Wurstelprater

Wurstelprater viewed from the Riesenrad

The Wurstelprater is an amusement park and section of the Wiener Prater (a park) in the second district of Vienna, Leopoldstadt. The best-known attraction is the Riesenrad, a Ferris wheel. The park also features various rides, bumper cars, carousels, rollercoasters and more.

The mascot for the park is Calafati, a 9 m-tall sculpture of a Chinese man, which stands near the Riesenrad.

A figure meant to scare and amuse Prater visitors

The park is open from 10:00 am to 1:00 am daily in its season, which runs from March 15 to October 31^[1]. 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.

References

External links

• www.wiener-prater.at

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Coordinates: 48°12′58″N 16°23′44″E / 48.21611°N 16.39556°E / 48.21611; 16.39556

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