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[RafflesCity]

Singapore Flyer set to soar in 2008


13 Sep 05

Work on iconic Ferris wheel starts later this month; it may even have a sushi capsule

http://business-times.asia1.com.sg/mnt/media/image/launched/2005-09-13/asflyer-232728.jpg


By Marcel Lee Pereira

AFTER a three-year wait, the Singapore Flyer finally has the money to get going.

Planning for Singapore's own giant observation wheel began as early as 2002, and it was slated to be built by the end of this year. However, the project was stalled by complex financing details.

This month, two German banks - Delbrueck Bethmann Maffei (DBM), the private banking arm of ABN Amro, and Bayerische Hypo- und Vereinsbank (HVB) - finally stepped in with the $240 million needed to fund the project.

Work on the 178m-high Ferris wheel, located at Marina Bay, begins later this month. The attraction is expected to take its first riders in the first quarter of 2008, just one year before the integrated resort at Marina Bay is due to open.

Singapore Flyer's managing director, Mr Peter Purcell, admitted the 'optimism and euphoria' in the early stages of the project has been replaced by the 'complex and arduous process' of meeting the standards of regulators in Germany, where they sought funding.

However, he added that it was 'worth the effort and time to get it right'.

The attraction is a joint venture between German logistics and engineering services company Melchers Project Management and Orient & Pacific Management, a consultancy based in the British Virgin Islands.

When completed, the structure will stand 43m taller than the London Eye, erected on the south bank of the River Thames in London - and what a view it will have.

The estimated 2.5 million visitors expected every year will be able to see places as far as 45km away.

And, as in the London Eye, passengers will ride in 28 fully air-conditioned capsules, each with a floor area of 32 sq m, which rotate as the wheel goes round to keep a stable platform.

Mr Purcell said passengers can expect to do more than just sit back and enjoy the scenery during the 37-minute ride.

Suggestions include having a bar in some capsules, and even a sushi capsule.

'There is no limitation on our ability to make use of these capsules to create an entertaining experience,' he said.

Located next to the upcoming Millenia MRT station, the attraction will stand astride a three- storey terminal building with food and beverage outlets, an amphitheatre and even a jetty.

Occupying a 33,700 sq m plot of land, the building will have parking lots for 40 tour buses and 300 vehicles.

Mr Purcell is confident the Singapore Flyer will take off.

'The most successful iconic visitor attractions anywhere in the world are viewing platforms' like the Eiffel Tower, which draws more than six million visitors a year, he said.

Each year, 3.5 million people ride on the London Eye, which is the inspiration for the Singapore version.

Mr Purcell added that the 110m-high Sky Tower on Sentosa, which opened early last year, had about 250,000 people visitors in its first year of operation.

'It proves Singaporeans have an appetite for viewing their environment and new places from a great height, and doing it in comfort,' said Mr Purcell.

In the area of comfort, the Singapore Flyer is one up on the London Eye.

People have to queue in the open to ride on the London Eye, but visitors to the Singapore Flyer will know when their ride is due to start. They can kill time in the comfort of the terminal before joining the queue.

Singapore Tourism Board chief executive Lim Neo Chian said that together with the integrated resorts, the Singapore Flyer will encourage 'further investments in Singapore's tourism sector' and 'add much vibrancy to Marina Bay'.

http://www.marina-bay.sg/images/map/flyer.jpg

[hyacinthus]

finally!

[Chad]

This is GREEAAAATTT News!!

[RafflesCity]

@Chad, yup...be sure to get down here when it opens! (shouldnt be a problem since you travel so much :D )

Thanks to hyacinthus, the location is marked out in this picture (on the right)

http://img68.exs.cx/img68/1622/marina1arrow3li.jpg

[babystan03]

Finally!!!!! :D

[Chad]

I would have to wait in line for longtime!, since it's must be one of city's "super attraction". :D

[elliot]

yeah there's nothing like a ferris wheel to assure civic greatness.

[zachary24]

how tacky

[hyacinthus]

I would have to wait in line for longtime!, since it's must be one of city's "super attraction". :D

You don't have to wait in line ;)

"People have to queue in the open to ride on the London Eye, but visitors to the Singapore Flyer will know when their ride is due to start. They can kill time in the comfort of the terminal before joining the queue."

Plus, you have Singapore forumers to "entertain" you. :colgate:

[szehoong]

wow! Finally that the ferris wheel is gonna get built......been wondering what had happened to it for the past few years :D

[redstone]

Time is GMT + 8 hours
Posted: 13 September 2005 1000 hrs

Building of Singapore Flyer to start in two weeks
By Wong Siew Ying, Channel NewsAsia
The construction of one of Singapore's future iconic attractions, the Singapore Flyer, will take off in two weeks' time.


Two German banks have been roped in to finance the giant observation wheel.

The developers behind the project say the bankers have given their vote of confidence to the city state's tourism investment potential.

The Singapore Flyer promises to be one of Singapore's, and even Asia's, top attractions.

At 45 storeys high, the observation wheel will provide a breathtaking view of the country and as far as Malaysia and Indonesia.

Two leading German banks, DBM and HVB Asia, are spearheading the debt and equity financing for the S$240m project.

Its developers say such collaborations could spin off more opportunities for Singapore to tap on the German market.

Alexander C. Melchers, General Manager, C. Melchers GmbH & Co, said: "The prospects are very very good. The project will enjoy and is enjoying very high profile coverage in Germany and investors are interested in Singapore as it's a very safe place, and has good reputation in Germany. So, yes, there will be more opportunities for Singapore to tap the German market."

The construction of the Singapore Flyer will begin in two weeks, after a ground breaking ceremony on 27 September.

When completed in 2008, the giant observation wheel is set to change the visual landscape of Marina Bay.

Marina Bay - complete with its commercial, residential and entertainment facilities - can expect an influx of visitors.

Some 2.5 million people - 60 per cent of whom are tourists - are set to take to the skies with the Singapore Flyer.

And there's more in store.

Peter Purcell, Managing Director, Singapore Flyer Pte Ltd, said: "The other features that will be incorporated into the project will be an open air Greek theatre for live performances, there's a recreated rainforest in the central atrium, and we have a broad expanse of dining and heavily landscaped gardens along the waterfront."

The Singapore Flyer will be the first in the Marina Bay area to go operational, ahead of other massive projects like the integrated resort, the second Botanic Gardens, and a business and financial centre which will be ready by 2010.

Cheong Koon Hean, CEO of Singapore's Urban Redevelopment Authority, said: "By finishing it earlier, it will draw interest to the area because visually it'll be attractive, outstanding. It will have a fantastic view of the things that are going to happen in and around the bay."

Singapore's Tourism Board says such developments will position the country to welcome the projected increase in travellers from growing regional markets like China and India.

STB's Tourism 2015 targets a tripling of tourism receipts to S$30 billion, doubling visitor arrivals to 17 million, and creating an additional 100,000 jobs in the services sector by 2015. - CNA/ir


FINALLY!!!!!! :banana::banana::banana::cool:

[dubaiflo]

this is great.
is somebody able to provide better recent renders?
i wonder how you could call it tacky... why is this "tacky"
it is a better kind of an observation tower, are obseration towers tacky?
are observation platforms on towers tacky?

[Dubai-Lover]

very interesting

are there any renders for this one?

[luv2bebrown]

thats massive!

[samsonyuen]

Awesome! I thought the London Eye would be lame, but it's actually pretty neat. Not sure I like the name Singapore Flyer, though.

[Travis007]

I love the name, "Singapore Flyer" :D

[Phenomenal Fullerton]

Sounds awesome.

However, being 178 meters tall, and given it's location, will it provide a good vantage point of the area?

