Big Ferris Wheel attraction set to return to Largs

Calvin David Thomson has made the application for a temporary public licence for the entertainment fairground attraction.

The temporary public licence application was made on July 8.

The duration of the licence runs from August 12 until September 8 meaning that the Ferris Wheel would also be in position for the full Viking Festival week which runs from August 31 until September 8.

It states on the application that the maximum number permitted to attend is 150.

The turf on this area of the esplanade was relaid earlier this year following the flood prevention works which had taken up the site location for the Ferris Wheel last year.

Location view: Ferris Wheel application for the esplanade (Image: Newsquest)

Despite hopes that the Ferris Wheel could be placed at another location in Largs, such as Mackerston Putting Green, did materialise with the owners of the Ferris Wheel wanting a more visible seafront location near the busy esplanade area of the town.

The 32-metre-tall wheel first came to the town in 2021 and was a hit with visitors, and returned in 2022, for a longer period.

The 105-foot-tall attraction was manufactured and purchased brand new in 2018 and has been made to the highest specifications by Technical Park, one of the largest manufacturers in the amusements industry.

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The structure boasts an LED light show, which runs in different sequences.

It has 24 individual gondolas, seating up to six people per carriage, with each offering unobstructed 360 degree panoramic views, and includes disabled access on a specially made gondola.

The wheel has previously also been at Glasgow’s Christmas market, Portobello beach near Edinburgh - and at a wedding in Switzerland.