The SkyWheel is the Boardwalk's landmark — 200 feet above sea level at 1110 North Ocean Boulevard, 42 climate-controlled, fully enclosed gondolas turning over the Atlantic. This page's eight films are the ride from every angle and hour.

Myrtle Beach SKYWHEEL! Full Ride!

Carmen and Brian

Carmen and Brian's full SkyWheel ride, start to finish — they even time it: about 10 minutes 25 seconds for the full flight. From the gondola they read the coastline in both directions, note the haze that hangs over the water even on a low-humidity day, and show exactly what a daytime rotation looks like from inside the glass.

Key takeaways
  • Full ride timed in the film: roughly 10 minutes 25 seconds
  • Daytime flight with views up and down the Grand Strand
  • Haze over the ocean is normal even on clear, low-humidity days

MYRTLE BEACH SKYWHEEL! Full Ride and Boardwalk Tour - 2024! Is It Safe At NIGHT?

Beachin with the Boones

Beachin with the Boones take the SkyWheel at night to answer the question they get most: is the Boulevard safe after dark? Their Saturday-night film pairs the illuminated night flight with a Boardwalk walk, and their verdict is in the footage — families out, the wheel lit, and a sunset finish over the water.

Key takeaways
  • Night flight plus a Boardwalk walk, filmed on a Saturday night
  • Made to answer the 'is it safe at night?' question directly
  • The wheel's light show is the Boulevard's nighttime landmark

Myrtle Beach SKYWHEEL Summer Ride! AMAZING blue water!

Carmen and Brian

Carmen and Brian's summer SkyWheel ride, filmed for the water: on a blue-water day the Atlantic below the gondola is the attraction. They board at gate four, sit opposite each other for the views on both sides, and count the crowds on the Boardwalk below — the peak-season version of the flight.

Key takeaways
  • Summer ride chosen for the Atlantic's blue-water days
  • Opposite-side seating shows both the ocean and city views
  • Peak-season Boardwalk crowds visible from the top

The full flight

Carmen and Brian's benchmark ride runs start to finish and times it: about 10 minutes 25 seconds for the full flight, the coastline read in both directions from the glass, the haze that hangs over the water even on a low-humidity day. Their summer ride is filmed for the water — on a blue-water day the Atlantic below is the attraction — and their sunset edition catches the light change over the ocean, plus the practical detail riders ask about: the gondola weight limit they read at boarding, about 1,322 pounds.

The night question

Beachin with the Boones take the night flight to answer the question they get most — is the Boulevard safe after dark? Their Saturday-night film pairs the illuminated wheel with a Boardwalk walk; their verdict is in the footage: families out, the wheel lit, a sunset finish.

Myrtle Beach SKYWHEEL Ride at Sunset / Night!

Carmen and Brian

The sunset-and-night edition of Carmen and Brian's SkyWheel rides — their first evening flight. The film catches the wheel's scale from directly underneath, the light change over the ocean as the sun drops, and the practical detail riders ask about, including the gondola weight limit they read at boarding (about 1,322 pounds).

Key takeaways
  • Sunset-to-dark flight — the wheel's most photogenic hour
  • Gondola weight limit noted at boarding: about 1,322 lb
  • Evening rides show the Boulevard lights coming on below

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SkyWheel Attractions

The SkyWheel's own opening-era promotional film: marketing director Tom Lorenz introduces the wheel at 1110 North Ocean Boulevard, on what was then the brand-new Boardwalk and Promenade. He pitches it as the only observation wheel of its type, rising more than 20 stories over the Atlantic. A period piece from the wheel's debut years — and still the operator's own statement of what the ride is.

Key takeaways
  • Operator's own film from the wheel's opening era
  • Address: 1110 North Ocean Boulevard, on the Boardwalk
  • More than 20 stories above the Atlantic

Take a Flight: the Myrtle Beach SkyWheel Comes to Life

SkyWheel Attractions

The operator's 'Take a Flight' film: the SkyWheel rising 200 feet above sea level in 42 climate-controlled, fully enclosed gondolas, looking over the Atlantic and the Boardwalk. Loaded as watch content — the film carries no caption track.

From the operator and the archive

The wheel's own films include its opening-era promo — marketing director Tom Lorenz pitching 'the only observation wheel of its type,' more than 20 stories over the Atlantic — and a 2012 ride film from its first seasons, crowds below, cut to music. A first-timer's 2015 ride closes the set: two nervous riders talking themselves through the height, and coming around.

Sources: the 8 videos on this page, filmed on and about the SkyWheel.

Watch: SkyWheel Myrtle Beach, guided

2 videos · summaries from the actual guides

Myrtle Beach Skywheel

Behind The Thrills

Behind The Thrills' 2012 ride film of the then-new 200-foot SkyWheel, cut to music — an early look at the wheel and the Boardwalk crowds of its first seasons. Loaded as watch content — the film carries no caption track.

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sweetsavant

A first-timer's-eye ride film from 2015: two nervous riders talk themselves through the height as the gondola climbs, and come around to enjoying it. The live rider commentary was too thin to store as a transcript, so the film is loaded as watch content — the honest sound of a first SkyWheel flight.

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