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  • Ferris Wheel Accident: What Really Happened?

    Every year millions of people around the world flock to amusement parks, carnivals and festivals to ride the various thrill rides and to have a good time in general. While amusement park ride accidents are rare, they are also tragic.

    Two people were injured in a Ferris wheel accident on Thursday night at the Chelsea Community Fair in Michigan. Police were called to the fair around 8:30 p.m. on a report of two juveniles being injured on a ride. When they arrived on the scene, police determined that the two juveniles had fallen from the ride.

    Witnesses who were nearby and on the ride themselves confirmed that the two kids had fallen.

    The Huron Valley Ambulance and Chelsea Area Fire Authority also arrived on the scene and two physicians rendered aid to the victims. The two juveniles were taken to the University of Michigan Mott Children’s Hospital in critical condition.

    Authorities have been investigating the accident and have determined that crutches may have been the reason the juveniles fell from the ride.

    One of the victims, a 16-year-old girl, boarded the ride with her crutches. Witnesses said that the girl was wearing a leg brace and using the crutches when she passed by the ride operator.

    Investigators believe that the crutches may have partially slipped from the Ferris wheel cab and become lodged in such a way that they caused the cab to tip over, knocking the girl and her 8-year-old brother from their seats.

    They also determined that the two victims likely fell about 15 feet to the ground. The boy has been released from the hospital, his sister has not. Authorities plan to talk to the girl once she is released.

    The Ferris wheel was reopened on Friday and the ride company has not released a statement about the accident.

  • New Vegas Ferris Wheel Is The World’s Tallest

    The opening ceremony for the world’s tallest Ferris wheel took place on Monday and marked the completion of the 550-foot High Roller — built by Caesars Entertainment Corp.

    Riders were able to ride on the Ferris wheel and check out some of the amazing views of the Vegas strip. According to several riders, the Vegas Ferris wheel is not only the tallest in the world, it also offers the best views of any observation ride or area in Vegas.

    “You can see the entire valley,” Steve Sisolak, chairman of the seven-member Clark County Commission that governs the Strip said. “This is going to be one of those things everyone who comes to Las Vegas is going to want to do.”

    Before the official ceremony rides were given, several people, mostly Caesars employees, were allowed to ride the wheel. The wheel contains 28 gondolas, and each one can hold up to 40 people. Tickets are $24.95 during the day and $34.95 at night, with front-of-the-line VIP passes selling for $59.95.

    Like many other giant Ferris wheels, the Vegas wheel also offers an amazing light show at night. As the Ferris wheel turns, the lights change colors and flash off and on in patterns, allowing the wheel to be seen from miles away. It makes a great addition to the already bright Vegas strip.

    There are many other Ferris wheels that have competed for the record of the world’s tallest, including the 541-foot Singapore Flyer and the nearly 443-foot London Eye. The Vegas Ferris wheel, the High Roller, towers over 550 feet in height.

    Although the High Roller is the current record holder, there are several other Ferris wheels planned that are designed to be taller. These wheels will be built in Dubai and New York City in the near future.

    Are you planning to ride the new Vegas Ferris Wheel?

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  • Gargantuan Ferris Wheel Nearly Complete

    Gargantuan Ferris Wheel Nearly Complete

    The High Roller, Vegas’s newest larger than life attraction, will become the world’s largest ferris wheel once construction is completed early next year. The High Roller will be 550 feet tall (or 55 stories), making it 100 feet taller than the world’s most famous ferris wheel, the London Eye, and 9 feet taller than the Singapore Eye, the current world record holder. The High Roller is part of a $550 million project being endorsed by Caesar’s Entertainment Corporation. The project, entitled The Linq, will create an open-air climate of 300,000 square feet near Caesar’s Palace.

    The outer wheel of the ride is expected to be put into place early next week. Following that, 1,500 LED lights will be placed on the ride to add to its glamour and prestige. Project Director David Codiga stated that “It’s going to be an icon. It’s going to be a part of your visit to Las Vegas if you ride it or not. It’s more or less impossible not to see it if you come here.” Codiga’s comment is most certainly true considering the only thing taller than the ferris wheel will be the Stratosphere Observation Tower, which stands over 1,000 feet tall.

