Next to the roller coaster, no ride is more associated with an amusement park than the Ferris wheel. These large circular structures remain a signature attraction in amusement parks throughout the ...

On June 21, 1893, the original Ferris wheel had its first riders at the Chicago World’s Fair. Envisioned as an American answer to the Eiffel Tower, this amusement ride has not only won over the hearts ...

One Idaho Falls man took his hobby to the extreme by building and breaking what he says is the world’s record for the tallest Ferris wheel made out of K’nex pieces. Greg Bayless says with the help of ...