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The Seattle Great Wheel is a 53-meter tall giant Ferris wheel at Pier 57 on Elliott Bay in Seattle, Washington, United States. At an overall height of 175 feet (53.3 m), it was the tallest Ferris wheel on the West Coast of the United States when it opened in June 2012.
In June 2012, the Seattle Great Wheel opened. The 175 foot Ferris wheel has 42 climate-controlled gondolas, each holding up to six passengers. [8] During development and acquisition of the wheel, the State of Washington, King County, the City of Seattle, and the Port of Seattle solidified plans to dig a tunnel to replace the Alaskan Way Viaduct ...
The ride is a larger version of a Rockin' Tug, also manufactured by Zamperla. c.1910 Devil's wheel: 1943 Double Shot: Drop tower: a drop tower that drops riders down at high speeds 1972 Enterprise: Ferris wheel a giant Ferris wheel 1992 Evolution: pendulum ride 1893 Ferris wheel: 1946 Fireball: 1989 Flight Trainer: 1959 Flying Coaster: 1930s ...
It took 20 minutes to make a full rotation and cost just 50 cents to ride. The largest Ferris wheel today is The Dubai Eye and clocks in at 850 feet in diameter—more than three times the size of ...
[7] [59] In June 2012 a 175-foot Ferris wheel, the Seattle Great Wheel, opened. The wheel has 42 climate-controlled gondolas, each holding up to six passengers. [60] Pier 57 is now privately owned after the city traded it for Piers 62 and 63. [56]
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.
Ferris Windmill (Ferris wheel for children, 1981-2012) (replaced by Exploration Island) Giant Slide (Slide, 1968-2007) (replaced by two other slides) Gliding Swans (Miniature train, 1965-1967) Lady Gay Riverboat (1963-2016) Old 99 (Train ride, 1974-2002) Original Iron Horse Train (Miniature railway, 1963-1985) Ripcord (Paratrooper, 1990-2010)
The new 150-foot-tall Ferris wheel sits between Interstate 35 and Broadway Boulevard in Kansas City’s Crossroads neighborhood. ... After Jan. 2, the cost to ride the Ferris Wheel will be $17 for ...