Melbourne to get second ferris wheel years after Docklands ‘Star’ last spun

A 35-metre-tall wheel is set to open in South Wharf at Polly Woodside Park more than two years after Melbourne Star stopped operating

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Years after the Melbourne Star last turned, a second ferris wheel for the city is set to open mere kilometres away, by operators confident their $5m attraction won’t suffer the same ill-fate.

With the Docklands ferris wheel still sitting idle, Skyline Attractions on Friday announced it had been setting up its own version in Polly Woodside Park, outside the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre in South Wharf, where it will stand for six months.

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