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Centennial Wheel is a giant Ferris wheel on Chicago's Navy Pier, offering spectacular views of the city and the lake. You can enjoy a 15-minute ride in a climate-controlled gondola, or book a VIP experience with a glass floor and skip-the-line access. Find out more about the tickets, hours, and history of this iconic attraction on Tripadvisor.
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Pier Park Attractions. Navy Pier is home to one of Chicago’s most iconic attractions: the magnificent Centennial Ferris Wheel, offering soaring views of the Chicago skyline and Lake Michigan. Come enjoy this one-of-a-kind experience, as well as a wide variety of other rides in Pier Park, games and amusements for all ages.
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299 reviews and 848 photos of NAVY PIER'S CENTENNIAL WHEEL "Since 1893, this 150 feet tall ferris wheel stands as a main attraction to everyone. Taking a $5 ride on this ferris wheel is amazing. You can see almost all of Chicago in just a short 5 minute ride. Each car hold up 6 people, so this is a great place to go with a big crowd!
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- 600 E Grand Ave Chicago, IL 60611
Rides & Games. Navy Pier is home to one of Chicago’s most iconic attractions: the magnificent Centennial Wheel, offering soaring views of the Chicago skyline and Lake Michigan. Come enjoy this one-of-a-kind experience, as well as a wide variety of other rides in Pier Park, games and amusements for all ages.
- The Origins of The Chicago Wheel
- Reinventing The Wheel
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Today, hundreds of Ferris wheels tower over cities and fairgrounds around the world. But today’s wheels are very different from the original wheel, which originated in Chicago during the World’s Fair of 1893. The Ferris wheel owes its famous design to George Washington Gale Ferris Jr., a structural engineer who was born in Galesburg, Illinois and l...
Almost exactly 110 years after the original wheel was demolished, a new Ferris wheel opened on Navy Pier in 2016. Part of Navy Pier’s larger redesign for its centennial celebration, this new amusement ride replaced an earlier wheel installed in 1995. Both the 1995 and the 2016 wheels were manufactured by Dutch Wheels. Known as the Centennial Wheel,...
Although the original wheel was not preserved, Ferris’s idea lives on at small town carnivals and at major landmark attractions across the globe. And the new Ferris wheel at Navy Pier shares a few similarities with the original: its new gondolas are larger and enclosed and its new height is closer to the original’s dazzling 264 feet. This summer, t...
Winter Hours: Sun 10am-7pm; Mon-Thurs 10am-8pm; Fri-Sat 10am-10pm . Check the website for extended hours on Memorial Day weekend and closures on holidays such as Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day. Navy Pier Centennial Wheel Insider Tips. Things you might want to know before your visit to Centennial Wheel: Children aged 2 and under ride for free.
Save 29% on admission to Centennial Ferris Wheel at Navy Pier plus 2 must-see attractions with Chicago C3 tickets. One simple purchase gives you admission to multiple attractions. And with 9 days to use your tickets, you’ll have plenty of time to spend at each attraction. Save time researching. Only the best attractions, like Centennial ...
