Wonder Wheel
Attraction · Coney Island, New York
A Ferris wheel that opened on May 30, 1920 and was designated a New York City Landmark on May 23, 1989 under reference number 1708. Wikipedia describes it as the oldest continuously operating ride at Coney Island.
History
The 2020 season was the first in which the wheel did not operate at all, because of COVID-19; it turned again from April 2021.
Visit
3059 West 12th Street, Brooklyn, NY
Photo "The Wonder Wheel over the boardwalk": Peter Hahndorf (User:Tweenet), CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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