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| During spring break we ventured up the mountain to visit Mtatsminda Park, an impressive amusement park that overlooks Tbilisi. In the days of the Soviet Union, Mtatsminda Park was the third most visited public park in the USSR, Gorky Park in Moscow being number one. |
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| As it's off-season, there was only one ride operating, but you can be sure we found it. |
That is one impressive Ferris Wheel! But knowing that it is associated with Russia it probably carries the name of a Russian inventor who, no doubt, invented it a few months or years before George Ferris invented it in the west. I just have one question on Wheels that size: Considering how many cars there are, and how long it takes to load each car, and the fact that they try to keep a somewhat balanced load, where is the point of totally diminished return? A ride that takes twenty minutes to load each car can only give a few spins before it's time to start the fifteen/twenty minute unloading process... That's not much of a ride. Do they put TV's in each car?
ReplyDeletePicky picky . . . as a matter of fact we only got one time round, but it moves very slowly (people are constantly loading/unloading) so we got a great view of the city. The wheel is high above the city and it lights up at night so you can see it from every direction below. You'll have to come try it out and see if it's worth it. I don't think it cost too much . . .
DeleteMy thoughts too. There has to be a formula in the ferris wheel industry that maximizes ridership but minimizes loading time. Sort of size sweet spot, of course the Russians have to have everything big and then just deal with it if it isnt pleasing. Certainly a good view though, maybe the europeans have a different understanding of what a ferris wheel is for, maybe they want the view while we in America value spinning around...
ReplyDeletemaybe they want the view while we in America value spinning around...ha!
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