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ten open trailer lorries, and one closed trailer lorry. The forty-two gondolas can be loaded either three or six at a time, and each can accommodate eight passengers. Roue de Paris The Roue de Paris is a tall transportable Ferris wheel, originally installed on the Place de la Concorde in Paris, France, for the 2000 millennium celebrations. It left Paris in 2002 and has since then seen service at numerous other locations around the world. It is a Ronald Bussink series R60 wheel and needs no permanent foundations, instead (40 tonnes) of water ballast provide a stable base. It weighs
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demolished in 1907 and the Paris wheel in 1920. Eurowheel is now Europe's second tallest extant Ferris wheel, after the London Eye, which officially opened on 31 December 1999, but which did not open to the public until March 2000 because of technical problems. Eurowheel has a minimum passenger height restriction. Eurowheel Eurowheel is a tall Ferris wheel at the Mirabilandia amusement park near Ravenna, in Emilia–Romagna, Italy. It is known for its views over Ravenna and nearby beaches, and its 50,000 light bulbs are said to make it the brightest Ferris wheel in the world. When constructed in 1999,
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London Eye The London Eye is a giant Ferris wheel on the South Bank of the River Thames in London. It is Europe's tallest Ferris wheel, is the most popular paid tourist attraction in the United Kingdom with over 3.75 million visitors annually, and has made many appearances in popular culture. The structure is tall and the wheel has a diameter of . When it opened to the public in 2000 it was the world's tallest Ferris wheel. Its height was surpassed by the Star of Nanchang in 2006, the Singapore Flyer in 2008, and the High Roller (Las Vegas)
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Daikanransha When it opened in 1999, it was the world's tallest Ferris wheel. It has the same diameter as its world record predecessor, the Tempozan Ferris Wheel, at Osaka, but its overall height is greater. Daikanransha lost its world's tallest status to the London Eye, which officially opened on December 31, 1999, but which did not open to the public until March 2000 because of technical problems. It is the third tallest Ferris wheel ever constructed in Japan, and, since the closure of Sky Dream Fukuoka in September 2009, the second tallest still in operation, after the Diamond and Flower
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Roue de Paris The Roue de Paris is a tall transportable Ferris wheel, originally installed on the Place de la Concorde in Paris, France, for the 2000 millennium celebrations. It left Paris in 2002 and has since then seen service at numerous other locations around the world. It is a Ronald Bussink series R60 wheel and needs no permanent foundations, instead (40 tonnes) of water ballast provide a stable base. It weighs 365 tonnes. Due to its transportable design, it can be erected in 72 hours and dismantled in 60 hours by a specialist team. Transport requires seven container lorries,
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ten open trailer lorries, and one closed trailer lorry. The forty-two gondolas can be loaded either three or six at a time, and each can accommodate eight passengers. Roue de Paris The Roue de Paris is a tall transportable Ferris wheel, originally installed on the Place de la Concorde in Paris, France, for the 2000 millennium celebrations. It left Paris in 2002 and has since then seen service at numerous other locations around the world. It is a Ronald Bussink series R60 wheel and needs no permanent foundations, instead (40 tonnes) of water ballast provide a stable base. It weighs
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as a triple Ferris wheel, Triple Giant Wheel, or Triple Tree Wheel, it was in height. The Santa Clara ride, renamed Triple Wheel in post-Marriott years, closed on 1 September 1997. The Gurnee ride closed in 2000. An eccentric wheel (sometimes called a sliding wheel or coaster wheel) differs from a conventional Ferris wheel in that some or all of its passenger cars are not fixed directly to the rim of the wheel, but instead slide on rails between the rim and the hub as the wheel rotates. The two most famous eccentric wheels are Wonder Wheel, at Deno's Wonder
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Roue de Paris, originally installed on the Place de la Concorde in Paris for the 2000 millennium celebrations. Roue de Paris left France in 2002 and in 2003–04 operated in Birmingham and Manchester, England. In 2005 it visited first Geleen then Amsterdam, Netherlands, before returning to England to operate at Gateshead. In 2006 it was erected at the Suan Lum Night Bazaar in Bangkok, Thailand, and by 2008 had made its way to Antwerp, Belgium. Roue de Paris is a Ronald Bussink series R60 design using of water ballast to provide a stable base. The R60 weighs , and can
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Hirakata Park Hirakata Park is the oldest amusement park in Osaka, Japan. It opened in 1910, when Kikuningyō-ten, the "Chrysanthemum Figure Exhibition," was held near Keihan Hirakata Station (later renamed Hirakata-kōen Station). In 1965, a public pool was built, which promoted swimming at Hirakata Park. Seven years later an ice rink was built to increase the park's attendance during the winter months. In 1988, the “Red Falcon" roller-coaster was built, followed by the construction of a Ferris wheel in 1991. Around 2000, Hirakata Park's was touched by the general decline of the industry, resulting in the closure of many amusement
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by Intamin. Also known as a triple Ferris wheel, Triple Giant Wheel, or Triple Tree Wheel, it was in height. The Santa Clara ride, renamed Triple Wheel in post-Marriott years, closed on 1 September 1997. The Gurnee ride closed in 2000. The Orlando Eye, which opened in April 2015, was designed and built by Intamin. Outside the amusement realm, Intamin supplies monorail transportation systems which are used in both public transport networks and at tourist attractions across the world. Intamin was responsible for the design and building of the Moscow Monorail (), which is long and is located in the
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Eurowheel Eurowheel is a tall Ferris wheel at the Mirabilandia amusement park near Ravenna, in Emilia–Romagna, Italy. It is known for its views over Ravenna and nearby beaches, and its 50,000 light bulbs are said to make it the brightest Ferris wheel in the world. When constructed in 1999, Eurowheel was the tallest extant Ferris wheel in Europe, superseding the Moscow-850. Both the Great Wheel, built for the Empire of India Exhibition at Earls Court, London, in 1895, and the Grande Roue de Paris, built for the Exposition Universelle of 1900 in Paris, were taller, however the London wheel was
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Technocosmos Technocosmos, later renamed Technostar, was an tall giant Ferris wheel, originally built for the Expo '85 World Fair in Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan. It carried almost 3 million passengers during the exposition. Technocosmos had an overall height of , a diameter of , and took 15 minutes to complete a revolution. Each of the 48 passenger cars could carry 8 people and was equipped with solar panels to power its air conditioning. When it began operating, Technocosmos was the World's tallest extant Ferris wheel. At that time, the tallest Ferris wheel ever built was the Grande Roue de Paris (built
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Grande Roue de Paris The Grande Roue de Paris was a tall Ferris wheel built in 1900 for the Exposition Universelle world exhibition at Paris. Financing the "Grande Roue de Paris" happened by the creation of the "Paris Gigantic Wheel and Varieties Company" and selling the shares of this company . It was the tallest wheel in the world at the time of its opening. The passenger cars were so large that they were removed from the wheel and used as homes for French families when the region was devastated by World War I. Théodore Vienne, the industrialist and founder
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Moscow, has since been reported cancelled. Subsequently, an approximately wheel was considered for Gorky Central Park of Culture and Leisure, and a wheel proposed for location near Sparrow Hills. Another giant wheel planned for Prospekt Vernadskogo for 2002 was also never built. "Observation wheel" is an alternative name for "Ferris wheel". In 1892, when the incorporation papers for the Ferris Wheel Company (constructors of the original 1893 Chicago Ferris Wheel) were filed, the purpose of the company was stated as: [construction and operation of] "...wheels of the Ferris or other types for the purpose of observation or amusement". Some Ferris
