▁the ▁park . ▁It ▁opened ▁to ▁the ▁general ▁public ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 4 ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁former ▁ro aring ▁ 2 0 ' s ▁expansion ▁area . ▁ ▁History ▁Sky ▁Cab in ▁opened ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 4 ▁as ▁park ▁of ▁the ▁former ▁Ro aring ▁ 2 0 s ▁area . ▁Origin ally , ▁the ▁ride ▁was ▁once ▁the ▁tall est ▁structure ▁in ▁all ▁of ▁Orange ▁County . ▁The ▁ride ▁formerly ▁shared ▁its ▁space ▁with ▁another ▁previous ▁ride : ▁Par ach ute ▁drop . ▁Sky ▁Tower ▁rid ers ▁were ▁previously ▁able ▁to ▁asc end ▁up ▁in ▁the ▁slow ▁view ing ▁cabin ▁while ▁also ▁witness ing ▁par ach utes ▁asc ending ▁and ▁dro pping ▁ 1 5 0 ▁feet ▁in ▁the ▁air . ▁Par ach ute ▁drop ▁was ▁later ▁removed ▁from ▁the ▁park ▁during ▁the ▁early ▁ 2 0 0 0 s . ▁On ▁December ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁Sky ▁Cab in ▁was ▁involved ▁in ▁an ▁incident . ▁Sky ▁Cab in ▁became ▁stuck ▁at ▁ 9 6 ▁feet ▁in ▁the ▁air ▁causing ▁rid ers ▁to ▁become ▁str and ed ▁in ▁the ▁air ▁for ▁ 8 ▁hours . ▁After ▁being ▁closed ▁for ▁all ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁and ▁ 1 ▁month ▁and ▁ 1 0 ▁days ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁for ▁months ▁of ▁a ▁detailed ▁ins pection , ▁review ▁and ▁minor ▁operating ▁adjust ments ▁to ▁the ▁ride , ▁Sky ▁Cab in ▁re open ed ▁Feb ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 2