Seattle Great Wheel, Ferris wheel at Pier 57, Seattle, United States.
The Seattle Great Wheel is a 175-foot-tall (53-meter) Ferris wheel at Pier 57 that rises above Elliott Bay, offering views of Puget Sound and the Olympic Mountains. The attraction features 42 climate-controlled gondolas, each able to carry up to eight passengers.
Construction began in April 2012, and the wheel opened two months later in June. Mayor Michael McGinn attended the ceremony that officially welcomed visitors to the attraction.
The wheel's 42 climate-controlled gondolas include a VIP cabin with red leather seats and a glass floor, seating four instead of the usual eight. The ride turns three times over 12 minutes, and the wheel appears in the climax of the film Death Note and in the 2020 game The Last of Us Part II.
A ride lasts around 12 minutes and includes three full rotations while passengers sit inside the enclosed gondolas. The wheel is part of Pier 57 on the waterfront and can be visited in different weather conditions.
The wheel is the only one of its design built over water in North America; the Niagara SkyWheel and the taller Myrtle Beach SkyWheel stand on land. Its 42 gondolas include a VIP cabin with red leather seats and a glass floor, seating four instead of eight.
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