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SkyView Atlanta
SkyView Atlanta
	SkyView Atlanta SkyView Atlanta, October 2013
General information
Status	Complete
Type	Ferris wheel
Location	Centennial Olympic Park, Atlanta, Georgia, Georgia
Completed	July 2013
Height	200 feet (61.0 m)
Website
	http://www.skyviewatlanta.com/

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SkyView Atlanta is a 200-foot tall (61.0 m),^[3] giant Ferris wheel wih 42 gondolas, each able to carry 6 people. Having been previously located in Pensecola, Florida, the ferris wheel was moved to Atlanta, Georiga in July, 2013.^[4]

Design[edit]

SkyView Atlanta weighs 1,229,200 lbs. and uses a combination of steel plates and water tanks to form the ballast that keeps the wheel locked in place. The ballast alone weighs 348,329 lbs. This give is the ability to withstand wind gusts of more than 110 MPH; the equivalent of a Category 2 hurricane. The wheel also uses weather forecasting equipment to track wind speed/direction, barometric pressure, temperature and humidity. It is held together by 1,264 pins and clips.

Lighting[edit]

SkyView Atlanta is illuminated at night by a system of 1,000,000 LED lights which can display a single solid color or differently colored sections.

Ticket Price[edit]

Tickets cost $13.50 for adults, $12.15 for senior adults/US Military personnel and $8.50 for children. VIP tickets for an extended ride time and upgraded gondola, can be purchased for $50.00 per person.

Category:Buildings and structures in Atlanta

Category:Ferris wheels

^ Schramm, Rebekka. "Giant Ferris wheel 'SkyView Atlanta' is now open". CBS46. CBS Atlanta. Retrieved 1 April 2014.
^ Ryan, Carolyn. "Step right up: SkyView Atlanta Ferris wheel opens Read more: http://www.myfoxatlanta.com/story/22837690/new-skyview-ferris-wheel-to-open-tuesday#ixzz2xfuQN4k6 Follow us: @FOX5Atlanta on Twitter | FOX5Atlanta on Facebook". My Fox Atlanta. Retrieved 1 April 2014. {{cite web}}: External link in |title= (help)
^ Skinner, Phil. "SkyView Atlanta grand opening". AccessAtlanta.com. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
^ Leavenworth, Christina. "Observation wheel owners packing up and moving to Atlanta". WEAR ABC 3. Retrieved 16 April 2014.

[1] Schramm, Rebekka. "Giant Ferris wheel 'SkyView Atlanta' is now open". CBS46. CBS Atlanta. Retrieved 1 April 2014.

[2] Ryan, Carolyn. "Step right up: SkyView Atlanta Ferris wheel opens Read more: http://www.myfoxatlanta.com/story/22837690/new-skyview-ferris-wheel-to-open-tuesday#ixzz2xfuQN4k6 Follow us: @FOX5Atlanta on Twitter | FOX5Atlanta on Facebook". My Fox Atlanta. Retrieved 1 April 2014. {{cite web}}: External link in |title= (help)

[3] Skinner, Phil. "SkyView Atlanta grand opening". AccessAtlanta.com. Retrieved 16 April 2014.

[4] Leavenworth, Christina. "Observation wheel owners packing up and moving to Atlanta". WEAR ABC 3. Retrieved 16 April 2014.

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