Watch a video: World’s tallest Ferris wheel opens in Dubai
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Would you like to ride the world’s tallest and largest Ferris wheel?
What is a Ferris wheel?
A Ferris wheel is an amusement ride consisting of a a giant vertical revolving wheel. It has passenger pods attached to its outside. As the wheel turns, they are kept upright.
A Ferris wheel is also called a big wheel or giant wheel or observation wheel.
On 21 October 2021, the world’s tallest Ferris wheel opened in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates. This ride is called Ain Dubai, meaning “Dubai Eye” in the Arabic language.
How big is the world’s tallest Ferris wheel?
The Ain Dubai is 250-metres tall. It is located on Bluewaters Island, an artificial island near the Dubai Marina that opened in 2018.
The world’s tallest Ferris wheel has 48 enclosed cabins or pods. Some of these pods can hold up to 40 people at a time! In total, up to 1,750 people can ride at the same time. However, currently, due to the pandemic, they are allowing only 10 people in each cabin.
Each ride lasts 38 minutes and you can see the whole of Dubai’s beautiful coast and city skyline.
Earlier, the world’s tallest Ferris wheel was the High Roller in Las Vegas, US. It opened to the public in March 2014.
'Dubai Eye,' the world's largest and tallest ferris wheel, opened with a lavish fireworks show pic.twitter.com/fmE5lvaCT0
— Reuters (@Reuters) October 21, 2021
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