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The wheel is driven by a circumferential cable which leaves the wheel and passes through the drive mechanism under the base, and its spokes are steel cables, in tension. When the tall Wiener Riesenrad was constructed in 1897, both the original Ferris Wheel in the US (constructed 1893, demolished 1906) and the Great Wheel in England (constructed 1895, demolished 1907) were taller. The Grande Roue de Paris, constructed in 1900, was taller still. However, when the Grande Roue de Paris was demolished in 1920, the Riesenrad became the world's tallest extant Ferris wheel, and it remained so for the next
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top of the wheel include Tokyo, Tokyo Bay, Tokyo Disneyland, Chiba, Mount Fuji, and the Bōsō Peninsula. Diamond and Flower Ferris Wheel When completed in 2001, it was the world's second tallest Ferris wheel. It was also the tallest Ferris wheel ever built in Japan, but was surpassed the following year by the Sky Dream Fukuoka. However, the Fukuoka wheel closed in September 2009, and the Kasai Rinkai Park wheel once again became Japan's tallest operational Ferris wheel. The wheel is in diameter and has 68 passenger cars, each able to carry 6 people. Passengers may not smoke and pets
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Diamond and Flower Ferris Wheel When completed in 2001, it was the world's second tallest Ferris wheel. It was also the tallest Ferris wheel ever built in Japan, but was surpassed the following year by the Sky Dream Fukuoka. However, the Fukuoka wheel closed in September 2009, and the Kasai Rinkai Park wheel once again became Japan's tallest operational Ferris wheel. The wheel is in diameter and has 68 passenger cars, each able to carry 6 people. Passengers may not smoke and pets are not permitted. Each rotation takes 17 minutes, and on a clear day the views from the
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Ferris Wheel The original Ferris Wheel, sometimes also referred to as the Chicago Wheel, was the centerpiece of the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, Illinois. Intended as an attraction in the same manner as the 1889 Paris Exposition's Eiffel Tower, the Ferris Wheel was the Columbian Exposition's tallest attraction, with a height of . The Ferris Wheel was dismantled then rebuilt in Lincoln Park, Chicago, in 1895, and dismantled and rebuilt a third and final time for the 1904 World's Fair in St. Louis, Missouri. It was demolished there in 1906. The Ferris Wheel was designed and constructed by
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Bailang River Bridge Ferris Wheel The Bailang River Bridge Ferris Wheel is a centreless non-rotating Ferris wheel built on the Bailang River Bridge that crosses the Bailing river in Weifang, Shandong, China The structure has a height of and when completed in 2017 became the world's largest centreless Ferris wheel. Comprising 4,600 tons of steel and a kite grid construction system, described as a 'dragon spine', the body of the Ferris wheel remains stationary while each of the 36 carriages takes 28 minutes to fully traverse its circumference. Each carriage can carry 10 passengers and has Wi-Fi and television sets.
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Bailang River Bridge Ferris Wheel The Bailang River Bridge Ferris Wheel is a centreless non-rotating Ferris wheel built on the Bailang River Bridge that crosses the Bailing river in Weifang, Shandong, China The structure has a height of and when completed in 2017 became the world's largest centreless Ferris wheel. Comprising 4,600 tons of steel and a kite grid construction system, described as a 'dragon spine', the body of the Ferris wheel remains stationary while each of the 36 carriages takes 28 minutes to fully traverse its circumference. Each carriage can carry 10 passengers and has Wi-Fi and television sets.
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for the 1900 Exposition Universelle in France) which was demolished in 1920. In 1989 the Cosmo Clock 21 opened for business in Yokohama and succeeded both Technocosmos as tallest extant Ferris wheel and Grande Roue de Paris as tallest Ferris wheel ever built. After Expo '85, Technocosmos was relocated to the Expoland amusement park in Suita, Osaka Prefecture, and renamed Technostar. Expoland has since permanently closed. Work began on dismantling Technostar in November 2009, and it had been removed from the Osaka site by the end of the following month. Technocosmos Technocosmos, later renamed Technostar, was an tall giant Ferris
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time and transported by rail to St. Louis for the 1904 World's Fair, where it earned its owners $215,000. It was finally destroyed by controlled demolition using dynamite on May 11, 1906. Ferris Wheel The original Ferris Wheel, sometimes also referred to as the Chicago Wheel, was the centerpiece of the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, Illinois. Intended as an attraction in the same manner as the 1889 Paris Exposition's Eiffel Tower, the Ferris Wheel was the Columbian Exposition's tallest attraction, with a height of . The Ferris Wheel was dismantled then rebuilt in Lincoln Park, Chicago, in 1895,
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giant Ferris wheel in Zhengzhou, at Renmin Park. Zhengzhou Ferris Wheel Zhengzhou Ferris Wheel is a tall giant Ferris wheel at Century Amusement Park in Zhengzhou, Henan, China. When it was completed in 2003, Zhengzhou Ferris Wheel was the tallest Ferris wheel in China, and the second tallest in the world, after the London Eye. There are now four 120 m Ferris wheels in China, the other three being Changsha Ferris Wheel (completed 2004), Suzhou Ferris Wheel (completed 2009), and Tianjin Eye (completed 2008). The only Chinese Ferris wheel with a greater height is the Star of Nanchang, which opened
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Zhengzhou Ferris Wheel Zhengzhou Ferris Wheel is a tall giant Ferris wheel at Century Amusement Park in Zhengzhou, Henan, China. When it was completed in 2003, Zhengzhou Ferris Wheel was the tallest Ferris wheel in China, and the second tallest in the world, after the London Eye. There are now four 120 m Ferris wheels in China, the other three being Changsha Ferris Wheel (completed 2004), Suzhou Ferris Wheel (completed 2009), and Tianjin Eye (completed 2008). The only Chinese Ferris wheel with a greater height is the Star of Nanchang, which opened in 2006. There is at least one other
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Wheel of Birmingham The Wheel of Birmingham or Birmingham Wheel was a series of transportable Ferris wheel installations at Centenary Square in Birmingham, England. These have been landmarks in central Birmingham, visible from many parts of the City. The first opened on 6 November 2003, and its replacement opened on 21 October 2004, both being tall. A third wheel, the Birmingham Mail Wheel, operated from 18 January 2010 until 22 February 2010, and was also 60 m tall. The first wheel, the Roue de Paris, had originally operated in Paris. When the Birmingham installation opened to the public on Thursday
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Steiger Ferris Wheel The Steiger Ferris Wheel is a tall transportable Ferris wheel. It began operating in 1980, and at that time was the world's tallest transportable wheel, a record documented in the Guinness Book of Records. The world's tallest transportable wheel is the Bussink Design R80XL. Designed by the Steiger showmen company of Bad Oeynhausen, in conjunction with engineering company Dr. Cassens and Jäschke of Bremen, it was built by Kocks, also of Bremen, and is operated by Steiger. It has 42 passenger cars, and weighs 450 tons. The foundation of the wheel consists of the 22 container pallets
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be erected in 72 hours and dismantled in 60 hours by a specialist team. Transport requires seven 20-foot container lorries, ten open trailer lorries, and one closed trailer lorry. Its 42-passenger cars can be loaded either 3 or 6 at a time, and each car can carry 8 people. Bussink R60 wheels have operated in Australia (Brisbane), Canada (Niagara Falls), France (Paris), Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur & Malacca), UK (Belfast, Birmingham, Manchester, Sheffield), US (Atlanta, Myrtle Beach), and elsewhere. Other notable transportable wheels include the Steiger Ferris Wheel, which was the world's tallest transportable wheel when it began operating in 1980.