The reason I ask is, it would need to be a good deal taller than the buildings near it, such as the Ritz Carlton, the pencil topped one (sorry i dont know what its name is) and a little further away, the really tall round hotel building outside City Hall station (sorry I forget the name of this one too) to give it good downward views.

So, my question is, how tall are these buildings I mentioned, and do you think they will be small enough in relation to the height of the wheel to give it a great view?

What do you all think?

In any case, it'll always be great... because from there you'll get a grand view of the finest building in the city......... THE FULLERTON!!!!!

[Phenomenal Fullerton]

In relation to the Singapore Flyer comment by samsonyuen, I have to agree it sounds a bit naff, but am I right in thinking (i.e. ... babystan03, hyacinthus etc.) that it is being sponsored by Singapore Airlines? (Like BA does with the London Eye I think).

As a name alone, yes, it's not so great, but if Singapore Airlines do have something to do with it as I suspect they do, I have to say it's not the most inventive, but its a very good cross-promotional marketing tool for the airline, considering what it is.

[Pengui]

I think 178m is about as tall as Suntec City (the 4 buildings in the middle of the Marina skyline in the pic above).
So the North-east view will be somewhat blocked by the Millenia Tower and Suntec City.

[D_Y2k.2^]

yes!Finally its gonna start.I thought it was gonna b located a Sentosa island

[RafflesCity]

In relation to the Singapore Flyer comment by samsonyuen, I have to agree it sounds a bit naff, but am I right in thinking (i.e. ... babystan03, hyacinthus etc.) that it is being sponsored by Singapore Airlines? (Like BA does with the London Eye I think).


Well, its being funded by the German banks and it will be promoted by the Tourism Board. No mention of SIA so far.

As for views, yah I figure the buildings you mentioned would block some of the views of Orchard and parts of the North East. Orchard itself will get an observation tower in future.

However this should offer excellent views of the bay, the skyline, the new downtown, the Kallang Basin, and the east. In addition you can see the Indonesian isles, and all the ships out at sea :)

Scanned from the papers by hyacinthus:
http://img100.imageshack.us/img100/4290/p10202111zv.jpg

[hyacinthus]

ermmm... I took a picture of it using FZ20 cos I don't have a scanner. :D

[satit28]

Singapore Eye...........
great stuff........

[SEED]

great location for it! :eek: and its a huge wheel too... guess it'll lit up well when its build eh? :)

[redstone]

I wonder how's the wheel gonna be built.

[birminghamculture]

Great news, cant see it becoming as big as the London Eye though as thats in a perfect position, but its great none the less. Birmingham had a plan for a giant wheel, but London Eye were gonna sue the company as it was a copyright, guess it was just for a new wheel in this country they opposed. Ours was gonna go under ground and act as an archway to our new city extention

Those were the days :(

Good Luck with yours :cheers1:

[Imperfect Ending]

lucky :D

[CULWULLA]

how fantastic. great location for the structure too. will this be taller then the Dubai wheel?

[cOcO_cHaneL]

go singapore i support ya!~~ :)

[RafflesCity]

how fantastic. great location for the structure too. will this be taller then the Dubai wheel?

I'm not aware that Dubai is building one!

[dubaiflo]

here...

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=202011

[Manu84]

is it bigger than the london eye?

[Bahraini Spirit]

I wonder why it takes this long to construct the thing?

[redstone]

is it bigger than the london eye?

Yes :)

[E=mc²]

Is it going to be bigger than the London Eye? what a rip off..

[Cliff]

how fantastic. great location for the structure too. will this be taller then the Dubai wheel?
The dubai one will be set higher, but this one has a bigger diameter and more capsules.
So that's the tallest, while this is the biggest.:)

I'd much rather have an observation tower though...

[redstone]

Is it going to be bigger than the London Eye? what a rip off..

London Eye isn't the world's first observation wheel.

[beyond 1000]

I love the name. Singapore Flyer....kind of a retro good ol' days type of fun.

Its a moving observation building. Lots of fun to go on one of these including the London Eye.

I haven't been on one yet. Maybe someday.

:)

[CULWULLA]

So tallest will be 200m wheel uc in North Bud,Shanghai
checkout its design. not really a wheel but structure with pods climbing up and down,

http://img387.imageshack.us/img387/741/ferriswheel6fc.jpg

http://img387.imageshack.us/img387/7972/ferrsiwheee0xk.jpg

http://img387.imageshack.us/img387/1646/ferrsiwheelview2cs.jpg

Dubais will be 2nd tallest @ 183m tall!

http://img379.imageshack.us/img379/760/wheel4sb.jpg

2nd-178m wheel in Singapore

http://business-times.asia1.com.sg/mnt/media/image/launched/2005-09-13/asflyer-232728.jpg

4th-140m Cihai, Tianjin UC


5th-135m London Eye

http://www.qmss.jp/appstat/images/pictures/london-eye.jpg

6th
120m- Changsha,china 2004
120m -Zhengzhou,china-2003

6th-Waterfront City-120m Melbourne? (to start 2006)

http://www.waterfrontcity.com.au/images/stories/headers/wheel-shot.jpg

[Cliff]

The Shanghai one is soooooooooooo freakin' cool!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[redstone]

Whatever happened to Shanghai Star?
or was it Star of Shanghai....

[nicholasliha]

hey why couldn't we get a shanghai star design. at least its not whimsical.

[hypermount]

awesome!!! imagine being in the capsule that high!! :eek:

[Drunkill]

Should be good, now singapore needs to try to be even greener, more trees and less smog should make it a splendid view, but i doubt singapore can get much greener, everyspace seems to be filled with trees! (and thats a good thing)

[RafflesCity]

^^
You will be surprised

as part of its masterplan for the new downtown, 3 huge areas will be set aside for lavish gardens along the seafront. The size is immense, and the backdrop of skyscrapers, tropical waters and lush gardens promises to be an interesting experience.

More than ever, Singapore is pushing itself as a Garden City :)

[michal1982]

amaizing project in shanghaj

[samsonyuen]

Wow, the Shanghai and Dubai ones are pretty neat. I don't know what it is though, in Shanghai, since it's not a wheel at all. It's like a slow-moving rollercoaster. Who knew there'd be a renaissance in ferris wheels?

[redstone]

That is Shanghai Star? :eek:

[babystan03]

27 September 2005

Building of Singapore Flyer to start after ground breaking ceremony
By Wong Siew Ying, Channel NewsAsia

The integrated resort operators may have to wait just a little longer to get their projects going.

But another iconic project at Marina Bay has taken off.

The Singapore Flyer project is finally off the road.

On Tuesday, National Development Minister Mah Bow Tan and developers officiated at the ground breaking ceremony, with leaders from seven religious groups presiding over the blessing rites.

At some 45 storeys high, the $240 million attraction at Marina Bay will be the world's largest observation wheel.

The Singapore Flyer is funded entirely by the private sector.

The Tourism Board says it'll continue to strategically deploy its $2 billion Tourism Development Fund to bring more projects into Singapore.

Expected to be completed in 30 months, the Singapore Flyer is part of an exciting vision for the bayfront area.

Minister Mah said: "It'll be one of the many attractions that you'll see coming up around the bay. It will be what I call a necklace of attractions - the Flyer, the Esplanade, after the Sail will be the BFC, after the BFC will be the integrated resorts, and overlaying the area will be the three gardens by the bay." - CNA/ir

Copyright © 2005 MCN International Pte Ltd

[redstone]

:banana::banana::banana:

FINALLY, AFTER 3 YEARS!!!!!!!!!

[redstone]

Work on Singapore Flyer to start this week

28 Sep 05

By Marcel Lee Pereira

THE Singapore Flyer is coming up at last.

Construction of the giant Ferris wheel starts this week - almost three years after it was first proposed to National Development Minister Mah Bow Tan.

