Triple Wheel

Paramount's Great America
Location	Santa Clara, California, USA
Coordinates	37°23′40″N 121°58′24″W / 37.394512°N 121.973231°W / 37.394512; -121.973231
Status	Defunct
Operated	1976 to September 1, 1997
Replaced by	Invertigo

Statistics

Manufacturer

Waagner-Biro

Product

Triple Giant Wheel

Capacity

36 gondolas

Triple Wheel was a triple Ferris Wheel built by Austrian manufacturer Waagner-Biro that was previously located at Paramount's Great America in Santa Clara, California, USA. The ride was previously known as Sky Whirl. It opened in 1976.^[1] The ride last operated on September 1, 1997.^[2]

Trivia

Triple Wheel appeared in the 1994 movie Beverly Hills Cop III.^[3]

References

↑ "Marriott's Great America offers plenty of family fun and thrills". The Napa Valley Register. 1976-05-01. p. 18. Retrieved 2021-12-13.
↑ "SKY WHIRL". Great America Parks. Retrieved 2023-08-29.
↑ Mannes, George (June 10, 1994). "Eddie Murphy's dangerous ride". Entertainment. Retrieved December 14, 2021.

Present

Coasters

Demon Flight Deck Gold Striker Grizzly Lucy's Crabbie Cabbies Patriot Psycho Mouse RailBlazer Woodstock Express

Water slides

Barracuda Feeding Frenzy Shark Reef Plunge

Former

Coasters

Greased Lightnin'Gulf Coaster Invertigo Stealth Whizzer

Attractions

Ameri-Go-Round Edge Firefall H.M.B. Endeavor Lobster Loggers Run Skyhawk Triple Play Triple Wheel Yankee Clipper

[1] "Marriott's Great America offers plenty of family fun and thrills". The Napa Valley Register. 1976-05-01. p. 18. Retrieved 2021-12-13.

[2] "SKY WHIRL". Great America Parks. Retrieved 2023-08-29.

[3] Mannes, George (June 10, 1994). "Eddie Murphy's dangerous ride". Entertainment. Retrieved December 14, 2021.

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