Jules Posted September 30, 2012 Share Posted September 30, 2012 This is a wonderful idea and I'm excited to see this happen soon. It will be called the New York Wheel and the facts, stats and artist impressions seem nothing but stunning. It will be located right next to the ballpark for the Staten Island Yankees. 630-feet high 38 minute ride estimated opening date New Year's Eve 2015 estimated cost per ride $20-30 Wheel Terminal Building will host NYC city museum aiming for Platinum LEED certification as highly sustainable building builder is the Starneth Company from The Netherlands 150 temporary and 300 permanent jobs will be created Okay, that's that. Now onto the impressions of how awesome this will look! :) http://imageshack.us/a/img443/4343/rsznywimg7.jpg http://imageshack.us/a/img27/8219/rsznywimg2.jpg Interested and want to know more? There's now NewYorkWheel.com. Spread the word! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morphinity 2.0 Posted September 30, 2012 Share Posted September 30, 2012 Yeah, Staten Island!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quick release Posted September 30, 2012 Share Posted September 30, 2012 Thats pretty cool. but 38 minutes? 30 dollars? sounds a little excessive. how many times does the damn thing go around in 38 minutes!?!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jules Posted September 30, 2012 Author Share Posted September 30, 2012 Thats pretty cool. but 38 minutes? 30 dollars? sounds a little excessive. how many times does the damn thing go around in 38 minutes!?!? Once. :) It moves at a slow pace of 10 inches per second, which gives visitors a chance to step into the carriages without the wheel ever stopping, unless there is some with a disability, for whom they make a few cabins with bigger doors and a different floor. I don't think $20-30 for a long ride like that is too much. It's similar in price to visiting the Rockefeller or Empire State Building, but this is an actual ride and will provide a very different experience that will feel very open and unique. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quick release Posted September 30, 2012 Share Posted September 30, 2012 This seriously made me think of Sim City then I googled that and found this.. the Sim City reboot which is going to be amazing. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SimCity_(2013_video_game) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jules Posted September 30, 2012 Author Share Posted September 30, 2012 If the gameplay remains as intuitive and fun as it was, that looks really awesome! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quick release Posted September 30, 2012 Share Posted September 30, 2012 Once. :) It moves at a slow pace of 10 inches per second, which gives visitors a chance to step into the carriages without the wheel ever stopping, unless there is some with a disability, for whom they make a few cabins with bigger doors and a different floor. I don't think $20-30 for a long ride like that is too much. It's similar in price to visiting the Rockefeller or Empire State Building, but this is an actual ride and will provide a very different experience that will feel very open and unique. No the price isnt bad. But 38 minutes is a serious commitment. I wonder if they couldnt even cut it to 37 minutes without scrapping the idea of having it continuously moving. Or they would have to make it smaller which they probably didn't want to do either. What a really cool project though I love stuff like this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quick release Posted September 30, 2012 Share Posted September 30, 2012 If the gameplay remains as intuitive and fun as it was, that looks really awesome! :D It is. The reviews have been great. Seems like they really kept everything good and just updated it. It's an online game now but you only have to have an active connection when you log on. Then it syncs the cities and you're on your way. So you have multiple cities from multiple players in one region and it keeps them synced but not during play. Sounds awesome to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jules Posted September 30, 2012 Author Share Posted September 30, 2012 No the price isnt bad. But 38 minutes is a serious commitment. I wonder if they couldnt even cut it to 37 minutes without scrapping the idea of having it continuously moving. Or they would have to make it smaller which they probably didn't want to do either. What a really cool project though I love stuff like this. I don't think 38 minutes is bad either. It will be value for money and the trip for tourists to take the Staten Island Ferry will be even more worth it and they will stay longer than they do now, which will increase local business. The company looking to operate this have stated that implementing local business in the project is important to them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYR2711 Posted September 30, 2012 Share Posted September 30, 2012 I hate heights, so I won't be going on this, but it is a decent idea. I don't know if Staten Island is the bet spot for it though. I would say Brooklyn or Manhattan would have been better choices, Staten Island is a pain in the ass to get to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saucy Mitts Posted September 30, 2012 Share Posted September 30, 2012 I hate heights, so I won't be going on this, but it is a decent idea. I don't know if Staten Island is the bet spot for it though. I would say Brooklyn or Manhattan would have been better choices, Staten Island is a pain in the ass to get to. Staten Island needs it more. Right now we're only known for trash and... that's basically it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quick release Posted September 30, 2012 Share Posted September 30, 2012 and for the wu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High and Wide Posted September 30, 2012 Share Posted September 30, 2012 That's pretty damn cool. Sucks that its gonna be in Staten Island, but its gonna have such an awesome view of the area. I think it'll do well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYRangers92 Posted September 30, 2012 Share Posted September 30, 2012 The london eye goes around in pretty much the same amount of time and costs around the same amount as this is expected to. However there are about a thousand different prices depending on what time you go and with how many people Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quick release Posted September 30, 2012 Share Posted September 30, 2012 The london eye goes around in pretty much the same amount of time and costs around the same amount as this is expected to. However there are about a thousand different prices depending on what time you go and with how many people Looked it up. That one in London is 443 feet / 30 minutes versus 625ft / 38 minutes. So the one in Staten Island will be 41 % taller and 11% slower moving if my math is correct, which I think it is. Interesting considering what I was saying before. The London Eye does not stop to pick up passengers either, so they could have easily made the Staten Island ride a few minutes shorter, especially considering two wheels larger than the London Eye, one in Singapore and one in China, still both take 30 minutes and dont stop. But I bet their regulations are less strict too. Another awesome thing I read... they changed the direction of the one in Singapore as per advice of Feng shui masters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LindG1000 Posted October 1, 2012 Share Posted October 1, 2012 Good time to buy an apartment in St George. When this thing is done (and it looks as if they're adding a major mall complex and a huge park as well), I can see St George being the next Astoria or DT BK - 20 minutes from downtown Manhattan, tons of shopping/living/etc.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluephoria Posted October 1, 2012 Share Posted October 1, 2012 Ratio of Tourists/New Yorkers that will go to Staten Island to ride a Ferris Wheel - 10,000/1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LindG1000 Posted October 1, 2012 Share Posted October 1, 2012 Actually, from that particular part of SI, you'll be able to see all of downtown Manhattan, plus the three bridges. It'll be a spectacular view. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ba Ba Bluey Posted October 1, 2012 Share Posted October 1, 2012 The last thing Staten Island needs is more traffic. Other than that, I think it's pretty cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYR2711 Posted October 1, 2012 Share Posted October 1, 2012 Actually, from that particular part of SI, you'll be able to see all of downtown Manhattan, plus the three bridges. It'll be a spectacular view. I have no doubt that the view will be beautiful, but getting to it is the pain in the ass. There is no public transportation to get to it, except maybe the ferry, not sure how far it is from the ferry terminal. But someone visiting would need to rent a car to get there and then pay a toll to get there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morphinity 2.0 Posted October 1, 2012 Share Posted October 1, 2012 I have no doubt that the view will be beautiful, but getting to it is the pain in the ass. There is no public transportation to get to it, except maybe the ferry, not sure how far it is from the ferry terminal. But someone visiting would need to rent a car to get there and then pay a toll to get there. It's not far from the ferry. It's a nice walk down the waterfront. It's for people who are tourists getting there from Manhattan. That's the main draw and the ferry makes that incredibly easy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueJay Posted October 1, 2012 Share Posted October 1, 2012 Staten Island needs it more. Right now we're only known for trash and... that's basically it. Can you see the dump from up there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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