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@rtfe83able Ай бұрын

One of my favorites! I miss the Sky Wheel.

@bruceclark5627 2 ай бұрын

Worked for Freddy and Patsy Miller for 9 seasons.

@user-hh7le6ok2z 3 ай бұрын

Yes this is the all time boss of the midway. Nothing else comes close to the sky wheel!

@billbixby7877 4 ай бұрын

So many wonderful memories riding the double ferris-wheel during the 80s.

@user-hh7le6ok2z 4 ай бұрын

You will never experience a ride as fun as this anywhere!

@amy-joe5772 9 ай бұрын

I rode one

@DougCeleste 9 ай бұрын

Those creaking noises on this ride scare me even more from ever riding on the SkyWheel. Sounds like something is about to break or come loose. YIKES!!!

@blinderII 9 ай бұрын

I'm a grown man, but i know i'd be terrified on this ride....lol.

@armandwilliams6495 11 ай бұрын

Great footage. Haven't seen this ride in forever.

@breanna4823 11 ай бұрын

Hff

@doctorsocrates4413 Жыл бұрын

creaks a bit lol

@jesseyount9385 Жыл бұрын

Looks like they used a gravitron and modified to this ride.

@Jhihmoac Жыл бұрын

I remember the twisting feeling I'd get in my back and stomach on the descent from the very top whenever I rode this... They move pretty fast for a ferris wheel when the main boom is also turning! They were always the tallest ride in the carni back in the day! At certain state fairs they would often have _two_ Skywheel rides side by side, attached at the stationary risers!

@haiderodes Жыл бұрын

This was my jam as a kid of 80’s. There was one local fair that always had this. They would fire a strobe when it was at full tilt. They also used the back gate for unloading.

@Bruuuhh314 Жыл бұрын

This is like the zipper but more fun then scary and horrific

@pogcow4178 Жыл бұрын

Man the Zipper really got nerfed

@carminecdinoproductions 2 жыл бұрын

That carousel could use more stander animals like a stag stander, a tiger stander, and a giraffe stander as well as more jumper animals like a pig, a goat, a rooster, a zebra, a stag jumper, etc.!

@poppiarlin5612 2 жыл бұрын

This is definitely one of the best looking Sky Wheels now and probably one of the best looking EVER!

@mari6739 2 жыл бұрын

Never been on this but just watching I want a refund

@Elavator66 2 жыл бұрын

holy crap these are rare

@travisjones5654 2 жыл бұрын

This ride is slow and a waste of time

@naughtiasteffano9885 2 жыл бұрын

I miss this ride. I haven’t seen one since 95. I truly miss these and the skydiver

@popetzm1 2 жыл бұрын

It's like a updated Watkins Tempest ride

@anthonybrooks6794 2 жыл бұрын

This is my all-time favorite ride we used to have this right at Rocky Point Park years ago but they took it down to make room for a new ride and that wasn't very happy haven't rode this ride since 1986 I was 11 years old I would love to ride this ride again it was my favorite

@pinkfreud62 2 жыл бұрын

I haven't been to a fair in awhile, but last time I rode one was about 10 yrs ago at the Stark Co. fair in Ohio. No one wanted to ride so I was paired with a young boy who wanted to ride with no partner. Late evening with a ghost moon out and lights just coming on....fun, beautiful and just abit intense, lol.

@exgordote 2 жыл бұрын

Smooth operator 😂

@bartonpercival2147 2 жыл бұрын

Use to have a skywheel Ferris wheel at Playland at the Beach in San Francisco, and the ride and the cars were the same color

@coreycoyle9548 3 жыл бұрын

I rode on this Ride at a County Fair, some Twenty years ago. That Traveling Carnival (Tip Top Shows) no longer operate this ride. F+L, Corey

@coreycoyle9548 3 жыл бұрын

Wonderful Skywheel Video!!!! I'm very Happy to see that at lest one Traveling Carnival Still have the SkyWheel. F+L, Corey

@tommybeard9671 3 жыл бұрын

Watch for the rebirth of The Space Wheels. That's 2 Sky Wheels welded together side by side. That really is " The King Of The Midway "

@poppiarlin5612 2 жыл бұрын

The Space Wheels made their debut about 2 years ago. It is the only one. There are significant differences in the construction. The booms are aluminum. They have been slowed down. The lighting package sucks big time. Entirely too many different colors which change, typical LED package. I am a firm believer that whether it’s space wheels or sky wheels the colors need to be yellow green and possibly some red around the bull wheels

@tommybeard9671 3 жыл бұрын

I love riding the Sky Wheel. My sister got me on the Sky Wheel when I was a little boy back in 1964 and have loved riding it ever since. The squealing of the tires as it let passengers on, and the green and yellow lights would light up the midway at night. It has definately earned it's name. "King Of The Midway". I could ride The Sky Wheel all night long!

