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CIHP:Wonder Wheel Going Green! Solar Panels, LEDs
Feb 15^th, 2010, 8:02am

News from the Coney Island History Project blog

The Wonder Wheel is going green!

The Wonder Wheel is going green! Solar panels are being added to power a re-creation of the original 1920s lighting scheme on the swinging cars. Charles Denson interviews D.J. Vourderis, grandson of Wonder Wheel Park founder Denos Vourderis and the man behind the restoration. Listen to the entire interview in our Oral History Archive.

http://www.coneyislandhistory.org/

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Joe-Sitt-Friend Son of A Beach Offline The Times.. They Are A Changing Posts: 1366 Gender:	Re: CIHP:Wonder Wheel Going Green! Solar Panels, LEDs Reply #1 - Feb 15^th, 2010, 10:22am LOVE IT
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Dylanlip Aspiring Carny Offline Coney Island and Showbiz Pizza Lover Posts: 154 New Jersey Gender:	Re: CIHP:Wonder Wheel Going Green! Solar Panels, LEDs Reply #2 - Feb 15^th, 2010, 11:33am It would've looked nicer if it utilized full RGB LEDs. Ah well. I'm hoping that there're still at least some patterns with the lighting. There's always next year for full color!
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adriahna Son of A Beach Offline Polar Bear, Wooden Coaster Junkie, Park Fanatic Posts: 1328 Right Around the Corner Gender:	Re: CIHP:Wonder Wheel Going Green! Solar Panels, LEDs Reply #3 - Feb 15^th, 2010, 12:19pm Beautiful to hear this - so exciting!!!
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BoardwalkHystericalSociety Aspiring Carny Offline Save America's Pleasure Piers and Boardwalks!!!!!! Posts: 155 Gender:	Re: CIHP:Wonder Wheel Going Green! Solar Panels, LEDs Reply #4 - Feb 15^th, 2010, 12:55pm I am so excited for this. Could somebody email me a photo of it this summer when it's done? Thanks.
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Coney44 CI Tourist Offline I love YaBB 1G - SP1! Posts: 21	Re: CIHP:Wonder Wheel Going Green! Solar Panels, LEDs Reply #5 - Feb 15^th, 2010, 10:41pm This is just the kind of news that Coney Island needs. Good to see that the family run amusements are still doing what they can to improve the area. Even better to see the new generation is getting involved. Can't wait to see the Wheel this year, greener and brighter than ever!
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Best View Of Coney Son of A Beach Offline I Love Coney Island, my home sweet home! Posts: 1277 11224 FOREVER!	Re: CIHP:Wonder Wheel Going Green! Solar Panels, LEDs Reply #6 - Feb 17^th, 2010, 1:13am WOW, I can hardly contain myself with all this good news, my view is going to be even MORE awesome than ever!! I cannot wait to see it all begin to take shape! The Wonder Wheel has not been utilizing all it's lighting in quite some time, about time it became more spectacular than ever!
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ConeyLover Sand in my Shoes Offline I Love Coney Island! Posts: 472 Gender:	Re: CIHP:Wonder Wheel Going Green! Solar Panels, LEDs Reply #7 - Feb 27^th, 2010, 9:03pm Deno's should be putting the cars on the Wonder Wheel soon because they are opening on March 28. The solar panels should look really good on the swinging cars!!!! Something else to look forward too!!!
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seabreezin2 Aspiring Carny Offline build union C.I.(i'm still by da water) Posts: 246 Perth Amboy,N.J. Gender:	Re: CIHP:Wonder Wheel Going Green! Solar Panels, LEDs Reply #8 - Mar 5^th, 2010, 2:06pm i had mentioned this last year in nov.of 2009 i had a feeling that they would do this everybody will adapt to these new green ways in da future it will pay off in the long run GO GREEN AMERICA,and save some money new construction will get many rewarding incentives
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Brooklyn Rider Sand in my Shoes Offline Posts: 414 Brooklyn, NY Gender:	Re: CIHP:Wonder Wheel Going Green! Solar Panels, LEDs Reply #9 - Mar 6^th, 2010, 11:43pm Some LED lit Ferris Wheels: 1. 2. 3. 4.
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Dylanlip Aspiring Carny Offline Coney Island and Showbiz Pizza Lover Posts: 154 New Jersey Gender:	Re: CIHP:Wonder Wheel Going Green! Solar Panels, LEDs Reply #10 - Mar 7^th, 2010, 3:39pm For those who don't know, the WW is not getting a full LED makeover. Only the Swinging cars will be getting LEDs, and the new LEDs aren't even Full Color (RGB), they're Amber-colored.
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Brooklyn Rider Sand in my Shoes Offline Posts: 414 Brooklyn, NY Gender:	Re: CIHP:Wonder Wheel Going Green! Solar Panels, LEDs Reply #11 - Mar 7^th, 2010, 5:48pm Oh well, we can dream.
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ConeyLover Sand in my Shoes Offline I Love Coney Island! Posts: 472 Gender:	Re: CIHP:Wonder Wheel Going Green! Solar Panels, LEDs Reply #12 - Mar 13^th, 2010, 12:01am Since Deno's is opening on March 28th(Palm Sunday), they should be putting the cars on the Wonder Wheel any day now. The solar panels should make the swinging cars look awesome!!!
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Brooklyn Rider Sand in my Shoes Offline Posts: 414 Brooklyn, NY Gender:	Re: CIHP:Wonder Wheel Going Green! Solar Panels, LEDs Reply #13 - Mar 13^th, 2010, 9:41am Deno's website has been inaccessible for a while now. I wonder if it is down and out, or down and being redesigned.
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ConeyLover Sand in my Shoes Offline I Love Coney Island! Posts: 472 Gender:	Re: CIHP:Wonder Wheel Going Green! Solar Panels, LEDs Reply #14 - Mar 23^rd, 2010, 9:19pm The Wonder Wheel should look awesome lit up!!!! It's something to look foreward to!!!
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