Wonder Wheel

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Wonder Wheel is a historic steel Ferris wheel at Coney Island in Brooklyn, New York, renowned as an iconic seaside amusement attraction.

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Wonder Wheel canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Ferris wheel
amusement ride
borough Brooklyn
builder Eccentric Ferris Wheel Company
category Coney Island attractions
Ferris wheels in the United States
Landmarks in Brooklyn
city New York City
coordinates approximately 40.575°N 73.981°W
country United States
designer Charles Hermann
diameter about 140 feet
hasPart fixed cars
sliding cars
height about 150 feet
heritageDesignation New York City Landmark
heritageDesignationDate 1989
inception 1920
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity New York (state)
linked to: New York State
locatedOn Riegelmann Boardwalk vicinity
location Brooklyn
Coney Island
New York City
material steel
mediaAppearance featured in various films and television shows
neighborhood Coney Island
notableFor historic seaside amusement attraction
unique combination of sliding and fixed cars
numberOfFixedCars 8
numberOfGondolas 24
numberOfSlidingCars 16
openingDate 1920
operator Vourderis family
owner Deno's Wonder Wheel Amusement Park
partOf Coney Island amusement area
linked to: Coney Island

Deno's Wonder Wheel Amusement Park
publicTransitAccess Coney Island–Stillwell Avenue station
safetyRecord no passenger fatalities reported
status operational
symbolOf Brooklyn seaside amusement culture
Coney Island
theme seaside amusement
touristAttraction yes
website https://www.denoswonderwheel.com/

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Coney Island hasPart Wonder Wheel
subject linked to: Coney Island neighborhood
Astroland nearbyAttraction Wonder Wheel