Around and around and around she goes. Set to open for riders this Friday, June 29th, ‘The Seattle Great Wheel,’ began construction on April 3rd on Pier 57 in the heart of the downtown waterfront. The piers along the core downtown waterfront are no longer ‘working’ piers, but filled with amusements, restaurants, shops, sight-seeing tours and cruise terminals.
Pier 57 already sports a carousel and arcade. The ferris wheel’s 42 enclosed (heated and/or air conditioned) gondolas will lift riders 200 feet into the air with a spectacular view up and down the Seattle waterfront, Mount Rainier (on a clear day), the Space Needle, CenturyLink and Safeco Fields. The price for a ride isn’t too steep, $12 for adults and $8 for children. I hope to catch a ride on this new attraction sometime this summer (even though I’m terrified of heights) just to get a couple photographs.
I’ll be trying to get around to visit you all soon, I’ve been testing paint colors and prepping to paint the exterior of our home.
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congrats on the new paint job! and i’d ride that ferris wheel with you if i could. :)
New colors are fun. Putting them up is less so.
giant ferris wheels are what every city must aspire to have these days!
Beautiful photos. Excellent and interesting attraction for the city.
This looks like the ride is a go, rain or shine.
I definitely have to get to Seattle soon, and check this out!
Ah, what a wonderful capture! I love this trend of large “ferris wheels” in major cities :)
I’ll bet the view is amazing on that Ferris Wheel. A gorgeous addition to Seattle’s beautiful skyline. Good to know the cars are heated or air conditioned, as I will bet it gets very cold and windy at the top!
It’s been years since I’ve had a ride on one of these. This one look like it could be fun.
The second photo really shows the scope of the project — that’s amazing that it was constructed so quickly.
Happy painting!
open or closed no way am i riding one of those … nope sorry .. i will be happy to stay on the ground and take pix tho
Sounds like fun; I love farris wheels. I would really like to ride the double ferris wheel at the State Fair.
Happy painting!
Super cool! I wanna go on it!
I’m afraid of heights so just looking at the photos make me nervous : )