Niagara SkyWheel is a 175-foot (53.3 m) tall Ferris wheel in the middle of Clifton Hill , Niagara Falls , Ontario , Canada .
6-420: Niagara SkyWheel is a Ronald Bussink Professional Rides designed R60 Giant Wheel, manufactured by Chance Rides and supplied by Chance Morgan . It opened on 17 June 2006, at a cost of $ 10 million. Its 42 Swiss-manufactured fully enclosed passenger cars can each carry 6-8 people with a total weight restriction of 1360 lbs. The gondolas are heated in the winter and air conditioned in the warmer months. The ride
12-487: A building or structure in Ontario is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Ronald Bussink Professional Rides Ronald A. Bussink has been a leading designer of giant Ferris wheels and similar structures for over 25 years. Bussink entered the amusement industry market in 1985 and designed, manufactured, and delivered more than 60 giant observation wheels between 1990 and 2005. The Bussink company
18-530: A new company, Bussink Landmarks, to concentrate on the supply of observation wheels of 100 metres (328 ft) and greater in height. The Wheels of Excellence range included the following models: In 2008, the Wheels of Excellence range of giant wheels was acquired by Vekoma Rides Manufacturing . Vekoma created a new division, Dutch Wheels BV, to market giant wheels as stand alone attractions. As of 2012, Wheels of Excellence variants listed by Dutch Wheels BV were
24-736: Is approximately 10 to 12 minutes long, giving passengers views of the Niagara River , and the Horseshoe Falls and American Falls , and is open all year, Operating hours vary depending on the time of year. Current hours can be found on the Clifton Hill website 43°05′27″N 79°04′33″W / 43.0909158°N 79.0759206°W / 43.0909158; -79.0759206 For other quiescent (incomplete, delayed, stalled, cancelled, failed, or abandoned) proposals, see: Ferris wheel#Quiescent proposals This article about
30-566: The R40, R50, and R60 models. Following the sale of the Wheels of Excellence range, Bussink founded a new company, Bussink Landmarks, to concentrate on the supply of giant observation wheels of 100 metres (328 ft) and greater in height. Bussink also founded, and is CEO of, Bussink Design. He designed the R80XL , which is manufactured and sold under licence from Bussink Design GmbH by Maurer German Wheels and Chance American Wheels . The R80XL
36-519: Was previously known as Nauta Bussink prior to moving its offices from the Netherlands to Appenzell Innerrhoden , Switzerland . It was then known as Ronald Bussink Professional Rides, a registered trademark of Ronald Bussink Aktiengesellschaft, which was subsequently renamed Professional Rides Aktiengesellschaft, RoBu Privat Equity AG and then RoBu AG. In 2008, following the sale of Bussink's Wheels of Excellence range to Vekoma , Bussink created
#372627