Wonder Wheel is a 45.7 metres (149.9 ft) tall eccentric Ferris wheel located at Deno's Wonder Wheel Amusement Park

Deno's Wonder Wheel Amusement Park

Deno's Wonder Wheel Amusement Park is a small amusement pier located at Coney Island, Brooklyn, New York City featuring mostly family and children's rides with a few adult rides. Their main attraction is the Wonder Wheel, a hundred and fifty foot eccentric Ferris wheel. This wheel was built in 1920...

, Coney Island

Coney Island

Coney Island is a peninsula and beach on the Atlantic Ocean in southern Brooklyn, New York, United States. The site was formerly an outer barrier island, but became partially connected to the mainland by landfill....

, in southernmost Brooklyn

Brooklyn

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, New York City

New York City

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Eccentric wheels differ from conventional Ferris wheels in that some of the passenger cars are not fixed directly to the rim of the wheel, but instead slide on rails between the hub and the rim as the wheel rotates.

History

Built in 1920 by the Eccentric Ferris Wheel Company, Wonder Wheel has 24 fully enclosed passenger cars, each able to carry 6 people, giving a total capacity of 144 passengers. 16 of the cars slide inward and outward as the wheel rotates, the remainder are fixed to the rim.

The only time the wheel stopped while not under the control of the operator was on July 13, 1977. That day a blackout struck the northeast and New York City. Wonder Wheel operates on electricity, however, the passengers were not stuck on the wheel. The owners used another method to get people off, they cranked the wheel around.

See also

• Mickey's Fun Wheel
  Mickey's Fun Wheel
  Mickey's Fun Wheel is a tall Ferris wheel at Disney California Adventure, at the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California. The ride was inspired by Coney Island's 1927 Wonder Wheel at Deno's Wonder Wheel Amusement Park. Both attractions feature swinging and stationary gondolas while Mickey's Fun...
  
   (previously Sun Wheel), a 48.8 metres (160.1 ft) tall eccentric Ferris wheel at Disney's California Adventure Park

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