Larger Than Life - Orlando Great Wheel

July 22, 2008 - PRLog -- Larger Than Life

As North America’s new landmark, the Great Orlando Wheel joins the ranks of iconic observation wheels in gateway cities worldwide, including Beijing, Berlin, and Singapore.

• Towering 400 feet, the Great Orlando Wheel is as tall as Orlando’s highest skyscrapers and equally wide.
• At 660 tons, the Wheel’s spindle will weigh more than 15 commercial airliners.
• The spindle’s diameter will be as wide as the Lincoln Tunnel that connects New Jersey with midtown Manhattan.
• Approximately 3,000 tons of steel will be used to build the Great Orlando Wheel, about the same amount it takes to produce 2,000 trucks.
• The total weight of the wheel and its capsules will be 4,200 tons. That’s twice as heavy as the Space Shuttle Discovery and its engine components at liftoff.
• The Great Orlando Wheel’s diameter will be approximately 380 feet, twice the size of an Olympic swimming pool.
• The Wheel’s circumference will be 1,200 feet. Extended in a straight line, that’s four times the length of an American football field.
• One Great Orlando Wheel flight capsule will weigh approximately 18 tons – equaling the weight of nine, full-size standard utility vehicles (SUVs).

For more information about the Great Orlando Wheel, please visit: www.greatwheel.com/orlando

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About Great Wheel Corporation
Great Wheel Corporation is a global venture headquartered in Singapore with offices in London, Berlin, Orlando and Beijing. The goal is to develop, finance, build and operate Great Wheels and other Iconic Viewing Platforms in locations around the world. Great Wheel Corporation works closely with companies like Hollandia, Bosch Rexroth, Pomagalski and benefits from their experience building the London Eye. Key management of the company have financial and entertainment industry backgrounds. It is the policy of the Great Wheel Cooperation to work together with local partners on the various projects to ensure that political support and local knowledge are obtained. For further information, please visit http://www.greatwheel.com

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Our goal is to develop, finance, build and operate Great Wheels and other Iconic Viewing Platforms in locations around the world. The Singapore Flyer, Great Berlin Wheel, Great Wheel of Beijing, Great Orlando Wheel, The London eye.