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proposed giant

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projects which failed between 2007 and 2010. It was to have been constructed near

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in Orange County,

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, at a site adjacent to the Orlando–

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, near Interstate 4, SeaWorld, and

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. Plans included an integrated terminal building with commercial and retail facilities, and it was to have provided a 25-mile (40 km) view of Central Florida attractions including

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and

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, as well as firework displays and rocket launches from

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. In 2010 it was reported that the project had been "put on hold" due to the poor economic climate.Orlando Theme Park News -- Orlando's Great Wheel... when?
/ref> Subsequently, Great Orlando Wheel Corp., created in 2007 and placed under the control of a receiver to liquidate its assets in 2013, sought to sell the 20-acre site on which they had planned to build the wheel for $12 million.Orlando Ferris Wheel Project Gets Receiver for Liquidation
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References

External links

The Great Wheel Corporation website
retrieved 2008-06-27

retrieved 2008-06-27
Orlando Attractions Magazine -- Orlando To Be Site For New International Icon – The Great Wheel
{{Ferris wheel Unbuilt Ferris wheels Unbuilt buildings and structures in the United States