Mickey's Fun Wheel - Disney's California Adventure - California
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150-foot-tall Ferris wheel is really a ride within a ride. As the gondolas are raised by the wheel, they also slide along interior curves as the wheel turns. Red cars don't slide
Waymark Code: WM3W1W
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 05/25/2008
Views: 121
The attraction's name comes from the sun face theme at the center of the wheel and was inspired by Coney Island's 1927 Wonder Wheel.
Description:
The variation from the standard Ferris Wheel is that the 16 orange and purple gondolas are able to ride on interior rails so that they slide inward and outward with the gravitational force during the wheel's rotational movement. This provides for a quite a disorienting and intense experience. Motion sickness bags are even provided in each of the gondolas due to the disorienting nature of the ride. The 8 red gondolas which are on the outside of the wheel remain stationary. Guests may choose to ride either the swinging gondolas or the stationary ones upon entering the queue.
Designer: Walt Disney Imagineering, Intamin AG
Opening date: February 8, 2001
Vehicle type: Gondola
Ride duration: 9 minutes
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