SAN FRANCISCO, CA – OCTOBER 21: The 150-foot tall SkyStar Observation Wheel spins Wednesday night, Oct. 21, 2020, yhr opening day for the six-month delayed sesquicentennial celebration for Golden Gate Park in San Francisco, Calif. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)
The 150-foot tall SkyStar Observation Wheel finally opened Wednesday to the public as part of Golden Gate Park’s sesquicentennial celebration, after originally being scheduled to open April 4 before the coronavirus pandemic hit. For the price of $18, riders can climb aboard one of 36 gondolas that will circle above the Music Concourse for the next 12 months.
SAN FRANCISCO, CA – OCTOBER 20: The 150-foot tall SkyStar Observation Wheel, partially set up six months ago to celebrate Golden Gate Park’s sesquicentennial celebration, is illuminated for the first time, Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2020, in San Francisco, Calif. The attraction opens to the public Wednesday for a one year stay. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)
SAN FRANCISCO, CA – OCTOBER 21: The 150-foot tall SkyStar Observation Wheel spins Wednesday night, Oct. 21, 2020, yhr opening day for the six-month delayed sesquicentennial celebration for Golden Gate Park in San Francisco, Calif. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)
SAN FRANCISCO, CA – OCTOBER 21: Eric Arline and Nickola Vukovic ride high atop the 150-foot tall SkyStar Observation Wheel in San Francisco, Calif., Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2020, on its first day of operation following a pandemic-caused, six-month delay for Golden Gate Park’s sesquicentennial celebration.(Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)
SAN FRANCISCO, CA – OCTOBER 21: The living rooftop of the California Academy of Sciences is viewed from atop the 150-foot tall SkyStar Observation Wheel in San Francisco, Calif., Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2020. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)
SAN FRANCISCO, CA – OCTOBER 21: The spires of St. Ignatius Church stand next to the Salesforce Tower in a view from the 150-foot tall SkyStar Observation Wheel in San Francisco, Calif., Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2020. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)
SAN FRANCISCO, CA – OCTOBER 21: Passengers ride high atop the 150-foot tall SkyStar Observation Wheel in San Francisco, Calif., Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2020, on its first day of operation following a pandemic-caused, six-month delay for Golden Gate Park’s sesquicentennial celebration.(Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)
SAN FRANCISCO, CA – OCTOBER 21: The 150-foot tall SkyStar Observation Wheel spins Wednesday night, Oct. 21, 2020, yhr opening day for the six-month delayed sesquicentennial celebration for Golden Gate Park in San Francisco, Calif. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)
SAN FRANCISCO, CA – OCTOBER 21: New theatrical lighting bathes the Music Concourse bandshell as a waxing crescent moon begins to set in Golden Gate Park, Wednesday night, Oct. 21, 2020. Claus SpreckelsÕ 19th century edifice was re-lit by Illuminated Arts, the group responsible for the Bay Lights project. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)
On Tuesday, San Francisco Mayor London Breed officially opened the attraction that echoes one from 1894 when the Firth Wheel dazzled visitors with its 120-foot height during the California Midwinter International Exposition.
