Beijing Great Wheel Beijing Great Wheel The Beijing Great Wheel, () a tall giant Ferris wheel, was to have been constructed in eastern Beijing's Chaoyang Park, one of the 2008 Summer Olympics venues. If it had been built, it would have become the world's tallest Ferris wheel, superseding the Singapore Flyer (world's tallest 2008-2014). The Great Wheel Corporation originally forecast the wheel would start turning on August 1, 2008, one week in advance of the Beijing-hosted 2008 Summer Olympics. In 2007, Chinese state media reported that construction had begun, with completion delayed until 2009 due to design issues. Completion was subsequently rescheduled for
The Ferris Wheel (album) band's first and last disc not recorded entirely at Roger's home studio, the drum tracks for "The Ferris Wheel", just like "Through the Forest" were recorded at Randy's studio, Rose Studios. All songs written by Roger Rose, except "When Life Has A Plan" and "Going Nowhere Again" written by Randy Rose, and "The Love" and "No Secrets" written by Randy, Roger and Danny Rose. Ray Rose, Roger and Randy's older brother, was not an actual member of the band but did play bass on three songs. This is the only disc for which a promotional video was filmed, for "Eyes