Wonder Wheel
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Wonder Wheel is a historic steel Ferris wheel at Coney Island in Brooklyn, New York, renowned as an iconic seaside amusement attraction.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Ferris wheel
ⓘ
amusement ride ⓘ |
| borough | Brooklyn ⓘ |
| builder | Eccentric Ferris Wheel Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Coney Island attractions
ⓘ
Ferris wheels in the United States ⓘ Landmarks in Brooklyn ⓘ |
| city | New York City ⓘ |
| coordinates | approximately 40.575°N 73.981°W ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| designer | Charles Hermann NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| diameter | about 140 feet ⓘ |
| hasPart |
fixed cars
ⓘ
sliding cars ⓘ |
| height | about 150 feet ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | New York City Landmark ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationDate | 1989 ⓘ |
| inception | 1920 ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | New York (state) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Riegelmann Boardwalk vicinity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Brooklyn
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Coney Island NERFINISHED ⓘ New York City ⓘ |
| material | steel ⓘ |
| mediaAppearance | featured in various films and television shows ⓘ |
| neighborhood | Coney Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
historic seaside amusement attraction
ⓘ
unique combination of sliding and fixed cars ⓘ |
| numberOfFixedCars | 8 ⓘ |
| numberOfGondolas | 24 ⓘ |
| numberOfSlidingCars | 16 ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1920 ⓘ |
| operator | Vourderis family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| owner | Deno's Wonder Wheel Amusement Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Coney Island amusement area
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Deno's Wonder Wheel Amusement Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicTransitAccess | Coney Island–Stillwell Avenue station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| safetyRecord | no passenger fatalities reported ⓘ |
| status | operational ⓘ |
| symbolOf |
Brooklyn seaside amusement culture
ⓘ
Coney Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme | seaside amusement ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| website | https://www.denoswonderwheel.com/ ⓘ |
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