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20-06-2008, 10:52 PM
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Giant Wheel attraction for Orlando
Add this to 'coming attractions' for Orlando 2009...
The Great Wheel Corp. has purchased 20 acres (for $38 million) near Orlando
Sea World and the Orange Co. Convention Center, and plans to build a giant
observation wheel there.
It will be about 400 feet high, and very similar to the London Eye in height
and operation.
Media event on Wednesday June 25 to start construction and announce the
opening date.
-Tom
http://tinyurl.com/4tfpgj
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21-06-2008, 01:12 AM
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Re: Giant Wheel attraction for Orlando
On Jun 20, 8:52�am, "Thomas Henderson" <grayz...@yahoo.deletethis.com>
wrote:
> Add this to 'coming attractions' for Orlando 2009...
>
> The Great Wheel Corp. has purchased 20 acres (for $38 million) near Orlando
> Sea World and the Orange Co. Convention Center, and plans to build a giant
> observation wheel there.
>
> It will be about 400 feet high, and very similar to the London Eye in height
> and operation.
>
> Media event on Wednesday June 25 to start construction and announce the
> opening date.
>
> -Tom
>
> http://tinyurl.com/4tfpgj
I suspect that this wheel will be placed where Dolly Partons Dixie
Stampede was....
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21-06-2008, 01:54 AM
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Re: Giant Wheel attraction for Orlando
On Jun 20, 11:12 am, steelforce <steelfo...@aol.com> wrote:
> On Jun 20, 8:52�am, "Thomas Henderson" <grayz...@yahoo.deletethis..com>
> wrote:
>
> > Add this to 'coming attractions' for Orlando 2009...
>
> > The Great Wheel Corp. has purchased 20 acres (for $38 million) near Orlando
> > Sea World and the Orange Co. Convention Center, and plans to build a giant
> > observation wheel there.
>
> > It will be about 400 feet high, and very similar to the London Eye in height
> > and operation.
>
> > Media event on Wednesday June 25 to start construction and announce the
> > opening date.
>
> > -Tom
>
> >http://tinyurl.com/4tfpgj
>
> I suspect that this wheel will be placed where Dolly Partons Dixie
> Stampede was....
Naw, Dixie Stampede was off I-4 south of SWF. The convention center
is to the north.
If you pull up maps.google.com and looks at SWF, you'll see a patch of
land where I-4 turns onto the 528.
That would make the wheel visible from I-4.
There's also a couple patches of land just past the convention center
leading to SWF on the east side of I-Drive.
That would be the best location because then people could walk from
the convention center.
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21-06-2008, 02:16 AM
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Re: Giant Wheel attraction for Orlando
I suspect that this wheel will be placed where Dolly Partons Dixie
Stampede was....
No, they sold that to the Premier Outlets company, who already has a big
"outlet" mall right next door. Orlando needs more shopping outlets, don'cha
know?
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21-06-2008, 07:54 AM
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Re: Giant Wheel attraction for Orlando
Are these guys serious? They want to build a 400' ferris wheel in
FLORIDA?
Have they paid attention to what happens in Florida on a fairly
regular basis?
I hope no-one lives within a 5 to 10 mile radius of the new bomb
conveyor.
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21-06-2008, 08:32 AM
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Re: Giant Wheel attraction for Orlando
"Marshall" <destroyr@iquest.net> wrote in message
news:0eabb301-4822-4590-8dec-54bd03068f80@k37g2000hsf.googlegroups.com...
> Are these guys serious? They want to build a 400' ferris wheel in
> FLORIDA?
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> Have they paid attention to what happens in Florida on a fairly
> regular basis?
> I hope no-one lives within a 5 to 10 mile radius of the new bomb
> conveyor.
Oh, don't worry, those bombs aren't loaded... as long as you ignore all
those screaming blobs of protoplasm.
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21-06-2008, 09:16 PM
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Re: Giant Wheel attraction for Orlando
On Jun 20, 11:54�am, nogodforme <nogodfor...@bellsouth.net> wrote:
> There's also a couple patches of land just past the convention center
> leading to SWF on the east side of I-Drive.
> That would be the best location because then people could walk from
> the convention center.- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -
Is that were the free parking is in that area?
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22-06-2008, 02:06 AM
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Re: Giant Wheel attraction for Orlando
steelforce wrote:
> On Jun 20, 11:54�am, nogodforme <nogodfor...@bellsouth.net> wrote:
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>> There's also a couple patches of land just past the convention center
>> leading to SWF on the east side of I-Drive.
>> That would be the best location because then people could walk from
>> the convention center.- Hide quoted text -
>>
>> - Show quoted text -
>
> Is that were the free parking is in that area?
>
You bet, lots of it. There's the Hilton Garden Inn, the Sheraton, and
the Renaissance Resort right there.
I have season passes to Busch and Universal, so I can park for free.
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24-06-2008, 12:53 PM
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Re: Giant Wheel attraction for Orlando
On Jun 20, 8:52*am, "Thomas Henderson" <grayz...@yahoo.deletethis.com>
wrote:
> Add this to 'coming attractions' for Orlando 2009...
>
> The Great Wheel Corp. has purchased 20 acres (for $38 million) near Orlando
> Sea World and the Orange Co. Convention Center, and plans to build a giant
> observation wheel there.
>
> It will be about 400 feet high, and very similar to the London Eye in height
> and operation.
>
> Media event on Wednesday June 25 to start construction and announce the
> opening date.
>
> -Tom
>
> http://tinyurl.com/4tfpgj
_____________
Will that thing be rated for the highest category hurricane?
-CC
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