Visitors can also buy a $35 day pass for unlimited rides on the wheel and assorted other Pier rides. 3. It’s probably more expensive to ride because it cost $26.5 million. Yep.

The Ferris wheel will cost $26.5 million, which includes construction and landscaping, said Nick Shields, a spokesman for Navy Pier Inc. Pier officials said public funds were not used to purchase the Ferris wheel, which has been privately financed by a loan from Fifth Third Bank to Navy Pier Inc.

Navy Pier’s first Ferris wheel was inspired by the 1893 wheel at the World’s Columbian Exposition and was added to Pier Park on July 1, 1995.

Opening May 27, Chicago’s iconic wheel on Navy Pier—now called the Centennial Wheel—will be back in action. But we’re not going to lie, a ticket to ride is wheely expensive. It’ll cost up to $15 a pop to take a spin on the new attraction.

Navy Pier’s Centennial Wheel is an iconic part of the Chicago skyline and a treasured piece of Chicago cultural history. Soaring to heights of nearly 200 feet, the Wheel offers visitors unparalleled, 360-degree views of Chicago and Lake Michigan.

Dismantled in October of 2015 after a 20-year stint as Chicago’s top tourist attraction, Navy Pier’s old Ferris wheel looks forward to living life anew in Branson, Missouri. Dutch Wheels is pleased as well and looking forward to open this historic wheel.

1893: the original Ferris Wheel was 80.4 metres (264 ft) tall. Built for the World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago, Illinois, it was moved to St. It was demolished in 1920, but its 100-metre (328 ft) height was not surpassed until almost 90 years after its construction.

The gross earnings were $726,805, of which $513,403 was retained by the company, giving them a profit of $395,000. Though the Exposition closed on November 1, 1893, the Wheel stood idle on the Midway until April 29, 1894, when a new site was found.

The Centennial Wheel contains over 10,000 bolts to connect all components. The Centennial Wheel has 21 spokes to support the 42 gondolas. The six legs of the Wheel are 120′ in length and weigh 36,376 pounds each. The center hub of the Wheel measures 104′ above deck and weighs more than 36,000 pounds.

Navy Pier is open year-round* and general operating hours and admission vary depending on the seasons and may be subject to change….PIER PARK OPERATION HOURS.

Nearly 16 million people have experienced the Ferris wheel since it opened in 1995. Dutch Wheels based in Vlodrop, Netherlands is the designer of the new wheel. Dutch Wheels is the manufacturer of Navy Pier’s old Ferris wheel. Navy Pier’s new Ferris wheel is 196 feet high and has 42 gondolas .

Navy Pier, the century-old landmark in downtown Chicago, is always loaded with tourists. People love to walk along the pier, stroll into shops and restaurants, and take boat rides. Mostly, though, they’ll sit on benches along the water and soak up the postcard-like views of Lake Michigan and the Chicago skyline.

This Ferris wheel has swanky, high-tech gondolas—42 of them, to be exact, each of which can hold up to ten passengers, according to Navy Pier’s spokesperson.

Navy Pier is a cultural feature (locale) in San Diego County. The primary coordinates for Navy Pier places it within the CA 92101 ZIP Code delivery area. In the Maps and Aerial Photos section below, you’ll find links to: (1) Local area photos around Navy Pier,…