A type of Ferris wheel or rotating amusement park ride, named after George Ferris who invented it.
Named after George Washington Gale Ferris Jr., who designed the first large Ferris wheel for the 1893 Chicago World's Columbian Exposition. The name 'Ferris' became synonymous with the rotating wheel structure.
The original Ferris wheel was an engineering marvel that could hold over 2,000 people and took 20 minutes to complete one rotation—it was essentially the selfie stick of 1893, offering people an entirely new perspective on their city.
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