Name
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Height
m (ft) |
Completed
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Country
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Location
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Coordinates
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Remarks
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| High Roller | 167.6 (550) | 2014 |  US | Las Vegas, Nevada | 36°07′04″N 115°10′05″W / 36.117698°N 115.16815°W / 36.117698; -115.16815 (High Roller) | 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 / 1.289397; 103.863231 (Singapore Flyer) | 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 / 28.659332; 115.845568 (Star of Nanchang) | World's tallest 2006-2008 |
| Bailang River Bridge Ferris Wheel | 145 (476) | 2017 | China | Weifang, Shandong | 37°06′31″N 119°10′46″E / 37.108717°N 119.179345°E / 37.108717; 119.179345 (Bailang River Bridge Ferris Wheel) | Centreless non-rotating wheel |
| London Eye | 135 (443) | 2000 |  UK | South Bank, Lambeth, London | 51°30′12″N 0°07′11″W / 51.50334°N 0.1197821°W / 51.50334; -0.1197821 (London Eye) | 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 / 28.443198; -81.468296 (Orlando Eye) | |
| Suzhou Ferris Wheel | 120 (394) | 2009 | China | Suzhou, Jiangsu | 31°18′59″N 120°42′30″E / 31.3162939°N 120.7084501°E / 31.3162939; 120.7084501 (Suzhou Ferris Wheel) | |
| Melbourne Star | 120 (394) | 2008 |  Australia | Docklands, Melbourne | 37°48′40″S 144°56′13″E / 37.8110723°S 144.9368763°E / -37.8110723; 144.9368763 (Southern Star) | |
| Tianjin Eye | 120 (394) | 2008 | China | Yongle Bridge, Tianjin | 39°09′12″N 117°10′49″E / 39.1533636°N 117.1802616°E / 39.1533636; 117.1802616 (Tianjin Eye) | |
| Changsha Ferris Wheel | 120 (394) | 2004 | China | Changsha, Hunan | 28°10′56″N 112°58′48″E / 28.1821772°N 112.9800886°E / 28.1821772; 112.9800886 (Changsha Ferris Wheel) | |
| 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 / 34.732871; 113.718739 (Zhengzhou Ferris Wheel) | |
| 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 / 33.5956845; 130.3225279 (Sky Dream Fukuoka) | 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 / 35.6439052; 139.8572257 (Diamond and Flower Ferris Wheel) | |
| Sun Wheel[1] | 115 (377) | 2014 |  Vietnam | Da Nang | 16°02′24″N 108°13′35″E / 16.040070°N 108.226492°E / 16.040070; 108.226492 (Sun Wheel) | |
| 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 / 31.5208296; 120.260945 (Star of Lake Tai) | Picture |
| Daikanransha | 115 (377) | 1999 | Japan | Palette Town, Odaiba, Honshū | 35°37′35″N 139°46′56″E / 35.6263915°N 139.7822902°E / 35.6263915; 139.7822902 (Daikanransha) | 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 / 35.4553872; 139.6367347 (Cosmo Clock 21 (2nd installation)) | |
| Tempozan Ferris Wheel | 112.5 (369) | 1997 | Japan | Osaka, Honshū | 34°39′22″N 135°25′52″E / 34.6561657°N 135.431031°E / 34.6561657; 135.431031 (Tempozan Ferris Wheel) | 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 / 45.7776481; 126.6634637 (Harbin Ferris Wheel) | |
| 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 / 31.1401286; 121.4030752 (Shanghai Ferris Wheel) | |
| 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 / 33.8716939; 130.8099014 (Space Eye) | 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 / 48.852222; 2.299167 (Grande Roue de Paris (demolished 1920)) | World's tallest 1900-1920 |
| Great Wheel | 094 94 (308) | 1895 | UK | Earls Court, London | 51°29′18″N 0°11′56″W / 51.48835°N 0.19889°W / 51.48835; -0.19889 (Great Wheel (demolished 1907)) | World's tallest 1895-1900 |
| Eurowheel | 090 90 (295) | 1999 |  Italy | Mirabilandia, Ravenna | 44°20′21″N 12°15′44″E / 44.3392161°N 12.2622228°E / 44.3392161; 12.2622228 (Eurowheel) | Tallest extant in Europe 1999 |
| Aurora Wheel | 090 90 (295) | ? | Japan | Nagashima Spa Land, Mie, Honshū | 35°01′47″N 136°44′01″E / 35.0298207°N 136.7336351°E / 35.0298207; 136.7336351 (Aurora Wheel) | Picture |
| Sky Wheel | 088 88 (289) | ? |  Taiwan | Janfusun Fancyworld, Gukeng | 23°37′13″N 120°34′35″E / 23.6202611°N 120.5763352°E / 23.6202611; 120.5763352 (Sky Wheel) | |
Technostar
Technocosmos | 085 85 (279) | 1985?
