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Ferris Wheel (1)

Type	Rotating Ride
Park Section	North West
Built	1903
Opened	1903
Closed	1905 (Sold)
Height	40 feet
Vehicle Type	Car
Inversions	0

A 40-foot Ferris wheel was built in 1903 at Olentangy Park near the first Merry-Go-Round. It was put up for sale in 1905.^[1]

References

↑ The Billboard. Vol. 17. Issue 50. Dec. 16, 1905. Page 7. Accessed through Internet Archive. https://archive.org/details/sim_billboard_1905-12-16_17_50/page/6/

Rides

Rides
Rides	Airplanes Big Eli Circle Swing Dodgem Double Whirl Down and Out Electric Autos Ferris Wheel (1) Ferris Wheel (2) Ferris Wheel (4) Figure Eight Flight Tutor (1) Flight Tutor (2) Grand Carousel Hey-Dey Kiss Waltz Lindy-Loop Loop-the-Loop Love's Voyage Merry-Go-Round (1) Merry-Go-Round (2) Merry-Go-Round (3) Merry-Go-Round De Luxe Miniature Railway Ocean Wave Ye Olde Mill (1) Ye Olde Mill (2) Over-the-Top Pony and Camel Track The Racer Red Devil Sea-Land-Whirl Scenic Coaster Swan Shoot-the-Chutes Tumble Bug Water Toboggan The Whip Whirling Wheel Whirlwind
Ride Types	Dark Rides Roller Coasters Rotating Rides Swinging Rides Track Rides Water Rides
Designers	Henry B. Auchy Lina Beecher O. B. Danner W. E. Hoffman Marcus Illions William F. Mangels E. Joy Morris J. W. Pickens Howard Thurston Harry G. Traver
Manufacturers	Aquarama Company Eli Bridge Company Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters (PTC) Sea Land Whirl Amusement Service Company Spillman Engineering Company Stoehrer & Pratt Dodgem Corporation Traver Circle Swing Company

Park Sections

Park Sections
South	Floral Conservatory Merry-Go-Round (2) Museum of Ornithology Park Entrance Zoological Gardens
Colonnade	Billiards Bowling alleys Egyptian Mystery Hindoo Mystery House That Jack Built Infant Incubator Knock the Barrel Down Palace of Illusions Panama Canal Exhibit Penny Arcade (Colonnade)
The Grove	Ball Grounds Bathing Pavilion Boathouse Bowling alleys Casino (2) Igorrote Village Picnic Grounds Water Toboggan
Center	Airplanes Archery Range Bandstand (South) Big Eli Birdland Bowling alleys Grand Carousel Circle Swing Crystal Maze Dancing Pavilion (1) Dodgem Electric Autos Ferris Wheel (4) Flight Tutor (1) Hey-Dey Kinetoscope Loop-the-Loop Merry-Go-Round (1) Merry-Go-Round De Luxe Moonlight Gardens Oriental Palmistry Outdoor Ballroom Photo Booth Photographic Gallery (3) Playground Red Devil Roller Skating Rink (Building) Shooting Gallery Stereopticon Views Theater
Midway	Arcadia Automatic Vaudeville Billiards Bowling alleys Box Ball Alley Coney Island Crazy House Dancing Pavilion (2) Flight Tutor (2) The Fun House Johnstown Flood Joy Mill Laughing Gallery Love's Voyage Miniature Railway Mysterious Sensation Mystic Castle Ye Olde Mill (1) Ye Olde Mill (2) Penny Arcade (Midway) Rifle Range Roller Skating Rink (Portable) Shooting Gallery Temple of Mirth Wonderland
North & Northwest	Amphitheater Arena Band Shell (1) Band Shell (2) Bandstand (North) Ferris Wheel (1) Figure 8 Fair Japan Motion Picture Building Motordrome Ocean Wave Over-the-Top Photographic Gallery (2) Pony and Camel Track The Racer Scenic Coaster Sea-Land-Whirl Shoot-the-Chutes Theatorium Tours of the World Tumble Bug The Whip Whirlwind
Other or Unknown	Baby Animal Farm Cave of the Winds Creation Double Whirl Down and Out Fantasma Ferris Wheel (2) Flea Circus Gypsy Camp Horseshoe Courts House of Trouble Japanese Ballroom Kiss Waltz Lindy-Loop Merry-Go-Round (3) Mickey Mouse Town Millrace and Fish Pond Outdoor Checkerboard Palm Garden Scenic Temple Shuffle Boards Snake Den Swan The Third Degree Tom Thumb Miniature Golf Whirl-o-Ball Whirling Wheel

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