Space Needle unveils outdoor, all-glass, double-deck elevator for Memorial Day Weekend

The other two elevators at the Space Needle are scheduled to be modernized and are expected to be open by 2028.

SEATTLE — Visitors to one of Seattle’s most iconic attractions will have a much better view of the city as they ascend beginning Friday.

The Space Needle unveiled its new all-glass, double-deck, outdoor elevator on Friday morning, called the Skyliner. A spokesperson for the Space Needle says the elevator is the first of its kind in North America.

Each cab of the new elevator features floor-to-ceiling glass, all of which are “engineered to withstand Seattle’s infamous rain and strong winds off of the

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