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Ferris Wheel Travel: Eye on Malaysia Gets a New Home

September 12, 2008 at 9:45 AM | by | Comments (0)

The next time you travel to Kuala Lumpur, don't expect to find the Eye on Malaysia. The nearly 200-foot-tall Ferris wheel is going on a sort of permanent vacation.

It's been decided that the wheel needs to be dismantled and transferred to elsewhere in Malaysia. The ride was constructed last year in conjuction with the Visit Malaysia Year 2007 event, but now its contract is up and it's got to go.

Four engineers will lead a team of about 16 local workers as they remove the loading base, gondolas, storm bars, spokes and finally the axle of the wheel. If all goes well, they think it'll only take about six days to get everything down and transported to a new home in Malacca. Once there, it should be open in October, along with a new park.

Related Stories:
· Eye on Malaysia to be Relocated to Malacca [The Star]
· Ferris Wheels of the World Map [Jaunted]
· Ferris Wheels coverage [Jaunted]

[Photo: changeiam]

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