The Milton Keynes Money Savers Thread - Mark 3

meeps

erm, the big wheely thing is just past iceland, on the patch of grass behind the pubs and stuff, and I heard its £4 per adult... but thats all I know..! I was suprised to find it there, but it was off when we saw it.

jockettuk

meeps wrote:

erm, the big wheely thing is just past iceland, on the patch of grass behind the pubs and stuff, and I heard its £4 per adult... but thats all I know..! I was suprised to find it there, but it was off when we saw it.

thanks we saw it on the telly and you can see it when driving past the M1 at night but i tried to google it and couldnt find it as hadnt a clue what its called lol..

Boatie_Bird

My DH took our 3 year old son on it last week.
Son loved it, but daddy reported feeling a bit panicky and sweaty at times!

Apparently it moves quite slowly and you get about 5 revolutions for your £4

MadCowMan

Tempted by a big freeview loft arieal - I begrudge paying £4 a month to NTL for Sky One when I could have freeview or topup TV for £9 with some decent channels on it !

the wheel sounds quite well priced , but is it me or is it just going to give you a great view of oldbrook and not much else ?

jockettuk

Boatie_Bird wrote:

My DH took our 3 year old son on it last week.
Son loved it, but daddy reported feeling a bit panicky and sweaty at times!

Apparently it moves quite slowly and you get about 5 revolutions for your £4

is it a pod like the london eye or like a big wheel ..

Boatie_Bird

Yes, you sit in enclosed 'pods' - not quite as big as the London Eye versions but at least they are enclosed and keep out elements!

jockettuk

does anyone actually know what its called as i cant find any info on it at all on all the milton keynes sites or anything on google as its not called the big wheel or miltong keynes eye etc etc..

indiegirl_2

It's just a big mobile ferris wheel - it's not a permanent fixture. It's actually located at the rear of the Theatre District, walkable from pretty much anywhere in the Centre:MK, but closest parking is probably Sainsburys and the multistorey car park between Sainsburys and Waitrose. You will also be able to park at the Xscape ('sno dome') building and walk across.

http://www.mkweb.co.uk/home/DisplayArticle.asp?ID=37950

http://the-theatre-district.co.uk/news/view.php?id=13

Other than what we've popped on here, what else do you need to know?

Raksha

I'm told adult tickets are £4, kids £3 and family ticket (2 adults, 2 kids) £12

HTH

jockettuk

indiegirl wrote:

It's just a big mobile ferris wheel - it's not a permanent fixture. It's actually located at the rear of the Theatre District, walkable from pretty much anywhere in the Centre:MK, but closest parking is probably Sainsburys and the multistorey car park between Sainsburys and Waitrose. You will also be able to park at the Xscape ('sno dome') building and walk across.

http://www.mkweb.co.uk/home/DisplayArticle.asp?ID=37950

http://the-theatre-district.co.uk/news/view.php?id=13

Other than what we've popped on here, what else do you need to know?

first of all didnt know it wasnt permanent and would be nice to know how long its there for.. my daughter fancies going on it but i dont fancy fighting through xmas shoppers just to go on a big wheel.... im new to the bucks area (aylesbury) so milton keynes is one big jungle to me ..

thanks


edited to say , thanks for the links they give me all the info i needed