First centreless ferris wheel
- Who
- Big O
- What
- First
- Where
- Japan (Tokyo,)
- When
- May 2003
The “Big-O” is the world’s first centreless Ferris wheel, 60 m (196 ft) in diameter, situated in the LaQua amusement park in Tokyo, Japan. The 80-m-tall “Thunder Dolphin” (262-ft) hyper-rollercoaster passes through the centre of the “Big-O” at a maximum speed of 130 km/h (80.7 mph). The LaQua amusement park opened in May 2003.