SANTA MONICA, Calif. (KABC) -- The bright lights on the Santa Monica Pier Ferris wheel will go dark for 20 days as it gets a major upgrade.
The Ferris wheel is getting a lighting makeover. All of the 174,000 bulbs will be switched out, and a new LED system will be installed.
You can still ride it during the overhaul, which will cost approximately $1 million.
The new system will features lights with greater color depth, higher resolution and faster frames per second.
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The lights are set to return May 26, just in time for the 20th anniversary of Pacific Park on the pier.