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(bullfighting ring). On 14 July 1899, France's national day, a huge crowd attended a 'fight' between a lion and a bull, but it was a fiasco because the animals would not fight. He then started promoting Greco-Roman wrestling, professional boxing and billiards. His sports empire expanded and his promotional posters were prominent at the 1911 World's Fair in Paris. Vienne was director and owner of the Grande Roue de Paris, ('Great Wheel of Paris'), a 100m-high Ferris wheel built in 1900 for the world exhibition. It was demolished in 1920, but almost 100 years passed between its construction and a
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Capital Wheel The Capital Wheel is a Ferris wheel at National Harbor, Maryland, just outside Washington, D. C., in the United States. It opened on May 23, 2014. The wheel was conceived by National Harbor developer Milton Peterson and inspired by the Roue de Paris. Built by Chance Rides of Wichita, Kansas, it has an overall height of and sits on a pier extending into the adjacent Potomac River, easily visible to passengers on flights to or from National Airport. The diameter wheel carries 42 climate-controlled passenger gondolas, each able to seat eight people, including a VIP gondola that can
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Wonder Wheel Wonder Wheel is a tall eccentric Ferris wheel located at Deno's Wonder Wheel Amusement Park, in the Coney Island neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York City, US. Eccentric wheels differ from conventional Ferris wheels in that some of the passenger cars are not fixed directly to the rim of the wheel, but instead slide on rails between the hub and the rim as the wheel rotates. The Wonder Wheel is an official New York City Landmark. "The Wonder Wheel" was designed by Charles Herman as an improvement on G.W.G. Ferris' giant wheel. Built for Herman J. Garms, Sr. between
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Intamin — manufactured by Waagner-Biro) Mir / Pax Ronald Bussink (formerly Nauta Bussink; then Ronald Bussink Professional Rides; then Bussink Landmarks since 2008) Sanoyas Rides Corporation (has built more than 80 Ferris wheels) Ferris wheel A Ferris wheel (sometimes called in the case of the very tallest examples, giant wheel) is an amusement ride consisting of a rotating upright wheel with multiple passenger-carrying components (commonly referred to as passenger cars, cabins, tubs, capsules, gondolas, or pods) attached to the rim in such a way that as the wheel turns, they are kept upright, usually by gravity. Some of the largest
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Great Berlin Wheel The Great Berlin Wheel was a giant Ferris wheel to be built near the Berlin Zoological Garden (Zoologischer Garten Berlin) in Berlin, Germany, by the Great Wheel Corporation. It was originally planned to be tall, with 36 passenger capsules, but this was subsequently revised to tall, with 28 passenger capsules, each able to accommodate 40 persons. The groundbreaking ceremony was on 3 December 2007 and completion was originally planned for 2008, but the project stalled after encountering financial obstacles. If it had been built, it would have become the world's tallest Ferris wheel, superseding the Singapore Flyer
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cars, each capable of carrying up to eight people. One rotation of the diameter wheel takes 15 minutes. Cosmo Clock 21 Cosmo Clock 21 is a giant Ferris wheel at the Cosmo World amusement park in the Minato Mirai 21 district of Yokohama, Japan. When it first opened, it was the world's tallest Ferris wheel, until the completion of the Igosu 108 in Shiga, Japan, in 1992. Built for the YES '89 Yokohama Exposition at Minato Mirai 21 in 1989, Cosmo Clock 21 was originally constructed with a height of . In 1997 the structure was dismantled, then in 1999
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rival the Eiffel Tower, the centerpiece of the 1889 Paris Exposition. Ferris was a graduate of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and a Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, bridge-builder. He began his career in the railroad industry and then pursued an interest in bridge building. Ferris understood the growing need for structural steel and founded G.W.G. Ferris & Co. in Pittsburgh, a firm that tested and inspected metals for railroads and bridge builders. The wheel rotated on a 71-ton, 45.5-foot axle comprising what was at that time the world's largest hollow forging, manufactured in Pittsburgh by the Bethlehem Iron Company and weighing 89,320 pounds, together
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ride down. The current 2011 version of Palace Playland consists of a newly built Ferris wheel, a arcade, and 25 rides for both children and adults. The new Ferris wheel replaces the tall, decades old Sunwheel with one that is environmentally sound and technologically superior. Once a week, usually, the beach will have a firework show on the beach at night. This usually occurs in the summer. Three versions of the Pier were constructed by people and modified by nature. The first, long, was built of steel in 1898. When the ribbon was cut on July 2, 1898, it was
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(world's tallest 2008-2014). Great Berlin Wheel The Great Berlin Wheel was a giant Ferris wheel to be built near the Berlin Zoological Garden (Zoologischer Garten Berlin) in Berlin, Germany, by the Great Wheel Corporation. It was originally planned to be tall, with 36 passenger capsules, but this was subsequently revised to tall, with 28 passenger capsules, each able to accommodate 40 persons. The groundbreaking ceremony was on 3 December 2007 and completion was originally planned for 2008, but the project stalled after encountering financial obstacles. If it had been built, it would have become the world's tallest Ferris wheel, superseding
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water ballast instead of the permanent foundations of their fixed counterparts. Fixed wheels are also sometimes dismantled and relocated. Larger examples include the original Ferris Wheel, which operated at two sites in Chicago, Illinois, and a third in St. Louis, Missouri; Technocosmos/Technostar, which moved to Expoland, Osaka, after Expo '85, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, for which it was built, ended; and Cosmo Clock 21, which added onto its original height when erected for the second time at Minato Mirai 21, Yokohama, in 1999. The world's tallest transportable wheel is the Bussink Design R80XL. One of the most famous transportable wheels is the
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After the Doctor connected the patient to an IV, he or she would pull a chain on the device to start the lethal medications flowing. He called it his “Rube Goldberg suicide device.” In 2005, Tim Robinson displayed his own Meccano differential analyser at the Computer History Museum, at Mountain View, California, US, and Robinson has also built and exhibited two models of Charles Babbage's difference engine, also using Meccano. In 1990 Meccano S.A. built a giant Ferris wheel in France. It was modelled after the original 1893 Ferris Wheel built by George Washington Gale Ferris Jr. at the World's
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exhibited two models of Charles Babbage's difference engine, also using Meccano. In 1990 Meccano S.A. built a giant Ferris wheel in France. It was modelled after the original 1893 Ferris Wheel built by George Washington Gale Ferris Jr. at the World's Columbian Exposition at Chicago and was shipped to the United States to promote "Erector Meccano" after Meccano S.A. had bought out the "Erector" trade name and began selling Meccano sets in the U.S. It went on display in New York City after which it was purchased by Ripley's Believe It or Not! and put on display in their St.
