List of Ferris wheels
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List of Ferris wheels whose construction has been completed and which have opened to the public.
Fixed Ferris wheels
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Fixed Ferris wheels are usually intended for permanent installation, as opposed to transportable wheels which are designed to be operated at multiple locations. Occasionally however, 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 5 metres (16 ft) onto its original 107.5-metre (353 ft) height when erected for the second time at Minato Mirai 21, Yokohama, in 1999.
Name |
Height m (ft) |
Completed |
Country |
Location |
Coordinates |
Remarks |
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High Roller |
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US | Las Vegas, Nevada | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | World's tallest since 2014 |
Singapore Flyer |
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Singapore | Marina Centre, Downtown Core | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | World's tallest 2008-2014 |
Star of Nanchang |
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China | Nanchang, Jiangxi | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | World's tallest 2006-2008 |
London Eye |
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UK | South Bank, Lambeth, London | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | World's tallest 2000-2006 |
Orlando Eye |
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US | Orlando, Florida | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | |
Suzhou Ferris Wheel |
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China | Suzhou, Jiangsu | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | |
Melbourne Star |
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Australia | Docklands, Melbourne | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | |
Tianjin Eye |
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China | Yongle Bridge, Tianjin | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | Tallest built over a bridge |
Changsha Ferris Wheel |
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China | Changsha, Hunan | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | |
Zhengzhou Ferris Wheel |
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China | Century Amusement Park, Henan | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | |
Sky Dream Fukuoka |
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Japan | Evergreen Marinoa, Fukuoka, Kyūshū | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | Closed September 2009 |
Diamond and Flower Ferris Wheel |
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Japan | Kasai Rinkai Park, Tokyo, Honshū | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | |
Sun Wheel[1] |
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Vietnam | Da Nang | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | |
Star of Lake Tai |
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China | Lake Tai, Wuxi, Jiangsu | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | Picture |
Daikanransha |
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Japan | Palette Town, Odaiba, Honshū | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | World's tallest 1999-2000 |
Cosmo Clock 21 (2nd installation) |
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Japan | Minato Mirai 21, Yokohama, Honshū | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | |
Tempozan Ferris Wheel |
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Japan | Osaka, Honshū | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | World's tallest 1997-1999 |
Harbin Ferris Wheel |
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China | Harbin, Heilongjiang | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | |
Shanghai Ferris Wheel |
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China | Jinjiang Action Park, Shanghai | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | |
Cosmo Clock 21 (1st installation) |
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Japan | Minato Mirai 21, Yokohama, Honshū |
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World's tallest 1989-1997 |
Space Eye |
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Japan | Space World, Kitakyūshū, Kyūshū | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | Picture |
Grande Roue de Paris |
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France | Champ de Mars, Paris | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | World's tallest 1900-1920 |
Great Wheel |
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UK | Earls Court, London | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | World's tallest 1895-1900 | |
Eurowheel |
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Italy | Mirabilandia, Ravenna | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | Tallest extant in Europe 1999 | |
Aurora Wheel |
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Japan | Nagashima Spa Land, Mie, Honshū | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | Picture | |
Sky Wheel |
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Taiwan | Janfusun Fancyworld, Gukeng | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | ||
Technostar Technocosmos |
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Japan | Expoland, Osaka, Honshū (?-2009) Expo '85, Tsukuba, Honshū (1985-?) |
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Technocosmos renamed/relocated World's tallest extant 1985-1989 |
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The original Ferris Wheel |
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US | Chicago (1893-1903); St.Louis (1904-06) |
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World's tallest 1893-1894 | |
Sochi Ferris wheel[2][3] |
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Russia | Lazarevskoe Gorky Park, Sochi, Krasnodar Krai | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | ||
