Ferris Wheels
Malaysia Eye, an 88 metres (289 ft) tall giant Ferris wheel, was proposed to replace the transportable 60-metre (197 ft) Eye on Malaysia installation, which was dismantled in October 2010. Malaysia Eye was to occupy a new site on Malacca Island, and to have 54 air-conditioned gondolas, each able to carry six people. It was scheduled to open on December 1, 2011, but was never built.
In November 2012, Chief Minister of the state of Malacca Datuk Seri Mohd Ali Rustam visited the site of the new 101 metres (331 ft) tall Eye on Malaysia Ferris wheel, under construction at Malacca Island. Mohd Ali announced that the installation of piles had brought the RM40 million wheel to 15 per cent of completion, and stated that "the installation of the wheel structure will begin in February." The wheel itself is to be manufactured in China, will have 54 passenger gondolas, and is expected to begin operating in April 2013.
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