Ferris wheel operation in Golden Gate Park extended through 2025 Published Vote on Golden Gate Park Ferris wheel. Allie Rasmus reports SAN FRANCISCO - A unanimous vote has extended the Ferris wheel in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park through 2025, the city's recreation and parks department announced on Wednesday. The 150-foot attraction, operated by SkyStar Observation Wheel, was approved for the four-year extension by the city's Historic Preservation Commission. The ride was the center of a somewhat unexpected dispute and had the vote not gone the private company's way, the Ferris wheel would have had to come down by the end of this month.