Viennese ice dream

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Wiener Eistraum 2008 with the Burgtheater in the background
Ice surface in front of the town hall, view from a panoramic lift in the 2015 season.
Vienna Ice Dream 2010

The Wiener Eistraum is a mobile ice rink that has been set up every year since 1996 in an ever-expanding form on the Rathausplatz in Vienna and is one of the city's crowd- pullers.

Ice surface

Vienna Ice Dream 2010
Vienna Ice Dream 2005

In order to compensate for the level difference in the direction of the Burgtheater , which is barely noticeable with the naked eye , around 3,000 cubic meters of gravel and gravel material are required. The wooden construction of the ice rink will be erected by around 12 employees of Municipal Department 49 - Forestry Office and Agriculture of the City of Vienna from Naßwald in around 13 days. Of the approximately 460 cubic meters of wood that is used, around 400 cubic meters can be used again in the next year. You will find support in this, among other things, from the employees of the company who are responsible for cooling the ice surface and who have laid around 250,000 meters of cooling hoses to the three ice production machines.

In addition to the repeatedly expanded ice rinks for ice skating and curling (2003: 1,800 square meters and three curling lanes, 2007 4,400 square meters and six curling lanes), the so-called 270 meter long “dream path” came in 2005, which leads through the southern part of the Rathauspark . In 2006 this dream path was extended to a length of 350 meters or 410 meters due to the great public success and now leads to the Ringstrasse and from there back to the ice rinks.

By 2014 the entire ice surface had grown to 7,000 square meters, the dream path is 750 meters long. In 2013, there was also a 480 square meter synthetic ice rink for the first attempts without getting wet in the event of a fall.

gastronomy

In the area of ​​the Vienna Ice Dream, which is not subject to entry, six catering establishments provide ice sports enthusiasts and onlookers with drinks ( punch , mulled wine and so on) and national and international cuisine, which contributes to the popularity of the Ice Dream. Since 2013, for environmental reasons, food and drink has no longer been served in disposable tableware or PET bottles, but exclusively in reusable tableware. The alpine hut, which is faithfully recreated and managed by the Kolarik company, is also striking.

Entertainment program

The music played to entertain the visitors to the Ice Dream comes from Radio Vienna . Additional attractions are the Vidi-Wall, on which the Ski World Championships in 1999 and the Olympic Winter Games in Salt Lake City, which were important for Austria in 2002 , were transferred to two Vidi-Walls. The presentations of musical highlights (2003: “ Wake up ”, 2004: “ Elisabeth ”, 2005: “Romeo and Juliet” and others) as well as other activities are also strong crowd pullers .

Visitor numbers

As visitor numbers (skaters plus non-paying visitors to the Framework Program and restaurants) who calls Rathauskorrespondenz :

  • 2002: around 340,000 people in 44 days
  • 2003: around 380,000 people in 45 days
  • 2004: around 350,000 people in 45 days
  • 2005: around 430,000 people in 45 days
  • 2006: around 500,000 people in 45 days
  • 2007: around 425,000 people in 45 days
  • 2008: around 390,000 people in 45 days
  • 2009: around 470,000 people in 45 days
  • 2010: around 560,000 people in 45 days
  • 2011: around 520,000 people in 45 days
  • 2012: around 570,000 people in 45 days
  • 2013: around 590,000 people in 45 days
  • 2014: around 650,000 people in 45 days
  • 2015: around 700,000 people in 45 days
  • 2016: around 650,000 people in 45 days

Finances

Hardly any figures are available about the economic success of the Vienna Ice Dream. According to a report by the Vienna Control Office, the Eistraum achieved sales of EUR 1.12 million in 2001. In 2000, costs of 13 million schillings (around 0.94 million euros) were reported, while in 1996 7 million schillings (0.51 million euros) were reported.

Web links

Commons : Wiener Eistraum  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Professionals from the Forestry Office are building the "Ice Dream" on Vienna City Hall Square , Rathauskorrespondenz, January 13, 2004
  2. ^ The end of the ice dream , Rathauskorrespundenz, March 18, 2003
  3. ↑ a b Wiener Eistraum 2006 - one of the largest mobile ice rinks , Rathauskorrespondenz, January 13, 2006
  4. ↑ Final work for the Ice Dream 2004 , City Hall correspondence , January 20, 2004
  5. ↑ a b c Wiener Eistraum 2003 , City Hall correspondence, January 16, 2003
  6. ↑ The last weekend of the Vienna Ice Dream 2007 , Rathauskorrespondenz, March 2, 2007
  7. ↑ Children's dreams come true at the Vienna Ice Dream , Rathauskorrespondenz, January 26, 2007
  8. ↑ 10 years "Wiener Eistraum" , town hall correspondence, January 5, 2005
  9. ↑ a b Ice skating pleasure and freedom of movement: Wiener Eistraum 2006 , Rathauskorrespondenz, 9 January 2006
  10. ↑ Special edition of the daily newspaper Kurier
  11. ↑ Ice dream bigger than ever , wien.orf.at, 6 January 2011
  12. ^ Wiener Eistraum 1999 , Rathauskorrespondenz, January 15, 1999
  13. ↑ a b 340,000 visitors to the Wiener Eistraum , Rathauskorrespondenz, March 11, 2002
  14. ^ Wiener Eistraum 2004 - the highlights , City Hall correspondence, January 15, 2004
  15. ↑ 3,600 visitors at the opening of the anniversary ice dream , town hall correspondence, January 25, 2005
  16. ^ Wiener Eistraum closes its doors after a record number of visitors , Rathauskorrespondenz, March 10, 2003
  17. ↑ Ice dream season 2004 ended after 45 days , town hall correspondence, March 8, 2004
  18. ↑ Successful ice dream season 2005 attracted 430,000 visitors , town hall correspondence, March 7, 2005
  19. ^ The successful Vienna Ice Dream 2006 closed its doors , Rathauskorrespondenz, March 6, 2006
  20. ^ The Vienna Ice Dream 2007 , City Hall Correspondence, March 5, 2007
  21. ^ The Vienna Ice Dream 2008 , Rathauskorrespondenz, March 9, 2008
  22. ↑ [1] , March 9, 2008
  23. ↑ The Vienna Ice Dream 2010 , Rathauskorrespondenz, March 7, 2010
  24. ↑ The Vienna Ice Dream 2011 , Rathauskorrespondenz, March 6, 2011
  25. ↑ The Vienna Ice Dream 2012 , Rathauskorrespondenz, March 4, 2012
  26. ↑ [2] Vienna Online, March 8, 2013
  27. ^ Vienna Online , March 7, 2014
  28. ↑ [3] , 11. January 2016
  29. ↑ [4] , 6. March 2016
  30. ↑ Control Office Report KA - K-19/01 (PDF; 78 kB), May 13, 2003, page 7
  31. ^ Wiener Eistraum 2000 , Rathauskorrespondenz, 17th January 2000
  32. ^ "Wiener Eistraum" , Rathauskorrespondenz, January 25, 1996

Coordinates: 48 ° 12 ′ 38.3 "  N , 16 ° 21 ′ 31.5"  E