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2. Ferris Wheel (1893) - Wikipedia

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   Demolished. May 11, 1906. Cost. $385,000 [1] Height. 80.4 metres (264 ft) Known for. World's first Ferris Wheel. The original Ferris Wheel, sometimes also referred to as the Chicago Wheel, [2] [3] was designed and built by George Washington Gale Ferris Jr. as the centerpiece of the Midway at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago ...

3. George Washington Gale Ferris Jr. - Wikipedia

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   Retrieved December 22, 2007. George Washington Gale Ferris was born in Galesburg, Illinois in 1859 and he and his family moved to Nevada when Ferris was five years old. He attended high school in Oakland, California before enrolling at Rensselaer Polytechnical Institute in Troy, New York, where he graduated in 1881 with a degree in engineering.

4. Ferris wheel - Wikipedia

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   The Singapore Flyer, a Ferris wheel in Singapore. A Ferris wheel (also called a Giant Wheel or an observation wheel) is an amusement ride consisting of a rotating upright wheel with multiple passenger-carrying components (commonly referred to as passenger cars, cabins, tubs, gondolas, capsules, or pods) attached to the rim in such a way that as the wheel turns, they are kept upright, usually ...

5. The 15 Biggest Ferris Wheels in the World, Ranked from ... - AOL

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   The Changsha Ferris Wheel is a 394-foot Ferris wheel located in Changsha, a nature-rich area also known for its Hunan Forest Botanical Garden and scenic Mt. Yuelu. Choose from 48 cabins to take in ...

6. High Roller (Ferris wheel) - Wikipedia

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   High Roller is a 550-foot tall (167.6 m), [ 2 ][ 3 ] 520-foot (158.5 m) diameter giant Ferris wheel on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada, United States. Owned and operated by Caesars Entertainment, it opened to the public on March 31, 2014 as the world's tallest Ferris wheel. It is 9 ft (2.7 m) taller than the 541-foot (165 m) Singapore ...

7. What’s the latest on Kansas City’s new Ferris wheel ... - AOL

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   Work continues on the KC Wheel, a 150-foot tall ferris wheel with 36 climate-controlled gondolas, on Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2023, in Kansas City.

8. List of Ferris wheels - Wikipedia

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   List of Ferris wheels. The original Ferris Wheel with a height of 80.4 metres (264 ft) next to the Ain Dubai, the current tallest Ferris wheel, with a height of 250 metres (820 ft). The Ain Dubai can carry 1750 people. The gondolas are each about twice the size of a city bus, and can be reserved for private parties.

9. Kansas City’s new Ferris wheel will open Thursday ... - AOL

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   You will finally get to ride the KC Wheel. The new 150-foot-tall Ferris wheel in downtown Kansas City will open from noon to 10 p.m. on Thursday. Pennway Putt, the 16-hole minigolf course adjacent ...