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{{PAGENAME}} is a large Ferris wheel at the start of [[Boulevard]]. It opened in 1991. According to the website, tt is nearly 100 feet tall and contains over 6000 lights. At the time of its construction, it was the largest open gondola wheel manufactured in America since G.W. Ferris built his first wheel for the Chicago Exposition in 1893.
{{PAGENAME}} is a large Ferris wheel at the start of [[Boulevard]]. It opened in [[1991]]. According to the website, it is nearly 100 feet tall and contains over 6000 lights. At the time of its construction, it was the largest open gondola wheel manufactured in America since G.W. Ferris built his first wheel for the Chicago Exposition in [[1893]].


The sign in front reads Sky Wheel, but it is called Giant Sky Wheel on park maps and the website.
The sign in front reads Sky Wheel, but it is called Giant Sky Wheel on park maps and the website.


Until 2008, the center of the wheel had the Fuji logo on it. In 2008, it changed to the Adventureland logo.
Until [[2008]], the center of the wheel had the Fuji logo on it. In [[2008]], it changed to the Adventureland logo.


== Trivia ==
== Trivia ==

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Giant Sky Wheel

Name Giant Sky Wheel
Category Family Ride
Type Ferris Wheel
Park Area Boulevard
First Year 1991
Replaced Der Flitzer
Riders INFO NEEDED
Dispatch Rate INFO NEEDED
Ride Duration INFO NEEDED
About the Ride Info Box

Giant Sky Wheel is a large Ferris wheel at the start of Boulevard. It opened in 1991. According to the website, it is nearly 100 feet tall and contains over 6000 lights. At the time of its construction, it was the largest open gondola wheel manufactured in America since G.W. Ferris built his first wheel for the Chicago Exposition in 1893.

The sign in front reads Sky Wheel, but it is called Giant Sky Wheel on park maps and the website.

Until 2008, the center of the wheel had the Fuji logo on it. In 2008, it changed to the Adventureland logo.

Trivia

Go big or go home

The very first Ferris Wheel (built in 1893) was 264 feet tall. While Adventureland's may seem small by comparision, at under 100 feet, it was the largest one built in America since the very first Ferris Wheel almost 100 years earlier. (Did the park consider this, having it built in time for the 100th anniversary of the Ferris Wheel?)

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