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Erie County Fair Opens With New Rides, Including the King of the Midway

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Hamburg, NY (WBEN) The Erie County Fair opens for the 180th time Wednesday, and as excitement for a new ride comes in, there is an emphasis on ride safety.

One ride that's coming back is the Sky Wheel, considered the King of the Midway. "The double Ferris wheel is one of the most requested bygone attractions that fairgoers continually ask us to bring back," said Marty Biniasz, Erie County Fair Marketing Manager. "Not only is this rare ride an icon of the Strates Shows midway, it also has a deep Buffalo-Niagara connection as the Sky Wheel ride was once manufactured by the Allan Herschell Co." The Sky Wheel debuted on the Erie County Fair's midway in 1963 and was a featured attraction until 1994. The ride made a brief reappearance between 1996 and 1998 before it was retired by the Strates Shows.