Status Complete Height 122 m Phone +1 866-228-6438 | Type Ferris wheel Opened 4 May 2015 | |
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Location 8401 International Drive, Orlando, Florida, US Owner • Structure: Circle Entertainment
• 'Eye' brand: Merlin Entertainments (tenant & operator) Address I-Drive 360, Home of the Coca-Cola Orlando Eye, 8401 International Dr #100, Orlando, FL 32819, USA Hours Open today · 10AM–10PMSunday10AM–10PMMonday10AM–10PMTuesday10AM–10PMWednesday10AM–10PMThursday10AM–10PMFriday10AM–12AMSaturday10AM–12AMSuggest an edit Similar I‑Drive 360 - Home of the Coca, Madame Tussauds, SEA LIFE Orlando Aquarium, International Drive, Legoland Florida Profiles | ||
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The Orlando Eye is a 400 ft (122 m) tall giant Ferris wheel near Orlando, Florida, US. It carried its first passenger on April 29, 2015. Since July 28, 2016, it has been known as Coca-Cola Orlando Eye.
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Design and construction
The Orlando Eye is described by its operator Merlin Entertainments as an observation wheel, because "[t]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." 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'.
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.
In January 2013, it was reported that the expected opening date had been pushed back to "by Thanksgiving [November] 2014". Erection of the main support structure began in December 2013. 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.
Malfunctions
On July 3, 2015, at around 4:00pm, a few months after operations began, the Eye experienced a technical fault with the system that monitors the wheel position, causing the system to automatically shut down, stranding about 66 riders for approximately three hours.
Rebranding
On July 28, 2016, the Orlando Eye followed the more famous Coca-Cola London Eye in becoming sponsored by the Coca-Cola company. The deal included the renaming of the Eye and four new "Surprise and Delight" capsules, which are branded capsules with a cooler of soda and selfie sticks.