Speaking at the ground-breaking ceremony at Marina Bay yesterday, Mr Mah admitted he was initially unimpressed with the idea.

'It looked to me like a very big Ferris wheel and I said to myself: 'What's so great about it?' ' he said candidly.

In the end, however, he was convinced it was 'quite special and unique' and referred it to the Singapore Tourism Board (STB) and Urban Redevelopment Authority.

There will still be a three year wait, though, to ride the Flyer, as the 178m-high wheel is expected to take its first passengers in 2008.

It was slated to be built by the end of this year, but was delayed by complex financing details.

However, this month, two German banks - Delbrueck Bethmann Maffei, the private banking arm of ABN Amro, and Bayerische Hypo-und Vereinsbank - stepped in with the $240 million needed to fund it.

STB chief executive Lim Neo Chian expects the Flyer to appeal to families, which currently make up more than 30 per cent of total visitor arrivals.

Next to the upcoming Millenia MRT station, the Flyer is part of what Mr Mah termed a 'necklace of attractions' in Marina Bay. They include the upcoming business and financial centre and the integrated resort.

Mr Mah believes the Flyer will literally give 'a new perspective of Singapore'.

[vincent]

wow, the one in shanghai looks just out of this world.

[Menandro]

Love Singapur!! :)

[Monty Burns]

I hate Ferris Wheels, unless they are in an amusement park. They look kitchy
beyond belief in the middle of the city. And that includes The Eye of London.
It is a part of Americana that I would never have dreamt could get elevated to this
status.

[dannykylaw]

I don't know why does Ferris Wheels is such a popular amusement ficility?
Every country wants to build one?
London(already built), Shanghai, Singapore and HK etc.

Why??????????????????

[Taller, Better]

I don't know why does Ferris Wheels is such a popular amusement ficility?
Every country wants to build one?
London(already built), Shanghai, Singapore and HK etc.

Why??????????????????
I'm with you on that one, bud. The most mystifying is that London would
want one on their beautiful skyline. They might make more sense in Asian
cities, though.

[nicholasliha]

yes, kitsch KITSCH! AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHG. themepark architecture. yuck. i think mah bow tan also lately said that he has no idea how MND came to approve of the thing.

[babystan03]

Oct 4, 2005
No spin...there's a guarantee on S'pore Flyer ticket sales
Marketing firm takes unusual step of promising $16m a year in receipts

By Kelvin Wong

CONSTRUCTION work may have just started on Singapore's giant Ferris wheel known as the Singapore Flyer but the company with exclusive marketing rights is already utterly convinced it will be a winner.

So convinced, in fact, that it is taking the unusual step of guaranteeing annual ticketing receipts of $16 million for the first 10 years of its operation, starting in 2008.

In an industry where spin sometimes jostles with the truth, Adval Brand Group, the exclusive marketing agent for the Singapore Flyer, is putting its money where its mouth is.

If sales fall short of its target, it will have to top up the difference to Singapore Flyer - a joint venture company between German logistics and engineering services company Melchers Project Management and Orient & Pacific Management, a consultancy based in the British Virgin Islands.

At an expected price of $25 per ticket, the company's target translates into at least 640,000 visitors each year from the first quarter of 2008.

But Adval, which handles everything from ticketing and marketing to overseas tie-ups with tour agencies for the iconic 178m observation wheel, is quite 'comfortable' with the target.

The branding and marketing company, which is 45 per cent owned by NTUC Club Investments, is paid a one-off fee plus a tiered commission on visitor receipts.

Said its co-founder and managing director, Ms Patsy Ong: 'If you look at observation towers worldwide, such as the London Eye and the Eiffel Tower, they have proved to be top attractions in their respective countries.

'Indeed, if we get anything less than two million visitors a year, we will be very disappointed.'

The numbers were arrived at by performing 'trend analysis' on the London Eye; taking into account visitor counts to local attractions such as the Singapore Zoo and the Underwater World in Sentosa as well.

The London Eye, located on the south bank of the River Thames, attracted in excess of four million visitors in 2003, said Ms Ong. It charges £12.50 (S$37) per normal ride and £25 for those who do not want to queue.

At $25, the Singapore Flyer would draw not just tourists, but will also be very attractive to locals, she added.

Adval will also introduce 'fast-track' tickets for the those wanting to avoid queues to the Singapore Flyer, but it has yet to decide on the price.

In addition, it is looking at allowing Singaporeans to redeem part of the cost of the ride at a three-storey terminal building which the Singapore Flyer will straddle. The building will have food and beverage outlets, shops and an amphitheatre.

'But of course, the endearing appeal is still the main attraction. People want to have a bird's eye view of the island and on a good day, you can even see Malaysia or Indonesia,' said Ms Ong.

kelvwong@sph.com.sg
Copyright © 2005 Singapore Press Holdings. All rights reserved.

[auslankan]

Melbourne is also in the process of getting one as well.

[dannykylaw]

That is headache !!! Every countries with a Ferris Wheels in 20/30 years.
If this was truth. Oh, shit !!!!!!!!
Try to build other attractive / great architecture instead of Ferris wheels as well. please!!!

[Pres_of_2036]

^^^^ what widest Merry-Go-Round???

[RafflesCity]

That is headache !!! Every countries with a Ferris Wheels in 20/30 years.
If this was truth. Oh, shit !!!!!!!!
Try to build other attractive / great architecture instead of Ferris wheels as well. please!!!

The Ferris Wheel is just an appetiser for Singapore's new downtown and mega-integrated resort on the horizon (amongst others) :)

[redstone]

The trees had been cleared at the site!!! :banana:

[RafflesCity]

Some model pics

Taken by hyacinthus

http://img100.imageshack.us/img100/2033/p10302373oz.jpg

http://img100.imageshack.us/img100/9091/p10302181fu.jpg

Taken by me

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v133/RafflesCity/sgflyermodel.jpg

[Bo Peep]

That is headache !!! Every countries with a Ferris Wheels in 20/30 years.
If this was truth. Oh, shit !!!!!!!!
Try to build other attractive / great architecture instead of Ferris wheels as well. please!!!
I'm with you on that one. The only thing that would make them interesting
to me is if they came off their hinges and rolled into the water.
But maybe they suit Asian cities better than say, London. :eek2:

[Intoxication]

It's gonna look gr8.

[Harkeb]

These big wheels in major cities are so tacky and eyesores. The Eye in London is such a disgrace to the city skyline!

[Phenomenal Fullerton]

[QUOTE=RafflesCity]Some model pics

http://img100.imageshack.us/img100/9091/p10302181fu.jpg

My goodness. Singapore of the future. There's one heck of a lot LESS water! Progress has to happen, but it does look a tad congested. Still, I guess Singapore doesn't have much option when it comes to space. At least there'll be EVEN more to see from the wheel though!

Btw, I think it was RafflesCity that mentioned an observation tower on Orchard Road in the future. Is that just city speculation, or are there plans proposed? If anyone knows anything of this, could a new thread about it be started? I'd be interested to know. A spire like Auckland's or Vegas's would look pretty cool in Singapore.

Incidentally, back on the subject of wheels, it was the first I heard about Dubai's one. Is it me or does anyone else think (and it's just IMHO of course, nothing personal) that Dubai's wheel is pig-ugly?! I thought I was looking at some kind of dragon at first!

[Chad]

I just noticed the real version of that one building in the masterplan (the one on the left)

http://img100.imageshack.us/img100/9091/p10302181fu.jpg

but this one is in Chicago though..:)

http://skyscraperpage.com/gallery/data/500/5298acf3c7f.jpg

[heirloom]

There's one heck of a lot LESS water!

if you're referring to the bay, i think it will be exactly the same size it is now. maybe it just looks smaller when surrounded by buildings

[Phenomenal Fullerton]

if you're referring to the bay, i think it will be exactly the same size it is now. maybe it just looks smaller when surrounded by buildings

Good point heirloom, I reckon you might be right. It's quite a deceptive optical illusion.

