It was erected in 2008 at the northern entrance to South Bank Parklands, the transformed World Expo 88 site by the Brisbane River, as part of the 20th anniversary of World Expo 88 and the 150th anniversary of the State of Queensland 1859–2009 celebrations.[2] Its August opening coincided with the annual Riverfire event.[3]
Each of the 42 air-conditioned capsules can seat up to six adults and two children[4] providing a total passenger capacity of 336.[5] The ride lasts for approximately 12 minutes and includes approximately four rotations.[5] It provides 360° panoramic views across the city.[4] It currently features a Seven Network logo on the main axis.
During the 2011 Brisbane floods, the Wheel was damaged by water.
The wheel was originally built for Sea World in 2006 as the Sea World Wheel, where it stood in 2006 where it was taken down in late 2007 and moved to South Bank Parklands in August 2008 where it stands to this day.
Referencesedit
^ ab"Visitor Information". Wheel of Brisbane. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
wheel, brisbane, also, brisbane, observation, wheel, brisbane, queensland, australia, metres, tall, general, informationtypeferris, wheellocationbrisbane, queensland, australiacoordinates27, 4753178, 0208572, 4753178, 0208572completedaugust, 2008height60, erec. The Wheel of Brisbane also Brisbane Eye is an Observation Wheel in Brisbane Queensland Australia It is 60 metres 197 ft tall 1 Wheel of BrisbaneWheel of BrisbaneGeneral informationTypeFerris wheelLocationBrisbane Queensland AustraliaCoordinates27 28 31 S 153 01 15 E 27 4753178 S 153 0208572 E 27 4753178 153 0208572CompletedAugust 2008Height60 m 197 ft 1 It was erected in 2008 at the northern entrance to South Bank Parklands the transformed World Expo 88 site by the Brisbane River as part of the 20th anniversary of World Expo 88 and the 150th anniversary of the State of Queensland 1859 2009 celebrations 2 Its August opening coincided with the annual Riverfire event 3 Each of the 42 air conditioned capsules can seat up to six adults and two children 4 providing a total passenger capacity of 336 5 The ride lasts for approximately 12 minutes and includes approximately four rotations 5 It provides 360 panoramic views across the city 4 It currently features a Seven Network logo on the main axis During the 2011 Brisbane floods the Wheel was damaged by water The wheel was originally built for Sea World in 2006 as the Sea World Wheel where it stood in 2006 where it was taken down in late 2007 and moved to South Bank Parklands in August 2008 where it stands to this day References edit a b Visitor Information Wheel of Brisbane Retrieved 28 January 2018 The Big Wheel 31 March 2008 The Wheel of Brisbane Zazz Project a b Wheel of Brisbane South Bank Corporation Retrieved 31 January 2016 a b Wheel of Brisbane joins battle for the skies Jessica Lawrence 10 August 2008 The Courier Mail External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Wheel of Brisbane Official site nbsp This article about Brisbane is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Wheel of Brisbane amp oldid 1177908382, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
