Great Orlando Wheel
| Great Orlando Wheel | |
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| General information | |
| Status | Proposal suspended in 2009 |
| Type | Ferris wheel |
| Location | Orange County, Florida, U.S. |
| Height | 122 m (400 ft) |
The Great Orlando Wheel (or Orlando Great Wheel) was a 400 ft (122 m) giant Ferris wheel proposed by Great Wheel Corporation for Orange County, Florida, United States, near Orlando.
It would have provided a 25-mile (40 km) view of Central Florida attractions such as SeaWorld, Universal Studios and Walt Disney World, as well as firework displays and rocket launches from Kennedy Space Center.
It was to have been constructed adjacent to the Orlando–Orange County Convention Center, near Interstate 4, SeaWorld, and International Drive. Plans included an integrated terminal building with commercial and retail facilities.
Early in 2009 it was announced that the project had been suspended, but not cancelled, after losing its funding as a result of the international credit crunch.[1]
See also
- Orlando Eye
References
External links
- The Great Wheel Corporation website retrieved 2008-06-27
- The Great Orlando Wheel website retrieved 2008-06-27
- Orlando Attractions Magazine -- Orlando To Be Site For New International Icon – The Great Wheel
- Orlando Theme Park News -- Orlando's Great Wheel... when?
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