[Siopao]

The trees had been cleared at the site!!! :banana:

any pictures?

[RafflesCity]

any pictures?

24 November 2005

Site has been cleared. Load testing underway with the boulders (2nd pic)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v133/RafflesCity/flyer2411.jpg
http://img519.imageshack.us/img519/5682/flyer2411a7nq.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[RafflesCity]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v133/RafflesCity/flyerboard.jpg

[RafflesCity]

Btw, I think it was RafflesCity that mentioned an observation tower on Orchard Road in the future. Is that just city speculation, or are there plans proposed? If anyone knows anything of this, could a new thread about it be started? I'd be interested to know. A spire like Auckland's or Vegas's would look pretty cool in Singapore.


It is indeed approved, and the tender will be awarded to the developer next month. The thread for the Orchard Road tower is here (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=196483) :)

[redstone]

RC:

Move this thread to Updates forums and change the name. ;) :)

[crazyevildude]

March 2008? How on earth are they going to get a whole ferris wheel completed by then? :shock:. ;).

[SUNNI]

wow i can imagine the skyline views from there :eek:
lol and a sushi capsual is very creative :D
would love to go sometime ..

[hoogbouw010]

The Shanghai one is really impressive. The design of Singapore's ferris wheel is not very special. Although the view could be nice, an observation tower including an open air terrace would be better.

[babystan03]

The model of the Singapore Flyer at URA

http://img212.imageshack.us/img212/7291/dsc0047916mx.jpg

[XxRyoChanxX]

nice nice!

[Cliff]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v133/RafflesCity/flyerboard.jpg

"...of a GIANT observation wheel..."

sounds so childish.:D

anyway, has construction started?

[babystan03]

It's better than saying mega wheel right?? :lol::jk:

[RafflesCity]

14 January 2006

Piling works are underway

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v427/rotpics03/flyer1401.jpg

[Urban Dave]

I like the model. Great to see how works have already started.

[Mosaic]

Nice model, nice design.

[Tropicana]

The Singapore Flyer website is up.
http://www.singaporeflyer.com.sg

Check for more information and construction updates via webcam.

[Skyman]

That's cool go ahead

[Oriolus]

Thanks Tropicana. A webcam's always good but I love the render on the home page where the ferris wheel is actually turning - it's so cool. Although from my calculations its going a lot faster than it actually will. Each ride will last 37 minutes but I think the renders going around about every 6 minutes (I'm assuming a ride consists of just one revolution?)

[babystan03]

The Singapore Flyer website is up.
http://www.singaporeflyer.com.sg

Check for more information and construction updates via webcam.

Oh thats just lovely.....:yes:

[redstone]

Very cool!

[Cliff]

They are using that oversized render on the website! How carelss of them, well, lets hope they continue to be as careless with the real thing.:D

[babystan03]

They are using that oversized render on the website! How carelss of them, well, lets hope they continue to be as careless with the real thing.:D

:lol: Quite difficult.......:lol:

[RafflesCity]

Norwegian students study building of Singapore Flyer in school excursion

6 Apr 06

http://www.channelnewsasia.com/imagegallery/store/phpATOtJC.jpg

The Singapore Flyer, a mega ferris wheel to be built at Marina Bay by 2008 will offer one of the best views of the entire region.

And curious to find out how the giant structure will be built are some 50 engineering students from Norway.

They were shown its engineering and architectural plans during a site visit on Wednesday.

These students are one of the lucky few who got an in-depth look into the construction plans of the Singapore Flyer.

They are from the Norwegian University of Technology and Science and are in town for a week-long educational excursion to Singapore.

And the highlight of their trip was learning from the project's engineers and contractors more about the advanced engineering requirements that will go into the construction of the Singapore Flyer.

Hege Mjaatvedt Bjorge, Student, Norwegian University of Tech and Science, said: "It was very interesting to see how they developed the project I mean this kind of engineering, the process of developing a construction like this is very interesting it's something that most of us would love to work with when we graduate."

Marius Lunde, Student, Norwegian University of Tech and Science, said: "Before we went we had a vote on a couple of countries that we want to go to. Singapore being a country closely related to Norway in the aspect of the traditional Norwegian businesses, petroleum engineering and marine engineering, mostly because of that we chose Singapore."

The Singapore Flyer was inspired by the London Eye, a giant ferris wheel built 6 years ago.

It will encompass a three-storey retail building with a 150-metre wide Giant Observation Wheel as its centrepiece.

It will comprise of 28 capsules that can carry up to 36 passengers.

Dwight Gwee. Senior Project Manager, Rider Hunt Levett and Bailey, said: "We've created the giant observation wheel that's taller than London eye. However because of technology advancement this is much lighter than London eye. So I guess that's the challenge with this project - how to make it better than any other projects in Singapore, any other giant observation wheel in the world."

The site will be ready by March 2008 and will also boast a 3-tier terrace garden, food and beverage outlets and an amphitheatre for outdoor performances.

By Nur Azira Aziz, Channel NewsAsia

[Mosaic]

very great news. Good for Singapore's tourism.

[RafflesCity]

15 April 2006

http://img85.imageshack.us/img85/8439/flyer15045qr.jpg

[sharpie20]

The thought of being in small pod fixed onto a 178 meter rotating wheel sounds kinda scary but totaly sweet at the same time!

[Gecko1989]

hey its a really nice Ferris wheel but I have one question. Why is it being built you know is it somthing like the London eye you know as like a landmark for the city. Or is the city just being nice and giving little kids the ability to have fun on the river side?

[Tiaren]

Hmmm...weird! There will be built a 178m wheel in Berlin too... Any news about this?

[RafflesCity]

hey its a really nice Ferris wheel but I have one question. Why is it being built you know is it somthing like the London eye you know as like a landmark for the city. Or is the city just being nice and giving little kids the ability to have fun on the river side?

Its a tourism initiative, considering the huge potential for tourism growth with the 2 emerging Asian giants. It will also serve as one of the necklaces of attractions coming up by the bay. Giant wheels are not exclusive to London, although the Eye is certainly iconic.

19 May 2006

The curved footprint is forming

http://img286.imageshack.us/img286/7888/flyer19056jf.jpg

[Cliff]

I saw this on the website
http://www.singaporeflyer.com.sg/images/pix12.jpg
Installation of the Anchor Bolts for the first of the long Support Cables of the Giant Observation Wheel. 3 more will be placed during May

[ZZ-II]

good news

[Mosaic]

This is an exciting project for me.

[ZZ-II]

last week i was on the tallest chaining roundabout in the world ( only 52m high!), opposite was the ferris wheel with also 50m. it's difficult to introduce to be in 172m on a chaining roundabout or a ferris wheel. i was already in 200m on the Main Tower in Frankfurt but this is something differently.

[RafflesCity]

8 July 2006

The base is forming

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j67/RCSSC/flyer0807.jpg

[babystan03]

Looks huge...:eek:

[ZZ-II]

Great, Thank you!!
@RafflesCity: Do you know something about the "Pyramid in Pyramid" which is a Vision-Project in Singapur ( I've read it on Emporis)???

[Mosaic]

Wow!!! just seeing the base, it is stunned me already.

[warcry]

obvious copy of London eye.
its allready been done

[Mosaic]

obvious copy of London eye.
its allready been done


really?. exactly the same design?????

[warcry]

really?. exactly the same design?????


no the Eye has a better design :)

[Mosaic]

Oh! Thanks.

[ignoramus]

really?. exactly the same design?????

Different method of construction, different base, but yeah you can say that have similar designs since they are WHEELS...

[Kit]

really?. exactly the same design?????

Its a freakin ferris wheel. How different can it be??

