Santa Monica Pier

The high-swing attraction replaced the older Sea Dragon, which recently “flew” away (courtesy of a heavy-duty helicopter).

The original Sea Dragon has been retired as it makes way for the $1.5 million new Sea Dragon at Pacific Park on Santa Monica Pier.

The original Sea Dragon ride was retired to make way for the $1.5 million new Sea Dragon at Pacific Park on the Santa Monica Pier.

A dragon really will fly, at least for a few minutes, before heading for retirement.

Santa Monica’s Pacific Park will retire the original Sea Dragon and bring in a similar, yet new Sea Dragon to the pier.

Does your tale o’ romance involve the famous landmark? You words or photos might be featured in an art installation at the Carousel building.

A driver of a black vehicle led police on a short pursuit followed by an hour long standoff near Santa Monica Pier Thursday night.

The free play, presented at the west end of the Santa Monica Pier, will recall the 1972 effort to save the ocean-adjacent attraction from demolition.

Okay, we’re stoked: There are succulent savings to be found on Oct. 4 and a sparkly taco show at Santa Monica Pier.

The ocean-close attraction will shimmer with red, white, and blue on June 14.

Happy 100th to a sublime space for sweet sounds, memorable stories, and nighttime magic.

Several iconic buildings in the Los Angeles area will go dark Saturday night to mark “Earth Hour,” joining hundreds of landmarks, cities and organizations around the world to raise awareness of climate change.

The Pacific Wheel will pay tribute to the legendary game show’s 50th anniversary, for one night only.

The Santa Monica attraction salutes St. Patrick’s Day with a glittery show of green.

The world-famous attraction will glow with purple, green, and white on March 8.

Well, looking at the Pacific Wheel live cam is probably a better bet, if you’re not near the famous Santa Monica Ferris wheel on New Year’s Eve.

Things are getting frosty at SoCal’s celebrated solar-powered Ferris wheel.