The Capital Wheel is a Ferris wheel at National Harbor, Maryland, just outside Washington, D. C., in the United States. It opened on May 23, 2014.[1]
The Capital Wheel in 2014.The Capital Wheel has 42 climate-controlled gondolas. The wheel has 1.6 million fully programmable LED lights
The wheel was conceived by National Harbor developer Milton Peterson and inspired by the Roue de Paris.[2] Built by Chance Rides of Wichita, Kansas, it has an overall height of 180 feet (54.9 m)[3] and sits on a 770-foot-long (230 m) pier extending into the adjacent Potomac River, easily visible to passengers on flights to or from National Airport.[2] Landmarks visible from inside the wheel include the National Harbor, the Washington Monument, the city of Alexandria, and Georgetown University.[4] The 165-foot (50.3 m) diameter wheel carries 42 climate-controlled passenger gondolas, each able to seat eight people, including a VIP gondola that can be rented for weddings or celebrations.[2] The wheel has programmable special-effects lighting and seasonal concessions at the base of the ride from the Wolfgang Puck restaurant chain.[2]
The entire structure is 175 (52.6 m) feet tall.[5]
^Marylou Tousignant. "Capital Wheel Soars High As It Spins" Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. 26 May 2014. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
^ abcd Thomas Heath and Jonathan O'Connell. "Is Monumental Washington Area Ready for the Capital Wheel at National Harbor?" WashingtonPost.com. 15 January 2014. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
^Erin Corneliussen. "A New 180-foot Observation Wheel Opens Near Washington, D.C." Smithsonian Magazine. 23 May 2014. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
^"Capital Wheel National Harbor | National Harbor Ferris Wheel". National Harbor. Retrieved 2020-12-09.
^"National Harbor's Capital Wheel Arrives in Prince George's County" NBC Washington. 18 Feb 2014. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
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