15 Dizziest Ferris Wheels: Wheel of a time - the world's dizziest Ferris wheels
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Here's a fun fact: Of the 15 tallest Ferris wheels in the world, six are in China and five are in Japan.
The world's tallest Ferris wheel is currently the 168-meter (550-feet) High Roller in Las Vegas but its days at the top may be numbered. The New York Wheel, construction on which has just begun, is expected to be 190 meters tall. Even that won't be the world's tallest when the Dubai Eye, estimated to tower at 210 meters (689 feet), comes up on Blue Waters Island in Dubai.
For now, though, the High Roller remains the world's tallest. Take a giddy ride on the world's 15 tallest ferris wheels and don't forget to share your vertigo on Facebook and Twitter.
1. At 112.5 m (369 feet), the ferris wheel at Tempozan in the city of Osaka, Japan was the world's tallest from 1997 to 1999.
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2. Cyclists speed past Yokohama's Cosmo Clock 21 Ferris Wheel during the 2012 ITU World Triathlon Yokohama in Japan. First built in 1989 with a height of 107.5 m (353 ft), it was dismantled in 1997 and later reinstalled in 1999 on a taller base. As a result, its height increased to 112.5 m (369 feet).
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3. The 115 m (377 ft) ferris wheel at Daikanrasha in Odaiba, Tokyo was the tallest both in Japan and the world when it opened in 1999.
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4. The 115 meter Star of Lake Tai dominates the skyline on the shore of the large freshwater lake in the Yangtze delta plain near Shanghai, China.
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5. 117 meter (384 feet) in Kasai Rinkai park in Edogawa, Tokyo - Named for its light shows, which sparkle in the patterns of diamonds and flowers, the 117 meter (384 feet) in Kasai Rinkai park in Edogawa, Tokyo became the largest operational ferris wheel in Japan after the Sky Dream Fukuoka closed down in 2009.
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6. Once the tallest ferris wheel in Japan, the Sky Dream Fukuoka towered at 120 meters (390 feet) during its years of operation (2001 - 2009). It has been closed since September 2009.
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7. Currently the world's ninth tallest ferris wheel, the Zhengzhou wheel at Century Amusement Park once used to be the tallest in China when it was opened in 2003.
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8. One of the four 120 meter ferris wheels in China, the one in Changsha, Hunan province was opened in 2004.
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9. At 120 meters (394 feet), the Tianjin Eye is unique in that it is the tallest ferris wheel constructed over a bridge.
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10. Previously known as the Southern Star, the 120 m (394 feet) Melbourne Star was closed within 40 days of its first opening due to reported structural defects. Later, the wheel was dismantled and replaced. Though it was opened again in December 2013, it was again unexpectedly closed in January 2014.
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11. At 120 meters (394 feet), the ferris wheel in Suzhou in Jiangsu, China is the second-tallest of its kind in China.
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12. Big Ben through the London Eye. From 2000 to 2006, the London Eye, all of 135 m (443 feet) reigned as the world's tallest ferris wheel.
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13. The 160 meter (525 foot-) Star of Nanchang in Nanchang, the capital of east China's Jiangxi Province, was the tallest ferris wheel in the world from 2006 to 2008.
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14. The Singapore Flyer is seen on the right of the picture in Marina Centre, Singapore. It was the world's tallest ferris wheel from 2008 to 2014, when it was upstaged by the High Roller in Las Vegas.
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15. Towering at 187 m (550 feet), the High Roller, which opened in March in Las Vegas, is the world's tallest ferris wheel. But its days may be numbered, with New York and Dubai about to build even taller wheels.
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Here's a fun fact: Of the 15 tallest Ferris wheels in the world, six are in China and five are in Japan.The world's tallest Ferris wheel is currently the 168-meter (550-feet) High Roller in Las Vegas but its days at the top may be numbered. The New York Wheel, construction on which has just begun, is expected to be 190 meters tall. Even that won't be the world's tallest when the Dubai Eye, estimated to tower at 210 meters (689 feet), comes up on Blue Waters Island in Dubai.
For now, though, the High Roller remains the world's tallest. Take a giddy ride on the world's 15 tallest ferris wheels and don't forget to share your vertigo on Facebook and Twitter.
1. At 112.5 m (369 feet), the ferris wheel at Tempozan in the city of Osaka, Japan was the world's tallest from 1997 to 1999.
2. Cyclists speed past Yokohama's Cosmo Clock 21 Ferris Wheel during the 2012 ITU World Triathlon Yokohama in Japan. First built in 1989 with a height of 107.5 m (353 ft), it was dismantled in 1997 and later reinstalled in 1999 on a taller base. As a result, its height increased to 112.5 m (369 feet).
3. The 115 m (377 ft) ferris wheel at Daikanrasha in Odaiba, Tokyo was the tallest both in Japan and the world when it opened in 1999.
4. The 115 meter Star of Lake Tai dominates the skyline on the shore of the large freshwater lake in the Yangtze delta plain near Shanghai, China.
5. 117 meter (384 feet) in Kasai Rinkai park in Edogawa, Tokyo - Named for its light shows, which sparkle in the patterns of diamonds and flowers, the 117 meter (384 feet) in Kasai Rinkai park in Edogawa, Tokyo became the largest operational ferris wheel in Japan after the Sky Dream Fukuoka closed down in 2009.
6. Once the tallest ferris wheel in Japan, the Sky Dream Fukuoka towered at 120 meters (390 feet) during its years of operation (2001 - 2009). It has been closed since September 2009.
7. Currently the world's ninth tallest ferris wheel, the Zhengzhou wheel at Century Amusement Park once used to be the tallest in China when it was opened in 2003.
8. One of the four 120 meter ferris wheels in China, the one in Changsha, Hunan province was opened in 2004.
9. At 120 meters (394 feet), the Tianjin Eye is unique in that it is the tallest ferris wheel constructed over a bridge.
10. Previously known as the Southern Star, the 120 m (394 feet) Melbourne Star was closed within 40 days of its first opening due to reported structural defects. Later, the wheel was dismantled and replaced. Though it was opened again in December 2013, it was again unexpectedly closed in January 2014.
11. At 120 meters (394 feet), the ferris wheel in Suzhou in Jiangsu, China is the second-tallest of its kind in China.
12. Big Ben through the London Eye. From 2000 to 2006, the London Eye, all of 135 m (443 feet) reigned as the world's tallest ferris wheel.
13. The 160 meter (525 foot-) Star of Nanchang in Nanchang, the capital of east China's Jiangxi Province, was the tallest ferris wheel in the world from 2006 to 2008.
14. The Singapore Flyer is seen on the right of the picture in Marina Centre, Singapore. It was the world's tallest ferris wheel from 2008 to 2014, when it was upstaged by the High Roller in Las Vegas.
15. Towering at 187 m (550 feet), the High Roller, which opened in March in Las Vegas, is the world's tallest ferris wheel. But its days may be numbered, with New York and Dubai about to build even taller wheels.
