# The Millennium Wheel. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 5, 2009, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-millennium-wheel/520106 "2009-12-05T17:55:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![mangeorge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d78d45/32.png) [@mangeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mangeorge)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2009, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-millennium-wheel/520106/1 "2009-12-05T17:55:23Z")
I’m not sure if this post belongs here or in Cafe Society. Here is cool for me, so here goes: I had never heard about [attraction](http://londontravelogue.wordpress.com/2009/03/05/london-eye-the-millennium-wheel/) until this morning until this morning when I saw it on tv. Wow! It’s been up for ten years. Who says tv is a waste of time. I’ve always wanted to go to London, and I think this might be one of the top reasons to go. Anyone ever taken the ride? Peace, mangeorge ---
**Author:** ![NineToTheSky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b5a626/32.png) [@NineToTheSky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NineToTheSky)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2009, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-millennium-wheel/520106/2 "2009-12-05T18:20:29Z")
Yes, I’ve been on it. It was very enjoyable. On a clear day you get stunning views of London as it rotates very slowly. You need to pick your time as the queues can be quite long. ---
**Author:** ![Martha\_Medea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/43a26b/32.png) [@Martha\_Medea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Martha_Medea)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2009, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-millennium-wheel/520106/3 "2009-12-05T18:29:52Z")
Yes, in summer 2003. It was worth the price and the wait. ---
**Author:** ![howye](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9adbd/32.png) [@howye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/howye)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2009, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-millennium-wheel/520106/4 "2009-12-05T18:37:06Z")
April of 2003, no wait and could have went again right away. Very worth it. Even on a cloudy day it is a fantastic view. ---
**Author:** ![mangeorge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d78d45/32.png) [@mangeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mangeorge)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2009, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-millennium-wheel/520106/5 "2009-12-05T18:48:34Z")
> [@Martha\_Medea](#): > > Yes, in summer 2003. It was worth the price and the wait. Speaking of price (how crass ;)), what does it cost? Price wouldn’t deter me, but I assume the Eye cost several fortunes to build. ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2009, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-millennium-wheel/520106/6 "2009-12-05T18:53:13Z")
I envy the OP. Obviously he missed _Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer_. ---
**Author:** ![NineToTheSky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b5a626/32.png) [@NineToTheSky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NineToTheSky)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2009, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-millennium-wheel/520106/7 "2009-12-05T18:58:16Z")
> [@mangeorge](#): > > Speaking of price (how crass ;)), what does it cost? Price wouldn’t deter me, but I assume the Eye cost several fortunes to build. It depends where and when you buy it, but between £8.75 and £15.75. ---
**Author:** ![mangeorge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d78d45/32.png) [@mangeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mangeorge)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2009, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-millennium-wheel/520106/8 "2009-12-05T21:04:57Z")
> [@NineToTheSky](#): > > It depends where and when you buy it, but between £8.75 and £15.75. That doesn’t sound bad at all! ---
**Author:** ![mangeorge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d78d45/32.png) [@mangeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mangeorge)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2009, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-millennium-wheel/520106/9 "2009-12-05T21:07:09Z")
> [@KneadToKnow](#): > > I envy the OP. Obviously he missed _Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer_. I IMDBd it. I’m not sure “missed” is the proper term. Maybe “luckily avoided”? 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![ataraxy22](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ataraxy22/32/307_2.png) [@ataraxy22](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ataraxy22)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2009, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-millennium-wheel/520106/10 "2009-12-05T21:10:25Z")
I rode in it a few years ago. It was fun to do once, but I won’t feel the need to do it again the next time in London. ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2009, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-millennium-wheel/520106/11 "2009-12-05T21:11:19Z")
