A High-Rolling Idea to Bring Tourists Into the City Centre ; a Big Wheel Operator has Its Eye On Bringing One of Its Giant Structures to Derby's Market Place. The London Eye-Inspired Attraction has Proved a Big Hit in Cities Across the Uk and Derby Is Hoping to Capitalise On the Success. Kirsty Green Reports.

Derby Evening Telegraph › March 07, 2008

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A big wheel operator has its eye on bringing one of its giant structures to Derby's Market Place. The London Eye-inspired attraction has proved a big hit in cities across the UK and Derby is hoping to capitalise on the success. Kirsty Green reports.

A Panoramic view over Derby, stretching 15 miles across the surrounding landscape.

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A High-Rolling Idea to Bring Tourists Into the City Centre ; a Big Wheel Operator has Its Eye On Bringing One of Its Giant Structures to Derby's Market Place. The London Eye-Inspired Attraction has Proved a Big Hit in Cities Across the Uk and Derby Is Hoping to Capitalise On the Success. Kirsty Green Reports.

That will be the spectacle from 150ft above the city on a rotating wheel.

Derby has its sights firmly set on getting its own London Eye- style wheel with plush, fully enclosed, air-conditioned glass pods.

It wants the big wheel to be a major tourist attraction, pulling in tens of thousands of visitors during its temporary stay at the ...

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