Skyvue
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| General information | |
| 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 giant Ferris wheel near the Mandalay Bay Hotel and Casino on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada, US.
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. 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. [10][11]
Financing
On March 5, 2012, Shotgun Creek Investments, headed by Wayne Perry, announced their involvement in the $300 million project. [12] In early 2013 Shotgun Creek Investments made two loans totaling $9 million in the project.<ref name=LVRJ>
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
- ^ 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
- ^ SkyVue sets foundation in Las Vegas
- ^ SkyVue wheel developers begin pouring foundations
- ^ Investor gives rivalry of wheels a new spin
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