Frank Zaitshik, a Florida local and longtime amusement ride owner, was looking to acquire a Ferris wheel. Michael Wood, who was born in Tampa to a line of carnival investors, was hoping for his next ...

His original Ferris wheel was moved from the Chicago Fair to the 1904 World’s Fair in St. Louis and then torn down in 1906. Ferris never lived to see that. What he built also broke him.

TAMPA, Fla. — The Ferris wheel is up, the concert stage is set and the deep fryers are hot, which can only mean one thing: The 2025 Florida State Fair is officially here. You can bring the ...

The annual event kicks off Thursday, Feb. 27 with two weeks of carnival rides, fair food, animal competitions and more at Lee County Civic Center.

It isn't difficult to pick out the La Grande Wheel XL amid the glowing, rainbow-colored spectacle of the Arizona State Fair's midway when ... the biggest and best Ferris wheel in town.