Griffith’s big wheel wouldn’t come close to competing in the arena of giant Ferris wheels around the world. London’s Eye is 443 feet high. Just for comparison, the Space Needle is 605 feet.

The Seattle waterfront Ferris wheel reached another milestone Friday as huge spokes were being put in place. The construction was such a distraction, it caused slowdowns on the viaduct. KING 5's ...

Part of Seattle's nearly 200-foot tall ferris wheel on the waterfront is beginning to take shape. Construction crews will raise and place the legs that support the wheel's axel.

At 175 feet, the Seattle Ferris wheel is a reserved interpretation: the original Ferris wheel, built for the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago, was 264-feet-tall.

Seattle's skyline is officially getting a new addition today as the Great Wheel -- a 175-foot tall Ferris wheel sporting 42 climate-controlled gondola cars -- opens for business along the waterfront.

To usher in its 50th anniversary in 2012, Seattle Center plans to host a 196-feet-high Ferris wheel next year, the tallest year-round wheel in the country, officials said Thursday. Made by a ...

2. The air conditioning inside those pods is more powerful than any currently offered in Seattle. Bring a sweater. 3. After you’ve waited for all the pods to load with new passengers, the wheel will ...

A 196-feet-high Ferris wheel proposed to go temporarily at Seattle Center doesn't violate city height limits or require a land-use permit, the Seattle Department of Planning and Development said ...

A flying drone hit the giant Ferris wheel near downtown Seattle’s waterfront Wednesday, crashing into a nearby pier and prompting a police response, according to Seattle police.

2 adults, 1 child hospitalized after falling from Ferris wheel near Seattle. All of the victims' injuries are non-life-threatening. By ABC News. May 19, 2017, 12:57 AM. 2:11.

The incident at the local Ferris wheel took place just after 4pm Pacific Time. "It was a small drone that collided with the Great Wheel, security called us, and according to them it struck the ...

Plenty of coastal American cities have big aquariums. And plenty of global big cities have enormous Ferris wheels. Seattle belongs to both clubs, and once you’re on the water, it’s just a ...