: an amusement device consisting of a large upright power-driven wheel carrying seats that remain horizontal around its rim
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The epicenter of family fun, the world-famous Santa Monica Pier boasts Pacific Park with a Ferris wheel, the historic Looff Hippodrome Carousel, games, confessions, and Heal the Bay Aquarium.
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Lindsay Cohn, Parents, 13 May 2024
An 80-foot-tall Uniroyal tire, originally built as a Ferris wheel for the 1964 New York World's Fair, has welcomed incoming metro Detroiters off of I-94 for decades.
—Amelia Benavides-Colón, Detroit Free Press, 13 May 2024
The restaurant and entertainment district remains under construction west of Union Station alongside the 150-foot Ferris wheel that opened in December.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 8 May 2024
Meanwhile, two new rides await boardwalk fans this summer: The Dream Wheel, a 65-foot Ferris wheel, will loft families skyward aboard 15 rotating gondolas, while a Surge ride takes guests on a spinning, tilting thrill ride.
—Jackie Burrell, The Mercury News, 6 May 2024
Some of the most memorable moments of the film, such as Noah hanging off a Ferris wheel in order to get Allie to date him, are also absent, and intentionally so, says Michaelson.
—Ej Dickson, Rolling Stone, 19 Apr. 2024
Tempe approved a $1.8 billion South Pier Project that plans to build over 2,000 apartments, retail offices, hotels and even a Ferris wheel located on the last development parcel of Tempe Town Lake, on the south shore near Rural Road.
—Kayla Jackson, The Arizona Republic, 15 Apr. 2024
As fans, celebs, and influencers flock to the desert, anticipate your social feeds being filled with Ferris wheel photos, selfies on film, and some very interesting festival fashion.
—Andrea Navarro, Glamour, 12 Apr. 2024
After a group of admirers used a light show projected on the biggest Ferris wheel in Latin America to ask the superstar to come to São Paulo on her next tour, Queen Bey’s mother — Tina Knowles herself — took notice.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 9 Apr. 2024
Lindsay Cohn, Parents, 13 May 2024
An 80-foot-tall Uniroyal tire, originally built as a Ferris wheel for the 1964 New York World's Fair, has welcomed incoming metro Detroiters off of I-94 for decades.
—Amelia Benavides-Colón, Detroit Free Press, 13 May 2024
The restaurant and entertainment district remains under construction west of Union Station alongside the 150-foot Ferris wheel that opened in December.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 8 May 2024
Meanwhile, two new rides await boardwalk fans this summer: The Dream Wheel, a 65-foot Ferris wheel, will loft families skyward aboard 15 rotating gondolas, while a Surge ride takes guests on a spinning, tilting thrill ride.
—Jackie Burrell, The Mercury News, 6 May 2024
Some of the most memorable moments of the film, such as Noah hanging off a Ferris wheel in order to get Allie to date him, are also absent, and intentionally so, says Michaelson.
—Ej Dickson, Rolling Stone, 19 Apr. 2024
Tempe approved a $1.8 billion South Pier Project that plans to build over 2,000 apartments, retail offices, hotels and even a Ferris wheel located on the last development parcel of Tempe Town Lake, on the south shore near Rural Road.
—Kayla Jackson, The Arizona Republic, 15 Apr. 2024
As fans, celebs, and influencers flock to the desert, anticipate your social feeds being filled with Ferris wheel photos, selfies on film, and some very interesting festival fashion.
—Andrea Navarro, Glamour, 12 Apr. 2024
After a group of admirers used a light show projected on the biggest Ferris wheel in Latin America to ask the superstar to come to São Paulo on her next tour, Queen Bey’s mother — Tina Knowles herself — took notice.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 9 Apr. 2024
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Ferris wheel
noun
Fer·ris wheel
ˈfer-əs- 
: an amusement ride consisting of a large vertical wheel that is driven by a motor and has seats around its rim
Etymology
named for G. W. G. Ferris 1859–1896 American engineer
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