Bee Bop – Hammecke
Classic Mack bumper cars with a long history
Operator: Hammecke & Söhne (Kirchlengern)
Bee Bop Hammecke is an independent travelling funfair ride. Find out more about the ride experience, its history and important information for your visit.
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What to expect
- Family-friendly
On Bee Bop, you steer yourself: a classic funfair attraction with plenty of room for a few rides together.
Bee Bop Hammecke: That's how to enjoy the ride
Bee Bop Hammecke is a classic bumper car ride: you sit in one of the cars and steer it yourself around the ride area. Unlike a round ride, there is no set course. You can dodge other cars, take corners or — within the operating rules — bump into them. This combination of steering for yourself and spontaneous encounters is what makes it so appealing. For many fairgoers, bumper cars are just as much a part of a fair as a Ferris wheel or a music express ride. Bee Bop is not just any interchangeable ride, though. Its history and the showman operating it help distinguish it from other bumper car rides. The cars used in a particular season may change as a result of modernisation. That is why the equipment is not attributed to a specific vehicle model without up-to-date evidence.
General
- Manufacturer
- Mack (Germany)
- Model
- Two-pillar bumper cars
- Year built
- 1979
History of Bee Bop
The ride is attributed to the showmen Hammecke & Söhne from Kirchlengern. The specialist ride website Kirmesecke lists Mack as the manufacturer and 1979 as the year it was built. This means the basic ride dates from a time when large two-pillar bumper cars were already a regular feature at many German funfairs. Such rides are maintained and technically adapted over several decades. However, the exact history of possible modifications and vehicle changes for Bee Bop is not fully documented publicly. The number of cars in use today should not be inferred from older photographs either. The operator’s name is key to its identity: another ride with similar music or an American-style design is not automatically Hammecke’s Bee Bop.
- Operator
- Hammecke & Söhne (Kirchlengern)
- Type of operation
- Travelling
Who is Bee Bop Hammecke suitable for?
If you like steering for yourself, bumper cars are a straightforward alternative to rides with a set route. It can be especially fun to go on the ride together with friends. However, the operator’s current safety rules apply. Younger children may need to be accompanied by an adult. The minimum age, height requirement and permitted number of passengers cannot be reliably determined from the verified master data. So ask before buying your ride tokens. The price per ride and the duration of each round also vary between events. Allow for some waiting time when it is busy, and follow the instructions at the ride area.
Technical overview and visitor tips
Bee Bop is listed as a two-pillar bumper car ride. The manufacturer Mack and the year of manufacture 1979 are documented. There are no sufficiently verified figures here for the exact external dimensions, power requirements, current number of cars or hourly capacity. These figures are therefore not estimated. The power supply and the cars may also have been modified over time. If you are looking for Bee Bop at a fair, check the current annual line-up of rides and the operator, not just the name ‘bumper cars’. You can find more rides in our attraction overview. Basic information: Kirmesecke.
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