Ferris Wheel (Waldameer)
Ride in the United States
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| Manufacturer | Chance Rides | ||||||||||
| Product | Wheel | ||||||||||
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| Capacity | 120 adults or 160 children | ||||||||||
| Height | 100 feet | ||||||||||
| Cabins | 20 | ||||||||||
Ferris Wheel is a Ferris Wheel built by US manufacturer Chance Rides currently located at Waldameer & Water World in Erie, Pennsylvania, USA. It is referred to as "Giant Wheel" and "Giant Gondola Wheel" in some official park signage. It weighs over 100 tons, and is powered by eight 7.5HP variable speed electric motors. It possesses 6,000 ten-watt incandescent lightbulbs along its exterior, which are controlled by a computer to create interesting lighting effects at night.
An information plaque located in the ride's queue claims that the ride is "the largest trailer-mounted gondola wheel in the world, and can be erected without the use of cranes in one working day."[1]
The park does not permit single riders on the ride.
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- ↑ Archive, Theme Park. "Ferris Wheel at Waldameer Park | Theme Park Archive". www.themeparkarchive.com. Retrieved 2025-04-23.