Tbilisi Ferris Wheel |
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Georgia | Mtatsminda Park, Tbilisi | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | Video | |
E-DA Ferris Wheel[4][5] |
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Taiwan | E-DA Outlet Mall, Dashu, Kaohsiung | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | Rooftop wheel - combined height 120 m[6] | |
Fun Fair[7] |
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Iran | Mellat Amusement Park, Mashhad | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | Picture | |
HEP Five Wheel |
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Japan | HEP Five building, Osaka, Honshū | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | Rooftop wheel - combined height 106 m | |
Moscow-850 |
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Russia | VVC, Moscow | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | Tallest extant in Europe 1997-99 | |
Polaris Tower |
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S.Korea | Kumdori Land, Yuseong-gu, Daejon | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | Picture Kumdori Land closed in 2012[8] | |
Miramar Ferris Wheel |
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Taiwan | Miramar Entertainment Park, Taipei | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | Rooftop wheel - combined height 100 m | |
Pampanga Eye[9] |
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Philippines | SM City Pampanga, San Fernando, Pampanga | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | ||
Wiener Riesenrad |
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Austria | Prater, Leopoldstadt, Vienna | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | World's tallest extant 1920-1985 | |
Texas Star |
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US | Fair Park, Dallas, Texas | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | ||
Sky Eye[10] |
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Philippines | Sky Fun, Tagaytay, Cavite | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | ||
Yomiuriland Ferris wheel[11] |
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Japan | Yomiuriland, Inagi, Tokyo | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | ||
Great Smoky Mountain Wheel[12] |
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US | Pigeon Forge, Tennessee | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | ||
Iremel[13] |
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Russia | Ufa, Bashkortostan | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | Picture | |
Hong Kong Observation Wheel |
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Hong Kong | Central, Hong Kong | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | ||
Baku Ferris Wheel |
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Azerbaijan | Baku Boulevard, Baku | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | ||
Big O |
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Japan | Tokyo Dome City, Tokyo | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | Centerless Ferris wheel | |
Eye of the Emirates[14][15] |
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UAE | Al Qasba, Sharjah | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | ||
Amuran |
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Japan | Kagoshima, Kyushu | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | Rooftop wheel - combined height 91 m | |
Đầm Sen Park Ferris wheel[16] |
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Vietnam | Đầm Sen Park, Ho Chi Minh City | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | ||
Myrtle Beach SkyWheel |
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US | Myrtle Beach, South Carolina | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | ||
Mall of Asia Eye |
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Philippines | SM Mall of Asia, Pasay, Metro Manila | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | ||
Al Zawra’a Dream Park Ferris wheel[17] |
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Iraq | Al Zawra’a Dream Park, Baghdad | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | Picture | |
Kyrlay Amusement Park Ferris wheel[18] |
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Russia | Kyrlay Amusement Park, Kazan, Tatarstan | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | Picture | |
Kharkiv Ferris wheel[19] |
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Ukraine | Park of Maxim Gorky, Kharkiv | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | ||
Colossus |
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US | Six Flags St. Louis, Eureka, Missouri | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | ||
Gorky Park Ferris wheel[20] |
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Belarus | Gorky Park, Minsk | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | ||
Capital Wheel |
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US | National Harbor, Maryland | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | ||
Seattle Great Wheel |
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US | Pier 57, Seattle, Washington | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | ||
Niagara SkyWheel |
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Canada | Clifton Hill, Niagara Falls, Ontario | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | ||
Kaohsiung Eye |
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Taiwan | Dream Mall, Kaohsiung | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | Rooftop wheel - combined height 102.5 m | |
Shining Flower[21] |
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Japan | Fuji-Q Highland, Fujiyoshida, Honshū | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | ||
Mickey's Fun Wheel |
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US | Disney California Adventure Park | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | Eccentric Ferris wheel | |
