at Legoland Florida Resort, is seen in this photo from 2011. The ride will be closing after Aug. 16, Legoland announced.

Legoland Florida Resort is phasing out one of the last remaining rides from the Cypress Gardens era.

Flying School, an inverted roller coaster, will offer its final rides on Aug. 16, National Roller Coaster Day, the attraction said in a news release. The ride will be removed to allow for “future awesomeness,” the news release said.

The steel coaster is original to Cypress Gardens, one of the original Florida attractions. The park closed in the late 2000s, giving way to Legoland Florida.

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The minimum height to ride Flying School is 44 inches. Guests under 52 inches must be accompanied by a rider at least that tall.

This article originally appeared on The Ledger: Legoland is closing Flying School, last coaster from Cypress Gardens