Thursday, December 25, 2008

Männerspielplatz: 17-Acre Sandbox for Grownup Guys

"Disneyland for Dudes: Playing With Backhoes, ATVs, Weapons"
Wired (December 22, 2008)

"Think of it as a testosterone-soaked sandbox: a German amusement park where, instead of standing in line to ride on roller coasters, you get to play with big, loud machines. For 219 euros (about $280), patrons can spend the day operating 29-ton Liebherr backhoes and 32-ton Komatsu front-end loaders, off-roading through the woods in a Mercedes-built Unimog, peeling out in a Suzuki SUV, and slinging some mud on quad bikes.

"The brainchild of Alexander Bammer, a former IT honcho, Männerspielplatz (literally 'men's playground') began seven years ago as a one-off corporate promotion with a handful of rented earthmovers at a construction site near Kassel in central Germany. The event struck a chord with pasty execs who loved getting...."

The Männerspielplatz sounds like a lot of fun: 17 acres of 'guy stuff.'

Women are buying tickets to the place, too. Apparently as gifts for their guys. That makes sense: it would keep them out from underfoot for an entire day.

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