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Cosmo Clock 21 Cosmo Clock 21 is a giant Ferris wheel at the Cosmo World amusement park in the Minato Mirai 21 district of Yokohama, Japan. When it first opened, it was the world's tallest Ferris wheel, until the completion of the Igosu 108 in Shiga, Japan, in 1992. Built for the YES '89 Yokohama Exposition at Minato Mirai 21 in 1989, Cosmo Clock 21 was originally constructed with a height of . In 1997 the structure was dismantled, then in 1999 relocated onto a taller base which increased its overall height to . Cosmo Clock 21 has 60 passenger
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Prater public park in the Leopoldstadt district of Vienna, Austria, to celebrate Emperor Franz Josef I's Golden Jubilee, it has a height of and originally had 30 passenger cars. A demolition permit for the Riesenrad was issued in 1916, but due to a lack of funds with which to carry out the destruction, it survived. Following the demolition of the Grande Roue de Paris in 1920, the Riesenrad became the world's tallest extant Ferris wheel. In 1944 it burnt down, but was rebuilt the following year with 15 passenger cars, and remained the world's tallest extant wheel until its 97th
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and 2013 upon which the station was sold. Between 2013 and 2015 Van Mol was CEO of Skyview in Amsterdam, an entertainment company installing Giant Ferris Wheels all over the world. Van Mol initiated the installation of a Giant Ferris Wheel at the Scheveningen Pier in the Netherlands. The Giant Ferris Wheel of Scheveningen is the first 40-meter wheel that was built in the sea. By mid 2015 Van Mol was asked to save the digital company foto.com by the family Grimaldi. The company was nearly bankrupt and was operating under Chapter 11 conditions by the Court of Nivelles in
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Moscow-850 Moscow-850 () is a Ferris wheel in the amusement park "Moscow-850" on the territory of VDNKh ("Exhibition of Achievements of National Economy"), built for the 850th anniversary of Moscow and dismantled in 2016. Moscow-850 had a diameter of and an overall height of , made a full turn in 7 minutes, was equipped with 40 cabins, accommodating 8 people each. At the time of its construction, Moscow-850 was the tallest extant Ferris wheel in Europe, but in 1999 it was surpassed by the 90-metre Eurowheel at Mirabilandia, Italy. Moscow-850 was the tallest Ferris wheel in Russia until a 80-metre
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Beijing Great Wheel The Beijing Great Wheel, () a tall giant Ferris wheel, was to have been constructed in eastern Beijing's Chaoyang Park, one of the 2008 Summer Olympics venues. If it had been built, it would have become the world's tallest Ferris wheel, superseding the Singapore Flyer (world's tallest 2008-2014). The Great Wheel Corporation originally forecast the wheel would start turning on August 1, 2008, one week in advance of the Beijing-hosted 2008 Summer Olympics. In 2007, Chinese state media reported that construction had begun, with completion delayed until 2009 due to design issues. Completion was subsequently rescheduled for
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Atlantic City prior to designing his wheel for the World's Columbian Exposition. In 1893 Somers filed a lawsuit against Ferris for patent infringement, however Ferris and his lawyers successfully argued that the Ferris Wheel and its technology differed greatly from Somers' wheel, and the case was dismissed. The original Ferris Wheel, sometimes also referred to as the Chicago Wheel, was designed and constructed by George Washington Gale Ferris Jr.. With a height of it was the tallest attraction at the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, Illinois, where it opened to the public on June 21, 1893. It was intended to
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built by Stein & Goldstein remain intact: Nunley's Carousel, the Michael Friedsam Memorial Carousel in Central Park, New York City, and the Bushnell Park Carousel in Hartford, Connecticut. The original Nunley's Ferris wheel is now located in Barnum Island, New York. The Ferris wheel is on display, but it is not powered or in running condition. There is a sign near the Ferris wheel that reads: Other Nunley's rides and games were sold at auction after the park closed in 1995 and are now scattered all over the country. Billy Joel's instrumental piece "Waltz # 1 (Nunley's Carousel)" (2001) appeared
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son of Charles Bassett (1834-1908), MP, of Watermouth Castle, Devon. Its purpose was to celebrate the Golden Jubilee of Emperor Franz Josef I, and it was one of the earliest Ferris wheels ever built. Bassett's Ferris wheel manufacturing business was not a commercial success, and he died in 1907 almost bankrupt. A permit for its demolition was issued in 1916, but because of a lack of funds with which to carry out the destruction, it survived. It was built with 30 gondolas, but was severely damaged in World War II and when it was rebuilt only 15 gondolas were replaced.
