Work continues on the KC Wheel, a 150-foot tall ferris wheel with 36 climate-controlled gondolas, on Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2023, in Kansas City. Nick Wagner nwagner@kcstar.com The KC Wheel is still ...

Work continues on the KC Wheel, a 150-foot tall ferris wheel with 36 climate-controlled gondolas, on Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2023, in Kansas City. Nick Wagner nwagner@kcstar.com ...

In 1893 engineer George Washington Gale Ferris Jr. created an attraction for the world's fair in Chicago: A giant, steam-powered wheel that gently lifted passengers 250 feet in the air for a ...

Here’s a pro tip: When you ride Kansas City’s new Ferris Wheel, sit by the doors, not the middle. That’s where you’ll get the best view of the city skyline from the top of the 150-foot arc.

The largest Ferris wheel today is The Dubai Eye and clocks in at 850 feet in diameter—more than three times the size of 1893’s version. Though The Dubai Eye has more cabins, each only holds 40 ...

KC Wheel, the 150-foot Ferris wheel off Interstate 35 near Downtown, opens Thursday after some delays. Its the first major completed component of the Pennway Point entertainment district.

Here’s a pro tip: When you ride Kansas City’s new Ferris Wheel, sit by the doors, not the middle. That’s where you’ll get the best view of the city skyline from the top of the 150-foot arc. Unless you ...