@kenrutherford1109 Жыл бұрын

I'm afraid to get on the Sky Wheel

@charlesg4640 3 жыл бұрын

Man this took me back to Delaware State Fair when Strates Shows was still the carnival, late 80’s, and you could see this ride poking above the trees before actually arriving at the fair. Such great memories and riding this with my Dad. The creaking of the wheel and the sound of the wheel on those side tires as it went around as passengers loaded, catching air time as it rotated both wheels, and those sudden stops that would rock the seats! LoL I would ride this again in a heartbeat! Hands down the most awesome carnival ride ever!

@LucaEuphoria 3 жыл бұрын

Oh I miss the James E. Strates Shows at the Delaware State Fair! Like you, I remember watching for those fluorescent green and yellow lights on the Skywheel as we approached the fair! I too remember the creaking of the wheel as it turned, the rubber tires that rotated the wheels squealing, and the rocking of the seats when passengers were being loaded and unloaded. To me, it was the very essence of the fair. Once it was gone, the skyline never seemed the same. My fondest childhood memories are of the Delaware State Fair.

@armandwilliams6495 11 ай бұрын

Could actually see the whole ride sway.

@user-hh7le6ok2z 3 ай бұрын

I wish someone would make sure that the sky wheel is available for future generations to enjoy. If I had the opportunity and the cash I would take it upon myself to do just that!

@joshy89litchfield 3 жыл бұрын

Something tells me they used the floor and center on a gravitron?

@gary5248 Жыл бұрын

Yup they did and it was very odd

@wilson6717 3 жыл бұрын

I haven't rode this since the 70's .

@maiki5962 3 жыл бұрын

I read all three comments and the ride was already over after reading them! I WANT MY MONEY BACK!!!

@markmccracken6951 3 жыл бұрын

This is a great video that captures the terror my father put me through as a child when he insisted every year we had to ride the "double Ferris wheel" as he called it. I can only describe how tight my butt cheeks were clenched when they started rotating the wheels at full speed once both wheels were loaded with passengers.

@danalarose846 Жыл бұрын

I know your fear, my mom has me go on with her as a kid.

@kenrutherford1109 Жыл бұрын

@@danalarose846 My dead mom and I rode the double Ferris wheel at the Florida State Fair in February of 1987 and I was scared out of my wits

@inaminute1826 3 жыл бұрын

U work here ? Idk. Cool vid! 🤡💖😎

@mattbrown1865 4 жыл бұрын

No top

@HexagonalPrism19 2 жыл бұрын

It used to have a top before a strong wind storm blew the top off multiple times.

@texluger6456 4 жыл бұрын

There will never be another Midway ride that can come close to the SKY WHEEL! A sad day when this attraction.fades away.

@wfat 4 жыл бұрын

Luckily it seems people love it enough that some companies keep 'em alive and in good condition.

@andrewsstation6436 3 жыл бұрын

I hope they can bring it back because it looks sooooo fun!

@kenrutherford1109 Жыл бұрын

@@andrewsstation6436 Looks scary to me!

@k.s.7104 4 жыл бұрын

The James E Strates shows purchased the Carolina Beach Skywheel and refurbished it. They launched it at the Erie County fair in Buffalo NY. Any guess what happened? Record crowds attended the fair due surrounding the hype of the return of the double ferris wheel.....The Sky Wheel effect. Best ride ever, king of the midway.....The green, yellow, reds, blue, colors just glow from a distance.....Good stuff

@TheBobbo4554 4 жыл бұрын

The one at Erie did not belong to James E Strates it belonged to Mergele but you are right about the record crowds at the fair surrounding the hype of the ride!