Niagara SkyWheel

Niagara SkyWheel
Niagara SkyWheel
Niagara Falls Sky Wheel.jpg
General information
Type Ferris wheel
Location Clifton Hill, Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada
Completed 2006
Height 175 feet (53.3 m)
Design and construction
Architect Ronald Bussink Professional Rides[1]
Engineer Chance Morgan[1]

Niagara SkyWheel is a 175-foot (53.3 m) tall Ferris wheel in the middle of Clifton Hill, Niagara Falls, Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada.

Niagara SkyWheel is a Ronald Bussink Professional Rides designed R60 Giant Wheel, and was manufactured by Chance Morgan.[2] It opened on 17 June, 2006, at a cost of $10 million.[1]

Its 42 Swiss-manufactured fully enclosed passenger cars are heated in the winter and air conditioned in the warmer months and each can carry eight people.[1]

The ride is approximately 12 to 15 minutes long, giving passengers views of the Niagara River, and the Horseshoe Falls and American Falls, and is open all year, from 9:00 am to 1:00 am.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "One of a Kind ‘Giant Wheel’ Debuts in Niagara Falls, Canada". prweb.com. http://www.prweb.com/releases/niagara/skywheel/prweb403069.htm. Retrieved 2010-05-22. 
  2. ^ Breathtaking views of Niagara Falls Aboard the First Chance Morgan R60 Giant Wheel

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Coordinates: 43°05′27″N 79°04′33″W / 43.0909158°N 79.0759206°W / 43.0909158; -79.0759206


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