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Pacific Park Ferris Wheel to Go Black for Earth Hour

Live footage of the lights-out will be broadcast live on Saturday night.

If you notice 's Ferris wheel going black on Saturday night, don't be alarmed. It won't be due to an accident; rather, the lights-out will be done intentionally as part of a global push to raise awareness about environmental conservation.

Earth Hour will happen from 8:30 to 9:30 p.m., and during that time, the Ferris wheel will not be lit.

“Pacific Park’s participation with Earth Hour fits right in with our commitment to being a leader in our community and industry for green initiatives,” Pacific Park Director of Marketing and Sales Jeff Klocke said. “In addition to the world’s only solar-powered Ferris wheel and energy-efficient LED lights, we continue to identify additional greening initiatives including the replacement of all light fixtures in the park, discontinued use of bottled water and providing employees with reusable bottles and mugs, and upgrading cleaning supplies to environmentally friendly products.”

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During the aforementioned hour, PacPark.com will feature live footage of the lights-out Ferris wheel.

The Pacific Wheel is more than an incidental contributor to the environmental-awareness effort; it's the only solar-powered Ferris wheel in the world and has 160,000 energy-efficient LED lights. The environmentally friendly amusement attraction saves more than 75 percent more energy than traditional Ferris wheels that use incandescent bulbs.

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Also, last year, Pacific Park received an honor for Excellence in Stewardship of the Natural Environment from the the City of Santa Monica, the Santa Monica Chamber of Commerce and the nonprofit Sustainable Works.


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