2006-11-28 09:31:24 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Games & Recreation ➔ Amusement Parks
n.
An amusement ride consisting of a large upright rotating wheel having suspended seats that remain in a horizontal position as the wheel revolves.
[After George Washington Gale Ferris (1859-1896), American engineer.]
2006-11-28 09:35:53 · answer #1 · answered by mancunian_nick 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
George Ferris designed the one in August 1893 for the World's Fair in Chicago...more commonly referred to as the "big wheel"
2006-11-28 17:31:01 · answer #2 · answered by palaver 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
first Ferris Wheel designed by George Ferris for the World's Fair in 1893.
2006-11-28 09:34:37 · answer #3 · answered by Em W. 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The modern Ferris wheel is named after George Washington Gale Ferris, Jr., who designed an 80 meter (264 foot) wheel for the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, Illinois in 1893
Taken from Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferris_Wheel
2006-11-28 09:33:44 · answer #4 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