Oh, Wonder Wheel, how I love thee. 150 feet tall, proudly revolving counter-clockwise for interesting views of Coney Island and environs. The cars on the inner part of the wheel swing freely on an oval track; you can see how they swing out by the edge of the wheel on the left-hand side when the wheel revolves. The outer cars stay mercifully fixed in place, but there's never a line for them (even though the swinging cars almost outnumber the fixed cars two to one.) The largest Ferris Wheel in operation until London's Millennium Eye opened up, the Wonder Wheel is a bargain at 3 bucks a ride and can really freak out a first-timer.

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