Billionaire Dubai Sheik buys London Eye

Forbes.com points out who owns the Tussauds Group:

Amusement ride aficionados may scoff at the fact that a spin in one of the world's largest Ferris wheels does not require both a stomach and nerves of steel--the London Eye's viewing pods, which move at a snail's pace, are intended to insight gasps of awe as opposed to screams of terror. Fortunately for the debt-laden ride itself, the future could be less wobbly altogether thanks to Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum.