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High Roller is a ,〔(Las Vegas to build world's tallest observation wheel )〕〔(World's tallest observation wheel coming to Las Vegas )〕 diameter〔(Caesars pushing forward with High Roller observation wheel )〕 giant Ferris wheel on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada, US. It opened to the public on March 31, 2014, and is the world's tallest Ferris wheel. It is taller than its predecessor, the Singapore Flyer, which held the record since it opened in 2008.〔(High Roller: world's largest Ferris wheel hoisted into place in Las Vegas )〕〔〔(Colorado's Leitner-Poma to build cabins for huge observation wheel in Las Vegas )〕〔(Singapore Flyer opens to the public from Saturday )〕 ==Design== High Roller was announced in August 2011〔(Moscow plans an observation wheel to beat Las Vegas 'High Roller' project )〕 as the centerpiece〔(High Roller: World's Tallest Wheel Offers New Spin on Vegas )〕 of Caesars Entertainment Corporation's $550 million The LINQ.〔(A vital Linq for Las Vegas )〕 Arup Engineering, which previously consulted on the Singapore Flyer, acted as the structural engineer.〔 The wheel rotates on a pair of custom-designed spherical roller bearings, each weighing approximately . Each bearing has an outer diameter of , an inner bore of , and a width of .〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=SKF Wins Contract for Caesars Las Vegas High Roller Wheel )〕 The outer rim comprises 28 sections, each long, which were temporarily held in place during construction by a pair of radial struts, prior to being permanently secured by four cables.〔(LINQ Tenants Progress report )〕 The passenger cabins (or capsules) are mounted on the wheel's outboard rim and are individually rotated by electric motors to smoothly maintain a horizontal cabin floor throughout each full rotation.〔(Colorado Company To Build Las Vegas Observation Wheel )〕 Preliminary designs anticipated 32 passenger cabins, each with a 40 passenger capacity〔 —with the final design accommodating 28 40-person cabins and a total capacity of 1,120 passengers.〔〔(High-flying deal for Leitner-Poma )〕 Each 〔 cabin weighs approximately , has a diameter of , includes of glass, and is equipped with eight flat-screen televisions and an iPod dock.〔(High Roller Fact Sheet )〕〔〔〔(Las Vegas High Roller Observation Wheel reaches new heights )〕 At night the wheel is illuminated by a 2,000-LED system〔 which can display a single solid color, differently colored sections, multiple colors moving around the rim,〔(High Roller testing features colored sections )〕 and custom displays for special events and holidays.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「High Roller (Ferris wheel)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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