Punch of the week
Prater is only 251 years too late
A bizarre name change at Vienna's largest amusement park is causing general confusion. That's why we award the Punch and Judy of the week!
Prater - fun in Vienna since 1766 - that's the slogan of the oldest amusement park in the world. Just in time for the start of the 2024 summer season, Prater Wien Managing Director Michael Prohaska has come up with a bizarre plan.
"In order to appear open-minded and modern, the 'Wurstelprater' was renamed the 'Volksprater' in preparation for the 1873 World's Fair. We would like to reverse this name change. The term 'Volksprater' has simply become outdated," says Prohaska.
Because times have changed: The meeting of people of different origins and different social backgrounds is on the agenda in Vienna today. As a representative of the City of Vienna, Prohaska wants to personally promote this. As if there were no other problems. The popular amusement park has been known everywhere as the "Wurstelprater" since its creation in 1766!
The new mascot "Prater Wurstel", the newest member of the Prater family, is supposed to help with this. A great initiative, but 151 years too late.
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