Pacific Wheel

E486361

Ferris wheel amusement ride tourist attraction

Pacific Wheel is a famous solar-powered Ferris wheel located on the Santa Monica Pier in California.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Pacific Wheel canonical	3
Sun Wheel	1
new Pacific Wheel (2008)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5011591 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Pacific Wheel
Context triple: [Pacific Park, hasAttraction, Pacific Wheel]

A. The Oceanic Circle
The Oceanic Circle is a seminal work on ocean governance and international maritime law that advocates treating the world’s oceans as a shared global commons requiring cooperative, holistic management.
B. Sandspit
Sandspit is a small coastal community on Moresby Island in Haida Gwaii, British Columbia, known as a key access point to the archipelago and nearby Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve.
C. Palaonda
Palaonda is an indoor ice arena in Bolzano, Italy, primarily used for ice hockey and other sporting and entertainment events.
D. Pila
Pila is a popular ski resort village in Italy’s Aosta Valley, known for its scenic Alpine slopes and views of major peaks like Mont Blanc and the Matterhorn.
E. Winged Wheel
Winged Wheel is the iconic winged tire logo that symbolizes the Detroit Red Wings hockey franchise.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Pacific Wheel
Target entity description: Pacific Wheel is a famous solar-powered Ferris wheel located on the Santa Monica Pier in California.

A. The Oceanic Circle
The Oceanic Circle is a seminal work on ocean governance and international maritime law that advocates treating the world’s oceans as a shared global commons requiring cooperative, holistic management.
B. Sandspit
Sandspit is a small coastal community on Moresby Island in Haida Gwaii, British Columbia, known as a key access point to the archipelago and nearby Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve.
C. Palaonda
Palaonda is an indoor ice arena in Bolzano, Italy, primarily used for ice hockey and other sporting and entertainment events.
D. Pila
Pila is a popular ski resort village in Italy’s Aosta Valley, known for its scenic Alpine slopes and views of major peaks like Mont Blanc and the Matterhorn.
E. Winged Wheel
Winged Wheel is the iconic winged tire logo that symbolizes the Detroit Red Wings hockey franchise.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Ferris wheel ⓘ amusement ride ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ
associatedWith	California coastal attractions ⓘ Santa Monica tourism industry ⓘ
capacityPerGondola	6 passengers ⓘ
category	Ferris wheels in California ⓘ Santa Monica Pier ⓘ Solar-powered amusement rides ⓘ Tourist attractions in Santa Monica, California ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
energySource	solar panels ⓘ
feature	LED lighting system ⓘ ocean views ⓘ views of Santa Monica Bay ⓘ views of the Pacific Ocean ⓘ views of the Santa Monica Mountains ⓘ
hasLighting	computer-controlled LED lights ⓘ
hasType	observation wheel ⓘ
hasView	Pacific Ocean ⓘ Santa Monica Bay ⓘ Santa Monica cityscape ⓘ
height	approximately 26 meters ⓘ approximately 85 feet ⓘ
locatedIn	California ⓘ linked to: California, United States Pacific Park ⓘ Santa Monica ⓘ Santa Monica Pier ⓘ United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
locatedOn	Pacific Ocean waterfront ⓘ
material	steel ⓘ
notableFor	being a landmark of the Santa Monica Pier ⓘ being solar-powered ⓘ
numberOfGondolas	20 ⓘ
openingDate	1996 ⓘ
owner	Pacific Park ⓘ
poweredBy	solar power ⓘ
replacedBy	new Pacific Wheel (2008) ⓘ linked to: Pacific Wheel
safetyFeature	enclosed gondolas ⓘ restraint systems ⓘ
state	California ⓘ linked to: California, United States
status	operational ⓘ
totalPassengerCapacity	up to 120 passengers ⓘ
usedFor	recreational rides ⓘ special events ⓘ tourism ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Pacific Park → hasAttraction → Pacific Wheel ⓘ

Pacific Park → hasNotableStructure → Pacific Wheel ⓘ

Pixar Pal-A-Round → formerName → Sun Wheel ⓘ

linked to: Pacific Wheel

Pacific Park → hasAttraction → Pacific Wheel ⓘ

subject linked to: Pacific Park amusement park

Pacific Wheel → replacedBy → new Pacific Wheel (2008) ⓘ