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{{ Infobox ride
{{ Infobox ride
| name          = Big Eli
| name          = Ferris Wheel (3)
| image        =
| image        =
| othernames    = Eli<br />Ferris Wheel
| othernames    =  
| type          = Rotating Ride
| type          = Rotating Ride
| section      = Center
| section      = North<br />West
| built        = 1927
| built        = Unknown
| opened        = 1927
| opened        = Unknown
| closed        = Unknown
| closed        = Unknown
| manufacturer  = [[Eli Bridge Company]]
| manufacturer  =  
| designer      =
| designer      =
| architect    =
| architect    =
| model        = Big Eli
| model        =  
| materials    = Steel
| materials    =  
| length        =
| length        =
| width        =
| width        =
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| numriders    =
| numriders    =
| inversions    = 0
| inversions    = 0
| replaced      =
| replaced      =  
| replacedby    = [[Ferris Wheel (4)]]
| replacedby    =
}}
}}




[[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>
A 60-foot '''Ferris wheel''' was built around 1910 at Olentangy Park near the [[Whirlwind]].<ref>Stout, Ned. "Zoo Park Season Starts with Look to Past." ''The Columbus Dispatch.'' April 23, 1975. Page C-1.</ref>


== 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 (4)]] - Opened 1933
* [[Ferris Wheel (4)|Big Eli]] - Opened in 1927
* [[Ferris Wheel (5)]] - Opened 1933


== References==
== References==
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Revision as of 17:39, 22 August 2025

Ferris Wheel (3)
Type Rotating Ride
Park Section North
West
Built Unknown
Opened Unknown
Closed Unknown
Height 60 feet
Vehicle Type Car
Inversions 0


A 60-foot Ferris wheel was built around 1910 at Olentangy Park near the Whirlwind.[1]

See Also

References

  1. Stout, Ned. "Zoo Park Season Starts with Look to Past." The Columbus Dispatch. April 23, 1975. Page C-1.