List of Ferris wheels, divided into fixed and transportable types.
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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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| Singapore Flyer |
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Singapore | Marina Centre, Downtown Core | World's tallest 2008-current | |
| Star of Nanchang |
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China | Nanchang, Jiangxi | World's tallest 2006-2008 | |
| London Eye |
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UK | South Bank, Lambeth, London | World's tallest 2000-2006 | |
| Suzhou Ferris Wheel |
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China | Suzhou, Jiangsu | ||
| The Southern Star |
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Australia | Waterfront City, Melbourne | Closed January 2009 for repairs | |
| Tianjin Eye |
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China | Chihai Bridge, Tianjin | Tallest built over a bridge | |
| Changsha Ferris Wheel |
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China | Changsha, Hunan | ||
| Zhengzhou Ferris Wheel |
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China | Century Amusement Park, Henan | ||
| Sky Dream Fukuoka |
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Japan | Evergreen Marinoa, Fukuoka, Kyūshū | Closed September 2009 | |
| Diamond and Flower Ferris Wheel |
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Japan | Kasai Rinkai Park, Tokyo, Honshū | ||
| Star of Taihu Lake |
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China | Taihu Lake, Wuxi, Jiangsu | Picture | |
| Daikanransha |
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Japan | Palette Town, Odaiba, Honshū | World's tallest 1999-2000 | |
| Cosmo Clock 21 (2nd installation) |
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Japan | Minato Mirai 21, Yokohama, Honshū | ||
| Tempozan Ferris Wheel |
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Japan | Osaka, Honshū | World's tallest 1997-1999 | |
| Harbin Ferris Wheel |
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China | Harbin, Heilongjiang | Picture | |
| Shanghai Ferris Wheel |
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China | Jinjiang Action Park, Shanghai | Picture | |
| 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 | Picture | |
| Grande Roue de Paris |
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France | Champ de Mars, Paris | World's tallest 1900-1920 | |
| Great Wheel |
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UK | Earls Court, London | World's tallest 1895-1900 | |
| Aurora Wheel |
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Japan | Nagashima Spa Land, Mie, Honshū | Picture | |
| Eurowheel |
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Italy | Mirabilandia, Ravenna | Tallest extant in Europe 1999 | |
| Sky Wheel |
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Taiwan | Janfusun Fancyworld, Gukeng | ||
| Technostar Technocosmos |
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Japan | Expoland, Osaka, Honshū (?-2009) Expo '85, Tsukuba, Honshū (1985-?) |
Technocosmos renamed/relocated World's tallest extant 1985-1989 |
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| The original Ferris Wheel |
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USA | Chicago (1893-1903); St.Louis (1904-06) | Ferris Wheel coordinates | World's tallest 1893-1894 |
| Tbilisi Ferris Wheel |
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Georgia | Mtatsminda Park, Tbilisi | Video | |
| Mashhad Ferris Wheel |
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Iran | Mellat Park, Mashhad | Picture Tallest in Middle East | |
| HEP Five Wheel |
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Japan | HEP Five building, Osaka, Honshū | 106 m tall including building | |
| Moscow-850 |
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Russia | VVC, Moscow | Tallest extant in Europe 1997-99 | |
| Polaris Tower |
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S.Korea | Kumdori Land, Yuseong-gu, Daejon | ||
| Miramar Ferris Wheel |
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Taiwan | Miramar Entertainment Park, Taipei | 100 m tall including building | |
| Wiener Riesenrad |
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Austria | Prater, Leopoldstadt, Vienna | World's tallest extant 1920-1985 | |
| Texas Star |
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USA | Fair Park, Dallas, Texas | Tallest extant in the Americas | |
| Shining Flower Wheel [1] |
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Japan | Inagi, Tokyo | ||
| Amuran |
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Japan | Kagoshima, Kyushu | Rooftop wheel - combined height 91 m | |
| Big O |
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Japan | Tokyo Dome City, Tokyo | Centerless Ferris wheel | |
| MOA Eye |
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Philippines | SM Mall of Asia, Pasay City | ||
| Colossus |
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USA | Six Flags St. Louis, Eureka, Missouri | ||
| Niagara SkyWheel |
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Canada | Clifton Hill, Niagara Falls, Ontario | ||
| Kaohsiung Eye |
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Taiwan | Dream Mall, Kaohsiung | Rooftop wheel - combined height 102 m | |
| Mickey's Fun Wheel |
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USA | Disney California Adventure Park | Eccentric Ferris wheel | |
| Sky Scraper [2] |
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USA | Lagoon Amusement Park, Utah | ||
| Navy Pier Ferris Wheel [3] |
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USA | Navy Pier, Chicago | ||
| Wonder Wheel |
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USA | Deno's Wonder Wheel Amusement Park | Eccentric Ferris wheel |
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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| R66 Giant Wheel [4][5] |
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World Carnival | Ronald Bussink | Current world's tallest-ever transportable wheel |
| Steiger Ferris Wheel [6] |
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Steiger / Bad Oeynhausen | Kocks (D) | World's tallest transportable wheel at time of inauguration |
| Roue de Paris [7][8] |
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? | Ronald Bussink | |
| Europa-Rad [9] |
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Kipp & Sohn | Nauta-Bussink (NL) | |
| Royal Bavarian Wheel [10] |
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Jost / Worms | Nauta-Bussink (NL) | |
| Jupiter [11] |
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Kipp & Barth | Nauta-Bussink (NL) |