Ahoy there! If you’re anything like us, right now, you’re probably missing all the fun and adventure from your favorite ICON Park attractions. While we remain closed for the safety of our family and community, our good friends at Visit Orlando have given us an immersive way to bring you inside some of our signature …
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South African revolutionary Robert Sobukwe once said, “The wheel of progress revolves relentlessly…” There is perhaps no better (or more literal) representation of this thought than Ferris wheels. Since George Ferris’ original “Great Wheel” debuted in 1893, these rotating wonders have been emblematic of human ingenuity and sign of an optimistic future. For the exciting …
Read moreWheel Works with ICON Park: Wheels of Progress (Part 4)
Orlando is a city with a lot be proud of! From its kind, hospitable people to its mind-blowingly cool destinations, to an indefatigable, can-do community, there are abundant reasons for great civic pride. For almost five years, The Wheel at ICON Park has stood as a symbol of all our city has to offer. In …
If you’ve ever taken to the sky aboard a Ferris wheel, maybe you’ve wondered just what keeps these marvels in motion. It might come as a surprise that much of the engineering behind the original Chicago Wheel (More on that HERE) is still at work in the its most modern of descendants, from the London …
Read moreWheel Works with ICON Park: Science of the Spin (Part 2)
I know what you’re thinking. “That’s not THE Wheel that I know and love!” While we at ICON Park don’t make a habit of spotlighting other wheels (Because our big guy is obviously the handsomest one out there), it turns out that Orlando’s star attraction has some pretty distinguished DNA in its gears. Since The …
Read moreWheel Works with ICON Park: The Ferris Story (Part 1)
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