KD Sunday Spotlight: The Ferris Wheel & Pittsburgh 02:19. PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - Many people may not know that a favorite ride at any fair or carnival was created right here in Pittsburgh.

Ferris went bankrupt, came down with typhoid fever and died in 1896, at age 37. National Ferris Wheel Day is February 14: George’s birthday. Today, there are some 140 major Ferris wheels in ...

Students stop for a selfie by the Ferris wheel at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute campus that was brought onto the RPI campus to help celebrate the university’s 200th anniversary on Friday ...

The West Harbor Wheel, as the Ferris wheel will be known, will be as high as 150 feet — about 50% higher than the Pacific Wheel at Pacific Park amusement center on Santa Monica Pier, he said ...