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are often referred to as capsules. However, these alternative names are also sometimes used for wheels with conventional gravity-oriented cars. Only four Ferris wheels with motorised capsules have ever been built. Official conceptual renderings of the proposed New York Wheel also show a wheel equipped with externally mounted motorised capsules. Transportable Ferris wheels are designed to be operated at multiple locations, as opposed to fixed wheels which are usually intended for permanent installation. Small transportable designs may be permanently mounted on trailers, and can be moved intact. Larger transportable wheels are designed to be repeatedly dismantled and rebuilt, some using
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It is built within the Electrical and Mechanical Services Department and TUV standards. The wheel has had two owners. The previous owner was Swiss AEX and the current owner is The Entertainment Corporation Limited (TECL). In 2014, Swiss AEX expected 1 million riders per annum which is approximately aimed at an average of 2,740 passengers daily. After the ownership transfer in 2017, TECL announced that they have achieved 1 million riders in less than 7 months since the opening. The Ferris wheel was first presented by Swiss AEX, a company who claims their experience in Ferris wheel operations for more
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Tempozan Ferris Wheel Tempozan Ferris Wheel is located in Osaka, Japan, at Tempozan Harbor Village, next to Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan, one of the largest aquariums in the world. The wheel has a height of and diameter of . Tempozan Ferris Wheel opened to the public on July 12, 1997, and was then the tallest Ferris wheel in the world. During the 17-minute ride it offers a view of Osaka Bay and surrounding areas, including Mount Ikoma to the east, Akashi Kaikyō Bridge to the west, Kansai International Airport to the south, and the Rokko Mountains to the north. The wheel
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Washington Gale Ferris Jr. lived at 1318 Arch Street (Central Northside) when he created the original Ferris Wheel for the 1893 Chicago World's Columbian Exposition in an attempt to create something as impressive as the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France. The first World Series was played at Exposition Park by the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Boston Americans (now known as the Boston Red Sox) in 1903. Gus & Yia-Yia's Iceball Stand, selling fresh popcorn, peanuts, and old-fashioned iceballs (similar to snow cones) hand-scraped from a block of ice, has been in West Park since 1934. The "orange concession stand with
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diameter of 111 metres and a height of 117 metres. Tempozan Ferris Wheel Tempozan Ferris Wheel is located in Osaka, Japan, at Tempozan Harbor Village, next to Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan, one of the largest aquariums in the world. The wheel has a height of and diameter of . Tempozan Ferris Wheel opened to the public on July 12, 1997, and was then the tallest Ferris wheel in the world. During the 17-minute ride it offers a view of Osaka Bay and surrounding areas, including Mount Ikoma to the east, Akashi Kaikyō Bridge to the west, Kansai International Airport to the
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used to transport components of the wheel. In total, 32 vehicles are needed to transport the entire wheel. Two of the jackstands supporting the axle also serve as cranes to erect the A-frame. The wheel is equipped with a complex LED lighting system, allowing complex multi-coloured patterns to be displayed. On October 11, 2010, the wheel collapsed at the Kramermarkt in Oldenburg during deconstruction. Although several people watched the deconstruction work, nobody was injured. Steiger Ferris Wheel The Steiger Ferris Wheel is a tall transportable Ferris wheel. It began operating in 1980, and at that time was the world's tallest
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materials obtained from the original Ferris wheel at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago. The current maintainers of the bridge, the Porter County Parks Department, state only that it is "built from parts of a building from the 1893 Chicago World's Fair." Upon a cursory look at the lack of parallelness of the tops of the arches (flattening), the Ferris Wheel heritage is impossible. More likely, the arches may have been salvaged from a building at that exposition and the general similarity to a wheel was noted and the misinformation took root as legend. There are four small sections,
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Seattle Great Wheel The Seattle Great Wheel is a giant Ferris wheel at Pier 57 on Elliott Bay in Seattle, Washington. With an overall height of , it was the tallest Ferris wheel on the West Coast of the United States when it opened on June 29, 2012. The inauguration ceremony and opening to the public was on June 29, 2012. Participants in the ceremony, which took place at 2:30 p.m., included a presentation of colors by the US Coast Guard, a speech by Seattle mayor Michael McGinn, and entertainment by the University of Washington cheerleaders, spirit team, and marching
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Myrtle Beach SkyWheel SkyWheel is a Ferris wheel in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. When it opened on May 20th, 2011 it was the second-tallest extant Ferris wheel in North America, after the Texas Star in Dallas, and the tallest wheel in the United States east of the Mississippi River. SkyWheel is a Ronald Bussink Professional Rides designed R60 Giant Wheel, and was manufactured by Chance Morgan. It is similar in design to the Niagara SkyWheel on Canada's side of Niagara Falls, and the Seattle Great Wheel, both of which are tall. Skywheel has "42 glass-enclosed, temperature controlled gondolas" described as
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seats four), giving a maximum capacity of 332. The 12-minute, three-revolution ride extends out over Elliott Bay. Seattle Great Wheel The Seattle Great Wheel is a giant Ferris wheel at Pier 57 on Elliott Bay in Seattle, Washington. With an overall height of , it was the tallest Ferris wheel on the West Coast of the United States when it opened on June 29, 2012. The inauguration ceremony and opening to the public was on June 29, 2012. Participants in the ceremony, which took place at 2:30 p.m., included a presentation of colors by the US Coast Guard, a speech
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rotates. The remaining eight cars are fixed to the rim, giving a traditional Ferris wheel experience to passengers. Pixar Pal-A-Round (previously Sun Wheel, Mickey’s Fun Wheel) is a tall eccentric Ferris wheel at Disney California Adventure. There was also a replica in Yokohama Dreamland, Japan, but the park was permanently closed in 2002. Coney Island has featured in numerous films, television shows, cartoons, and music videos, some of which show Wonder Wheel. Wonder Wheel Wonder Wheel is a tall eccentric Ferris wheel located at Deno's Wonder Wheel Amusement Park, in the Coney Island neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York City, US.
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a beer garden and vaudeville show, but the liquor license was not granted. William D. Boyce, then a local resident, filed a Circuit Court action against the owners of the wheel to have it removed, but without success. In 1896, the Lumiere Brothers, inventors of cinema, shot film (catalogue number 338) of the intersection of Wrightwood and Clark which included the Ferris wheel. It is one of the first films of Chicago. The wheel operated there from October 1895 until 1903, when it was bought by the Chicago House Wrecking Company for $8,150.00. It was then dismantled for a second
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the supplier of the passenger capsules for both the London Eye Ferris wheel in England and the High Roller Ferris wheel to be built on the Las Vegas Strip. Leitner-Poma's market share continues to trail significantly behind Doppelmayr. As both Poma and as Leitner-Poma, the company has built some of the most notable lifts in America, including, among others, the only double-loading chairlift in North America (Quicksilver Super6) and the highest chairlift in North America, Imperial Express SuperChair (topping at ), both located at Breckenridge Ski Resort in Colorado. In 2016 Leitner-Poma had acquired Skytrac, a Utah-based competitor. Immediately following
