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Pacific Park's Ferris wheel 'Goes Green' for Earth Day
Pacific Park on the Santa Monica Pier "Goes Green" by turning the world-famous Ferris wheel a variety of green patterns and colors in support of Earth Day.
Go to Pacific Park's Webcam for live HD streaming video of the Earth Day Ferris wheel light show at http://bit.ly/IItQyN
The Pacific Wheel is the world's only solar-powered Ferris wheel featuring 160,000 energy-efficient LED lights that present dynamic, custom, computer-generated lighting entertainment each evening. The eco-friendly, enhanced LED lighting provides 75 percent greater energy savings than most Ferris wheel's traditional incandescent bulbs.
Pacific Park was awarded Excellence in Stewardship of the Natural Environment at the 15th annual Sustainable Quality Awards presented by the City of Santa Monica, the Santa Monica Chamber of Commerce and the nonprofit Sustainable Works.
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Pacific Park on the Santa Monica Pier, LA's only admission free amusement park, offers 12 amusement rides, 18 midway games and an oceanfront food plaza. Prices and operating hours are subject to change. For more information and operating hours, please call (310) 260-8744 or visit pacpark.com.