Editing Navy Pier (section)

==Attractions==
[[File:Navy Pier Carousel.jpg|thumb|Musical carousel]][[File:U.S.S. Chicago Anchor.jpg|thumb|[[USS Chicago (CA-136)|USS ''Chicago'']] anchor]]
There are many outdoor attractions at the Navy Pier Park, such as the Pepsi Wave Swinger, Light Tower Ride, Remote Control Boats (now removed along with fountain around the Wave Swinger), Teacups and the Carousel. New for 2021 is Drop Tower, an S&S [[Double Shot (ride)|Double Shot]] relocated from the closed [[Pleasure Island Family Theme Park|Pleasure Island.]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://navypier.com/navy-pier-park/|title=Ferris Wheel and Pier Park Rides {{!}} Navy Pier|website=Navy Pier|language=en-US|access-date=April 24, 2016|archive-date=April 1, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160401114733/https://navypier.com/navy-pier-park/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Amazing Chicago's Funhouse Maze is on the pier. It is a self-paced, full sensory maze experience where a person navigates their way through {{convert|4000|sqft}} of tunnels and mazes.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://navypier.com/amazing-chicago/|title=Amazing Chicago's {{!}} Navy Pier|website=Navy Pier|language=en-US|access-date=April 24, 2016|archive-date=April 1, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160401053526/https://navypier.com/amazing-chicago/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Crystal Gardens is a one-acre, botanical garden inside the pier. It is a six-story glass atrium with a {{Convert|50|ft|adj=on}} arched ceiling. Many schools come here for field-trips to see and experience the attraction.

The [[Chicago Children's Museum]] is a part of the pier, with many different exhibits and activities for both children and adults to enjoy.<ref name="navypier2do">{{cite web|url=http://www.navypier.com/things2do/things_home.html|title=Historic Navy Pier: Things to Do|publisher=Navy Pier Chicago|access-date=October 5, 2009|archive-date=October 30, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141030081025/http://navypier.com/things2do/things_home.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.chicagochildrensmuseum.org/ |title= Chicago Children's Museum at Navy Pier |publisher= Chicago Children's Museum}}</ref> [[Chicago Shakespeare Theater]], a theater that performs Shakespeare's productions, is located there.

The original Ferris wheel was sold on September 27, 2015, and moved to [[Branson, Missouri]], where it opened in 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.visitmo.com/things-to-do/the-branson-ferris-wheel|title=The Branson Ferris Wheel|website=Missouri VisitMO.com}}</ref> The new {{Convert|196|ft|adj=on}} Ferris wheel which replaced it is a DW60 from Dutch Wheels, the Netherlands-based company that built the pier's former wheel. The state-of-the-art DW60 is the first of its kind in the U.S. with similar wheels currently in operation in Hong Kong and Baku, Azerbaijan. Significant features include two-sided cars that allow for easy loading and unloading, a fortified structure to withstand winds of {{convert|115|mph}} and safety glass capable of weathering intense storms.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://navypier.com/?s=ferris+wheel|title=You searched for ferris wheel {{!}} Navy Pier|website=Navy Pier|language=en-US|access-date=April 24, 2016}}{{Dead link|date=October 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>[https://www.architecture.org/news/evolving-chicago/chicagos-ferris-wheel-story/ Chicago’s Ferris wheel story], [[Chicago Architecture Center]]. Accessed September 12, 2023. "Part of Navy Pier’s larger redesign for its centennial celebration, this new amusement ride replaced an earlier wheel installed in 1995. Both the 1995 and the 2016 wheels were manufactured by Dutch Wheels. Known as the Centennial Wheel, the new attraction measures 196 feet in height and has 42 gondolas.... The Centennial Wheel makes up for its average stature with new amenities, including air-conditioned gondolas and high-tech safety glass."</ref> The new Ferris Wheel was unveiled on May 27, 2016.

Around April 2019, the pier’s original carousel that had operated since 1995 was dismantled and removed, after the original carousel’s mechanism broke due to [[January–February 2019 North American cold wave#Illinois|cold weather in early 2019]]. Around late May into June, a new carousel was installed in the site of the original. This new carousel had previously operated at [[Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom|Dorney Park]] from 1986-2016 under the name Chance Carousel.{{Citation needed|date=September 2023}}