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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Benita Kolovos

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

The Melbourne Star in Docklands sitting idle in 2021
The Melbourne Star in Docklands has sat idle since 2021, but the operators of a new ferris wheel in South Wharf, to run for six months, are confident their attraction won’t meet the same fate. Photograph: James Ross/AAP

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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