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 / 34.803772; 135.535916 (Technostar)
36°03′40″N 140°04′23″E / 36.061203°N 140.073055°E / 36.061203; 140.073055 (Technocosmos) | World's tallest extant 1985-1989Technocosmos renamed/relocated
World's tallest extant 1985-1989 |
| The original Ferris Wheel | 080.40 80.4 (264) | 1893 | US | Chicago (1893-1903); St.Louis (1904-06) | see article | World's tallest 1893-1894 |
| Sochi Ferris wheel[2][3] | 080 80 (262) | 2004 |  Russia | Lazarevskoe Gorky Park, Sochi, Krasnodar Krai | 43°54′22″N 39°19′42″E / 43.905990°N 39.328335°E / 43.905990; 39.328335 (Lazarevskoe Gorky Park) | |
| Tbilisi Ferris Wheel | 080 80 (262) | 2010 |  Georgia | Mtatsminda Park, Tbilisi | 41°41′44″N 44°46′52″E / 41.6955592°N 44.7812337°E / 41.6955592; 44.7812337 (Tbilisi Ferris Wheel) | Video |
| E-DA Ferris Wheel[4][5] | 080 80 (262) | 2010 | Taiwan | E-DA Outlet Mall, Dashu, Kaohsiung | 22°43′50″N 120°24′06″E / 22.730525°N 120.401612°E / 22.730525; 120.401612 (E-DA Outlet Mall) | Rooftop wheel - combined height 120 m[6] |
| Fun Fair[7] | 080 80 (262) | ? |  Iran | Mellat Amusement Park, Mashhad | 36°19′13″N 59°32′05″E / 36.3202774°N 59.5348263°E / 36.3202774; 59.5348263 (Mashhad Ferris Wheel) | Picture |
| HEP Five Wheel | 075 75 (246) | 1998 | Japan | HEP Five building, Osaka, Honshū | 34°42′15″N 135°30′01″E / 34.7040469°N 135.5001676°E / 34.7040469; 135.5001676 (HEP Five Wheel) | Rooftop wheel - combined height 106 m |
| Moscow-850 | 073 73 (240) | 1997 | Russia | VVC, Moscow | 55°49′40″N 37°38′25″E / 55.82786°N 37.64020°E / 55.82786; 37.64020 (Moscow-850) | Tallest extant in Europe 1997-99 |
| Polaris Tower | 072 72 (236) | 1993 |  S.Korea | Kumdori Land, Yuseong-gu, Daejon | 36°22′49″N 127°23′03″E / 36.3803416°N 127.3841143°E / 36.3803416; 127.3841143 (Polaris Tower) | Picture Kumdori Land closed in 2012[8] |
| Miramar Ferris Wheel | 070 70 (230) | 2002 | Taiwan | Miramar Entertainment Park, Taipei | 25°04′58″N 121°33′28″E / 25.0828393°N 121.5576911°E / 25.0828393; 121.5576911 (Miramar Ferris Wheel) | Rooftop wheel - combined height 100 m |
| Astana Ferris wheel[9] | 065 65 (213) | 2017 |  Kazakhstan | Duman Entertainment Centre, Astana | ? | |
| Pampanga Eye[10] | 065 65 (213) | 2014 |  Philippines | SM City Pampanga, San Fernando, Pampanga | 15°03′14″N 120°41′48″E / 15.05385°N 120.69676°E / 15.05385; 120.69676 (Pampanga Eye) | |
| Wiener Riesenrad | 064.75 64.75 (212) | 1897 |  Austria | Prater, Leopoldstadt, Vienna | 48°13′00″N 16°23′45″E / 48.2166505°N 16.3959494°E / 48.2166505; 16.3959494 (Wiener Riesenrad) | World's tallest extant 1920-1985 |