"Eye for an eye" would be a good name for this spin off I think.

[redstone]

obvious copy of London eye.
its allready been done

London Eye wasn't the first observation wheel.

[RafflesCity]

The Flyer at the public model exhibit.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v427/rotpics03/modelpic2.jpg

[redstone]

Its a freakin ferris wheel. How different can it be??

"Eye for an eye" would be a good name for this spin off I think.

Yup.

It's like saying every boxy skyscraper is a copy of Seagram?

[ergit222]

any photo updates of Singapore Flyer??

[ZZ-II]

oh yes, please!!

[SpaceScraper]

[QUOTE=RafflesCity]The Flyer at the public model exhibit.

Wheels suck. Seriously. It's just an opinion, but I couldn't be more adament about it. They wreck the skyline and are piss-poor observation platforms. If I was on the city zoning board, not a single one would ever be built.

An observation tower like the CN Tower in Toronto or Stratosphere in Las Vegas accentuates the urban skyline and actually observes more.

The Singapore Wheel is a real waste of some premium property. Hong Kong has a nice piece of property across the harbor from the main skyscraper district. They put the 118 floor ICC building on it. Good for them.

[RafflesCity]

16 September 2006

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j67/RCSSC/flyer1609.jpg

[ignoramus]

Wheels suck. Seriously. It's just an opinion, but I couldn't be more adament about it. They wreck the skyline and are piss-poor observation platforms. If I was on the city zoning board, not a single one would ever be built.

An observation tower like the CN Tower in Toronto or Stratosphere in Las Vegas accentuates the urban skyline and actually observes more.

The Singapore Wheel is a real waste of some premium property. Hong Kong has a nice piece of property across the harbor from the main skyscraper district. They put the 118 floor ICC building on it. Good for them.

Wheels may not be the greatest things I agree but it certainly beats having tall office blocks everywhere. Building gardens on prime waterfront property, together with such recreational facilities like the Singapore Flyer are certainly better than building skyscrapers on every single property you can find. Now thats a bad idea.

[RafflesCity]

Singapore already has several observation areas and restaurants/bars on various highrises anyway.

An observation wheel in that sense is more unique in the world compared to conventional obs decks.

[ZZ-II]

new pic's?

[RafflesCity]

yes.

9 November 2006

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j67/RCSSC/flyer0911.jpg

[ThirskUK]

I also saw it when riding on ECP but too bad doesn't have a chance to take photos.

Quite huge!

[RafflesCity]

yes it looks quite imposing when seen from across the bay!

Cant really sense it from the pic above though

[redstone]

WOW!

[ZZ-II]

thank you RafflesCity, great pic

[jason poon]

The Flyer at the public model exhibit.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v427/rotpics03/modelpic2.jpg

Wow...
Good prospect in construction industry.

[Jamandell (d69)]

Hmm, seems odd to have it there, not slap bang in the centre of the city. Cos with the London Eye, it's right in the centre of London, opposite the Houses of Parliament, and in London most other structures are shorter than the London Eye, so you do feel like soaring. But with this, all the buildings are much higher.

(I'm not bashing, I think it is a great project, just that I wondered what it would be like to be in it is all)

[babystan03]

Some nice rendering of the Singapore Flyer Mall:

1.The Singapore Flyer Retail Centre
http://www.singaporeflyer.com.sg/images/Boardwalk%20View_3.jpg

2.Typical Shopfront
http://www.singaporeflyer.com.sg/images/Typical%20Shopfront.jpg

3.Linkway Bridge
http://www.singaporeflyer.com.sg/images/Linkway%20Bridge.jpg

4. Perspective Interior
http://www.singaporeflyer.com.sg/images/Perspective%20Interior_1.jpg

5.Coach Bay Area
http://www.singaporeflyer.com.sg/images/Coach%20Bay%20Area_b.jpg

Rendering from http://www.singaporeflyer.com.sg/retail.html

[Cliff]

Hmm, seems odd to have it there, not slap bang in the centre of the city. Cos with the London Eye, it's right in the centre of London, opposite the Houses of Parliament, and in London most other structures are shorter than the London Eye, so you do feel like soaring. But with this, all the buildings are much higher.

(I'm not bashing, I think it is a great project, just that I wondered what it would be like to be in it is all)

Well, you wouldn't feel like you're soaring into the sky, but it'll provide a picturesque frame of the Singapore skyline, aligned quite perfectly. And it would be the highest observation point in that area.

Flyer - 178m
Sands - 170m
Suntec - 145m

Swissotel is 226m but that provides different views.

Actually, to be honest, the views would not be anything new.

But most importantly, its a record breaker, tallest observation wheel in the world upon completion. (not that it means alot to the city or anything):)

[redstone]

Open concept mall? :?

[RafflesCity]

@Jamandell (d69)

The Flyer may seem a little odd in its location now, but in future, the new downtown and Gardens by the Bay project will be shaping up around it, providing a good vantage point for the city's latest developments.

Meanwhile, in the older part of the CBD in the heart of Orchard, a new skyscraper with a dedicated observation deck at Level 55 is under construction, so there will be various choices in future.

@Cliff

Suntec towers are 180m

[Cliff]

@Cliff

Suntec towers are 180m

opps, yes, 181m(from ssp) my bad.

Hmm.. so both will be about the same height? So strange...

[Jamandell (d69)]

Thanks for answering!

And I care it's taking the world's biggest crown...bah humbug! lol How dare you take it away from the London Eye! :(

;)

[redstone]

@Jamandell (d69)

The Flyer may seem a little odd in its location now, but in future, the new downtown and Gardens by the Bay project will be shaping up around it, providing a good vantage point for the city's latest developments.

Meanwhile, in the older part of the CBD in the heart of Orchard, a new skyscraper with a dedicated observation deck at Level 55 is under construction, so there will be various choices in future.

@Cliff

Suntec towers are 180m

Won't be able to look over Suntec? :(

[Cliff]

Apparently not!

Its just something fun to have I guess.:D

[Ivanhoe30]

Are they trying to copy our millenium wheel in london.

[Jamandell (d69)]

Well, it may seem that way. But in all fairness, you can't really get an observation wheel looking any different.

[ZZ-II]

yes, all are round ^^

[JoSin]

-_-''' Lol.

[redstone]

London Eye wasn't an original concept. Riesenrad, the giant observation wheel at Vienna was built in 1897. London Eye came 102 years later.

[Cliff]

At least we can say this is the first observation wheel that is set in the midst of tall skyscrapers.:D

[DarJoLe]

The London Eye I think still has the edge. Where else can you have an observation wheel hung over water and connected to the ground on one side only?

[redstone]

Posted by baqthier

9/11/06

http://i7.tinypic.com/2s6u1de.jpg

[babystan03]

Updates from Benjamin Sheares Bridge (18/11/06):

http://img123.imageshack.us/img123/8249/dscf0324of3.jpg

[ZZ-II]

nice shot

[aspirin]

two pics whick i took late sunday afternoon jogging... sorry for the crap quality

http://img276.imageshack.us/img276/5120/dsc00001cy0.jpg

http://img471.imageshack.us/img471/9577/dsc00002yd8.jpg

[ZZ-II]

can't wait to see that monster when completed :)

[RafflesCity]

Recent pic by hyacinthus.

http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h204/hyapic01/Picture-038.jpg

[redstone]

Wow, looks really huge!

[JoSin]

Go to www.singaporeflyer.com.sg to view the construction updates.