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Ferris Wheel on Fire Ferris Wheel on Fire is the second EP by the American indie rock band Neutral Milk Hotel, released as part of their "Walking Wall of Words" compilation package. Though not released until December 12, 2011, all the songs were written between 1992 and 1995. "Ferris Wheel on Fire" includes five songs that up to that point had never been officially released ("Oh Sister", "Home", "Ferris Wheel on Fire", "I Will Bury You in Time", and "My Dream Girl Don't Exist"), two songs originally released on the band's official debut album "On Avery Island" that were reworked
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beach. Deno's Wonder Wheel was designated an official New York City landmark in 1989. The Wonder Wheel predates the history of Deno's Wonder Wheel Amusement Park. It was designed by Charles Herrmann; created and built by Herman Garms in 1918-1920 by the Eccentric Ferris Wheel Company. It opened on Memorial Day in 1920. Until the Parachute Jump, it was the tallest attraction in Coney Island. It was a stand-alone attraction operated by Herman Garms. In 1955, Garms built Spook-a-Rama, an indoor dark ride. Near these two attractions, Denos Vourderis opened a restaurant called the Anchor Bar & Grill. Also, next
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Ferris wheel A Ferris wheel (sometimes called in the case of the very tallest examples, giant wheel) is an amusement ride consisting of a rotating upright wheel with multiple passenger-carrying components (commonly referred to as passenger cars, cabins, tubs, capsules, gondolas, or pods) attached to the rim in such a way that as the wheel turns, they are kept upright, usually by gravity. Some of the largest modern Ferris wheels have cars mounted on the outside of the rim, with electric motors to independently rotate each car to keep it upright. These wheels are sometimes referred to as observation wheels
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and their cars referred to as capsules, however these alternative names are also used for wheels with conventional gravity-oriented cars. The original Ferris Wheel was designed and constructed by George Washington Gale Ferris Jr. as a landmark for the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago. The generic term Ferris wheel is now used in American English for all such structures, which have become the most common type of amusement ride at state fairs in the United States. The current tallest wheel is the High Roller in Las Vegas, US, which opened to the public in March 2014. "Pleasure wheels", whose
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in 2016 and it is now expected to open in 2017. High Roller (Ferris wheel) High Roller is a , diameter giant Ferris wheel on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada, United States of America. It is owned and operated by Caesars Entertainment Corporation. It opened to the public on March 31, 2014 and is currently the world's tallest Ferris wheel. It is taller than its predecessor, the Singapore Flyer, which had held the record since 2008. High Roller was announced in August 2011 as the centerpiece of Caesars Entertainment Corporation's $550 million The LINQ. Arup Engineering, which previously
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High Roller (Ferris wheel) High Roller is a , diameter giant Ferris wheel on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada, United States of America. It is owned and operated by Caesars Entertainment Corporation. It opened to the public on March 31, 2014 and is currently the world's tallest Ferris wheel. It is taller than its predecessor, the Singapore Flyer, which had held the record since 2008. High Roller was announced in August 2011 as the centerpiece of Caesars Entertainment Corporation's $550 million The LINQ. Arup Engineering, which previously consulted on the Singapore Flyer, acted as the structural engineer. The
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The Ferris Wheel (album) The Ferris Wheel is the sixth studio album by American Christian rock band Mad at the World. More of an alternative album than their previous three, it jettisoned the hard rock sound they had become known for and incorporated more of a Beatles-esque sound. 1993 saw the release of "The Ferris Wheel". This was the first disc to feature Ben Jacobs on guitar and Mike Link on bass. They joined that year to replace Mike Pendleton and Brent Gordon. The two were in Randy's solo band, Rose, and while Roger was trying to decide whether to
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riding the Great Wheel: Similar wheels also appeared in England in the 17th century, and subsequently elsewhere around the world, including India, Romania, and Siberia. A Frenchman, Antonio Manguino, introduced the idea to America in 1848, when he constructed a wooden pleasure wheel to attract visitors to his start-up fair in Walton Spring, Georgia. In 1892, William Somers installed three fifty-foot wooden wheels at Asbury Park, New Jersey; Atlantic City, New Jersey; and Coney Island, New York. The following year he was granted the first U.S. patent for a "Roundabout". George Washington Gale Ferris Jr. rode on Somers' wheel in
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Texas Star Texas Star is a Ferris wheel at Fair Park in Dallas, Texas, where it operates during the annual State Fair of Texas and is the most popular ride. It has an overall height of and was the tallest Ferris wheel in North America from 1985 until the opening of the Star of Puebla, Mexico, on 22 July 2013. It can carry up to 264 passengers in its 44 gondolas. The view is one of the things that entice people to ride on it. Built by SDC Corp. in Reggio Emilia, Italy, at a cost of $2.2 million, it
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the standalone type. One notable exception was the Cyclone coaster, which had a built-in ticket booth between the entrance and exit ramps. Eventually, ride coupons were implemented with a fixed amount for each coupon, and each ride required from one to six coupons. Coupon sales were consolidated at four locations — the train depot, the carousel, the Ferris wheel and Kiddy Play Land. Unlimited ride passes are sold at the carousel, Ferris wheel and Kiddy Play Land. Many of the original ticket booths are still in place and are used for storage. Of note: Carousel details: The Cyclone is by
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ticket holder paid 50 cents. The Ferris Wheel first opened to the public as the centrepiece of the World's Columbian Exposition at Midway Plaisance in Chicago on June 21, 1893, and continued to operate there until after the exposition ended in October 1893. The wheel itself closed in April 1894 and was then dismantled and stored until the following year, when it was rebuilt in the Lincoln Park, Chicago, neighborhood. The amusement park was located at 2619 to 2665 N. Clark, which is now the location of a McDonald's and a high-rise residential building. The original plan was to include
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Of Heaven". Available in QuickTime, it can be downloaded from the band's website. The Ferris Wheel (album) The Ferris Wheel is the sixth studio album by American Christian rock band Mad at the World. More of an alternative album than their previous three, it jettisoned the hard rock sound they had become known for and incorporated more of a Beatles-esque sound. 1993 saw the release of "The Ferris Wheel". This was the first disc to feature Ben Jacobs on guitar and Mike Link on bass. They joined that year to replace Mike Pendleton and Brent Gordon. The two were in
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and re-recorded ("April 8th" and "A Baby For Pree / Glow Into You"), and one song that was released as the B-side of the "Holland, 1945" single ("Engine"), an outtake from the "In the Aeroplane Over the Sea" sessions. Ferris Wheel on Fire Ferris Wheel on Fire is the second EP by the American indie rock band Neutral Milk Hotel, released as part of their "Walking Wall of Words" compilation package. Though not released until December 12, 2011, all the songs were written between 1992 and 1995. "Ferris Wheel on Fire" includes five songs that up to that point had
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George Washington Gale Ferris Jr., a graduate of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. He was a Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, bridge-builder. He began his career in the railroad industry and then pursued an interest in bridge building. Ferris understood the growing need for structural steel and founded G.W.G. Ferris & Co. in Pittsburgh, a firm that tested and inspected metals for railroads and bridge builders. Dynamite was used to break through three feet of frozen ground, to create a foundation for the wheel, during the construction of the wheel in Jackson Park during the winter of 1892-3. Jets of steam were used by workers
