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

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
 
High Roller
167.6 (550)
2014
 US Las Vegas, Nevada 36°07′04″N 115°10′05″W / 36.117698°N 115.16815°W World's tallest since 2014
Singapore Flyer
165 (541)
2008
 Singapore Marina Centre, Downtown Core 1°17′22″N 103°51′48″E / 1.289397°N 103.863231°E World's tallest 2008-2014
Star of Nanchang
160 (525)
2006
 China Nanchang, Jiangxi 28°39′34″N 115°50′44″E / 28.659332°N 115.845568°E World's tallest 2006-2008
London Eye
135 (443)
2000
 UK South Bank, Lambeth, London 51°30′12″N 0°07′11″W / 51.50334°N 0.1197821°W World's tallest 2000-2006
Orlando Eye
122 (400)
2015
 US Orlando, Florida 28°26′36″N 81°28′06″W / 28.443198°N 81.468296°W
Suzhou Ferris Wheel
120 (394)
2009
 China Suzhou, Jiangsu 31°18′59″N 120°42′30″E / 31.3162939°N 120.7084501°E
Melbourne Star
120 (394)
2008
 Australia Docklands, Melbourne 37°48′40″S 144°56′13″E / 37.8110723°S 144.9368763°E
Tianjin Eye
120 (394)
2008
 China Yongle Bridge, Tianjin 39°09′12″N 117°10′49″E / 39.1533636°N 117.1802616°E Tallest built over a bridge
Changsha Ferris Wheel
120 (394)
2004
 China Changsha, Hunan 28°10′56″N 112°58′48″E / 28.1821772°N 112.9800886°E
Zhengzhou Ferris Wheel
120 (394)
2003
 China Century Amusement Park, Henan 34°43′58″N 113°43′07″E / 34.732871°N 113.718739°E
Sky Dream Fukuoka
120 (394)
2002
 Japan Evergreen Marinoa, Fukuoka, Kyūshū 33°35′44″N 130°19′21″E / 33.5956845°N 130.3225279°E Closed September 2009
Diamond and Flower Ferris Wheel
117 (384)
2001
 Japan Kasai Rinkai Park, Tokyo, Honshū 35°38′38″N 139°51′26″E / 35.6439052°N 139.8572257°E
Sun Wheel[1]
115 (377)
2014
 Vietnam Da Nang 16°02′24″N 108°13′35″E / 16.040070°N 108.226492°E
Star of Lake Tai
115 (377)
2008
 China Lake Tai, Wuxi, Jiangsu 31°31′15″N 120°15′39″E / 31.5208296°N 120.260945°E Picture
Daikanransha
115 (377)
1999
 Japan Palette Town, Odaiba, Honshū 35°37′35″N 139°46′56″E / 35.6263915°N 139.7822902°E World's tallest 1999-2000
Cosmo Clock 21 (2nd installation)
112.5 (369)
1999
 Japan Minato Mirai 21, Yokohama, Honshū 35°27′19″N 139°38′12″E / 35.4553872°N 139.6367347°E
Tempozan Ferris Wheel
112.5 (369)
1997
 Japan Osaka, Honshū 34°39′22″N 135°25′52″E / 34.6561657°N 135.431031°E World's tallest 1997-1999
Harbin Ferris Wheel
110 (361)
2003
 China Harbin, Heilongjiang 45°46′40″N 126°39′48″E / 45.7776481°N 126.6634637°E
Shanghai Ferris Wheel
108 (354)
2002
 China Jinjiang Action Park, Shanghai 31°08′24″N 121°24′11″E / 31.1401286°N 121.4030752°E
Cosmo Clock 21 (1st installation)
107.5 (353)
1989
 Japan Minato Mirai 21, Yokohama, Honshū
?
World's tallest 1989-1997
Space Eye
100 (328)
?
 Japan Space World, Kitakyūshū, Kyūshū 33°52′18″N 130°48′36″E / 33.8716939°N 130.8099014°E Picture
Grande Roue de Paris
100 (328)
1900
 France Champ de Mars, Paris 48°51′08″N 2°17′57″E / 48.852222°N 2.299167°E World's tallest 1900-1920
Great Wheel
94 (308)
1895
 UK Earls Court, London 51°29′18″N 0°11′56″W / 51.48835°N 0.19889°W World's tallest 1895-1900
Eurowheel
90 (295)
1999
 Italy Mirabilandia, Ravenna 44°20′21″N 12°15′44″E / 44.3392161°N 12.2622228°E Tallest extant in Europe 1999
Aurora Wheel
90 (295)
?
 Japan Nagashima Spa Land, Mie, Honshū 35°01′47″N 136°44′01″E / 35.0298207°N 136.7336351°E Picture
Sky Wheel
88 (289)
?
