David Sharpe, London divisional director at Merlin Entertainment which owns the London Eye, discusses a recently commenced, three year package of works which which will see each of the wheel’s 32 capsules removed one at a time and floated down the Thames to Tilbury Docks in Essex.
They’ll then travel by road to a workshop in Worcester where they’ll be upgraded to “enhance the customer experience” and increase the Eye’s environmental credentials. During the programme of works, a dummy capsule will be fitted to the wheel until the final refurbished capsule is returned.