[redstone]

The wheel's spindle is now on site! :cool:

[ZZ-II]

good progress

[redstone]

The spindle was shipped here and delivered to the site from the port by a 120 wheeler transporter. The spindle is 25m long and 2.6m in diameter. :eek:

[redstone]

Spindle can be seen on the ground in the webcam. :D

[redstone]

http://img153.imageshack.us/img153/7098/3tz3.jpg

Update by Hyacinthus

[ccoo]

http://www.tc616.com/blog/attachment/1149044578.jpg

http://www.tc616.com/blog/attachment/1149044568.jpg

this observation wheel will be completed in the end of 2007 in Beijing,its hight is 208m.:cheers1:

[ZZ-II]

cool, a new Wheel!!!

[RafflesCity]

10 December 2006

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j67/RCSSC/flyer1012.jpg

[redstone]

WOW!!! SO cool!!! :cool:

Floating platform u/c as well!
Wonder what happened to the proposed powerboat bay?

[ZZ-II]

great update

[eng_kheffa]

nice


but it isn't very big like others

[redstone]

The spindle is up, which means halfway height. :yes:

It will be around the same height as the building on the left, the Ritz Carlton Millenia :)

[Cliff]

Taken today, I reckon the view will be quite surreal on a rainy day such as today.:D
http://img296.imageshack.us/img296/4786/flyerpv5.jpg

[Cliff]

here's more of the surrounding

http://img228.imageshack.us/img228/4615/flyer1oz9.jpg

[redstone]

Wow, where is this taken from? UOB?

[babystan03]

Singapore Flyer expected to open on 7 Feb 2008
By Wong Siew Ying, Channel NewsAsia | Posted: 13 December 2006 2051 hrs

SINGAPORE: Here's some good news for those who can't wait to take a spin on the Singapore Flyer at Marina Bay.

The giant observation wheel, which measures 165 metres high, is expected to be opened months ahead of schedule on 7th February 2008.

On Wednesday the spindle - the pivot of the wheel - was put into position, a process which took some 12 hours.

Weighing 180 tonnes, it took 30 days to ship the spindle from Japan to Singapore.

At 25 metres long, the spindle is believed to be the largest equipment to be delivered on the road, requiring a trailer with 120 wheels.

Phil Maddox, General Manager for Technical Services for the Singapore Flyer project, said: "From an operation and mechanical point of view, it's the heart of the wheel concept. It's also the heart of the construction process....this is the major part, after which we start constructing the actual wheel and attaching the capsules at a later date."

Once the construction is over, there will be training for 150 staff who will take care of security, operations and maintenance of the venue.

Some 82,000 square feet of retail and dining space have been set aside at the venue.

The developer says it has already received numerous enquiries about the rental of retail and F&B space there.

It expects a healthy take-up during the retail launch over the next two months.

Patsy Ong, Exclusive Sales, Marketing and Distribution Agent, said: "We are looking at pricing it below market rate, because at the end of the day, the tenants themselves have to do well. We want them to do well, so that the turnover of tenants will be low and we are looking at them as being our partners."

Peter Purcell, Managing Director for the Singapore Flyer project, said: "What we are saying to them is, we are not looking to maximize rental value because the rent from the retail centre is not a major component here. What we are saying is, we want something fresh, alive, different."

In the weeks ahead, the developer will start promoting the Singapore Flyer to tour operators and tourists, especially those from China.

The S$240 million Singapore Flyer is expected to open during the Chinese New Year period in 2008, coinciding with celebrations at Marina Bay.

It is part of the government's plan to revamp the area which will include the integrated resort, a new bridge, gardens and financial centre.

All these will be ready in the next few years. - CNA/ir

[oz.fil]

this sounds awesome! cant wait to go singapore when this opens :)

[babystan03]

Dec 14, 2006
180-Tonne spindle goes up

http://straitstimes.asiaone.com/STI/STIMEDIA/image/20061214/ST531027301_01_0001t.jpghttp://straitstimes.asiaone.com/STI/STIMEDIA/image/20061214/ST531027401_01_0001t.jpg
http://straitstimes.asiaone.com/STI/STIMEDIA/image/20061214/ST531027501_01_0001t.jpghttp://straitstimes.asiaone.com/STI/STIMEDIA/image/20061214/ST531027601_01_0001t.jpg

The main spindle of future ferris wheel Singapore Flyer, weighing 180 tonnes, being erected (anti-clockwise from top left) at Marina Bay. The operation began at 8.30am yesterday and took more than 10 hours to complete.

The spindle is the horizontal structure on which the 165m-high observation wheel - the height of a 42-storey building - will pivot when the entire project is completed.

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries in Japan took five months to build the 20m-long spindle at a cost of $2.2 million.

The Singapore Flyer, located at Marina Bay, will have 28 fully air-conditioned and UV-protected capsules which can carry 35 people each.

A synchronised double-door entry/exit system will enable access from both sides and passengers are expected to experience an easy 'step on' access, making it particularly convenient for the elderly and disabled.

The Flyer complex will have parking for 40 tour buses and 280 motor vehicles.

It is scheduled to be completed by early 2008.

Copyright © 2006 Singapore Press Holdings. All rights reserved.

[ZZ-II]

165m?? have thought 178m.

[wiki]

it looks really good

[Cliff]

165m?? have thought 178m.

I think 165m is the diameter of the wheel, whereas 178m is the full height raised off the ground.

[RafflesCity]

taken by babystan03 on 30 Dec 06

http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p12/ylstan04/Pan%20Pacific/DSCF1236.jpg

[Jamandell (d69)]

I'm interested to see how they'll actually get the wheel up. By the looks of it it won't be like the London Eye...which was pre-built on it's side then lifted up into place.

[redstone]

cheap mobile update from yesterday:

http://img255.imageshack.us/img255/9199/dsc00002rh8.jpg


29 Jan 2007

[ZZ-II]

the construction is very fast

[Escoto_Dubai2008]

Wonderful wheel, it looks very nice in the skyline of Singapure.

[redstone]

Ride on S'pore Flyer for under $30

Although costlier than other attractions, prices will be kept relatively low to attract locals

31 Jan 07

http://www.straitstimes.com/STI/STIMEDIA/image/20070130/ST_IMAGES_MRFLYER-L7Wt.jpg

IT WILL be $29.50 for that top-of-the-world feeling - a 37-minute ride on Singapore's giant observation wheel, the Singapore Flyer, when it opens early next year.
The 165m-tall attraction, the height of a 42-storey building, is not charging sky-high prices to attract more Singaporeans: Four in 10 of the anticipated 2.5 million passengers in the wheel's first year are expected to be from here.

Prices are being set low to pull them in, said Ms Patsy Ong, managing director of Adval Brand Group, the project's marketing agent.

Children aged three to 12 will pay $20.65, while senior citizens over 60 will pay $23.60, or 20 per cent off the full adult ticket price.

A ride on the Singapore Flyer will be cheaper than one on the 135m-tall London Eye, which charges around $45 for an adult.

However, it will cost more than a ticket to Malaysia's observation wheel in Kuala Lumpur, called Eye on Malaysia. A ride on that 60m-tall wheel costs RM15 (S$6.60) for an adult.

A ride on the Singapore Flyer is also pricey compared to other attractions here: The Singapore Zoo charges $15 for adults and $7.50 for children; the 131m-tall Carlsberg Sky Tower on Sentosa, which also touts a breathtaking view, charges $10 per adult and $6 per child.

But with a year to go, interest in the wheel is already growing. Adval has received no fewer than 50 inquiries a month in the last three months.

Travel agents here and overseas have been looking to bundle the attraction in their tour packages and brochures. Requests to hold weddings and corporate events on board have also been flowing in.

Each of the 28 fully air-conditioned capsules on the Singapore Flyer can carry 35 people. Each capsule can be booked for private events from $1,000 onwards.

The prices were fixed following surveys among 500 consumers and local and overseas travel agents, said Ms Ong.

Pegged to make the project profitable from Day One, they will remain unchanged for at least a year, said Singapore Flyer's managing director Peter Purcell.

