Skyvue
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| General information | |
| Status | Under construction |
| Type | Ferris wheel |
| Location | Las Vegas Strip, Paradise, Nevada |
| Coordinates | 36°05′35″N 115°10′18″W / 36.093031°N 115.171732°W |
| Opening | Late 2017 |
| Height | 500 feet (152.4 m) (proposed) |
Skyvue Las Vegas Super Wheel[1] (or SkyVue - the official website uses both forms[2]) will be a 500-foot high Ferris wheel near the Mandalay Bay Hotel and Casino on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada, US. Additionally, the wheel will boast the world's largest LED screen. The projected advertising revenue for the 122,000 square feet of LED signage alone is estimated to be $12 million per year.
Construction of the wheel and the proposed larger 3-phase project for the site — London, Las Vegas — is to be a 38.5 acre property featuring 1,300 hotel rooms, a casino, the Skyvue wheel and 550,000 square feet of restaurants and shops—all of which will be architectural replicas of various British landmarks and neighborhoods.[3]
Construction
Skyvue was originally announced as being 476 ft (145 m) tall,[4][5] but has since been reported to be 490 ft (150 m)[2] and 500 ft (152.4 m).[6][7][8] Approved by Clark County Commission ,[9] it was announced at a media event and groundbreaking ceremony by Howard Bulloch of Compass Investments. [4][10] It was originally expected to have 40 gondolas, each carrying 20-25 people,[1] but when 1,300 cubic yards of concrete foundations were poured it was reported that there would only be 32 gondolas, each carrying 24 passengers. [11][12]
Financing
On March 5, 2012, Shotgun Creek Investments, headed by Wayne Perry, announced their involvement in the $300 million project.
See also
References
- ^ a b Skyvue Las Vegas to Soar 500 Feet above Strip - For Immediate Release
- ^ a b skyvuelasvegas.com
- ^ London, Las Vegas project overview
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
msn17092011was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Colorado's Leitner-Poma to build cabins for huge observation wheel in Las Vegas
- ^ Las Vegas to build world's tallest observation wheel
- ^ Developers begin next construction phase for SkyVue's 500-foot wheel
- ^ SkyVue Las Vegas Observation Wheel Completes First Phase Of Construction, Breaks Ground On Retail & Dining District
- ^ Las Vegas developer breaks ground on 500-foot Ferris wheel project
- ^ Dueling mega-Ferris wheels in Vegas
- ^ SkyVue sets foundation in Las Vegas
- ^ SkyVue wheel developers begin pouring foundations
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