 Taiwan Janfusun Fancyworld, Gukeng 23°37′13″N 120°34′35″E / 23.6202611°N 120.5763352°E
Technostar
Technocosmos
85 (279)
?
1985
 Japan Expoland, Osaka, Honshū (?-2009)
Expo '85, Tsukuba, Honshū (1985-?) 		34°48′14″N 135°32′09″E / 34.803772°N 135.535916°E
36°03′40″N 140°04′23″E / 36.061203°N 140.073055°E		 Technocosmos renamed/relocated
World's tallest extant 1985-1989
The original Ferris Wheel
80.4 (264)
1893
 US Chicago (1893-1903); St.Louis (1904-06)
see article
World's tallest 1893-1894
Sochi Ferris wheel[2]
80 (262)
2012
 Russia Lazarevskoe Gorky Park, Sochi, Krasnodar Krai 43°54′22″N 39°19′42″E / 43.905990°N 39.328335°E
Tbilisi Ferris Wheel
80 (262)
2010
 Georgia Mtatsminda Park, Tbilisi 41°41′44″N 44°46′52″E / 41.6955592°N 44.7812337°E Video
E-DA Ferris Wheel[3][4]
80 (262)
2010
 Taiwan E-DA Outlet Mall, Dashu, Kaohsiung 22°43′50″N 120°24′06″E / 22.730525°N 120.401612°E Rooftop wheel - combined height 120 m[5]
Fun Fair[6]
80 (262)
?
 Iran Mellat Amusement Park, Mashhad 36°19′13″N 59°32′05″E / 36.3202774°N 59.5348263°E Picture
HEP Five Wheel
75 (246)
1998
 Japan HEP Five building, Osaka, Honshū 34°42′15″N 135°30′01″E / 34.7040469°N 135.5001676°E Rooftop wheel - combined height 106 m
Moscow-850
73 (240)
1997
 Russia VVC, Moscow 55°49′40″N 37°38′25″E / 55.82786°N 37.64020°E Tallest extant in Europe 1997-99
Polaris Tower
72 (236)
1993
 S.Korea Kumdori Land, Yuseong-gu, Daejon 36°22′49″N 127°23′03″E / 36.3803416°N 127.3841143°E Picture
Miramar Ferris Wheel
70 (230)
2002
 Taiwan Miramar Entertainment Park, Taipei 25°04′58″N 121°33′28″E / 25.0828393°N 121.5576911°E Rooftop wheel - combined height 100 m
Wiener Riesenrad
64.75 (212)
1897
 Austria Prater, Leopoldstadt, Vienna 48°13′00″N 16°23′45″E / 48.2166505°N 16.3959494°E World's tallest extant 1920-1985
Texas Star
64.6 (212)
1985
 US Fair Park, Dallas, Texas 32°46′36″N 96°45′33″W / 32.776738°N 96.759269°W
Sky Eye[7]
63 (207)
2013
 Philippines Sky Fun, Tagaytay, Cavite 14°05′42″N 120°56′16″E / 14.095125°N 120.937807°E
Yomiuriland Ferris wheel[8]
61.4 (201)
?
 Japan Yomiuriland, Inagi, Tokyo 35°37′32″N 139°30′58″E / 35.6254628°N 139.5161533°E
Great Smoky Mountain Wheel[9]
61 (200)
2013
 US Pigeon Forge, Tennessee 35°48′14″N 83°34′18″W / 35.8037785°N 83.5715937°W
Hong Kong Observation Wheel[10]
60 (197)
2014
  Hong Kong Hong Kong
?
Baku Ferris Wheel
60 (197)
2014
 Azerbaijan Baku Boulevard, Baku 40°21′17″N 49°50′15″E / 40.354717°N 49.837584°E
Big O
60 (197)
?
 Japan Tokyo Dome City, Tokyo 35°42′22″N 139°45′14″E / 35.7060722°N 139.7539139°E Centerless Ferris wheel
Eye of the Emirates[11][12]
60 (197)
2005
 UAE Al Qasba, Sharjah 25°19′19″N 55°22′30″E / 25.3220621°N 55.3748703°E
Amuran
60 (197)
2004
 Japan Kagoshima, Kyushu 31°35′04″N 130°32′34″E / 31.5844443°N 130.5428821°E Rooftop wheel - combined height 91 m
Đầm Sen Park Ferris wheel[13]
60 (197)
?
 Vietnam Đầm Sen Park, Ho Chi Minh City 10°45′53″N 106°38′16″E / 10.7646666°N 106.6376889°E
Myrtle Beach SkyWheel
57 (187)
2011
 US Myrtle Beach, South Carolina 33°41′31″N 78°52′46″W / 33.692035°N 78.87954°W
Mall of Asia Eye
55 (180)
2011
 Philippines SM Mall of Asia, Pasay, Metro Manila 14°31′59″N 120°58′45″E / 14.532923°N 120.979147°E
Al Zawra’a Dream Park Ferris wheel[14]
55 (180)
2011
 Iraq Al Zawra’a Dream Park, Baghdad 33°18′46″N 44°22′15″E / 33.312670°N 44.370809°E Picture
Kyrlay Amusement Park Ferris wheel[15]