The company will launch its ticketing offers to travel agents at the Asean Tourism Forum this week.

Members of the public can make bookings from tomorrow.

The wheel, to sit just opposite the upcoming Marina Bay Sands integrated resort, will crown a three-storey mall. The retailers there have not been announced, but 60 per cent of its 80,000 sq ft will be devoted to food and beverage outlets, most of them with waterfront dining.

In the Singapore Flyer's first year, about $6 million will be spent on marketing it through advertisements and promotional events such as concerts.

When asked if the relatively low price was to play things safe in view of the closure of the Crazy Horse Revue, Mr Purcell dismissed the suggestion.

'I think it was the wrong product in this particular market,' he said.

To be among the first to ride the Singapore Flyer, visit www.singaporeflyer.com.sg

[redstone]

Old update:

21 Jan 2007

http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h204/hyapic01/DSCF0722.jpg

[Monkey]

London Eye wasn't an original concept. Riesenrad, the giant observation wheel at Vienna was built in 1897. London Eye came 102 years later.Vienna's wheel was built by an Englishman, Walter Bassett, who had already built a similar large ferris wheel in London (completed in 1895 and dismantled in 1907). Even the relatively recent and large wheels in Japan also belong to a previous generation of ferris wheels. The London Eye was the first of a new generation of observation wheels and Singapore is obviously copying that. I don't mind though. Cities copy one another all the time and immitation is the highest form of flattery after all... ;)

[RafflesCity]

5 February 2007

Update by hyacinthus

Wheel is forming:

http://img100.imageshack.us/img100/1116/dscf0967yt0.jpg

[redstone]

Stunning process. :eek:

[ZZ-II]

maybe 1-2 more months and it has reached its final height

[Cliff]

Wow, this is interesting to see built!

[Jose Luis]

it's HUGE!

[RafflesCity]

10 February 2007

seen on the right

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v427/rotpics03/flyer1002.jpg

[redstone]

11 Feb 2007

http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w304/hyapic02/IMAGE_088.jpg

Update

[oshkoshbgood]

OMG! i can't believe it will cost $30 which is RM60 for a permanent ferris wheel:ohno: ..i bet tourist from malaysia will only 'see' this wheel lah..:lol:

[ZZ-II]

They're fast!

[redstone]

Personally I find the construction method amazing..

[ZZ-II]

it's always the same at such wheels i think

[redstone]

it's always the same at such wheels i think

The lattice booms and the half built wheel don't seem in equilibrum.. :?

[spikeshamz]

Looks like a giant viking in the making or a pendulum.

[redstone]

Flyer nearing full height. :cool:

Perhaps in next week.

[nezzybaby]

it's always the same at such wheels i think

not really, the london eye was assembled on its side then hoisted into position, not seen any other ferris wheels on a similar scale go up, so its actually quite a revolutionary technique rather than the norm.

http://www.christopherholt.com/photos-2003/london_eye/london_eye_07.jpg

[ZZ-II]

mmmhhh, you're right :). but i think the Wheel in Singapore is a bit too big to use the same method

[vinouz]

The Ferry in Place de La Concorde or Tuileries in Paris is smaller than the London Eye, still it is assembled that way. Maybe it depends on structure used and place.

not really, the london eye was assembled on its side then hoisted into position, not seen any other ferris wheels on a similar scale go up, so its actually quite a revolutionary technique rather than the norm.

http://www.christopherholt.com/photos-2003/london_eye/london_eye_07.jpg

[RafflesCity]

Taken by Pengui

http://ssc.singapenguin.net/07/070220_singapore_flyer01.jpg

http://ssc.singapenguin.net/07/070220_singapore_flyer02.jpg

http://ssc.singapenguin.net/07/070220_singapore_flyer03.jpg

http://ssc.singapenguin.net/07/070220_singapore_flyer04.jpg

[ZZ-II]

again a great progress :)

[redstone]

23 February 2007

http://i18.tinypic.com/4c2777s.jpg

http://i19.tinypic.com/2mnhngo.jpg

Wheel coming up very fast, reaching full height in few days.

[JOVIMECA]

wow

[sc4]

There seems to be quite a number of this observation wheel coming up lately. Guess the original idea came from the London Eye.....there's also one in Malaysia recently erected...similar setting beside a lake in Titiwangsa Park with KL skyline as a backdrop...but it's not meant as a permanent fixture...only for Visit Malaysia Year 2007......wonder is the construction method is similar coz it was erected quite fast

[ZZ-II]

can't wait to see the 180m wheel in berlin :)

[redstone]

Wheel just got higher with third boom.

Taken on 27 Feb from the ECP:

http://img295.imageshack.us/img295/7415/cimg2292jg8.jpg

http://img176.imageshack.us/img176/9453/cimg2295iz6.jpg

http://img295.imageshack.us/img295/5427/cimg2298bk9.jpg

[redstone]

http://203.208.233.52/

Live webcam of construction progress.

[HairDoctore]

what's going to hold the wheel in place when the lattice booms are removed

[ZZ-II]

harm, i can't watch the webcam

[redstone]

harm, i can't watch the webcam

Oh, sorry you need to download some plugins:

http://www.singaporeflyer.com.sg/whats_new_const_progs.php

[redstone]

what's going to hold the wheel in place when the lattice booms are removed

The steel cable spokes of the wheel.

[ZZ-II]

Oh, sorry you need to download some plugins:

http://www.singaporeflyer.com.sg/whats_new_const_progs.php

thank you, now i can see it :)

[LeCom]

Wow sweet, I never knew how they built such observation wheels.

[Cliff]

The world's largest observation wheel! that phrase needs some getting used to.

[redstone]

Looks like the 4th boom should be up any time now...

[redstone]

4th boom is up.


http://www.singaporeflyer.com.sg/images/mar07_03.jpg
^ How the wheel rim is assembled

http://www.singaporeflyer.com.sg/images/mar07_02.jpg
^ Sections of the boom

[ZZ-II]

march 6th:
http://i17.tinypic.com/47i249y.png

[heirloom]

nice... halfway there... how accessible is it going to be for public transport users?

[redstone]

http://i18.tinypic.com/347k0ia.jpg

Singapore Flyer 070307

Update

[RafflesCity]

march 6th:
http://i17.tinypic.com/47i249y.png

wow great picture! :banana:

[ZZ-II]

only from the webcam :)

[redstone]

http://img112.imageshack.us/img112/952/dscf1119bi7.jpg

Updated

[James R. Hawkwood]

Higher then the heighest dutch skyscraper!!! :S :P :)

:tiasd:

[redstone]

Some updates on 11th March from Esplanade Park

1.
http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p12/ylstan04/Singapore%20Flyer%2011th%20March/DSC_0007.jpg


update

[RafflesCity]

10 March 2007

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v133/RafflesCity/flyer1003.jpg

[chinatown]

so it'll b as tall as those Suntec Towers.Hope i can hoop in that soon :)

[Qtya]

I would really like having something like this in Budapest... :cheers: :applause: :master: :nocrook: :okay:

[ZZ-II]

the half wheel is done :)

[RafflesCity]

so it'll b as tall as those Suntec Towers.Hope i can hoop in that soon :)

I think Suntec Towers are slightly taller than it.

This panorama was taken from Suntec rooftop:

------->

The Flyer can be seen on the left.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v427/rotpics03/suntecpano1003.jpg

[redstone]

11 Mar 07

http://img85.imageshack.us/img85/1617/dscf1075cx8.jpg (http://img85.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dscf1075cx8.jpg)

Updated

[kiwitam]

Singapore Flyer to attract in more ways than one
By Jasmine Yin, TODAY | Posted: 14 March 2007 1053 hrs

SINGAPORE: A panoramic sweep of Singapore's skyline and even parts of Malaysia may not be the only thing visitors take in when the Singapore Flyer opens next year.

