{"id":562,"date":"2011-09-29T15:55:59","date_gmt":"2011-09-29T15:55:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/santamonicahistory.org\/bkp\/?p=562"},"modified":"2022-02-08T10:23:25","modified_gmt":"2022-02-08T18:23:25","slug":"pacific-park-donation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/santamonicahistory.org\/bkp\/press-releases\/pacific-park-donation\/","title":{"rendered":"Pacific Park Donation"},"content":{"rendered":"

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CONTACT: Cameron Andrews
\nPier Communications
\n562-432-5300
\nFor Immediate Release<\/p>\n

Pacific Park donates an original Ferris wheel center hub sign to the Santa Monica History Museum<\/strong><\/p>\n

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SANTA MONICA, Calif., (May 26, 2011) \u2013 Pacific Park on the Santa Monica Pier today announced the donation of a historical piece of its original world-famous Ferris wheel, one of the two center hub signs, to the Santa Monica History Museum.
\nWith the yellow background and red Pacific Wheel inscription, the hub sign measures six feet in diameter and is encircled by 98 incandescent bulbs. The hub sign adorned the Ferris wheel from the opening of Pacific Park in May 1996 through its replacement in May 2008. In an informal ceremony led by Jeff Klocke, director of marketing and sales at Pacific Park, the artifact was presented to representatives of the Santa Monica History Museum including Louise Gabriel, President and CEO, and Eddie Guerboian, Chair of the Board.
\n\u201cWe wanted to present the Santa Monica History Museum with something extraordinary and nostalgic, which led us to the Ferris wheel\u2019s center hub sign for preservation,\u201d said Klocke.
\n\u201cThe Pacific Wheel has been an incredible source of pride for the City. Pacific Park\u2019s donation of the center hub sign represents our desire to preserve a distinct part of Santa Monica history.\u201d
\nThe Pacific Wheel has been a highly visible icon for the entertainment industry as well having been featured in more than 350 movie, television, commercial, music videos and print advertisements. \u201cWe are pleased to accept this unique donation by Pacific Park,\u201d said Gabriel. \u201cThis is the type of artifact that makes the History Museum relevant to the City. The center hub sign will provide a means for the community to relive its past with wonder and whimsy.\u201d
\nOn May 28, 2008, Pacific Park introduced an all-new $1.8 million Pacific Wheel Ferris wheel featuring more than 160,000 energy-efficient LED lights that provides higher energy savings while complementing the solar-power application. The eco-friendly, enhanced LED (more) Pacific Park Donates An Original Ferris Wheel Center Hub Sign To The Santa Monica History Museum; lighting provides 75 percent greater energy savings than most Ferris wheel\u2019s traditional incandescent bulbs. The Pacific Wheel now presents dynamic, custom, computer-generated lighting entertainment each evening. The Pacific Wheel was the world\u2019s first solar-powered Ferris wheel introduced in 1998 and was later selected \u201cBest Solar System\u201d in the Reader\u2019s Digest Best in America 2006. The nine-story tall Pacific Wheel Ferris wheel stands 130 feet above the Pacific Ocean and offers extraordinary views of the Southern California coastline from its location on the internationally popular Santa Monica Pier. Overall the Pacific Wheel has provided more than 3 million rides in its 15 years of operation and continues to be a community treasure.
\nPacific Park\u2019s original Ferris wheel center hub sign is now on display at the Santa Monica History Museum during regular hours on Tuesday and Thursday from 12-8 p.m. and Wednesday, Friday and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Museum is closed on Sunday and Monday.<\/p>\n

Santa Monica History Museum admission is $5 per adult, $3 per student with proper identification, and Free to members and children under 12.
\nSanta Monica History Museum is located at 1350 7th Street, Santa Monica, CA 90401.
\nFor additional information, please call 310-395-2290 or visit www.santamonicahistory.org.<\/a>
\nPacific Park on the Santa Monica Pier, LA\u2019s only admission free amusement park, offers 12 amusement rides, 18 midway games and an oceanfront food plaza. Signature rides include the Pacific Wheel, the world\u2019s first solar-powered Ferris wheel; The West Coaster, a steel roller coaster that races 55 feet above the Santa Monica Bay; and Inkie\u2019s Air Lift Balloon Ride, the high-flying, family-share kids ride.<\/p>\n

For additional information and hours of operation, call 310- 260-8744 or visit www.pacpark.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n

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