55 (180)
?
 Russia Kyrlay Amusement Park, Kazan, Tatarstan 55°48′36″N 49°05′57″E / 55.809867°N 49.099126°E Picture
Kharkiv Ferris wheel[16]
55 (180)
?
 Ukraine Park of Maxim Gorky, Kharkiv 50°01′13″N 36°14′46″E / 50.020314°N 36.246171°E
Colossus
54.9 (180)
1984
 US Six Flags St. Louis, Eureka, Missouri 38°30′53″N 90°40′35″W / 38.5146403°N 90.6763834°W
Gorky Park Ferris wheel[17]
54.0 (177)
2003
 Belarus Gorky Park, Minsk 53°54′12″N 27°34′28″E / 53.9033268°N 27.5745142°E
Capital Wheel
53.3 (175)
2014
 US National Harbor, Maryland 38°47′8.2″N 77°1′8.9″W / 38.785611°N 77.019139°W
Seattle Great Wheel
53.3 (175)
2012
 US Pier 57, Seattle, Washington 47°36′22″N 122°20′33″W / 47.606139°N 122.342528°W
Niagara SkyWheel
53.3 (175)
2006
 Canada Clifton Hill, Niagara Falls, Ontario 43°05′27″N 79°04′33″W / 43.090916°N 79.075921°W
Kaohsiung Eye
50 (164)
2002
 Taiwan Dream Mall, Kaohsiung 22°35′42″N 120°18′25″E / 22.595°N 120.306944°E Rooftop wheel - combined height 102.5 m
Shining Flower[18]
50 (164)
?
 Japan Fuji-Q Highland, Fujiyoshida, Honshū 35°29′12″N 138°46′50″E / 35.486681°N 138.780434°E
Mickey's Fun Wheel
48.8 (160)
2001
 US Disney California Adventure Park 33°48′19″N 117°55′20″W / 33.8051785°N 117.9221848°W Eccentric Ferris wheel
Alem
47.6 (156)
2012
 Turkmenistan Alem Cultural and Entertainment Center, Ashgabat 37°53′56″N 58°17′57″E / 37.898908°N 58.299183°E World's tallest in an enclosed space
Giant Wheel
47.5 (156)
1985
 US Morey's Piers, Wildwood, New Jersey 38°59′07″N 74°48′33″W / 38.98525°N 74.80925°W
Navy Pier Ferris Wheel
45.7 (150)
1995
 US Pier Park, Navy Pier, Chicago 41°53′30″N 87°36′27″W / 41.89178333°N 87.60745°W
Sky Scraper[19]
45.7 (150)
1991
 US Lagoon Amusement Park, Utah 40°59′15″N 111°53′40″W / 40.9874323°N 111.8945745°W
Wonder Wheel
45.7 (150)
1920
 US Deno's Wonder Wheel Amusement Park, NYC 40°34′26″N 73°58′44″W / 40.574°N 73.97891667°W Eccentric Ferris wheel
Dream Land Ferris wheel[20]
45 (148)
?
 Cambodia Dream Land, Phnom Penh 11°33′28″N 104°56′12″E / 11.557720°N 104.936720°E
Giant Wheel
41.5 (136)
1972
 US Cedar Point, Sandusky, Ohio 41°28′54″N 82°40′47″W / 41.481551°N 82.679849°W
Wheel of Fate
40 (131)
?
 Philippines Enchanted Kingdom, Santa Rosa, Laguna 14°16′57″N 121°05′42″E / 14.282423°N 121.0950369°E
I-X Center Ferris wheel[21]
38 (125)
?
 US I-X Center, Cleveland, Ohio 41°23′56″N 81°51′13″W / 41.39895°N 81.853516°W
Revolver[22][23]
30.5 (100)
?
 US Fun Spot America, Orlando, Florida 28°27′51″N 81°27′19″W / 28.464242°N 81.455307°W
Ocean Park Ferris wheel[24]
27 (89)
?
 Hong Kong Ocean Park, Aberdeen 22°14′00″N 114°10′12″E / 22.233205°N 114.169879°E
Eclipse / Peeking Heights
25 (82)
see articles
 UK see articles
see articles
Giant Star Wheel
see article
?
 Philippines Star City, Pasay, Metro Manila 14°33′21″N 120°59′09″E / 14.555957°N 120.985914°E
Pacific Wheel[25]
see article
?
 US Pacific Park, Santa Monica, California 34°00′30″N 118°29′52″W / 34.0082°N 118.4978°W World's only solar-powered
Uniroyal Giant Tire
see article
1964
 US 1964 New York World's Fair, New York City
see article
Now a static display in Allen Park, Michigan
Batumi Technical University Tower Ferris wheel
?
?
 Georgia Batumi, Adjara 41°39′14″N 41°38′14″E / 41.653938°N 41.637087°E World's first skyscraper-mounted[26]
Wheel is 170 m up the 200 m tower[27]

