That wheel, which replaces a Ferris wheel installed in 1995, has been dubbed the “Centennial Wheel” in honor of Navy Pier’s 100-year anniversary. In 1893, Ferris certainly gave Chicago’s ...

Navy Pier will shut down for two days next week as crews bring the new Ferris wheel on site to begin construction. The tourist attraction will be closed to the public Jan. 19-20, Navy Pier ...

(CBS) --The dismantling of the Navy Pier Ferris wheel continues this weekend. When the Ferris wheel went up, it was like putting a giant Erector set together, says Brian Murphy, the chief ...

The Midwest's most popular tourist destination was eerily empty Tuesday as Navy Pier closed its doors to visitors to make way for a new and improved Ferris wheel. Working under the flags of their ...

In biting winds and bright sunshine Tuesday, a crane lifted what looked like an enormous pin, one of six legs making up the new Ferris wheel at Navy Pier. Tourists were kept away from the pier as ...

After a 20-year run, Navy Pier's Ferris wheel is coming down to make way for a new, taller ride that will be built next summer. Workers will begin to take the ride apart on Monday, so this weekend ...

Navy Pier's signature Ferris wheel has been spinning since 1995, but the attraction will make its last rotation on September 27. The popular ride is being shut down to make way for a bigger and ...

The old Navy Pier Ferris wheel isn’t done spinning. The recently dismantled Ferris wheel will make a 550-mile trip from Chicago to the Track Family Fun Parks in Branson, Mo., this February ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Want to be one of the first to ride the brand-new Ferris wheel at Navy Pier? Tickets went on sale Friday for next weekend's grand opening. They cost $12 for children and $15 for ...

Extending out onto Lake Michigan, Navy Pier offers plenty in the way of family-friendly entertainment. The first thing you'll spot once you set foot on the pier is the towering Ferris wheel (which ...

Out in the bigger world, there’s a contest going on to see who can build the biggest Ferris wheel. Navy Pier respectfully declines to play, in part because its been drawing 8 or 9 million people ...