Myrtle Beach SkyWheel - wikipedia Myrtle Beach SkyWheel Wikimedia © OpenStreetMap General information Status Complete and operational Type Ferris wheel Location Myrtle Beach, SC Oceanfront Boardwalk and Promenade Coordinates 33 ° 41 ′ 31 '' N 78 ° 52 ′ 46 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 33.692035 ° N 78.87954 ° W ﻿ / 33.692035 ; - 78.87954 Coordinates : 33 ° 41 ′ 31 '' N 78 ° 52 ′ 46 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 33.692035 ° N 78.87954 ° W ﻿ / 33.692035 ; - 78.87954 Construction started 2011 Completed 2011 Inaugurated May 20, 2011 Cost $12 million Height 187 feet ( 57 m ) Design and construction Architect Ronald Bussink Professional Rides Engineer Chance Morgan SkyWheel is a 187 - foot tall ( 57.0 m ) Ferris wheel in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. When it opened on May 20th, 2011 it was the second - tallest extant Ferris wheel in North America, after the 212 - foot ( 64.6 m ) Texas Star in Dallas, and the tallest wheel in the United States east of the Mississippi River. Contents 1 Design 2 Location 3 Honors 4 References 5 External links Design SkyWheel is a Ronald Bussink Professional Rides designed R60 Giant Wheel, and was manufactured by Chance Morgan. It is similar in design to the Niagara SkyWheel on Canada 's side of Niagara Falls, and the Seattle Great Wheel, both of which are 175 feet ( 53.3 m ) tall. Skywheel has `` 42 glass - enclosed, temperature controlled gondolas '' described as `` ballooned - out square '', each with seating for six passengers. Unrelated people are not required to sit together. The wheel operates year - round. The gondolas must be removed if high winds are predicted, a process that takes eight to ten hours. City manager Tom Leath said, `` It 's big enough to be an iconic feature for the city. '' Location St. Louis - based developer Koch Development Company and Pacific Development had been looking for a site for a Ferris wheel ; they chose Myrtle Beach because of its new boardwalk, which has its northern end near the site, next to Plyler Park. Architect James Hubbard, AIA a Principal with Pegram Associates, Inc. designed the site, which includes a 5,400 - square - foot ( 500 m ) building with a restaurant, gift shop and the ticket booth. The Golden Villas motel was torn down and an alley was moved. The September 8, 2010 meeting of the Myrtle Beach Downtown Redevelopment Corporation included a discussion of SkyWheel. TLC planned a show about the wheel 's construction, and a camera was positioned above the site at the Slingshot reverse bungee attraction across Ocean Boulevard. Al Mers, a Pacific Development partner, said later in the month that the steel frame is being built outside St. Louis, while the gondolas are being made in Switzerland. The wheel will go on a deck 20 feet ( 6.1 m ) above sea level to protect it from possible hurricane storm surge. Construction of the building started in December, while the wheel 's frame began work on February 23. Land Shark Bar & Grill opened the same day as SkyWheel, the third restaurant in the city connected with Jimmy Buffett. The others are Jimmy Buffett 's Margaritaville at Broadway at the Beach and Cheeseburger in Paradise on the city 's north end. Honors In 2012, Officialbestof.com named SkyWheel `` Best Scenic Experience in South Carolina ''. References ^ Jump up to : http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43112192/ns/travel-destination_travel/t/myrtle-beach-gets-super-tall-skywheel Myrtle Beach gets super-tall SkyWheel ^ Jump up to : Bryant, Dawn ( 2011 - 05 - 20 ). `` SkyWheel, LandShark eatery debuted today in Myrtle Beach ''. The Sun News. Archived from the original on 2012 - 09 - 11. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 20. ^ Jump up to : Myrtle Beach SkyWheel Press and News Archived 2012 - 01 - 20 at the Wayback Machine. ^ Jump up to : Anderson, Lorena ( 2010 - 06 - 15 ). `` Ferris wheel may roll to Myrtle Beach ''. The Sun News. Retrieved 2010 - 07 - 30. ^ Jump up to : Anderson, Lorena ( 2010 - 09 - 16 ). `` Hotel makes way for Ferris wheel in Myrtle Beach ''. The Sun News. Retrieved 2010 - 09 - 16. Jump up ^ Salinger, Adva ( 2011 - 08 - 23 ). `` Hurricane Irene path veers east, but Myrtle Beach area not out of woods ''. The Sun News. Retrieved 2011 - 11 - 30. Jump up ^ Anderson, Lorena ( 2010 - 09 - 09 ). `` Myrtle Beach boardwalk gets visitors ' approval ''. The Sun