# Life-Risking Rides Toronto's Sky Walk is the Future of Roller-Coasters By Omar Yusuf | Published 2011-08-02 | Unique Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sky-walk1 References: [gizmodo](http://gizmodo.com/5826746/the-newest-way-to-crap-your-pants-in-terror) & [cntower](http://www.cntower.ca/en-CA/What-s-Up/Now-at-the-CN-Tower/EdgeWalk.html)  As of this morning, perhaps the most fear-inducing ride is open to the thrill seekers of Toronto and the world: The Sky Walk. Perched atop the CN Tower, which stands at a withering 1,168 ft, is a small metal platform which has tethers and mounting gear installed around it. This is the Sky Walk, and for $175, you can strap yourself to a rope, lean over the edge and look straight into what might be the scariest view of all time. Although the Grand Canyon viewing deck and Empire State Observatory both offer greater heights, the CN Tower's Sky Walk boasts the distinguishing feature of simulated free-fall. Leaning over a metal railing is fine, but dangling gently from a tether, hundreds of meters in the air, seems infinitely more engaging. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 0.3/10 - Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 90% men, 10% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Unique](https://www.trendhunter.com/unique) > [Bizarre](https://www.trendhunter.com/bizarre) ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Grassy Snakelike Structures](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/b-iconic-montecito-heights.md) - [Loopy Racetrack Loungers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tom-raffield-bent-wood.md) - [Death-Inducing Coasters](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/euthanasia-coaster.md) - [Self-Sustaining Roller Coasters](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/toyota-prius-rollercoaster.md) - [Interactive Technology Coasters](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/space-fantasy.md) - [$40 Million Thrill Rides](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/takabisha.md) - [Roller Coaster Symphony Campaigns](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/zurich-chamber-orchestra-ad.md) - [Roller Coaster Cars](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-honda-air.md) - [Gilded Thrill Rides](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/golden-royal-roller-coaster.md)