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SkyWheel is a Ferris wheel in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.〔 When it opened on 20 May 2011 it was the second-tallest extant Ferris wheel in North America, after the Texas Star in Dallas, and the tallest wheel in the United States east of the Mississippi River.〔〔http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43112192/ns/travel-destination_travel/t/myrtle-beach-gets-super-tall-skywheel Myrtle Beach gets super-tall SkyWheel〕 ==Design== SkyWheel is a Ronald Bussink Professional Rides designed R60 Giant Wheel, and was manufactured by Chance Morgan.〔(Myrtle Beach SkyWheel Press and News )〕 It is similar in design to the Niagara SkyWheel on Canada's side of Niagara Falls, and the Seattle Great Wheel, both of which are tall. Skywheel has "42 glass-enclosed, temperature controlled gondolas"〔 described as "ballooned-out square",〔 each with seating for six passengers.〔 Unrelated people are not required to sit together. The wheel will operate year-round. Though the wheel itself can withstand 135 MPH winds, the gondolas must be removed if high winds are predicted, a process that takes eight to ten hours. City manager Tom Leath said, "It's big enough to be an iconic feature for the city."〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Myrtle Beach SkyWheel」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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