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FERRIS WHEEL OVER AT THE ICONIC PACIFIC PARK IN THE SANTA MONICA PIER, HAS BEEN TURNED INTO A FERRIS WHEEL OF FORTUNE IN HONOR OF THE FAMOUS GAME SHOW AND ENTERTAINMENT GURU, GEORGE PENNACCHIO HAS MORE AS WE LOOK AHEAD TO THE NEW SEASON WITH A BRAND NEW HOST. >> THREE. TWO. ONE. >> THE FERRIS WHEEL AT PACIFIC PARK ON THE SANTA MONICA PIER IS NOW ONE GIANT, RECOGNIZABLE SYMBOL, THANKS TO AN 85 FOOT CUSTOM MESH SCREEN AND HIGH POWERED LASER PROJECTORS. THE WHEEL OF FORTUNE CAME TO LIFE FOR FANS TO SPIN JUST FOR FUN. THE EVENING WAS FUN FOR THE SHOW'S STARS AS WELL. >> THIS IS SO EXCITING. I JUST CAN'T BELIEVE IT. I MEAN, LOOK AT THAT. I FEEL LIKE IT'S NOT REAL. >> THE MOMS AND DADS, THE KIDS WANT TO COME SPIN THE WHEEL. THEY'VE GOT THEIR T-SHIRTS ON. THEY'RE SO EXCITED TO HAVE THOSE AS WELL. THAT'S WHAT THIS SHOW IS ABOUT. IT'S A FAMILY FUN, FRIENDLY SHOW. >> THIS IS OVER THE TOP. IT'S NEVER HAPPENED LIKE THIS. AND I'M JUST SO HAPPY TO BE HERE TODAY AND TO START OUR NEW SEASON AND OUR NEW ERA WITH RYAN. >> IT'S QUITE A COMMITMENT, THESE ERAS OF WHEEL OF FORTUNE, BUT I AM UP FOR IT. I'M TRAINING FOR IT, I'M READY FOR IT, AND I'M EXCITED TO DO IT. >> FANS HERE FELT AS IF THEY WITNESSED A BIT OF HISTORY. >> THE EXCITING WHEEL OF FORTUNE IS PART OF THE AMERICAN CULTURE SPONTANEOUS THING. WE WERE SKATING DOWN THE BOARDWALK, DECIDED TO STOP AT THE PIER, AND NOW WE'RE HERE. SO IT'S GOING TO BE A GAME CHANGER. WATCHING THE SHOW AFTER THIS, WE NEED MORE JOY IN OUR LIFE AND WHEEL OF FORTUNE HAS ALWAYS BROUGHT THAT JOY. >> HAS SAJAK. AND NOW WITH RYAN, GOOD LUCK TO THE NEW ERA. >> IF I'M GOING TO BE FAMOUS FOR ANYTHING, IT'S GOING TO BE FOR GETTING ON WHEEL OF FORTUNE. AND WE JUST HAPPENED TO COME TO SANTA MONICA AND THEY'RE HERE. SO WE'RE LIKE, YOU KNOW WHAT? WE'RE GOING TO GET ON AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS. >> WHEN IT COMES TO RYAN, SOMEONE WHO WORKED WITH HIM IN LA RADIO IN THE 90S KNOWS VANNA IS IN GOOD HANDS. >> SHE'S VERY LUCKY. I KNOW HE HAS BIG SHOES TO FILL, BUT SHE'S VERY LUCKY. HE HAS AN AMAZING WORK ETHIC AND THE BIGGEST HEART. >> THAT BIG HEART AND THIS BIG WHEEL SEEM LIKE A GOOD FIT. THE NEW SEASON OF WHEEL OF FORTUNE PREMIERES MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 9TH RIGHT HERE ON ABC