German theme park forced to shut down new ride after people realised it looked like flying swastikas

Kara Godfrey The Sun

Park guests reported the resemblance to Tatzmania theme park in Löffingen after the ride debuted.

The Eagle Fly, which opened at the end of July, features one long arm with two spinning carriages at each end.

Because of the four seats on each of the spinning carriage arm, the shape resembles a swastika as it rotates.

The video was posted on Reddit with forum users stunned by the mistake.

One person wrote: “You really do not have the words. Something like that would have to be banned.”

Rüdiger Braun, the owner of the park, said he didn’t realise the resemblance until the video circulated online.

He told SWR: “I’d like to stress how sorry we are to anyone who has felt at all insulted by this design.”

A guest at the park added: “Of course you have to watch what you make, this is a very sensitive area.”

The ride will be redesigned to make it more appropriate.

In Germany, Nazi symbols and propaganda such as swastikas are illegal under the German Criminal Code section 86a.

It states that the “use of symbols of unconstitutional organisations” is banned, with punishments up to three years.

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