> [@mangeorge](#): > > I IMDBd it. I’m not sure “missed” is the proper term. Maybe “luckily avoided”? 🆒 Yes, “missed” as in “dodged.” As in “dodged a bullet.” Holy f&cking shit, a movie will have to work really hard to out-stupid that one. Note to filmmakers: Punching a hole in the bottom of the Thames river will not cause the water from upstream to cease flowing. ---
**Author:** ![ianzin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/ed655f/32.png) [@ianzin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ianzin)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2009, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-millennium-wheel/520106/12 "2009-12-05T22:15:45Z")
Been on it three times, and I think it’s a magnificent piece of engineering and a great addition to my city’s many tourist attractions. ---
**Author:** ![PrettyVacant](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/49beb7/32.png) [@PrettyVacant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PrettyVacant)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2009, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-millennium-wheel/520106/13 "2009-12-05T22:23:12Z")
Buy tickets online to avoid queueing though. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2009, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-millennium-wheel/520106/14 "2009-12-05T22:23:36Z")
> [@KneadToKnow](#): > > I envy the OP. Obviously he missed _Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer_. And half the episodes of _Torchwood._ ---
**Author:** ![ascensions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@ascensions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ascensions)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2009, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-millennium-wheel/520106/15 "2009-12-05T23:15:20Z")
Go for the wine and cheese tasting on the thing… it’s only £300.00 ---
**Author:** ![mangeorge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d78d45/32.png) [@mangeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mangeorge)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2009, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-millennium-wheel/520106/16 "2009-12-06T00:18:29Z")
> [@ascensions](#): > > Go for the wine and cheese tasting on the thing… it’s only £300.00 For £300.00 I better get a lot more than just a taste. I’d better get me some bubbles and squeak. 😉 I saw that on the tube with two crazy old ladies on a cooking show. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2009, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-millennium-wheel/520106/17 "2009-12-06T15:59:42Z")
I did in in spring of 2003, and it was lots of fun. Not even much of a line. It goes around so slowly (one revolution in 30 minutes) that it doesn’t even stop to let you in or out. ---
**Author:** ![mangeorge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d78d45/32.png) [@mangeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mangeorge)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2009, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-millennium-wheel/520106/18 "2009-12-06T16:14:22Z")
There are some pretty good videos on youtube (of course), including one where the rebellious “Pod 33” goes it’s own way. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2009, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-millennium-wheel/520106/19 "2009-12-06T19:50:34Z")
I went on the London Eye (as it is now called) a year or two ago. It’s an interesting experience for sure, but if I am to be completely honest and objective (well, _honestly subjective_ then), I get far greater enjoyment and value out of my Oyster Card (the smart card system for the London transport system, including underground) For just a few quid, I can zip about through a network of Victorian tunnels all over the city and pop up more or less anywhere I like and see whatever I want, all day long. For Londoners and citizens of other cities that have underground transport, I realise that might seem underwhemling, and probably makes me sound like a ridiculous yokel, but in all honesty, I do think the tube is the most remarkable and (for me) enjoyable thing about London. ---
**Author:** ![NineToTheSky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b5a626/32.png) [@NineToTheSky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NineToTheSky)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2009, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-millennium-wheel/520106/20 "2009-12-06T21:38:08Z")
> [@Mangetout](#): > > I went on the London Eye (as it is now called) a year or two ago. It’s an interesting experience for sure, but if I am to be completely honest and objective (well, _honestly subjective_ then), I get far greater enjoyment and value out of my Oyster Card (the smart card system for the London transport system, including underground) > > For just a few quid, I can zip about through a network of Victorian tunnels all over the city and pop up more or less anywhere I like and see whatever I want, all day long. For Londoners and citizens of other cities that have underground transport, I realise that might seem underwhemling, and probably makes me sound like a ridiculous yokel, but in all honesty, I do think the tube is the most remarkable and (for me) enjoyable thing about London. I really agree with you. I dream of of going to Theydon Bois or West Ruislip or Chesham. I’ve promised myself that I will one day. Or going to from one end of the Central Line to the other. It’s dreams like that that makes life worth living. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-millennium-wheel/520106.md?page=2)