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New York Plans World's Largest Ferris Wheel

Posted by samzenpus on from the if-you-build-it-they-will-ride dept.

justelite writes "It is an old trend to build "The World's largest..." something. One of the latest somethings is a 630-foot tall Ferris wheel planned for Staten Island. Mayor Michael Bloomberg said 'The New York Wheel will be an attraction unlike any other in New York City even unlike any other on the planet.' Designed to carry 1,440 passengers at a time, it's expected to draw 4.5 million people a year to a setting that also would include a 100-shop outlet mall and a 200-room hotel."

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  1. My biggest fear by MyLongNickName · · Score: 5, Interesting

    This would scare the crap out of me. I can do any ride in an amusement park. Tallest, fastest, upside down... doesn't matter. Put me on a Ferris wheet and I'm grabbing the bar with white knuckles. I think it is the fact that I just have time to look out at the world and wonder about the minimum wage carnie who maintains the machine. That and the person sitting next to me can decide to start rocking the damn thing...

    No, it doesn't make a lot of sense, but I'd rather be on the 70mph dragster than on a small Ferris wheel.

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    1. Re:My biggest fear by TubeSteak · · Score: 5, Informative

      I think it is the fact that I just have time to look out at the world and wonder about the minimum wage carnie who maintains the machine.

      The manufacture of amusement and carnival rides is regulated at the Federal level.
      The set up, maintanence, and operation of traveling carnival rides is regulated at the Federal level.

      The set up, maintanence, and operation of permanent amusement and carnival rides is regulated at the State level.
      Your safety may vary.

      Alabama, Mississippi, Montana, Nevada, Utah and Wyoming have no regulation at all.
      New York has a strong regulatory environment.
      Would you like to know more?

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  2. 1,440 People on it at one time ??? by FlyHelicopters · · Score: 5, Interesting

    My first thought on reading that it would hold 1,440 people at once... in New York City... What a tempting target for a terrorist... Yea, I've been brainwashed, I know it...