Ferris wheel showdown: Critics say San Francisco attraction causes light pollution
By Debora Villalon
Golden Gate Park Ferris wheel may get four year extension
San Francisco s parks department wants to extend a new Ferris wheel attraction in Golden Gate Park for another four years. The ride, operated by a private contractor, was originally intended as part of the park s 150th anniversary festivities that were heavily disrupted by the pandemic.
SAN FRANCISCO - The future of the gigantic Ferris wheel in Golden Gate Park remains up in the air - at least until Wednesday.
San Francisco s Historic Preservation Commission was supposed to decide whether it would extend the wheel s contract for four years, but the meeting was postponed until next month.
Ferris wheel showdown: Critics san San Francisco attraction causes light pollution
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Ferris wheel showdown: Critics say San Francisco attraction causes light pollution
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Ticket holders line up for a ride on the SkyStar Observation Wheel on the opening day to the public at the Golden Gate Park Music Concourse in San Francisco, California on October 21, 2020.Douglas Zimmerman/SFGATE
It took a fleet of 14 loaded trailers from Cincinnati and two years to build.
Then the pandemic came, and the 150-foot Ferris wheel sat still in the middle of Golden Gate Park for six months.
At a ribbon-cutting ceremony led by Mayor London Breed, the wheel finally started spinning in October, albeit for only five weeks before the second COVID-19 surge again stopped it in its tracks.