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The Orlando Eye is a giant Ferris wheel in Orlando, Florida, US. It carried its first passenger on April 29, 2015.〔(13-year-old leukemia patient becomes Orlando Eye's first official rider )〕 ==Design and construction== The Orlando Eye is described by its operator Merlin Entertainments〔(Orlando Eye observation wheel set to open in spring )〕 as an observation wheel, because "()his is a stabilized-driven (capsule) that gives you a really smooth experience on the way around, so it doesn't feel like when you're at 400-feet, that you're swinging around in mid-air."〔(I-Drive 360: Construction continues on the Orlando Eye )〕 According to its official website, the Orlando Eye is the first wheel ever to use such a system in combination with a suspended 'ski lift capsule design'.〔(Passenger Capsules Begin Installation )〕 The wheel was reported to be in the early stages of planning in March 2011,〔 with completion due in the summer of 2014, and was approved by county commissioners in September 2012.〔 It was initially reported to be both 〔(What kind of view will the Orlando Eye deliver when it's built? )〕 and 〔(Giant I-Drive wheel approved after owner backs off from huge sign )〕 tall, however this was subsequently revised to approximately .〔 In January 2013, it was reported that the expected opening date had been pushed back to "by Thanksgiving () 2014".〔(Giant observation wheel part of major project on International Drive )〕 Erection of the main support structure began in December 2013.〔(I-Drive Live: The Orlando Eye Goes Vertical! )〕 In April 2014 it was reported that completion had been further delayed until Spring 2015.〔 Installation of the 30 air-conditioned passenger capsules, each of which can carry up to 15 persons, began in mid-January 2015, and the last capsule was installed on February 5, 2015. In mid-February, it was announced that the soft opening was scheduled for May 1, followed by a grand opening ceremony on May 4.〔(Orlando Eye grand opening set for May 4; Harris to Tussauds )〕 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「Orlando Eye」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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