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The original Ferris wheel was sold on September 27, 2015, and moved to Branson, Missouri, where it opened in 2016. [26] The new 196-foot (60 m) Ferris wheel which replaced it is a DW60 from Dutch Wheels, the Netherlands-based company that built the pier's former wheel.
Similar to the Chicago wheel, this Ferris wheel gives participants a 10–20 minute ride in an enclosed cart at a similar height to the original. [23] The original Chicago Navy Pier Ferris Wheel was modeled off of the Chicago Ferris Wheel and set on July 1, 1995, with 40 cars fitting six passengers in each one.
Pier Park, Navy Pier, Chicago The Track Family Fun Parks, Hwy 76, Branson, Missouri 41°53′30″N 87°36′27″W / 41.89178333°N 87.60745°W / 41.89178333; -87.60745 ( Navy Pier Ferris Wheel ) 36.6395442,-93.2877514
Chicago performing arts venues include the Harris Theater for Music and Dance and the Chicago Opera Theater. Navy Pier, east of Streeterville, contains retail, restaurants, museums, exhibition halls and auditoriums. Its 15-story Ferris wheel is among the most visited landmarks with about 8 million visitors each year. [4]
The original Chicago Ferris Wheel, built for the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition. The original Ferris wheel, sometimes referred to as the Chicago Wheel, was designed and constructed by Ferris Jr. and opened in 1893; however, an earlier wheel was created for the New York State fair in 1854, created by two Erie Canal workers. [11] [4] [12] [13]
First Ferris wheel built by George Washington Gale Ferris Jr. Art Institute of Chicago building opens. [1] Monadnock Building completed. [1] Universal Peace Congress held. [25] Chicago Civic Federation founded. [24] 1894 May 11 – August 2, the Pullman Strike. [20] [1] Ženské Listy women's magazine begins publication. [26] [27]
The original Chicago Ferris Wheel and the Ferris wheel concept George Washington Gale Ferris Jr. (February 14, 1859 – November 22, 1896) was an American civil engineer . He is mostly known for creating the original Ferris Wheel for the 1893 Chicago World's Columbian Exposition .
The Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority, commonly known as MPEA or McPier, [1] [2] is a corporation that owns Navy Pier and McCormick Place in Chicago.It also manages the city's collection of taxes for vehicles picking up passengers (including limousines, buses, airport shuttles, taxicabs and Uber/Lyft) for O'Hare International Airport and Midway International Airport.