| Texas Star | 064.6 64.6 (212) | 1985 | US | Fair Park, Dallas, Texas | 32°46′36″N 96°45′33″W / 32.776738°N 96.759269°W / 32.776738; -96.759269 (Texas Star) | |
| Sky Eye[11] | 063 63 (207) | 2013 | Philippines | Sky Fun, Tagaytay, Cavite | 14°05′42″N 120°56′16″E / 14.095125°N 120.937807°E / 14.095125; 120.937807 (Sky Fun) | |
| Yomiuriland Ferris wheel[12] | 061.4 61.4 (201) | ? | Japan | Yomiuriland, Inagi, Tokyo | 35°37′32″N 139°30′58″E / 35.6254628°N 139.5161533°E / 35.6254628; 139.5161533 (Yomiuriland Ferris wheel) | |
| Great Smoky Mountain Wheel[13] | 061 61 (200) | 2013 | US | Pigeon Forge, Tennessee | 35°48′14″N 83°34′18″W / 35.8037785°N 83.5715937°W / 35.8037785; -83.5715937 (Great Smoky Mountain Wheel) | |
| Iremel[14] | 060 60 (197) | 2015 | Russia | Ufa, Bashkortostan | 54°42′49″N 55°59′44″E / 54.713639°N 55.995694°E / 54.713639; 55.995694 (Iremel Ferris Wheel) | Picture |
| Hong Kong Observation Wheel | 060 60 (197) | 2014 |  Hong Kong | Central, Hong Kong | 22°17′07″N 114°09′42″E / 22.2852466°N 114.1617635°E / 22.2852466; 114.1617635 (Hong Kong Observation Wheel) | |
| Baku Ferris Wheel | 060 60 (197) | 2014 |  Azerbaijan | Baku Boulevard, Baku | 40°21′17″N 49°50′15″E / 40.354717°N 49.837584°E / 40.354717; 49.837584 (Baku Ferris Wheel) | |
| Big O | 060 60 (197) | ? | Japan | Tokyo Dome City, Tokyo | 35°42′22″N 139°45′14″E / 35.7060722°N 139.7539139°E / 35.7060722; 139.7539139 (Big O) | Centerless non-rotating wheel |
| Eye of the Emirates[15][16] | 060 60 (197) | 2005 |  UAE | Al Qasba, Sharjah | 25°19′19″N 55°22′30″E / 25.3220621°N 55.3748703°E / 25.3220621; 55.3748703 (Eye of the Emirates) | |
| Amuran | 060 60 (197) | 2004 | Japan | Kagoshima, Kyushu | 31°35′04″N 130°32′34″E / 31.5844443°N 130.5428821°E / 31.5844443; 130.5428821 (Amuran) | Rooftop wheel - combined height 91 m |
| Đầm Sen Park Ferris wheel[17] | 060 60 (197) | ? | Vietnam | Đầm Sen Park, Ho Chi Minh City | 10°45′53″N 106°38′16″E / 10.7646666°N 106.6376889°E / 10.7646666; 106.6376889 (Dam Sen Ferris wheel) | |
| Myrtle Beach SkyWheel | 057 57 (187) | 2011 | US | Myrtle Beach, South Carolina | 33°41′31″N 78°52′46″W / 33.692035°N 78.87954°W / 33.692035; -78.87954 (SkyWheel) | |
| Mall of Asia Eye | 055 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 / 14.532923; 120.979147 (MOA Eye) | |
| Al Zawra’a Dream Park Ferris wheel[18] | 055 55 (180) | 2011 |  Iraq | Al Zawra’a Dream Park, Baghdad | 33°18′46″N 44°22′15″E / 33.312670°N 44.370809°E / 33.312670; 44.370809 (Al Zawra’a Dream Park) | Picture |
| Kyrlay Amusement Park Ferris wheel[19] | 055 55 (180) | ? | Russia | Kyrlay Amusement Park, Kazan, Tatarstan | 55°48′36″N 49°05′57″E / 55.809867°N 49.099126°E / 55.809867; 49.099126 (Qirlay Observation Wheel) | Picture |
