Coney's Wonder Wheel...Ride it?

Any airtime?

Heck, if it has tracks and has dips, Can I count it?

Chuck, resuming Cre-ho status!

I rode this not knowing about the little surprise. Oh what the hell? I'm moving! Oh god oh god...

And yes, you can still see the used syringes on the beach from way up there ;)

The Wonder Wheels tracks are indeed kidney shaped but curve inward on both sides. Once my crappy ancient scanner is done scanning I'll post a link to the pic.

OK, here's that LINK

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The most fun you can have in a cage!

I don't know about that, Rob ;)

Dino's Wonder Wheel is a fantastic piece of Americana. When we rode it, the operator loaded us in, kicked the cabin and said something along the lines of "A screw just fell of! I hope you make it!"

The Sun Wheel may be the same idea, but it's all about the vintage. The day Disney hires a toothless operator and goops on 30 coats of paint over more chipped paint, they'll really have the themeing nailed.

I have always wanted to try this one but never have made it there. Ferris Wheels scare the crap out of me because I was on one before at a carnival and the motor caught on fire, it was so scary because we were all the way at the top. They had put out the fire then fix it to get it moving...

I only get here once a day, so I didn't check the link. SOrry about that, but yeah, the Wonder Wheel's tracks are more kidney shaped and dip a little (anticipation) partway over before speeding up to the outside. Well worth the ride.

*reminds self to use the brain a little more before hitting Submit*

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Mamoosh said:
I don't know about that, Rob

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Do tell!

Wait, on second thought...

I haven't decided which scares the pants off me more: heading out towards the edge of the wheel, or in towards the center of the structure. I had thought the former would, but for some reason the latter scared the hell outta me as well. Fantastic ride--definitley as much of a must as the Cyclone if you're at Coney.

I also love the near-colissions...way cool.

Yeah Moosh, the near misses are great, and Vater, going out towards the edge, I believe I experienced a coronary. :)

Josh

A must ride, I liked it better than the Cyclone. I liked the fact that big steel gears turn the wheel instead of rubber tires like the newer ferris wheels use today. It was the best ferris wheel i've ever ridden.

Is there a ferris wheel that keeps on moving, like those chairlift on parks where the car departs off the the wire and onto a rail, the the operator lets you in and the car swings on to the wire. Is there anything like that??