2011's summer of innovative attractions

A look at some of the newest attractions around the world to see this summer.

Edge Walk, CN Tower
Toronto, Canada
Toronto inaugurates a 356-meter high walk around the CN Tower on August 1, offering a unique -- and hair-raising -- view of the city below.
http://www.edgewalkcntower.ca/

Green Lantern, Six Flags Magic Mountain
Valencia, CA, USA
Green Lantern is the world's first 'vertical' roller coaster, with the pods shooting up and down rather than side-to-side. Its opening sets a new record for the number of roller coasters in one park.
http://www.sixflags.com/magicmountain/index.aspx

Takabisha, Fuji-Q Highland Amusement Park
Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan
Takabisha features seven major twists over its 1,000-meter length, a sharp rise to a peak of 43 meters and a moment of weightlessness before a record-breaking breakneck freefall nosedive -- into complete darkness.
http://www.fuji-q.com

Star Tours, Walt Disney World Resort
Orlando, FL, USA
The revamped Star Tours ride arrives in Disney parks in both California and Florida this summer, complete with new technologies and a story featuring the original characters.
http://disneyworld.disney.go.com/

Viva Floating Island
Seoul, South Korea
Culture vultures in South Korea can now visit Viva, now open as the first of three man-made 'islets' which will hold cultural and sporting attractions in Seoul.

Smurf Village (Juzcar)
Juzcar, Spain
Visitors to Juzcar in Spain can marvel at one of the quirkiest paint-jobs on the planet -- the entire village will remain blue for the summer after hosting the film premiere of The Smurfs.

Universal Studios
Singapore
The new Universal Studios amusement park in Singapore is the brand's first entry into Asia. It stands within the walls of Resorts World Sentosa, one of the country's first "integrated resorts."
http://www.rwsentosa.com/Attractions/UniversalStudiosSingapore

Galaxy Macau
Macau
The enormous Galaxy Macau has added yet another super-resort to the 'Las Vegas of the East'. With three hotels, there are plenty of accommodation options -- look out for the development's unique 52,000-square-meter Grand Resort Deck, where a 350-ton white sand beach surrounds the 4,000-square-meter Skytop Wave Pool.
http://www.galaxymacau.com/en/

High Line Park, NY
The High Line Park, a unique breath of fresh air on a raised railroad track in the Big Apple, is now longer than ever after its latest extension opened to the public in June and is a great way to see the city.
http://www.thehighline.org/