| Kharkiv Ferris wheel[20] | 055 55 (180) | ? |  Ukraine | Park of Maxim Gorky, Kharkiv | 50°01′13″N 36°14′46″E / 50.020314°N 36.246171°E / 50.020314; 36.246171 (Park of Maxim Gorky) | |
| Colossus | 054.9 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 / 38.5146403; -90.6763834 (Colossus) | |
| Gorky Park Ferris wheel[21] | 054.0 54.0 (177) | 2003 |  Belarus | Gorky Park, Minsk | 53°54′12″N 27°34′28″E / 53.9033268°N 27.5745142°E / 53.9033268; 27.5745142 (Minsk Gorky Park Ferris wheel) | |
| Capital Wheel | 053.3 53.3 (175) | 2014 | US | National Harbor, Maryland | 38°47′8.2″N 77°1′8.9″W / 38.785611°N 77.019139°W / 38.785611; -77.019139 (Capital Wheel) | |
| Seattle Great Wheel | 053.3 53.3 (175) | 2012 | US | Pier 57, Seattle, Washington | 47°36′22″N 122°20′33″W / 47.606139°N 122.342528°W / 47.606139; -122.342528 (Seattle Great Wheel) | |
| Niagara SkyWheel | 053.3 53.3 (175) | 2006 |  Canada | Clifton Hill, Niagara Falls, Ontario | 43°05′27″N 79°04′33″W / 43.090916°N 79.075921°W / 43.090916; -79.075921 (Niagara SkyWheel) | |
| Kaohsiung Eye | 050 50 (164) | 2002 | Taiwan | Dream Mall, Kaohsiung | 22°35′42″N 120°18′25″E / 22.595°N 120.306944°E / 22.595; 120.306944 (Kaohsiung Eye) | Rooftop wheel - combined height 102.5 m |
| Shining Flower[22] | 050 50 (164) | ? | Japan | Fuji-Q Highland, Fujiyoshida, Honshū | 35°29′12″N 138°46′50″E / 35.486681°N 138.780434°E / 35.486681; 138.780434 (Fuji Q Highland) | |
| Giant Wheel | 050 50 (164) | 1982 1982
1983 | US | 1982 World's Fair, Knoxville, Tennessee[23]
Darien Lake, Darien Center, New York | 35°57′43″N 83°55′28″W / 35.962064°N 83.924389°W / 35.962064; -83.924389
42°55′43″N 78°23′06″W / 42.92851°N 78.38488°W / 42.92851; -78.38488 | Largest wheel in US when constructed.[24] |
| Mickey's Fun Wheel | 048.8 48.8 (160) | 2001 | US | Disney California Adventure Park | 33°48′19″N 117°55′20″W / 33.8051785°N 117.9221848°W / 33.8051785; -117.9221848 (Mickey's Fun Wheel) | Eccentric Ferris wheel |
| Cakra Manggilingan Ferris Wheel[25] | 048 48 (157) | ? |  Indonesia | Sindu Kusuma Edupark, Sleman | 7°46′02″S 110°21′20″E / 7.767283°S 110.355570°E / -7.767283; 110.355570 |
| Seventh Heaven[26][27] | 048 48 (157) | 2014 | Russia | Gafuri Park, Ufa, Bashkortostan | 54°46′13″N 56°01′18″E / 54.770248°N 56.021667°E / 54.770248; 56.021667 (Seventh Heaven Ferris Wheel) | Picture |
| Alem | 047.6 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 / 37.898908; 58.299183 (Alem) | World's tallest in an enclosed space |
| Giant Wheel | 047.5 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 / 38.98525; -74.80925 (Giant Wheel (Morey's Piers)) | |
| Navy Pier Ferris Wheel
Branson Ferris Wheel |
045.7 45.7 (150) | 1995
2016 |
