Seasonal & Holidays
Green Lights, Shamrocks To Light Up Pacific Park Ferris Wheel
The luck of the Irish will be at Pacific Park this weekend with special green lights and shamrocks to celebrate St. Patrick's Day.
SANTA MONICA, CA – Pacific Park's Ferris Wheel will feature Irish green patterns and lucky shamrocks this weekend to celebrate St. Patrick's Day. More than 170,000 LED lights will shine bright hues of green on the beloved 90 ft. Ferris Wheel.
The Pacific Wheel’s LED lights are mounted on the Ferris wheel’s structure, including the 40 spokes and two hubs, the Pacific Park press release said.
"The world’s only solar-powered Ferris wheel’s lighting system features 16.7 million color value combinations while the programming and display software presents imaging up to 24 frames per second to display dynamic, custom, computer-generated lighting entertainment," according to the press release. "The eco-friendly, enhanced LED lighting provides 81 percent greater energy savings than most Ferris wheel’s traditional incandescent bulbs."
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The green light show will be from Friday, March 15 to Sunday, March 17 from sunset to midnight. Pacific Park is located at 380 Santa Monica Pier, Santa Monica, CA 90401.
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