Transportable Ferris wheels

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
 
Giant Wheel
disputed[28][29]
?
 World Carnival Ronald Bussink
Roue de Paris[30][31]
60 (197)
1999
 Ronald Bussink
Steiger Ferris Wheel[32]
60 (197)
1980
 Steiger / Bad Oeynhausen Kocks World's tallest transportable wheel at time of inauguration
Europa-Rad[33]
53 (174)
1992
 Kipp & Sohn Nauta-Bussink
Jupiter[34]
42 (138)
1995
 Kipp & Barth Nauta-Bussink
Royal Bavarian Wheel[35]
42 (138)
1992
 Jost / Worms Nauta-Bussink

References

  1. ↑ Colossal observation wheel debuts in Da Nang
  2. ↑ "Sochi gets Russia's tallest Ferris wheel". Voice of Russia. 26 June 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
  3. ↑ E-DA Outlet Mall - E-DA Ferris Wheel
  4. ↑ FC FABBRl PARK s.r.l.
  5. ↑ Giant Wheels - News
  6. ↑ Mellat Amusement Park - Fun Fair
  7. ↑ Felix, Andrei (1 March 2013). "'Sky Eye' is Tagaytay's newest attraction" (VIDEO AND ARTICLE). Umagang Kay Ganda (in Filipino and English). Tagaytay, Cavite: ABS-CBN. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
  8. ↑ "Ferris wheel - Attraction" (in Japanese). Yomiuriland. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
  9. ↑ Play - The Island Pigeon Forge
  10. ↑ "Hng Kong Observation Wheel - Attraction". Hong Kong Observation Wheel. Retrieved 10 December 2014.
  11. ↑ Eye of the Emirates rises on Sharjah skyline as Qanat Al Qasba nears completion
  12. ↑ Etisalat Eye of the Emirates - Al Qasba
  13. ↑ "Đu quay đứng" (in Vietnamese). Đầm Sen Park. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
  14. ↑ New Ferris wheel attracts leisure-starved Iraqis
  15. ↑ Kyrlay Amusement Park - Official Website
  16. ↑ Ferris wheel - the highest in Ukraine
  17. ↑ Парк Горького в Минске
  18. ↑ "Shining Flower (Ferris wheel) | Attractions | Fuji-Q Highland" (in Japanese). Fuji-Q Highland. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
  19. ↑ Lagoon - It's what fun is!
  20. ↑ Dream Land - Attractions - Ferris wheel
  21. ↑ Facility Advantages & Services | I-X Center
  22. ↑ Fun Spot America - Family Rides
  23. ↑ Florida Amusement Parks - Fun Spot Action Park (old name of Fun Spot America)
  24. ↑ Ferris Wheel | Ocean Park Hong Kong
  25. ↑ Pacific Park
  26. ↑ The world’s first Ferris-wheel skyscraper
  27. ↑ News GE
  28. ↑ Deaths shut The Eye
  29. ↑ 5 die in fall from Ferris wheel in South Korea
  30. ↑ Technical Information
  31. ↑ The history of La grande Roue de Paris
  32. ↑ Das Rad - Steiger Riesenrad
  33. ↑ Kipp & Sohn KG - The Europa Wheel
  34. ↑ Kipp & Barth GmbH & Co. KG - Ferris wheel Jupiter I
  35. ↑ Royal Bavarian Wheel

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