KIRMES & Park REVUE (English) Special Ikarus (Vorschau)
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hours, forgot an important<br />
step in the procedure,<br />
and was stuck at<br />
the top. As nobody from<br />
the staff knew what was<br />
required to rescue him,<br />
his brother-in-law Wolf<br />
Clauß – who was luckily<br />
not too far away in<br />
Gießen – was called.<br />
Nonetheless Eugen Distel<br />
had to hold out in cold<br />
temperatures until his<br />
“rescuer” arrived who,<br />
after having had a good<br />
laugh at seeing his helpless<br />
brother-in-law stuck on the<br />
top of the mast, freed him from<br />
his predicament. In 1995, the<br />
decision to purchase a new ride<br />
(“Jumping” from Huss) meant<br />
parting with the “<strong>Ikarus</strong>” at the<br />
same time. “In the last few<br />
years, our passengers were almost<br />
only families, so business<br />
grew increasingly weak in the<br />
evenings,” explains Distel, this<br />
being the reason for the<br />
change. The “<strong>Ikarus</strong>” was traded<br />
in for the new ride at Huss<br />
and, surprisingly, showed up<br />
again in Austria at the start of<br />
the 1996 season – presented by<br />
the Rüdiger firm. However, this<br />
new era lasted only about one<br />
Under Blume-Wollenschlaeger,<br />
the “<strong>Ikarus</strong>” developed into a<br />
“myth”, realising a comeback<br />
for the ride – and its renovated<br />
exit<br />
Partner Blume left the GbR<br />
– the “<strong>Ikarus</strong>” was then operated<br />
under the name of Wollenschlaeger<br />
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