Seventh Heaven[22][23] |
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Russia | Gafuri Park, Ufa, Bashkortostan | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | Picture | |
Alem |
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Turkmenistan | Alem Cultural and Entertainment Center, Ashgabat | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | World's tallest in an enclosed space | |
Giant Wheel |
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US | Morey's Piers, Wildwood, New Jersey | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | ||
Navy Pier Ferris Wheel |
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US | Pier Park, Navy Pier, Chicago | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | ||
Sky Scraper[24] |
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US | Lagoon Amusement Park, Utah | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | ||
Wonder Wheel |
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US | Deno's Wonder Wheel Amusement Park, NYC | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | Eccentric Ferris wheel | |
Dream Land Ferris wheel[25] |
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Cambodia | Dream Land, Phnom Penh | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | ||
Giant Wheel |
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US | Cedar Point, Sandusky, Ohio | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | ||
Wheel of Fate |
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Philippines | Enchanted Kingdom, Santa Rosa, Laguna | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | ||
Ferris wheel of Santorini Park[26] |
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Thailand | Cha-Am, Phetchaburi | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | ||
I-X Center Ferris wheel[27] |
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US | I-X Center, Cleveland, Ohio | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | ||
Revolver[28] |
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US | Fun Spot America, Orlando, Florida | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | ||
Ocean Park Ferris wheel[29] |
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Hong Kong | Ocean Park, Aberdeen | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | ||
Eclipse / Peeking Heights |
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UK | see articles |
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Giant Star Wheel |
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Philippines | Star City, Pasay, Metro Manila | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | ||
Pacific Wheel[30] |
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US | Pacific Park, Santa Monica, California | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | World's only solar-powered | |
Uniroyal Giant Tire |
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US | 1964 New York World's Fair, New York City |
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Now a static display in Allen Park, Michigan | |
Batumi Technical University Tower Ferris wheel |
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Georgia | Batumi, Adjara | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | World's first skyscraper-mounted[31] Wheel is 170 m up the 200 m tower[32] |
Transportable Ferris wheels
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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 water ballast instead of the permanent foundations of their fixed counterparts.
Name |
Height m (ft) |
Inaugurated |
Operator |
Manufacturer |
Remarks |
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Giant Wheel |
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World Carnival | Ronald Bussink | |
Roue de Paris[35][36] |
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Ronald Bussink | ||
Steiger Ferris Wheel[37] |
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Steiger / Bad Oeynhausen | Kocks | World's tallest transportable wheel at time of inauguration |
Europa-Rad[38] |
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Kipp & Sohn | Nauta-Bussink | |
Jupiter[39] |
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Kipp & Barth | Nauta-Bussink | |
Royal Bavarian Wheel[40] |
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Jost / Worms | Nauta-Bussink |
References
- ↑ Colossal observation wheel debuts in Da Nang
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Pax Company - Sochi, Lazarevskoe, 80m
- ↑ E-DA Outlet Mall - E-DA Ferris Wheel
- ↑ FC FABBRl PARK s.r.l.
- ↑ Giant Wheels - News
- ↑ Mellat Amusement Park - Fun Fair
- ↑ Rcdb.com - Kumdori Land
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Play - The Island Pigeon Forge
- ↑ The tallest Ferris Wheel in the Volga Federal District will be opened in Ufa
- ↑ Eye of the Emirates rises on Sharjah skyline as Qanat Al Qasba nears completion
- ↑ Etisalat Eye of the Emirates - Al Qasba
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ New Ferris wheel attracts leisure-starved Iraqis
- ↑ Kyrlay Amusement Park - Official Website
- ↑ Ferris wheel - the highest in Ukraine
- ↑ Парк Горького в Минске
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Observation wheel of 48 m height to be launched in Ufa
- ↑ The Ferris wheel "Seventh heaven"
- ↑ Lagoon - It's what fun is!
- ↑ Dream Land - Attractions - Ferris wheel
- ↑ Santorini Park
- ↑ Facility Advantages & Services | I-X Center
- ↑ Florida Amusement Parks - Fun Spot Action Park (old name of Fun Spot America)
- ↑ Ferris Wheel | Ocean Park Hong Kong
- ↑ Pacific Park
- ↑ The world’s first Ferris-wheel skyscraper
- ↑ News GE
- ↑ Deaths shut The Eye
- ↑ 5 die in fall from Ferris wheel in South Korea
- ↑ Technical Information
- ↑ The history of La grande Roue de Paris
- ↑ Das Rad - Steiger Riesenrad
- ↑ Kipp & Sohn KG - The Europa Wheel
- ↑ Kipp & Barth GmbH & Co. KG - Ferris wheel Jupiter I
- ↑ Royal Bavarian Wheel