But if you're tempted to ride, here's fair warning: You shouldn't be ... held the title of world's tallest Ferris wheel for almost two years until 2008. This one features 60 capsules or "gondolas ...

A new 108ft (33m) tall Ferris wheel is offering visitors "never-seen-before" views of a North Yorkshire cathedral city. The ...

The giant tire was created for the 1964–65 New York World’s Fair, not as the 80-foot-tall billboard it is now, but as a Ferris wheel. It was originally part of a static design that featured a ...

In late 1890, Daniel Burnham, the eminent architect charged with turning a boggy square mile of Chicago into a world ... he said. Ferris was hardly the first to imagine such a wheel.

it was an imposing sight at the World's Fair and attracted lots of attention and passengers. It was also a celebration of and a testament to the Industrial Revolution. The original Ferris wheel ...

The “Ferris Wheel” lasted longer than its creator’s life, fortunes and reputation – but only marginally. It remained in Chicago during the decade immediately after the World’s Fair ...

But the park’s centerpiece has a futuristic twist: It’s the world’s only solar-powered Ferris wheel. The eco-friendly attraction uses LED lighting. It’s more energy-efficient than the ...

It isn't difficult to pick out the La Grande Wheel XL amid the glowing, rainbow-colored spectacle of the Arizona State Fair's midway when ... the biggest and best Ferris wheel in town.