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{{ Infobox ride
| name          = Ferris Wheel (4)
| name          = Big Eli
| image        =
| image        =
| othernames    =  
| othernames    = Eli<br />Ferris Wheel
| type          = Rotating Ride
| type          = Rotating Ride
| section      = Center
| section      = Center
| built        = 1933
| built        = 1927
| opened        = 1933
| opened        = 1927
| closed        = 1937 (park closure)
| closed        = Unknown
| manufacturer  =  
| manufacturer  = [[Eli Bridge Company]]
| designer      =
| designer      =
| architect    =
| architect    =
| model        =  
| model        = Big Eli
| materials    =  
| materials    = Steel
| length        =
| length        =
| width        =
| width        =
| height        = 75 feet
| height        = 60 feet
| sitearea      =
| sitearea      =
| vehicletype  = Car
| vehicletype  = Car
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| numriders    =
| numriders    =
| inversions    = 0
| inversions    = 0
| replaced      = [[Ferris Wheel (3)|Big Eli]]
| replaced      =
| replacedby    =
| replacedby    = [[Ferris Wheel (5)]]
}}
}}




A 75-foot '''Ferris wheel''' was built in 1933 at Olentangy Park and was one of the five largest in the country.<ref>{{Cite news |lastname = Charrington|firstname = H. E.|articletitle = Olentangy Opening Near---Hardgrove Is New Fo'castle Manager---Tidings of Film|pub = The Columbus Dispatch|date = May 16, 1933|page = 2-C }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |articletitle = Olentangy Now Open|pub = The Columbus Dispatch|date = May 27, 1933|page = 5 }}</ref> It was erected just west of the [[Airplanes]] ride.<ref>{{Cite news |lastname = Palmer|firstname = Harry M.|articletitle = Olentangy Park Opens for Season|pub = The Columbus Dispatch|date = May 29, 1933|page = 5 }}</ref> The ride remained operational until the park closed in 1937. Despite being listed for sale in ''The Billboard.''<ref name="sale">Advertisement. 1983. ''The Billboard.'' April 16, 1938. Page 41. Accessed through the Internet Archive. https://archive.org/details/sim_billboard_1938-04-16_50_16/page/40</ref> it was moved to the Haenlein Brothers' new Zoo Amusement Park across from the Columbus Zoo.<ref name="historian">Barrett, Richard E. "Olentangy Park: Four Decades of Fun." ''Columbus and Central Ohio Historian No. 1.'' April 1984. Page 17.</ref><ref>"Zoo Amusement Park Has Established Its Popularity." ''The Columbus Dispatch.,'' June 2, 1929. Page 14-A.</ref>
[[Big Eli]] was a Ferris wheel that opened at Olentangy Park in 1927.<ref>{{Cite news |articletitle = Promise at the Park|pub = The Columbus Dispatch|date = May 20, 1927|page = 60 }}</ref> It was 60 feet tall.<ref name="sale">Advertisement. 1938. ''The Billboard.'' April 16, 1938. Page 41. Accessed through the Internet Archive. https://archive.org/details/sim_billboard_1938-04-16_50_16/page/40</ref>
 
== Notes ==
 
A Ferris wheel already existed at Zoo Amusement Park in 1930.<ref>{{Cite news |articletitle = Bird's Eye View of Columbus Municipal Zoo, Taken from an Amusement Device At Nearby Park|pub = The Columbus Sunday Dispatch|date = Aug. 3, 1930|page = F-1 }}</ref> Not sure which Ferris wheel is referenced in articles after 1938.


== See Also ==
== See Also ==
* [[Ferris Wheel (1)]] - Operated at the park from 1903 to 1905
* [[Ferris Wheel (1)]] - Operated at the park from 1903 to 1905
* [[Ferris Wheel (2)]] - Opened around 1910
* [[Ferris Wheel (2)]] - Opened around 1906
* [[Ferris Wheel (3)|Big Eli]] - Opened in 1927
* [[Ferris Wheel (3)]] - Opened around 1910
* [[Ferris Wheel (5)]] - Opened 1933


== References==
== References==
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Revision as of 17:38, 22 August 2025

Big Eli
Other Name(s) Eli
Ferris Wheel
Type Rotating Ride
Park Section Center
Built 1927
Opened 1927
Closed Unknown
Manufacturer Eli Bridge Company
Model Big Eli
Materials Steel
Height 60 feet
Vehicle Type Car
Inversions 0
Replaced By Ferris Wheel (5)


Big Eli was a Ferris wheel that opened at Olentangy Park in 1927.[1] It was 60 feet tall.[2]

See Also

References

  1. ↑ "Promise at the Park." The Columbus Dispatch. May 20, 1927. Page 60.
  2. ↑ Advertisement. 1938. The Billboard. April 16, 1938. Page 41. Accessed through the Internet Archive. https://archive.org/details/sim_billboard_1938-04-16_50_16/page/40


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