Downtown development delays opening of giant Ferris wheel off I-35


The KC Wheel at Pennway Point won’t open in November as previously anticipated, but developers say they are in the final stages of construction.

Maryland-based developer ICON Experiences now hopes Kansas City’s new Ferris wheel will open sometime in early or mid-December and be operating in time for Christmas.

Once construction is done, you’ll be able to see views of the downtown Kansas City skyline from 150 feet up while riding in one of the wheel’s 36 enclosed climate-controlled gondolas.

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