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Silver Dollar City & Celebration City Discussion => SDC Memories/ Park History => Topic started by: shavethewhales on August 17, 2007, 06:16:46 PM

Title: SDC's Ferris Wheel
Post by: shavethewhales on August 17, 2007, 06:16:46 PM

SDC once had a ferris wheel in the Landing. It was introduced in 1989, but has since then vanished. Anyone know what happened to it or why it was taken out? Pictures would be good to.

Title: Re: SDC's Ferris Wheel
Post by: Coaster on August 18, 2007, 11:04:12 AM

I wish I had pictures or knew something about this but I don't know anything about the ferris wheel.

Title: Re: SDC's Ferris Wheel
Post by: Copper on December 12, 2007, 05:43:34 PM

I asked about the Farris Wheel and was told that they had a lot of problems with it. It was located kind of where the Carousel is now, a little more to the right. It was a miniature wheel that would always get stuck and so they got rid of it. 

Title: Re: SDC's Ferris Wheel
Post by: shavethewhales on December 12, 2007, 06:52:04 PM

Huh, I wonder what model/maker it was, and why they've never looked for a replacement. I guess it was hard to make it fit the theme, but it could sure work in the expo. 

Title: Re: SDC's Ferris Wheel
Post by: History Buff on March 24, 2008, 07:43:24 PM

The Ferris Wheel was themed only in the sense that it was tan and brown, and it was made to appear to be chain driven and powered by the water feature in that area.  It was near the Runaway Ore Cart and close to the corkscrew shortcut from Midtown to Tom Sawyer's Landing.  Do these, the carousel, and the balloon chase really fit in the Landing area, or do they need to be repainted and moved to the Expo?

Title: Re: SDC's Ferris Wheel
Post by: shavethewhales on March 24, 2008, 08:19:51 PM

They're alright where they are, as they've grown into the charm of the place, but I wouldn't really want to see much else put down there ride-wise. Then again, the carousel would have a much higher ridership if it were somewhere more visible...

Anyone have any photos of it?

Title: Re: SDC's Ferris Wheel
Post by: marolinesdad on March 26, 2008, 10:07:11 PM

There is one on this site...   http://www.midwestinfoguide.com/gallery/parks/sdc/14.jpg (http://www.midwestinfoguide.com/gallery/parks/sdc/14.jpg)

Title: Re: SDC's Ferris Wheel
Post by: Coaster on March 27, 2008, 08:04:34 PM

^The link didn't work for me and when I went to the SDC galleries the picture wasn't there or else I just didn't see it.

Title: Re: SDC's Ferris Wheel
Post by: Joy on March 27, 2008, 09:51:26 PM

It's there... In the SDC gallery, it's the second to last photo in the third row.

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