    The High Roller weighs in at 3.5 million pounds and will take 30 minutes to rotate its 28 passenger cars a complete 360 degrees. The passenger cars themselves will be mainly constructed from glass, allowing viewers breath-taking views of Vegas. Unfortunately for all you ruffians and thrill-seekers out there, the passenger cars will be fixed in place and allow for no swinging or swaying. And to answer the most important question for all you gamblers – No, the passenger cars will not allow gambling (or smoking). Instead, the High Roller will feature a 30 minute video to keep its passengers entertained (if the view isn’t enough to keep your attention for some reason….).

    Unfortunately for The High Roller, it will not be the only ferris wheel in Vegas. In 2015, construction is expected to be complete on a 500 foot tall SkyVue ferris wheel on the Vegas strip. If that wasn’t enough, Mayor Michael Bloomberg of New York has recently stated that construction will soon begin on a 625 foot tall ferris wheel on Staten Island. All of this just leaves one question: How tall will the ferris wheel Texas builds be, and how many guns will it be equipped with?

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  • SkyView Atlanta Ferris Wheel Opens for Business

    Atlanta’s newest attraction, a 200-foot tall Ferris wheel in the downtown area’s Centennial Park, is now officially open for business.

    The SkyView Atlanta Ferris wheel stands nearly 20 stories tall and features 42 separate gondolas that can each hold 6 people. The gondolas are climate controlled, so it’s set to be an attraction for all types of weather.

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    According to Fox 5 Atlanta, Mayor Kasim Reed and a handful of city council members were the first ones to ride the new attraction shortly after the ribbon-cutting ceremony. Apparently, people lined up as early at 7 am this morning to be one of the first to ride the Ferris Wheel.

    “The SkyView Ferris wheel is set up to thrill families from all over the Atlanta Metro area,” says its creators. “With a view like this, everyone will be wanting a ride. Surrounded by many other local favorite attractions of this downtown Centennial Park area, you’ll never find yourself looking for something to do. SkyView. You can see Atlanta from here.”

    Each ride consists of 4 revolutions and lasts about 15 minutes.

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    Tickets run from $9.10 (child) to $14.45 (adult). Kids under the age of 2 ride for free.

    SkyView Atlanta’s owners expect the giant ferris wheel to draw over 50,000 visitors in its first year. The project was funded privately.

    [All images courtesy SkyView Atlanta]

  • George Ferris Gets A Google Doodle For Valentine’s Day

    Google has begun showing a doodle on its home page in parts of the world where it’s already February 14th. The doodle honors George Ferris, an American engineer famous for creating the original Ferris Wheel for the 1893 Chicago World’s Columbian Exposition.

    February 14th is, of course, Valentine’s Day, which is celebrated in many countries around the world. And what says love like a ride on the Ferris Wheel?

    The doodle is interactive, as they often are. You can push the heart button over and over again to match up different animals who appear to be going out on different kinds of dates. This video Simon Rüger sent us shows some of the different match-ups, as well as the animation:

    Once you click the search icon in the doodle, you’ll be taken to search results for George Ferris, including Google’s Knowledge Graph panel for him:

    George Ferris Knowledge Panel

    It’s actually a good example of when the Knowledge Graph improves the search experience, beyond offering info about the subject. In this case, we see the option to view results for a different George Ferris – the cricketer.

    The Ferris that’s the subject of the Google Doodle died in 1896.

  • Objet Makes A Revolving Ferris Wheel With A 3D Printer

    Objet is a personal favorite when it comes to 3D printers because the company just makes things. Sure, it’s a glorified advertisement for its Connex printers, but very few other 3D printing companies just make things for the heck of it. This week, Objet brings us another impressive model out of its Connex line of 3D printers.

    The folks at Objet recently created a working miniature Ferris Wheel on its Connex500 multi-material 3D printer.

    Here’s how they did it:

    The ferris wheel in this video came out of the 3D printer as a fully assembled mechanism, with independently attached carts. 3D printing is the only technology in the world able to manufacture finished assemblies like this one without the need for a production line or sequential assembly steps. The Objet Connex 3D printer is able to selectively place different material colors and properties to different parts of the 3D printed model. In this case, the machine uses rigid white and rigid black material, and also combines those materials on the fly to enable the user to create various gray shades.

    Once again, Objet uses a simple example to show what kinds of things can be done on professional 3D printers. Being able to create complete interworking objects in one print will continue to revolutionize various industries as more people begin to adopt 3D printers. The Ferris Wheel example also gives me hope that we’ll start seeing more advanced models being made with 3D printers, perhaps even some zany components for a complex Rube Goldberg machine.