- Wurstelprater
The Wurstelprater is an
amusement park and section of theWiener Prater (a park) in the second district ofVienna ,Leopoldstadt . The best-known attraction is theRiesenrad , aFerris wheel . The park also features various rides,bumper cars ,carousel s, and more.The mascot for the park is
Calafati , a 9 m-tall sculpture of a Chinese man, which stands near the Riesenrad.The park is open from 10:00 am to 1:00 am daily in its season, which runs from
March 15 toOctober 31 [http://www.wiener-prater.at/GeneralInformation.php?LI=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.External links
* [http://www.wiener-prater.at www.wiener-prater.at]
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