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




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>
[[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>


== 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 1906
* [[Ferris Wheel (2)]] - Opened around 1910
* [[Ferris Wheel (4)|Big Eli]] - Opened in 1927
* [[Ferris Wheel (4)]] - Opened 1933
* [[Ferris Wheel (5)]] - Opened 1933


== References==
== References==
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[[Category:Rides]]
[[Category:Rides]]
[[Category:Rotating Rides]]
[[Category:Rotating Rides]]
[[Category:Added in 1927]]


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Latest revision as of 17:43, 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 (4)


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