The original Orlando Eye Ferris wheel carried its first passenger on April 29, 2015. Since July 28, 2016 it has been called the Coca-Cola Orlando Eye and currently is the tallest observational wheel on the United States East Coast.
The 400 ft. tall Ferris wheel is
located in Orlando Florida (8401 International Drive #100). Because the topography around the Greater
Orlando area is so very flat views from the capsules include the City of
Orlando skyline, vast areas of central Florida and on a very clear day the
Atlantic coastline all the way to NASA’s Cape Canaveral (54 miles away).
Stats show each of the 30 capsules
weigh 6,600 pounds, or the average weight of an Indian elephant and weighs approximately
three million pounds, that is 1,500 tons or equivalent to 300 school buses.
The
capsules were assembled in Hungary and shipped to Florida from Northern Germany.
Switzerland-based Intamin designed and manufactured the wheel
Ferris
wheels in the following ways:
Observation
wheels:
•Feature
enclosed passenger capsules designed to remain stable throughout the rotation
•Supported
by an A-frame support
•Offers
a 360° unobstructed view
Ferris
wheels:
•Feature
free-swing passenger gondolas or carriages suspended from the rim
•Supported
by two towers on each side of the axles
•View
can sometimes be obstructed by the wheel itself
Other
Ferris Wheel postings on Pillartopost.org
July,
20, 2016—Staten Island, New York
August
17, 2016—Las Vegas
September
21, 2016—Japan
October
19, 2016—Nanchang, China
November
9, 2016—Dubai
December
14, 2016—Melbourne
January
11, 2017—London Eye
February
7, 2017—Chicago
March
15, 2017—Singapore
April
4, 2017--Vienna
May—Suzhou,
Jiangsu, China
June
14, 2017—Helsinki, Finland
July
26, 2017—Orlando, Florida
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