Amusement+Rides

== =__// The Captive Balloon -//__ The Captive balloon was the most expensive exhibit at the fair and broke down midway through the fair due to a windstorm; which was later replaced by a trapeze act. The ride went up 1500 feet into the air and made two trips per hour. $2.00 would get you a ride and a sovenier photo. $0.25 would grant you admission into the observation area.=

 =__// The Ice Railway- //__ the ice railway was a 850 foot slide. The riders rode in brightly painted sleighs. The slide was covered in snow, created by the //De La Vergne// snow machines. The //De La Vergne//, actually, was an exihibit at the Chicago World's Fair Columbian Exposition. = =[|Additional information on the Ice Railway] = = = = = = = =//__ The Ferris Wheel- __// It was built by George W. Ferris. The Wheel's height rose to 264 feet. It was located in the Midway Plaisance. Each cart on the //Great Wheel// could carry a maximum of 60 people. Each "go 'round" consisted of two full revolutions; it costed .50 cents per ride.= = = = = = = =[|Ferris Wheel.]= =[|View From Ferris Wheel]= =[|The Great Wheel of the White City]=

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