It looks great - super colorful, very lively. And all the mechanisms work very well - the wheel spins smoothly with no "hiccuping", the individual buckets all rotate smoothly on their axles.
The only thing that I would suggest for improvement is to include more minifigures. The set only comes with 7. Once you take out the ride operator and the ice-cream lady, that only leaves 5 "customers". That means there are a LOT of empty buckets (11 to be exact).
Mom and I couldn't help adding a few more people from other sets to make the ride a little more fun .....
First off, in the name of safety and efficiency, we added a maintenance droid. The wheeled chassis allows it to move quickly from one trouble spot to another. The dual antennas on its head provide excellent WiFi capabilities so that it can be operated manually for delicate procedures. Currently, the ride is in full operation with no outstanding issues, so the droid is quietly charging in its docking station.
Now for the ride itself. With the addition of more people, the ferris wheel is in pretty high demand. There are only a couple of free buckets and there is a line-up of excited riders waiting to get on. Not sure how that girl with the huge lollipop is going to get on, but I am sure she will figure something out!
Now what is this chap staring at? He seems to be looking up at the top of the wheel and pointing excitedly ...
There seems to be some daredevil scaling the ferris wheel supports!!
Despite his precarious perch, he seems to having a grand time. judging from the huge grin on his face. I guess there is more than 1 way to ride a ferris wheel! At least he has his crash helmet on, though a safety harness would probably serve him better.
Looks like this rider has spotted the climber as well - he's busy staring at him instead of the scenery!
And over on this side of the wheel, it looks like the head-sized pretzel is getting some attention. This rider clearly wants one for himself as he can't take his eyes off it, leaning dangerously over the side of his bucket just to keep the pretzel in sight.
Our ride is very inclusive and does not discriminate among riders. Amputees are fully welcome!
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