I decided I was going to dip my toes into the world of "Powered Up" because the programmable element appealed to me (also, with the retirement of PF, it's an expensive route to go down if you don't already have a collection).

I had one PF motor for my 10247 Ferris Wheel, so I decided to replace it with a Powered Up Hub and an 8808 Medium Linear Motor. 

When it arrived, I got an unpleasant surprise - it doesn't fit the Ferris Wheel! The motor is too bulky for the space. 

Has anyone here powered their Ferris Wheel with the new Powered Up components? I was looking at the Medium Angular Motor 88018, which looks slimmer - but I'm not sure if it's the right component either. 

Never mind - I managed to solve this! Rather than trying to fit the motor where the PF Medium motor goes, I put it in place of the manual crank on the other side. I got the idea from this review of the Ferris Wheel on Rebrickable:

https://rebrickable.com/blog/90/review-lego-10247-ferris-wheel/

Hope this helps someone else in the future!

21980 WeDo Medium Motor is the same size as the Power Function M-motor.   It has a PU connector and works with the PU Hub.

Ignore the PU-PF hook up in the pic.

Thank you for giving me another option!