News. Retrieved 2010 - 09 - 09. Jump up ^ Bryant, Dawn ( 2011 - 02 - 24 ). `` One giant ride, going up in Myrtle Beach ''. The Sun News. Retrieved 2010 - 03 - 03. Jump up ^ Bryant, Dawn ( 2010 - 11 - 30 ). `` Construction under way for SkyWheel in Myrtle Beach ''. The Sun News. Retrieved 2010 - 11 - 30. Jump up ^ Bryant, Dawn ( 2010 - 12 - 09 ). `` Jimmy Buffett eatery to land in Myrtle Beach ''. The Sun News. Archived from the original on 2012 - 09 - 12. Retrieved 2010 - 12 - 09. Jump up ^ Bryant, Dawn ( 2012 - 03 - 20 ). `` Myrtle Beach attraction gets nod from website ''. The Sun News. Retrieved 2012 - 03 - 22. External links Official website Fun facts and rendering of completed SkyWheel Photos of SkyWheel 's construction Ferris wheels hide World 's tallest Ferris wheels ( over 80 m ) Americas US the original Ferris Wheel High Roller ICON Orlando Asia China Bailang River Bridge Ferris Wheel Changsha Ferris Wheel Harbin Ferris Wheel Shanghai Ferris Wheel Star of Lake Tai Star of Nanchang Suzhou Ferris Wheel Tianjin Eye Zhengzhou Ferris Wheel Japan Aurora Wheel Cosmo Clock 21 Daikanransha Diamond and Flower Ferris Wheel Igosu 108 Redhorse Osaka Wheel Sky Dream Fukuoka Space Eye Technocosmos / Technostar Tempozan Ferris Wheel Singapore Singapore Flyer Taiwan Sky Wheel Europe France Grande Roue de Paris Italy Eurowheel United Kingdom Great Wheel London Eye Oceania Australia Melbourne Star hide Other conventional Ferris wheels For a more extensive list, see List of Ferris wheels Americas Canada Niagara SkyWheel US Capital Wheel Colossus Myrtle Beach SkyWheel Seattle Great Wheel Texas Star Uniroyal Giant Tire Asia Hong Kong Hong Kong Observation Wheel Indonesia J - Sky Japan Amuran Big O Turkmenistan Alem Europe & Eurasia Austria Wiener Riesenrad Azerbaijan Baku Ferris Wheel Russia Moscow - 850 hide Other types of wheel Transportable Ferris wheels designs Bussink Design R80XL wheels Roue de Paris Steiger Ferris Wheel see also List of transportable Ferris wheels Transportable Ferris wheel installations Australia Wheel of Brisbane India Delhi Eye Malaysia Eye on Malaysia ( Kuala Lumpur and Malacca ) United Kingdom and Ireland Belfast Wheel Brighton Wheel Royal Windsor Wheel Wheel of Birmingham Wheel of Dublin Wheel of Liverpool Wheel of Manchester Wheel of Sheffield Yorkshire Wheel Eccentric wheels US Mickey 's Fun Wheel Wonder Wheel Double wheels US Giant Wheel ( Hersheypark ) Triple wheels US Sky Whirl hide Major Ferris wheel proposals Construction in progress : Dubai Dubai Eye Unfinished projects : China Turn of Fortune US New York Wheel Abandoned projects : US Skyvue Quiescent proposals : China Beijing Great Wheel Germany Great Berlin Wheel India Kolkata Eye US Great Orlando Wheel For other quiescent ( incomplete, delayed, stalled, cancelled, failed, or abandoned ) proposals, see : Ferris wheel # Quiescent proposals hide Related topics Designers, manufacturers, and operators Allan Herschell Company Chance Morgan Chance Wheels / Chance American Wheels Eli Bridge Company Great City Attractions ( previously World Tourist Attractions ) Great Wheel Corporation ( merged with World Tourist Attractions in 2009 ) Intamin Maurer German Wheels Mondial Ronald Bussink ( Nauta Bussink / Bussink Landmarks / Bussink Design ) Sanoyas Rides Corporation Vekoma ( Dutch Wheels ) Waagner - Biro Wheels Entertainments People George Washington Gale Ferris Jr. Popular culture List of London Eye appearances in popular culture The Great Wheel ( novel ) The London Eye Mystery ( novel ) Categories Ferris wheels Former Ferris wheels Proposed Ferris wheels Transportable Ferris wheels Unbuilt Ferris wheels Unfinished Ferris wheels Amusement rides Ferris wheels @ Wikimedia Commons Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Myrtle_Beach_SkyWheel&oldid=863161234 '' Categories : Ferris wheels Tourist attractions in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina Buildings and structures in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina Hidden categories : Webarchive template wayback links Pages using deprecated image syntax Infobox mapframe without OSM relation ID on Wikidata Coordinates on Wikidata Pages with maps Talk Contents About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 9 October 2018, at 02 : 34 ( UTC ). 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Question: where is the ferris wheel located in myrtle beach
Answer: Oceanfront Boardwalk and Promenade