HAMBURG, N.Y. — The Sky Wheel is making a comeback at the Erie County Fair this summer.
Often called the "King of the Midway" for its uniqueness, the 80-foot high double ferris wheel will be on the Midway this year to commemorate the 95th year of the Strates Shows at the Erie County Fair.
“The double Ferris wheel is one of the most requested bygone attractions that fairgoers continually ask us to bring back,” said Marty Biniasz, Erie County Fair Marketing Manager in a released statement. “Not only is this rare ride an icon of the Strates Shows midway, it also has a deep Buffalo-Niagara connection as the Sky Wheel ride was once manufactured by the Allan Herschell Co.”
The Sky Wheel made its first debut in 1963 at the Erie County Fair and was a featured attraction until 1994.
The ride has been fully restored and will be of only five Sky Wheel rides in North America.
The 199th Erie County Fair runs August 7-18 this year.
