The Seattle Great Wheel
Enclosed observation wheel over the bay, its glowing gondolas famous as a favorite proposal spot.
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About this audio guide
This guide to the Seattle Great Wheel traces back to its opening day, June 29, 2012, when a marching band, the mayor, and a Coast Guard honor party gathered on the pier to send off its very first rider over Elliott Bay. It follows what the wheel became known for in the years since, a favorite spot for proposals, with couples timing their nerve to the moment the gondola crests its three slow revolutions above Puget Sound. You'll hear about the VIP gondola's glass floor and the private four-course dinners booked inside the cabin for the occasion. Look up at the forty-two glowing cars circling the same pier that first crowd once filled.
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