Surfers Paradise Ferris Wheel Goes Sky High on Gold Coast! (27/09/10)
SURFERS Paradise’s latest attaction, the 60m high Wheel of Surfers Paradise, has taken off in style.
Over its opening weekend of operation, an estimated 4000 people rode the wheel, which sits above the transit centre in Surfers Paradise and offers views of the ocean, Coolangatta, Mt Warning and the hinterland.
Owner Ken Jackson was deilghted with the number of people who had enjoyed the new attraction, and said he planned to open a rooftop cafe, mini-golf and reptile park at the site before Christmas.
”Everyone came off smiling, so it makes you feel good,” said Mr Jackson.
The wheel operates daily from 10am to late.
