What happened to the double Ferris wheel?

The Sky Wheel is a super spectacular ride that is rarely seen on carnival midways in present day. The Sky Wheel features two ferris wheels attached to opposite ends of a large boom that rotates in the air. Many traveling carnivals no longer operate a Sky Wheel due to transportation and maintenance costs.



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It was finally destroyed by controlled demolition using dynamite on May 11, 1906 (18 months after the fair closed), to be sold for scrap. This was necessary because the contract with the city of St. Louis required the restoration of Forest Park.

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'Mystery object' on beach in Daytona is a shipwreck, archaeologists say. The wreckage washed up on the beach in pieces after Hurricanes Ian and Nicole, but the ship was partially buried. Archeologists now say it's a shipwreck.

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I-X Center management says the wheel does not fit into the new event space footprint. The plan is for the ferris wheel to find a new home, but not be demolished. You'll still see it in the I-X Center for the next few months, with the goal to have it removed sometime between April and October.

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Despite all of the concerns, Ferris built a giant amusement wheel that worked perfectly for the entire World's Fair. Not only was it safe, it was also incredibly popular. Over the next five months, 1.4 million people rode the giant wheel to get a bird's-eye view of the fair.

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The Great Wheel debuted to the public on June 21, 1893, and ran without incident until November 6. A single revolution took 9 minutes on the 2-million-pound structure. The first Ferris wheel enjoyed nearly 1.5 million paid rides, netting the Ferris Wheel Company a $395,000 profit.

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