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Chicago's North Side, near Lincoln Park, next to an exclusive neighborhood. This prompted William D. Boyce, then a local resident, to file a Circuit Court action against the owners of the wheel to have it removed, but without success. It operated there from October 1895 until 1903, when it was again dismantled, then transported by rail to St. Louis for the 1904 World's Fair and finally destroyed by controlled demolition using dynamite on May 11, 1906. The Wiener Riesenrad (German for "Viennese Giant Wheel") is a surviving example of nineteenth-century Ferris wheels. Erected in 1897 in the Wurstelprater section of
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is short. The Ferris wheel lift is a type of lift based on the rotating circular design of a ferris wheel. Created by Premier Rides, it exists on 'Round About' (formerly Maximum RPM) which operated at Freestyle Music Park in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina prior to being dismantled and moved to a park in Vietnam. It uses a Ferris Wheel like motion to lift the cars to the top, as on a Ferris Wheel. The cars are then released onto the track. The elevator lift is a new technology used to make the ascension of the roller coaster faster and
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between the two. Inspired by Coney Island's 1920 Wonder Wheel, it was designed by Walt Disney Imagineering and Waagner Biro, completed in 2001 as the Sun Wheel, later refurbished and reopened in 2009 as Mickey's Fun Wheel, and again re-themed as Pixar Pal-A-Round in 2018. Wonder Wheel was built in 1920, is tall, and can carry 144 people. Allan Herschell Company (merged with Chance Rides in 1970) Chance Morgan / Chance Rides / Chance Wheels / Chance American Wheels Great Wheel Corporation (merged with World Tourist Attractions in 2009 to form Great City Attractions) Intamin / Waagner-Biro (Rides brokered by
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RVs. The Jersey Devil chases Samara to the Ferris wheel where the "Gentle Giant" attempts to stop it. However, the Jersey Devil attacks and kills him. Atlas eventually rams the Jersey Devil into the Ferris wheel with a car in attempts to kill him. As the Jersey Devil is rammed into the Ferris wheel by Atlas, it growls at him from the front car window until the Ferris wheel eventually collapses on both of them. This finally kills both the Jersey Devil and Atlas. Before the Jersey Devil dies, its hand is seen collapsing. Carny (2009 film) Carny, also known
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went out and Richie realizes that they we're the only ones on the whole ride. Eddie blames Richie for confusing the Ferris wheel attendant as a woman, which embarrasses Richie. Richie tries to clime on the Ferris wheel to get help, but the electrics causes him to go back, he asked Eddie to get help, Eddie walks on top of the Ferris wheel but the same thing happen with the electrics. Richie starts panicking, Eddie slaps him six times to calm him down. They spend the next half hour at night on the Ferris wheel. Eddie found an article on
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The Ferris Wheel (band) The Ferris Wheel were a British rock and soul band, who have been described as "one of England's great lost musical treasures of the mid- to late '60s" and as "one of the most popular club acts" of the time. They released two albums, "Can't Break the Habit" (1967) and "Ferris Wheel" (1970), the latter featuring singer Linda Lewis. The group formed in late 1966. Original singer Diane Ferraz, born in Trinidad, had previously performed in a duo with singer Nicky Scott. They had been paired together and promoted by manager and record producer Simon Napier-Bell,
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wanted something "original, daring and unique." Ferris responded with a proposed wheel from which visitors would be able to view the entire exhibition, a wheel that would "Out-Eiffel Eiffel." The planners feared his design for a rotating wheel towering over the grounds could not possibly be safe. Ferris persisted. He returned in a few weeks with several respectable endorsements from established engineers, and the committee agreed to allow construction to begin. Most convincingly, he had recruited several local investors to cover the $400,000 cost of construction. The planning commission of the Exposition hoped that admissions from the Ferris Wheel would
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Empress Ballroom was built in 1896 together with the Indian Lounge (now the Arena). The long-gone Blackpool Ferris wheel, erected in 1896, was also located at the complex. In 1910, the Opera House Theatre was rebuilt. Ownership of the complex changed in 1928 when the Winter Gardens Company was taken over by the Tower Company. In 1930, the Olympia was built and the following year saw the addition of the Galleon Bar, Spanish Hall and Baronial Hall. The Opera House Theatre was rebuilt in 1939. EMI took over the complex in 1967, and ownership changed hands again in 1983 when
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million, or $9.5 million per acre. Under the companies' agreement, Centex would act as the managing partner in a new project that would replace the Westward Ho. Later that month, Voyager Entertainment International announced an agreement with Centex to build a giant Ferris wheel as part of a master-planned resort to be built on the Westward Ho property. Voyager had unsuccessfully attempted to build its giant Ferris wheel on several different properties in Las Vegas. The Westward Ho closed at 5:00 p.m. on November 17, 2005. Centex's plans for the property included the possibility of multiple hotels, as well as
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pulls the brakes on the ferris wheel, leaving Joe and Mercedes stuck in the air. When a fire breaks out at the wooden maze, a rescue team arrive to save Mercedes and Joe. Mercedes is rescued from the wheel, an explosion caused by the fire rips through the funfair. As a result, Joe falls off the ferris wheel and plummets to his death after telling Mercedes he loves her. After hearing that Joanne has stabbed the local shopkeeper, Simone Loveday (Jacqueline Boatswain), Mercedes realises that Joanne is a danger to the village. She confronts Joanne over Joe's death, where she
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receiver and manager of the company's charged assets. Great Wheel Corporation Great Wheel Corporation was a company engaged in the development, building, financing, and operation of Ferris wheels, which they often termed "observation wheels" or "observation platforms". Great Wheel Corporation, registered in Singapore as GWC Holdings, was a consultant for the Singapore Flyer, the world's tallest Ferris wheel since it was completed in 2008. Florian Bollen was chairman of both Great Wheel Corporation and Singapore Flyer Pte Ltd. The Singapore Flyer went into receivership in May 2013. In 2009, Great Wheel Corporation merged with World Tourist Attractions to form Great
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Great Wheel Corporation Great Wheel Corporation was a company engaged in the development, building, financing, and operation of Ferris wheels, which they often termed "observation wheels" or "observation platforms". Great Wheel Corporation, registered in Singapore as GWC Holdings, was a consultant for the Singapore Flyer, the world's tallest Ferris wheel since it was completed in 2008. Florian Bollen was chairman of both Great Wheel Corporation and Singapore Flyer Pte Ltd. The Singapore Flyer went into receivership in May 2013. In 2009, Great Wheel Corporation merged with World Tourist Attractions to form Great City Attractions. World Tourist Attractions went into administration
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Brighton Wheel The Brighton Wheel, also known as the wheel of Excellence, was a transportable Ferris wheel installation which operated from October 2011 until May 2016 on the seafront in Brighton, part of the English city of Brighton and Hove. Situated below the East Cliff near Brighton Pier and built with private funding, its promoters anticipated that several hundred thousand visitors per year would experience the 12-minute ride. The wheel's location in a conservation area with many residential buildings proved controversial. The East Cliff, rising eastwards from Old Steine—the original fashionable centre of Brighton in the 18th century—was developed as
