Singapore Flyer - Wikipedia

The Flyer has an overall height of 165 metres (541 ft) and was the world's tallest Ferris wheel until the 167.6 m (550 ft) High Roller, which is 2.6 m (9 ft) ... SingaporeFlyer FromWikipedia,thefreeencyclopedia Jumptonavigation Jumptosearch ObservationwheelinSingapore Coordinates:1°17′21.83″N103°51′47.63″E/1.2893972°N103.8632306°E/1.2893972;103.8632306 SingaporeFlyerGeneralinformationTypeFerriswheelLocationSingaporeAddress30RafflesAvenue,Singapore039803Constructionstarted2005[1]Completed2008[1]Opening11February2008(restricted)[2]1March2008(soft)15April2008(official)CostS$240 millionOwnerStracoCorporationLimited(90%),WTSLeisurePteLtd(10%)[4]Height165 m(541 ft)DimensionsDiameter150metres(492 ft)TechnicaldetailsFloorarea33,700 m2(362,700 sq ft)DesignandconstructionArchitectKishoKurokawaArchitects&Associates,DPArchitectsDeveloperMelchersSingaporeEngineerArupMaincontractorMitsubishi–TakenakaConsortium[3]OtherinformationSeatingcapacity784Websitesingaporeflyer.com TheSingaporeFlyer[a]isanobservationwheelattheDowntownCoredistrictofSingapore.Officiallyopenedon15April2008,ithas28air-conditionedcapsules,eachabletoaccommodate28passengers,andincorporatesathree-storyterminalbuilding.[5][6]TheflyerhasmadenumerousappearancesinmediaandpopularculturethatfeaturesSingapore. TheFlyerhasanoverallheightof165metres(541 ft)andwastheworld'stallestFerriswheeluntilthe167.6 m(550 ft)HighRoller,whichis2.6 m(9 ft)tallerthantheFlyer.[7][8] Contents 1Earlyhistory 1.1Construction 1.2Opening 2Design 3Acquisition 4Inmedia 5Gallery 6Notesandreferences 6.1Notes 6.2References 7Externallinks Earlyhistory[edit] TheSingaporeFlyerwasfirstconceivedintheearly2000sbyPatrickMacMahonofMelchersProjectManagement,asubsidiaryofGermancompanyMelchers.Formalplanningcommencedin2002.Anewcompany,SingaporeFlyerPteLtd,wasformedasthedeveloper,withMelchersProjectManagementholdinga75%stake,andtheremainderheldbyOrient&PacificManagement.[1][9] Theprojectwasformallyannouncedandendorsedon27June2003bytheSingaporeTourismBoardwiththesigningofamemorandumofunderstanding,formalisingtheunderstandingbetweenthedeveloperandtourismboardwithregardtotheland-acquisitionprocess.[1][9] Underthisagreement,thetourismboardwastopurchasetheplotoflandinMarinaCentrefromtheSingaporeLandAuthority,andleaseittoSingaporeFlyerPteLtdfor30yearswithanoptiontoextendtheleasebyanother15years.Thelandwastoberent-freeduringtheconstructionphaseoftheproject.InJuly2003,JonesLangLaSallewasappointedastherealestateadvisor.TakenakaandMitsubishiwereselectedasthemaincontractors,andArupasthestructuralengineer.[1][9] InAugust2007,FlorianBollen,SingaporeFlyerPteLtdchairman,raisedhisstakeintheSingaporeFlyerfrom60%to90%throughacquisitionofMelchersProjectManagement's30%stake.ThedealwasdoneviaAAAEquityHoldings,aprivateinvestmentvehicleheadedbyBollen.Orient&PacificManagement,whichspearheadedtheprojectdevelopmentmanagement,ownstheremaining10%.[1][9] Construction[edit] Thegroundbreakingceremonywasheldon27September2005,withMahBowTan,thenMinisterforNationalDevelopment,asguestofhonour.Thespindlewasfittedon13December2006,andtheouterrimwascompletedon9April2007.Installationofthepassengercapsulesbeganon3August2007andwascompletedon2October2007.[10][1] Opening[edit] TheFlyeropenedin2008.DuringChineseNewYear,corporate'inauguralflights'wereheldfrom11to13February,andticketsforwhichsoldoutforS$8,888,anauspiciousnumberinEasternculture.ThefirstpublicrideswereonValentine'sDay,14February,thesoftlaunchon1March,[2]andtheofficialopeningon15April,atwhichPrimeMinisterLeeHsienLoongwastheguestofhonour.[1][11] Design[edit] AerialperspectiveoftheSingaporeFlyerduringtheChingayFestivalpreparations,February2018 Thedevelopmenthasagrossbuildingareaofapproximately16,000 m2(172,000 sq ft),builtona33,700 m2(362,700 sq ft)sitealongtheMarinaPromenade.DesignedbyArupandMitsubishiHeavyIndustrieswithacapacityofupto7.3 millionpassengersayear,thenormallyconstantrotationofthewheelmeansthatacompletetriplastsapproximately32minutes.[12] TheFlyer's28air-conditionedcapsulesaremountedoutboardoftherimofthewheelstructure,providingcontinuouslyunobstructedviews.Eachcapsulehasafloorareaof26 m2(280 sq ft)andiscapableofholding28passengers,oruptofivewheelchairsand15othervisitorswhenbookedinadvanceforusebydisabledguests.