Swastika Flight Close Down at German Amusement Park After Going Viral on Social Media

in July at the Tatzmania theme park in southwest Germany, but the spinning swastikas only went viral on August 3 after a German-language Reddit post featured video of the attraction.Rüdiger Braun, the director of the park, has actually excused the swastika ride and firmly insisted to the local Bild paper that,” We didn’t notice the gondolas remain in the form of a swastika. It wasn’t apparent from the producer’s sketches.”

Braun has apparently proposed providing the trip 3 “spinning eagles” instead of 4, which he says, “will have this problem under control.”

“I want to stress that I want to say sorry with all type to all individuals who feel disturbed and insulted by our style,” Braun told the European Broadcasting Union, according to German broadcaster DW.The trip was produced in Italy, though it’s not immediately clear what company was accountable for the swastika style, nor whether the design was purposefully made to appear like the famous Nazi symbol.As if the swastikas weren’t enough, even the name of the trip should have raised suspicions. Something like the “Eagle’s Flight” might seem innocent adequate to Americans, however the eagle has a long history in Nazi iconography. The Nazi eagle, most commonly seen holding a swastika, is a popular image amongst neo-Nazis of the 21st century.Video of the ride is available on YouTube.Public screens of swastikas are prohibited in Germany and can be punished with approximately 3 years in jail, though there are no reports that the amusement park will face any government action.” It was sensible of the operator to respond so quickly,”Michael Wehner, a government authorities told the Telegraph paper.” Displaying prohibited signs is an offense and eventually some one would have submitted a grievance.”