They will be able to rub shoulders with wax models of celebrities like David Beckham, or even hop on a roller-coaster train, if plans to develop a second attraction at the 165-m-tall giant observation wheel take off.

TODAY understands that the Singapore Flyer management could hook up with the United Kingdom-based Tussauds Group, which owns the Madame Tussauds museum in cities such as New York and Hong Kong.

It is also behind the London Eye giant observation wheel — the top-paying tourist attraction in Britain — and a host of theme parks such as Alton Towers and the Chessington World of Adventures.

A source told this newspaper that both parties are in "serious talks" following a visit here last month by London Eye senior executives as part of a publicity tour in Asia.

When contacted, managing director for Singapore Flyer Peter Purcell said: "We are unable to comment regarding ongoing discussions."

Just last week, private equity firm Blackstone Group agreed to buy over the Tussauds Group for £1 billion ($2.95 billion) to create what is touted to be the world's second-biggest operator of tourist attractions, by visitor numbers, after Disney.

Blackstone's Merlin Entertainments Group operates the Legoland theme parks in Denmark and Germany and Italy's biggest theme park Gardaland, among other attractions.

Meanwhile, Mr Purcell said construction of the Singapore Flyer is ahead of schedule and that he has received offers from 23 bidders who are interested in leasing space.

In fact, one bidder is even proposing to take up the entire ground floor. But Mr Purcell said: "We are not in a mad rush to sign leases."

He added that credit card, alcohol and hi-tech bigwigs have approached him to sponsor and co-brand the Singapore Flyer, in the mould of the British Airways London Eye.

As for the $300-million Singapore Oceanarium proposal that he and a consortium of local and foreign investors had pitched last year, Mr Purcell said that it is still pending a decision from the authorities.

The authorities have suggested two sites outside of Marina Bay for the proposal, with at least one site in the East Coast.

He reiterated his desire to anchor what he described as an "edu-tourism" proposal in Singapore, but did not rule out other offers of interest the consortium has had from the Middle East, the United States and even Brazil.

Asked about the recent tremors felt in Singapore following two earthquakes in Sumatra, Mr Purcell said the Flyer's structure was not affected.

He said: "The design capacity of a structure of this type is pretty fantastic because it's designed to last 100 years. Our engineers from Arup have assured us that all the safeguards for any sort of natural phenomenon have been taken into account." - TODAY/fa

[ZZ-II]

March 19th:

http://www.singaporeflyer.com.sg/webcam_image/webcam.jpg

[redstone]

How did you capture the image?

[ZZ-II]

when you can see the webcam pic in the net you must make a right-click on the pic and choose "copy graphic-adress" ( it works with Firefox and probably a lot other browsers ). when you've copied you can fill in the adress, only add the ... and you can see it here in the forum :)

that's the graphic adress of this pic: http://www.singaporeflyer.com.sg/webcam_image/webcam.jpg

[redstone]

when you can see the webcam pic in the net you must make a right-click on the pic and choose "copy graphic-adress" ( it works with Firefox and probably a lot other browsers ). when you've copied you can fill in the adress, only add the ... and you can see it here in the forum :)

that's the graphic adress of this pic: http://www.singaporeflyer.com.sg/webcam_image/webcam.jpg

Thank you! :D

[MaartenK]

Very interesting to see how this thing is being constructed!
The structural system of the finished wheel will be relatively simple and very effective. The spokes will be in tension and the ring in compression, this will keep the ring in it's shape and there is no need to worry about buckling of the spokes.
I bet the construction phase took up about 90% of the design effort. The difficulty is that untill the ring is complete you need a completely different structural system (in this case these big temporary booms) to hold the thing up.
I believe this was avoided at the construction of The London Eye by building it on the ground and jacking the entire thing up into to it's vertical position after the ring was completed.

[redstone]

Very interesting to see how this thing is being constructed!
The structural system of the finished wheel will be relatively simple and very effective. The spokes will be in tension and the ring in compression, this will keep the ring in it's shape and there is no need to worry about buckling of the spokes.
I bet the construction phase took up about 90% of the design effort. The difficulty is that untill the ring is complete you need a completely different structural system (in this case these big temporary booms) to hold the thing up.
I believe this was avoided at the construction of The London Eye by building it on the ground and jacking the entire thing up into to it's vertical position after the ring was completed.

Ah, I was curious because during construction the wheel position is not in equilibrum.

[builder1010]

Singapore Flyer to attract in more ways than one
By Jasmine Yin, TODAY | Posted: 14 March 2007 1053 hrs

SINGAPORE: A panoramic sweep of Singapore's skyline and even parts of Malaysia may not be the only thing visitors take in when the Singapore Flyer opens next year.

They will be able to rub shoulders with wax models of celebrities like David Beckham, or even hop on a roller-coaster train, if plans to develop a second attraction at the 165-m-tall giant observation wheel take off.

TODAY understands that the Singapore Flyer management could hook up with the United Kingdom-based Tussauds Group, which owns the Madame Tussauds museum in cities such as New York and Hong Kong.

It is also behind the London Eye giant observation wheel — the top-paying tourist attraction in Britain — and a host of theme parks such as Alton Towers and the Chessington World of Adventures.

A source told this newspaper that both parties are in "serious talks" following a visit here last month by London Eye senior executives as part of a publicity tour in Asia.

When contacted, managing director for Singapore Flyer Peter Purcell said: "We are unable to comment regarding ongoing discussions."

Just last week, private equity firm Blackstone Group agreed to buy over the Tussauds Group for £1 billion ($2.95 billion) to create what is touted to be the world's second-biggest operator of tourist attractions, by visitor numbers, after Disney.

Blackstone's Merlin Entertainments Group operates the Legoland theme parks in Denmark and Germany and Italy's biggest theme park Gardaland, among other attractions.

Meanwhile, Mr Purcell said construction of the Singapore Flyer is ahead of schedule and that he has received offers from 23 bidders who are interested in leasing space.

In fact, one bidder is even proposing to take up the entire ground floor. But Mr Purcell said: "We are not in a mad rush to sign leases."

He added that credit card, alcohol and hi-tech bigwigs have approached him to sponsor and co-brand the Singapore Flyer, in the mould of the British Airways London Eye.
- TODAY/fa

Do we need another Tussauds wax displays? nope. flyers and wax dnt mix

sponship?, hope not, i prefer it remains singapore flyer. or maybe singapore airlins can sponsor. Singapore Air Flyer!:lol:

[redstone]

A very much needed update:

(1) Captured at Esplanade Promenade.
http://img340.imageshack.us/img340/4115/flyer1lh5.jpg

(2) Captured at Esplanade deck on 5th floor.
http://img410.imageshack.us/img410/5980/flyer4dw9.jpg

(3) Captured at Marina Bay Garden beside water way.
http://img442.imageshack.us/img442/5325/flyer2uk7.jpg

[ZZ-II]

looks very big!

btw..are there any news about the 208m Beijing Wheel? it is planned to open in August 2008

[ncon]

25 March 07

us]http://img117.imageshack.us/img117/582/dsc1005sau2.jpg[/URL]

[OtAkAw]

It has a very amazing location! Free from any intrusive views or whatever.

[redstone]

Wheel going to be completed in few days. :banana:

28 March 2007

http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h204/hyapic01/DSC_4566.jpg

[ZZ-II]

fantastic!!

[ZZ-II]

http://www.singaporeflyer.com.sg/webcam_image/webcam.jpg

[Sexas]

Do anybody know the ticket price yet?

[ZZ-II]

i think it will not be cheap

[redstone]

Do anybody know the ticket price yet?

It would be $30 Singapore dollars for a ride. ;)

[RafflesCity]

I think the price is reasonable...slightly less than what ****** is charging for their Eye (when I took a ride in 2004)