US | Pier Park, Navy Pier, Chicago The Track Family Fun Parks, Hwy 76, Branson, Missouri |
41°53′30″N 87°36′27″W / 41.89178333°N 87.60745°W / 41.89178333; -87.60745 (Navy Pier Ferris Wheel) 36.6395442,-93.2877514,16 |
Originally Navy Pier Ferris Wheel (1995-2015)
Renamed, relocated to Branson, Missouri (2016) |
| Sky Scraper[28] | 045.7 45.7 (150) | 1991 | US | Lagoon Amusement Park, Utah | 40°59′15″N 111°53′40″W / 40.9874323°N 111.8945745°W / 40.9874323; -111.8945745 (Sky Scraper) | |
| Wonder Wheel | 045.7 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 / 40.574; -73.97891667 (Wonder Wheel) | Eccentric Ferris wheel |
| Dream Land Ferris wheel[29] | 045 45 (148) | ? |  Cambodia | Dream Land, Phnom Penh | 11°33′28″N 104°56′12″E / 11.557720°N 104.936720°E / 11.557720; 104.936720 (Dream Land) | |
| Giant Wheel | 041.5 41.5 (136) | 1972 | US | Cedar Point, Sandusky, Ohio | 41°28′54″N 82°40′47″W / 41.481551°N 82.679849°W / 41.481551; -82.679849 (Giant Wheel) | |
| Wheel of Fate | 040 40 (131) | ? | Philippines | Enchanted Kingdom, Santa Rosa, Laguna | 14°16′57″N 121°05′42″E / 14.282423°N 121.0950369°E / 14.282423; 121.0950369 (Wheel of Fate) | |
| Ferris wheel of Santorini Park[30] | 040 40 (131) | 2012 |  Thailand | Cha-Am, Phetchaburi | 12°47′59″N 99°58′01″E / 12.799722°N 99.966944°E / 12.799722; 99.966944 (Santorini Park) | |
| I-X Center Ferris wheel[31] | 038 38 (125) | ? | US | I-X Center, Cleveland, Ohio | 41°23′56″N 81°51′13″W / 41.39895°N 81.853516°W / 41.39895; -81.853516 (Ocean Park) | |
| Revolver[32] | 030.5 30.5 (100) | ? | US | Fun Spot America, Orlando, Florida | 28°27′51″N 81°27′19″W / 28.464242°N 81.455307°W / 28.464242; -81.455307 (Ocean Park) | |
| Ocean Park Ferris wheel[33] | 027 27 (89) | ? | Hong Kong | Ocean Park, Aberdeen | 22°14′00″N 114°10′12″E / 22.233205°N 114.169879°E / 22.233205; 114.169879 (Ocean Park) | |
| Eclipse / Peeking Heights | 025 25 (82) | see articles | UK | see articles | see articles | |
| Giant Star Wheel | 0 see article | ? | Philippines | Star City, Pasay, Metro Manila | 14°33′21″N 120°59′09″E / 14.555957°N 120.985914°E / 14.555957; 120.985914 (Star City) | |
| Pacific Wheel[34] | 0 see article | ? | US | Pacific Park, Santa Monica, California | 34°00′30″N 118°29′52″W / 34.0082°N 118.4978°W / 34.0082; -118.4978 (Pacific Wheel) | World's only solar-powered |
| Uniroyal Giant Tire | 0 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 | 0 ? | ? | Georgia | Batumi, Adjara | 41°39′14″N 41°38′14″E / 41.653938°N 41.637087°E / 41.653938; 41.637087 (Batumi Technical University Tower) | World's first skyscraper-mounted[35]
Wheel is 170 m up the 200 m tower[36] |
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