Wirbelwindchen

[tursiops]

Kids swings are gone.

 

[Nicole]

Oh my! Thanks for the heads up!

 

[halfabee]

Am I remembering correctly that those kiddie swings have a long and interesting history?

 

[mountaineers]

Thats not good. It and the little flyers were what kept my little one happy while the older kids rode Verbolten.

 

[halfabee]

I feel like there was never a time when my kids, no matter how small, ever liked those kiddie swings. Bored faces from the first minute of their very first ride.

 

[mountaineers]

It was really slow. The ones in BGT were a lot faster. So much so that my 10 year old enjoyed them.

 

[Unagi]

Kids swings are gone.

That's crazy that they're gone especially since that was the last Oktoberfest ride its original location.

 

[GrandpaD]

Ok, going by a partial photo taken today....is this not kiddie swings?

 

[Zachary]

That wasn't taken today. This was.

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[GrandpaD]

I give up. I should have stopped at Last Chance Snacks?

If you need me, I'll be in the back trying to figure out how they charge $6 for a bag of cotton candy.

 

[Pretzel Kaiser]

 

[Zachary]

WYDaily got an official statement about Wirbelwindchen's removal.

Busch Gardens is continually looking for opportunities and always strives to provide new entertainment experiences for our guests [...]

The park has created an additional seating area for guests to relax while waiting for family and friends riding the Oktoberfest attractions. This is where the Werbelwindchen children swing area was located.

Source:

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[GrandpaD]

Nice quote @Nicole !

 

[CastleOSullivan]

Now we know that a couple of chairs is the parks' idea of "new entertainment experiences."

 

[UncleDuncan]

First Le Mans and now this. BGW is obviously trying to destroy my childhood memories of going to Sea World and Magic Mountain.

 

[BGWnut]

I don't know that I have ever seen anyone riding this. The bigger swing are still there. I guess this ride was good for the 2 year olds.

 

[warfelg]

Now we know that a couple of chairs is the parks' idea of "new entertainment experiences."

Well to be fair, that part was referencing LoD. With this they referenced more areas for people to relax while in oktoberfest.

 

[WDWRLD]

So....a table and umbrella is a new enetrtainment experienceand the park values that more than an attraction that kids really enjoyed? I know that there was a very specific age group that could ride that but my son rode it every time we were in the park when he was little.

 

[warfelg]

So....a table and umbrella is a new enetrtainment experienceand

No. Read the article. The quote on new entertainment experience is being misapplied. Horribly.

 

[SLC Headache]

Now we know that a couple of chairs is the parks' idea of "new entertainment experiences."

Didn't know BGW became a Dorney tier park. ?

...EDIT: Joke fell flat. I should have known, Michigan's Adventure is the park that gets A Park Bench as their new and exciting addition. (Not to mention the massive brain fart because BGW is also getting an actual ride.)