Tag: Las Vegas ferris wheel
World’s Tallest Ferris Wheel Opens in Vegas
April 5, 2014
At 550 feet, it’s the highest point on the tallest Ferris Wheel in the world, Tony Anouvongs takes a selfie and sends it to his 16-year-old daughter. “My daughter requested it,” he says of the High Roller wheel. “She seemed so excited to have me ride it and take a selfie for her.” Everyone around him is snapping Smartphone photos of the 360-degree view of the sun setting over Vegas and the mountains surrounding it. One woman is Face Timing with her mother. Once the sun sets, the High Roller’s 2,000 LED lights turn on, and the tallest Ferris Wheel,…