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Great Wheel The Great Wheel was built for the Empire of India Exhibition at Earls Court, London, in the United Kingdom. Construction began in March 1894 at the works of Maudslay, Sons and Field in Greenwich and it opened to the public on 17 July 1895. Modelled on the original Ferris Wheel which featured at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, US, it was tall and in diameter. It stayed in service until 1906, by which time its 40 cars (each with a capacity of 40 persons) had carried over 2.5 million passengers. It was demolished in 1907 following
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replacement is built by TECL. Swiss AEX, the former owner of the wheel, described the company “with no experience of operating observation wheels whatsoever”. On 6 September 2017, a deal was struck between TECL & Swiss AEX which saved the wheel from demolition. In November 2017, TECL announced that the wheel will be re-opened to public on 20 December 2017 as part of the new AIA Vitality Park, with a range of health and wellness-related events, attractions and activities organised nearby. The government's decision to build a Ferris wheel here was controversial. Some questioned the necessity of building such a
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collaboration with Arup, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, and Experientia, it was expected to have 32 individually themed capsules and take 40 minutes to rotate once. The Shanghai Star, initially planned as a tall wheel to be built by 2005, was revised to , with a completion date set in 2007, but then cancelled in 2006 due to "political incorrectness". An earlier proposal for a structure, the Shanghai Kiss, with capsules ascending and descending a pair of towers which met at their peaks instead of a wheel, was deemed too expensive at £100m. Rus-3000, a wheel planned to open in 2004 in
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its last use at the Imperial Austrian Exhibition. Great Wheel The Great Wheel was built for the Empire of India Exhibition at Earls Court, London, in the United Kingdom. Construction began in March 1894 at the works of Maudslay, Sons and Field in Greenwich and it opened to the public on 17 July 1895. Modelled on the original Ferris Wheel which featured at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, US, it was tall and in diameter. It stayed in service until 1906, by which time its 40 cars (each with a capacity of 40 persons) had carried over 2.5
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in Taito's racing game "Continental Circus". The east course was featured in "NASCAR 98". Suzuka's Ferris wheel was paid homage in the "Big Forest Track" in "Virtua Racing". "Project CARS" and "Project CARS 2" have a Japanese circuit inspired in Suzuka, called "Sakitto Circuit". Sakitto has a lot of visual differences from the original Suzuka, including the change of position of the Ferris Wheel near to Degner curves, the absence Casio triangle, the Hairpin, a very modified esses section, a conversion to street circuit theme and has a layout of road pass through where originally Ferris Wheel located. Suzuka Circuit
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Colossus (Ferris wheel) Colossus is a Ferris wheel at the Six Flags St. Louis theme park in Eureka, Missouri, United States. It opened on April 18, 1986, and is in diameter, weighs , and has a maximum capacity of 320 people. Colossus was originally debuted at the 1984 New Orleans World's Fair. It and the other rides there were operated by Six Flags, Inc. It cost $2.50 per passenger at that point. It turned at a rate of 1½ revolutions per minute which equates to . Colossus stands where the Pet-A-Pet petting zoo used to be. That was removed in
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offense to the eyes as you drive up the turnpike" and “by far the ugliest damn building in New Jersey, and maybe America.” , new owners Triple Five's intended to repaint the exterior in a different color scheme. Publicity materials for and news reports about the project claim that the complex, when opened, will contain the following features: Announced in February 2008, the Pepsi Globe will be a giant Ferris wheel at and 26 passenger capsules, is to be constructed facing the NJ Turnpike. Its planned opening was in 2009. It will be the largest Ferris wheel in America, though
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boards several rides which reveal the themes and backstory of the game: the Tunnel of Tales tells the story of Hansel and Gretel, this time with a new ending - in which after cooking the witch in the oven, Hansel and Gretel devour her. On the Ferris Wheel, Lorraine remembers Callum's father Don, a construction worker at the park who died in a fall from the Ferris Wheel when Lorraine was still pregnant with Callum. Between rides, Lorraine expresses her frustration with Callum, her belief that she is a failure as a mother, her history of mental health problems, and
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a drug dealer, and as a result Joe refuses to marry Mercedes, jilting her at the altar. He then reveals to Mercedes that he cheated with Joanne while she was in prison. Joe and Joanne then begin a relationship, but this is stopped when Louis reveals to Joe how manipulative Joanne can be. He then dumps Joanne and decides to reconcile with Mercedes at the "Halloween Spooktacular" by proposing to her on the ferris wheel. Joanne then tampers with the controls of the ferris wheel and stops it with Joe and Mercedes suspended in the air, and throws away the
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Skyvue The Skyvue Las Vegas Super Wheel (also capitalized SkyVue) is an unfinished giant Ferris wheel near the Mandalay Bay Hotel and Casino on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada, US. As of 2016, only the concrete pillars have been built. Construction of the wheel and the proposed larger 3-phase project for the site — London, Las Vegas — have been abandoned, and the plot has been advertised for sale. London, Las Vegas, as suggested by the official website, was to be a 38.5-acre property featuring 1,300 hotel rooms, a casino, the Skyvue wheel and 550,000 square feet of
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for joy". Ferris himself had not been able to attend the launching of his invention, and that evening received a telegram: "The last coupling and final adjustment was made and steam turned on at six o’clock this evening one complete revolution of the big wheel was made everything working satisfactory twenty minutes time was taken for the revolution—I congratulate you upon its complete success midway is wildly enthusiastic". The Ferris Wheel took 20 minutes to make two revolutions, the first involving six stops to allow passengers to exit and enter and the second a nine-minute non-stop rotation, for which the
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passengers. Wheel of Dublin The Wheel of Dublin, also known as Revolver, was a transportable Ferris wheel installation in the Dublin Docklands in the North Wall area of Dublin, Ireland. Commissioned by Harry Crosbie and operated by World Tourist Attractions, it opened to the public in July 2010 and was closed and dismantled 16 months later in November 2011. When it was installed, it was reported to be "60 metres high". However, when it was dismantled and moved to York, it was reported as "the 53-metre observation wheel". It weighed 350 tons, had 42 capsules, and a total capacity of
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Wheel of Dublin The Wheel of Dublin, also known as Revolver, was a transportable Ferris wheel installation in the Dublin Docklands in the North Wall area of Dublin, Ireland. Commissioned by Harry Crosbie and operated by World Tourist Attractions, it opened to the public in July 2010 and was closed and dismantled 16 months later in November 2011. When it was installed, it was reported to be "60 metres high". However, when it was dismantled and moved to York, it was reported as "the 53-metre observation wheel". It weighed 350 tons, had 42 capsules, and a total capacity of 336
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heartbreak. Mattheo becomes enraged with jealousy and drives to Quickie Express to find Jojo, leaving Gunarto behind. After ransacking the building, Mattheo chases Jojo through Jakarta to a fairground where he corners Jojo on a Ferris wheel. Jojo falls, but is caught by a trampoline erected by Marley and Piktor; when the Ferris wheel starts moving, Mattheo falls to his death. Jojo later becomes a pimp for Quickie Express, while Marley and Piktor find work elsewhere. The release for the film's run at 21 Cineplex noted that "Quickie Express" was a "dark comedy" and Iwan Seti and Drupadi of "The
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