A-Z-Animals.com has an article about a Ferris Wheel in Montreal, as well as the Niagara SkyWheel on Clifton Hill in Niagara Falls. It explains a bit of the history of the SkyWheel, and also includes a few nice photos.
From WHIO News Talk Radio: Talk about seeing the world from a different angle! Get a bird’s-eye view of New York, London, and other must-see spots around the globe on these thrilling—and beautiful!—rides. Most people traveling to a new place will find themselves seeking out the highest point in the city at some point during…
Jaunted, “the pop culture travel guide”, has a posting about the Niagara SkyWheel (including a link to a YouTube video): Even with the warmer weather on the way out, Niagara Falls is still a great place to take in some of nature’s beauty in cooler temperatures–especially within heated “pods.” The Niagara SkyWheel, situated on the…
The Niagara SkyWheel is an R60 Giant Wheel by Ronald Bussink and Chance Morgan. As Sue mentioned, there was a Ferris wheel in Korea where there was an accident where several people died. Based on the pictures, it appears that one of the gondolas turned on its side, and the people inside the gondola fell…
The Ferris wheel that is being built on the HOCO property where the Golden Griddle used to be seems to be coming along on schedule. A close-up of a base/foundation for the Ferris wheel Several bases/foundations for the Ferris wheel. I presume these are for the legs that support the wheel These look like legs…
It may not look like much, but parts for the new HOCO Ferris wheel have already arrived. In between the main Comfort Inn parking, and the large grass parking lot in the back of the property is a fenced in area where they will be storing the parts. The parts shown in the picture are…
From Niagara This Week: Clifton Hill has long been described as ‘carnival-like.’ Cotton candy. Ferris wheel. Go-karts. Pretty soon, you can add roller coaster. Owner Ian Paul calls it the world’s first rooftop coaster, located above the House of Frankenstein haunted house. With installation nearly complete, it now needs approval from the province’s Technical Standards…
From the Toronto Star: I tried to do it all — the mazes and minigolf and midway and magic. I rode on a zip line, a ferris wheel, a cable car and a helicopter. I lunched at a rotating restaurant, looking down at tumbling tumultuous water, then out at the distant towers of downtown Toronto….
From the Niagara Falls Review: Canada’s largest observation wheel is back in business. The 53-metre-tall Niagara Skywheel re-opened to the public on Thursday after being closed since mid-March due to maintenance work. The court yard kiosk has also been redesigned. Plans are now underway to install independent LED lighting systems in the hub domes of…
From the Niagara Falls Review: I was cold. I was soaked. And for one last time, I loved every second of it. It was easy to take the Maid of the Mist for granted over the years, never realizing how special it really was. People who’ve lived here all their lives have never ridden it,…