[13] Thewheelinitiallyrotatedinacounter-clockwisedirectionwhenviewedfromMarinaCentre,buton4August2008thiswasreversedontheadviceofFengshuimasters.[14] Wheelchairrampsandlifts,handicappedtoiletsandadedicatedparkinglotforthedisabledarealsoprovided.[15] Acquisition[edit] On28August2014,StracoLeisurePte.Ltd.announcedtheacquisitionofSingaporeFlyerafterembezzlementandfinancialissueswiththenowdefunctpredecessorcompany,GreatWheelCorporation.[16]StracoLeisurePte.Ltd.is90%ownedbyStracoCorporationLimited,aSingaporeanlistedcompanythatoperatestouristattractionsinChinasuchastheShanghaiOceanAquariumandUnderwaterWorldXiamen.Theremaining10%isownedbyWTSLeisurePte.Ltd.,oneofthelargestprivatetourbusoperatorsinSingapore.[4] Inmedia[edit] TheBloombergTelevisionseriesHighFlyersisfilmedinoneoftheFlyer'scapsules.[17] TheFlyermakesanappearanceinthe2018film,CrazyRichAsians,basedonthenovelofthesamenamebyKevinKwan. TheFlyerwasfeaturedinataskonthesixteenthseasonoftheAmericanrealityshowTheAmazingRaceaswellasduringthefinaleofthefirstseasonoftheAustralianvariantTheAmazingRaceAustralia.[18][19] TheFlyerwasfeaturedandvisitedbySouthKoreanbandTwicefortheirTWICETVseries(TWICETV6)whentheywereinSingapore.[20] TheFlyerwasfeaturedintwoDetectiveConanfilms,onceinthe2016filmTheDarkestNightmare,andanothertimeinthe2019filmTheFistofBlueSapphire. Gallery[edit] Exteriorviewinsideacapsule Viewwithinacapsule MarinaBayin2012,oneofthemanyviewsfromtheFlyer'scapsules Thesiteincludesatropicalrainforestgarden[21] SingaporeFlyerintheday Notesandreferences[edit] Notes[edit] ^Chinese:新加坡摩天观景轮;Malay:PelayangSingapura;Tamil:சிங்கப்பூர்ராட்டினம் References[edit] ^abcdefgh"History&Milestones".SingaporeFlyer.Archivedfromtheoriginalon24March2013.Retrieved8February2013. ^ab"SingaporeFlyeropenstothepublicfromSaturday".ChannelNewsAsia.1March2008.Archivedfromtheoriginalon3March2008.Retrieved2March2008. ^"TheSingaporeFlyer–AnEngineeringFeat"(PDF).SingaporeFlyer. ^ab"StracoLeisurePteLtdsignsagreementtopurchasetheSingaporeFlyer".SingaporeTourismBoard.28August2014.Archivedfromtheoriginalon10September2014.Retrieved10September2014. ^"S'poreflyersettospinonMondaynight".Archivedfromtheoriginalon28October2017.Retrieved16October2018. ^"5thingsaboutSingaporeFlyerandnewownerStraco".Archivedfromtheoriginalon26March2018.Retrieved16October2018. ^"HighRoller:world'slargestFerriswheelhoistedintoplaceinLasVegas".AssociatedPress.11September2013.Archivedfromtheoriginalon15September2018.Retrieved3April2018–viawww.telegraph.co.uk. ^Santorelli,Tom."'World'stallest'FerriswheelopensinLasVegas".BBC.Archivedfromtheoriginalon2April2014.Retrieved2April2014. ^abcd"TheSingaporeFlyer–anengineeringfeat"(PDF).Retrieved21October2021. ^SingaporeFlyermayopentopublicearlierthanscheduled[permanentdeadlink] ^"PMLeeofficiallyopensSingaporeFlyer".ChannelNewsAsia.15April2008.Archivedfromtheoriginalon20April2008.Retrieved16April2008. ^"FunFactsabouttheFlyer".SingaporeFlyer.Archivedfromtheoriginalon24March2013.Retrieved28May2013. ^"DesignConcepts".SingaporeFlyer.Archivedfromtheoriginalon24March2013.Retrieved28May2013. ^"FengShuiturnsthiswheel".TheStraitsTimes.Archivedfromtheoriginalon4August2010.Retrieved14September2010. ^"WheelchairAccess–SingaporeFlyer".Singaporeflyer.com.16December2007.Archivedfromtheoriginalon9September2010.Retrieved14September2010. ^Tan,Weizhen(8May2014)."SingaporeFlyer'swoestakesanewspinafterMerlintalkscollapse–TODAYonline".TODAY.Archivedfromtheoriginalon9August2014.Retrieved7August2014. ^"HighFlyersforBloomberg".14March2014.Archivedfromtheoriginalon4March2016.Retrieved6August2015. ^Shaw,Jessica(12April2010)."TheAmazingRacerecap:SingaporeSting".EntertainmentWeekly.Retrieved27December2019. ^"TylerandNathanWintheFirstAmazingRaceAustraliaSeries!".PopSugar.2August2011.Retrieved27December2019. ^"[VLIVE]TWICETV6-TWICEinSINGAPORE-EP.02".www.vlive.tv.Retrieved21October2021. ^"EnglishBrochure"(PDF).SingaporeFlyer.Archivedfromtheoriginal(PDF)on8October2013. 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