This is going to be big.  I mean real BIG!

As someone who has actually ridden on the massive London Eye, I must say I am a big fan of these giant ferris wheels.

New York City has announced that it is building the world's largest ferris wheel on Staten Island to open in 2014.  It will cost almost a quarter of a billion dollars to build, will be more than 600-feet tall and will hold 1,400 visitors when full.

The views of the New York City skyline, the Statue of Liberty, New York Harbor and points beyond promises to be spectacular!

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