The Ferris wheel made its debut 128 years ago on June 21 at the Chicago World's Fair Kate Hogan is Director of Digital Specials and Features at PEOPLE, as well as the editor of Stories to Make You ...

In late 1890, Daniel Burnham, the eminent architect charged with turning a boggy square mile of Chicago into a world ... he said. Ferris was hardly the first to imagine such a wheel.

it was an imposing sight at the World's Fair and attracted lots of attention and passengers. It was also a celebration of and a testament to the Industrial Revolution. The original Ferris wheel ...

America hosted the World's Fair of 1893 as a celebration of ... feature from afar was George Washington Gale Ferris's gigantic wheel ride -- the first Ferris wheel ever built.

The original "Ferris" wheel was erected for the World's Columbian Exposition of 1893 in ... But visitors to the New York State Fair had experienced the thrills of the ride decades before In ...

A new 108ft (33m) tall Ferris wheel is offering visitors "never-seen-before" views of a North Yorkshire cathedral city. The Ripon Big Sky Wheel opened to the public on Saturday and will remain in the ...

Ever since The World’s Fair debuted in 1851, people worldwide have been fascinated by the creativity, inspiration and ideas showcased at the esteemed event. Since then, the World’s Fair has ...

The observation wheel is owned and operated by Ray Cammack Shows, a Phoenix-based carnival entertainment company that owns the midways of fair events ... side, the Ferris wheel has become a ...

It’s part of an effort to tell a fuller history of the World’s Fair, not just its architectural splendor and its innovations, like the ice cream cone and Ferris wheel. The Missouri History ...

It isn't difficult to pick out the La Grande Wheel XL amid the glowing, rainbow-colored spectacle of the Arizona State Fair's midway when ... the biggest and best Ferris wheel in town.