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Skyvue Las Vegas Super Wheel[1] (or SkyVue - the official website uses both forms[2]), is a giant Ferris wheel currently under construction near the Mandalay Bay Hotel and Casino on the Las Vegas Strip, in Paradise, Nevada, US.

Construction

Skyvue under construction, early August 2012

Skyvue was originally announced as being 476 ft (145 m) tall,[3][4] but has since been reported to be 490 ft (150 m)[2] and 500 ft (152.4 m).[5][6][7][8] Approved by Clark County Commission in March 2011,[9] it was announced at a media event and groundbreaking ceremony in May 2011 by Howard Bulloch of Compass Investments, who stated "We expect it to be up and running in time for New Year's 2012."[3][10] It was originally expected to have 40 gondolas, each carrying 20-25 people,[1] but in March 2012 when 1,300 cubic yards of concrete foundations were poured it was reported that there would only be 32 gondolas, each carrying 24 passengers, and that it would not open until July 4, 2013.[11][12] In May 2012, the estimated opening date was further put back to late 2013,[7][13][8] at which time it was also reported that construction of the two main support columns had reached a height of 60 ft (18.3 m).[7] In July 2012 it was reported that Skyvue was scheduled to open on New Year's Eve, 2013,[14] and that its support columns, which had reached a height of about 61 m (200 ft), should be completed within a month.[15]

Financing

On March 5 2012, Shotgun Creek Investments, headed by Wayne Perry, announced their involvement in the $300 million project. By August 2012 they had "invested tens of millions" and may put in more, according to a statement released by SkyVue.[16]

Competing proposals

High Roller
Main article: High Roller (Ferris wheel)

The 550-foot (167.6 m) High Roller,[5][6] also to be built on the Las Vegas Strip, Nevada, was announced in August 2011. Part of Caesars Entertainment Corporation's Project Linq, construction was scheduled to begin in September 2011 and completion expected in late 2013.[17]

Voyager

The 600-foot (180 m) Voyager[18] has been proposed several times for Las Vegas, but never built.[19]

References

  1. ^ a b Skyvue Las Vegas to Soar 500 Feet above Strip - For Immediate Release
  2. ^ a b skyvuelasvegas.com
  3. ^ a b High stakes for dueling Vegas observation wheels
  4. ^ Colorado's Leitner-Poma to build cabins for huge observation wheel in Las Vegas
  5. ^ a b Las Vegas to build world's tallest observation wheel
  6. ^ a b World's tallest observation wheel coming to Las Vegas
  7. ^ a b c Developers begin next construction phase for SkyVue's 500-foot wheel
  8. ^ a b SkyVue Las Vegas Observation Wheel Completes First Phase Of Construction, Breaks Ground On Retail & Dining District
  9. ^ Las Vegas developer breaks ground on 500-foot Ferris wheel project
  10. ^ Dueling mega-Ferris wheels in Vegas
  11. ^ SkyVue sets foundation in Las Vegas
  12. ^ SkyVue wheel developers begin pouring foundations
  13. ^ A New Kind of Branding Spin
  14. ^ World's tallest observation wheel given the green light to be a high roller on Vegas strip
  15. ^ Caesars pushing forward with High Roller observation wheel
  16. ^ Investor gives rivalry of wheels a new spin
  17. ^ Las Vegas plans to top London Eye with massive Ferris wheel
  18. ^ Voyager Entertainment International, Inc.
  19. ^ Voyager Las Vegas

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