Bumper cars – Heiko Perz

What gives the bumper cars from Fürth their own character

For Perz, “Autoscooter” is also the ride's actual business name. A fanciful name is not needed to make it recognisable: the showman's name, the Landwermann-Adesko construction and the year it was built distinguish this particular structure. If you look at older photos, you can identify the bumper cars by their operator and design.

You can find more large and small bumper car rides in our overview of attractions. There you can discover other designs, showman families and touring histories.

What it's like to ride Autoscooter Perz

As soon as the ride starts, it feels different from a roller coaster. Each driver steers their own car independently around the arena. You can head for an open space, turn around a bend or react to a car that suddenly crosses your path. As the other guests also change direction, every ride brings a new combination of movements.

The covered ride is also easy to watch from the outside. If you're out with friends, you can ride at the same time and keep meeting each other on the track. No two rides are the same: sometimes there's plenty of room for wide turns; at other times, several cars make for lively changes of direction. It's this shared but freely controlled ride that makes bumper cars appealing to so many fairgoers.

History of the Landwermann-Adesko structure

This particular structure dates from 1999. Ride-Index records that Perz's bumper cars were made by Landwermann and Adesko. The two pillars support the roof over the wide arena. Unlike small children's bumper cars, this ride is designed for the classic, large-scale bumper cars experience at a fair.

The structure has a spacious shared arena. Its design is typical of a traditional bumper cars ride from the late nineties. If you're comparing different rides at a fairground, the structure and operator are among the most important features for identifying them. Perz's bumper cars are a distinct ride, not just any bumper cars with a similar façade.

Operator Heiko Perz and Fürth's Michaelis-Kirchweih

Heiko Perz is a showman based in Fürth. The official website for Fürth's Michaelis-Kirchweih lists him with the bumper cars at Gustav-Schickedanz-Straße, in the Fürther Freiheit area. This makes the ride part of one of the region's best-known traditional church fairs. Alongside numerous stalls and rides, a lively fairground atmosphere springs up in the middle of the city.

The ride also travels around Bavaria outside Fürth's fair. Professional fair listings show it, for example, at Wunsiedler Volks- und Wiesenfest, Weißenburg's church fair and the spring fair in Weiden in the Upper Palatinate. The ride thus links its home base with a range of fairgrounds during the season.

Who is Autoscooter Perz for?

If you enjoy steering for yourself and keeping an eye on the other cars, Heiko Perz's bumper cars offer the classic experience of a shared arena. They're especially fun to ride with friends, as you can all ride together while choosing your own routes. You can find out about the rules for children and any requirements for an accompanying adult at the ride itself.