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Santa Monica Pier Ferris Wheel Will Light Up For Kobe Bryant Day
The Pacific Wheel at Pacific Park will light up with tributes to the late Kobe Bryant on Saturday.
SANTA MONICA, CA — The Ferris wheel on Santa Monica Pier will light up with special displays in recognition of Kobe Bryant Day on Saturday.
The 90-foot Ferris wheel at Pacific Park will light up with "LA + ❤️ + 24" and "LA + ❤️ + 8" in recognition of the lake Laker's jersey numbers, along with a range of gold and purple displays.
Aug. 24 is celebrated as Kobe Bryant Day, or Black Mamba Day, because of Bryant's jersey number. It also comes a day after his birthday.
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The light show will begin at sunset Saturday, around 7:30 p.m., and end at midnight.
The Ferris wheel, known as the Pacific Wheel, features 174,000 LED lights, which are mounted on the wheel's 40 spokes, two hubs and other parts of the structure. That all helps create 16.7 million color value combinations.
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The wheel's special display will be streamed live on Pacific Park's website.
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