This institution dates back to the time of the Austrian Empire, when Emperor Joseph II made the Prater (which had been serving as Imperial hunting ground until then) open to the public in 1766,[1] which makes it the second-oldest amusement park in the world after Dyrehavsbakken in Copenhagen, Denmark. Soon the first snack bars, stalls and bowling alleys opened up on the grounds and the Wurstelprater was born.
The best-known attraction is the Wiener Riesenrad, a Ferris wheel. The park also features various rides, bumper cars, carousels, roller coasters, shooting galleries, ghost trains, a Madame Tussauds wax works cabinet and much more. Apart from the rides, the park features various famous traditional Viennese restaurants (such as the Schweizerhaus and the Walfisch) and souvenir shops.
The mascot for the park is Calafati, a 9 m-tall sculpture of a Chinese man, which stands near the Wiener Riesenrad.
The park is open from 10:00 am to 1:00 am daily in its season, which runs from 15 March to 31 October.[2] Some attractions, as well as the food stands and restaurants, are open throughout the year. There is no entrance fee to get into the park; instead, each attraction charges its own fee, the attractions being individual businesses mostly owned by local families.
During the advent season, a small Christmas Market[3] can be found on Riesenradplatz, right beside the Wiener Riesenrad Ferris Wheel at the Wurstelprater entrance. This Wintermarkt is open from mid-November till beginning of January and features traditional Christmas gifts as well as seasonal food and beverages.
The Wurstelprater is located in the Wiener Prater and can be conveniently reached by public transport (U1/U2Praterstern) as well as by car (parking facilities available).
Each Wurstelprater attraction sits on a numbered sector of land and is run by independent operators. Both pieces of information are recorded in the entries below.
The world's largest traveling coaster, which in recent years has operated for the summer season at Prater before traveling to the annual Oktoberfest in Munich and Hyde Park Winter Wonderland in London.
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An SBF Visa Group children's coaster with a race car train.
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The Wurstelprater Wurstel or Wurschtel being the Viennese name for Hanswurst is an amusement park and section of the Wiener Prater a park in Leopoldstadt Vienna Austria WurstelpraterWiener Riesenrad in the Wurstelprater amusement parkLocationLeopoldstadt Vienna AustriaStatusOperatingOpened1766 258 years ago 1766 Operating seasonYear roundAttendance 6 6 million 2019 Area64 acres 26 ha AttractionsTotalMore than 200Roller coasters14Water rides3Websitehttps www praterwien com en home Wurstelprater viewed from the Wiener Riesenrad This institution dates back to the time of the Austrian Empire when Emperor Joseph II made the Prater which had been serving as Imperial hunting ground until then open to the public in 1766 1 which makes it the second oldest amusement park in the world after Dyrehavsbakken in Copenhagen Denmark Soon the first snack bars stalls and bowling alleys opened up on the grounds and the Wurstelprater was born The best known attraction is the Wiener Riesenrad a Ferris wheel The park also features various rides bumper cars carousels roller coasters shooting galleries ghost trains a Madame Tussauds wax works cabinet and much more Apart from the rides the park features various famous traditional Viennese restaurants such as the Schweizerhaus and the Walfisch and souvenir shops The mascot for the park is Calafati a 9 m tall sculpture of a Chinese man which stands near the Wiener Riesenrad The park is open from 10 00 am to 1 00 am daily in its season which runs from 15 March to 31 October 2 Some attractions as well as the food stands and restaurants are open throughout the year There is no entrance fee to get into the park instead each attraction charges its own fee the attractions being individual businesses mostly owned by local families During the advent season a small Christmas Market 3 can be found on Riesenradplatz right beside the Wiener Riesenrad Ferris Wheel at the Wurstelprater entrance This Wintermarkt is open from mid November till beginning of January and features traditional Christmas gifts as well as seasonal food and beverages The Wurstelprater is located in the Wiener Prater and can be conveniently reached by public transport U1 U2 Praterstern as well as by car parking facilities available Contents 1 Attractions 1 1 Roller Coasters 2 Gallery 3 References 4 External linksAttractions editEach Wurstelprater attraction sits on a numbered sector of land and is run by independent operators Both pieces of information are recorded in the entries below Roller Coasters edit Name Year Opened Owner Park Location Description Auto BergBahn 1948 Josef Popp 82 A wooden track for children Boomerang 1992 Dostal 69 A Vekoma Boomerang shuttle coaster Dizzy Mouse 1998 Liliputbahn im Prater 94b A Reverchon spinning mouse coaster Gesengte Sau 2020 Dostal 104b A Gerstlauer bobsled coaster with tight twists and 2 001 feet 610 m of track Hochschaubahn 1950 Pichl Neue Wiener Hochschaubahn Kremser 113 A side friction wooden coaster Insider 2013 Koidl 101 A Maurer AG indoor spinning coaster with strobe effects It was previously located at Tokyo Dome City from 2000 to 2011 Maskerade 2015 Dallinger 111 A Gerstlauer indoor spinning coaster with an elevator lift and brief outdoor section Megablitz 1994 Neufeld 145 A Vekoma coaster using MK 700 track that seats riders inline Olympia Looping Seasonal Rudolf Barth 145 The world s largest traveling coaster which in recent years has operated for the summer season at Prater before traveling to the annual Oktoberfest in Munich and Hyde Park Winter Wonderland in London Race 2014 Riedl 80d An SBF Visa Group children s coaster with a race car train Roller Ball 2020 Kern amp Waldmann 20 A Roller Ball from Ride Engineers Switzerland Volare 2004 Koidl 16 A Zamperla Volare flying coaster Wiener Looping 2024 Stefan Sittler Koidl 34 35 143 143a 144 144a A Mack Rides BigDipper with three inversions and the first to cover multiple sections of the park Wilde Maus 1997 Dallinger 108a A classic Maurer AG Wild mouse Zug des Manitu 2002 Christian Sittler 50a A CAM Baby Kart powered coaster Gallery editWurstelprater nbsp Wurstelprater view nbsp A wolfman esque figure that greets Prater visitors nbsp A sculptured clown inviting visitors to one of the attractionsReferences edit History Wiener Prater Praterservice at Archived from the original on 7 September 2012 Retrieved 1 April 2013 General Information about the Viennese Prater Wiener prater at Retrieved 1 April 2013 Comprehensive Guide to Vienna Christmas Markets Vienna4u at Retrieved 11 November 2019 External links editprater at Your Wurstelprater Guide park information rides restaurants and events City of Vienna page on the Prater www wiener prater at nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Prater 48 12 58 N 16 23 44 E 48 21611 N 16 39556 E 48 21611 16 39556 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Wurstelprater amp oldid 1222466006, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
