Wonder Wheel, Ferris wheel in Coney Island, Brooklyn, US
The Wonder Wheel reaches 150 feet in height and contains 24 passenger cars, with 16 sliding along tracks and 8 remaining stationary during rotation.
Romanian engineer Charles Hermann designed this steel structure, which opened on Memorial Day 1920 and received New York City Landmark status in 1989.
The Wheel represents the endurance of Coney Island entertainment, serving as a central attraction through multiple generations of New York residents.
The complete rotation takes approximately 10 minutes, accommodating 864 passengers per hour through its regular operating schedule from March to October.
During the 1977 New York City blackout, the operators manually turned the wheel's mechanism to safely return all passengers to ground level.
Location: Brooklyn
Inception: 1920
Height: 45.7 m
Website: https://denoswonderwheel.com
GPS coordinates: 40.57403,-73.97914
Latest update: May 27, 2025 07:12
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