For many, summer fun means thrill rides rule that soar, swirl, and defy gravity. But if you need a break from holding your breath, there's one attraction that lets you catch it: The Ferris wheel, a ...

Ferris wheels have been popular since George Washington Gale Ferris Jr., a 33-year-old engineer, designed one for the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago. More than a century later, we still ...

Ferris wheels and observation wheels have become bigger and bolder over the last few years. No longer is it cool or inventive enough to have the tallest wheel. It is almost an obligatory waterfront ...

After nearly a century at Asbury Park, the historic 78-foot attraction is returning to its birthplace in Pennsylvania as a $2 ...

Next to the roller coaster, no ride is more associated with an amusement park than the Ferris wheel. These large circular structures remain a signature attraction in amusement parks throughout the ...

George Washington Ferris Jr. was a civil engineer specializing in bridges and other structural-steel designs when Chicago announced a competition for a centerpiece for its 1893 World’s Columbian ...

Is a bridge in northern Indiana built from the ruins of the very first Ferris wheel? In 1893, Chicago was hoping to make an attraction that would surpass the Eiffel Tower's success at the Paris ...

In honor of Golden Gate Park’s 150th anniversary in 2020, a large (but not that large) observation wheel will go up in the Music Concourse section of the park, the outdoor plaza near the de Young ...

The three people who fell out of a gondola on a Ferris wheel in Port Townsend on Thursday may have caused the accident by moving around or standing while the ride was in motion, according to the ...