The Oktoberfest for guests with handicap

Oktoberfest with wheelchair: barrier-free folk festival fun for young and old alike

The Oktoberfest's showmen and market traders are happy to provide assistance within the scope of their possibilities and to accommodate the wishes of people with disabilities. Participation at the Wiesn is also possible for people with disabilities.

Drinking water taps

There are free drinking water fountains at ten locations this year, where Wiesn guests in wheelchairs can also draw water without barriers. Unbreakable drinking vessels must be brought along, but filled drinking bottles may not be brought into the tents.

Locations: 

• The drinking water fountains are located outside the toilet facilities on the eastern delivery road (parallel road between Wirtestrasse and Schaustellerstraße), in Straße 3 Ost at the back of the toilet facilities (P7)
• in Matthias-Pschorr-Straße at P8 (next to Wildstubn near the toilet facilities)
• in street C opposite the main entrance to the Oidn Wiesn
• as well as on the Oidn Wiesn behind the puppet theatre and behind the wheat beer bar.
• There is also a drinking water fountain at the Fahrenschon wheat beer carousel in the beer garden. 

Oktoberfest information and official souvenirs

Wiesn guests can obtain information and purchase high-quality official souvenirs at three different locations on the festival grounds. The booths are each also equipped with a low sales counter.

Locations:

• Schaustellerstraße near the "Geisterpalast" 
• WirtsbudenstraßeMain entrance to Theresienwiese underground station,
• Matthias-Pschorr-Straße, entrance Esperantoplatz.

Barrier-free fun on Ferris wheel & Co.

The large Ferris wheel has been awarded the signet "Bavaria barrier-free - we are there" by the Bavarian State Ministry for Family, Labor and Safety. The Oktoberfest Giant Ferris Wheel has a ramp that allows wheelchairs or walkers to reach the two gondolas suitable for wheelchairs under their own power. The ramp to the station area of the ride is designed to meet standards.

The bumper car companies Distel (Schaustellerstraße 1), “Bayern-Crash” (Schaustellerstraße 35) and the 2-post bumper cars (Straße 5) invite you to enjoy a ride with a ramp and vehicles with hand throttle operation.

The Euroscooter also offers everyone a chance to join in (Wirtsbuden Straße 98). 

The new interactive Laserpix adventure ride offers a barrier-free ride (Schausteller Straße 41), as does the Fahrenschon wave flyer (Schaustellerstraße 37).

Children with disabilities are also catered for: in addition to the ramps with which children's carousels are equipped, the Kindertraumschleife carousel (Straße 5) is also fitted with a lap belt restraint system and there is a disabled toilet (Straße 5). However, other children's rides are also barrier-free: The Kraus children's carousel (Straße C), the “Bayern-Rallye” children's carousel (Schaustellerstraße 36), the Baby Flug (Schaustellerstraße 30) and the “Zauberwelt” children's loop (Straße 4).

Fun at shooting, playing and throwing booths

Barrier-free access to the shooting and throwing stands is guaranteed by ramps, depending on the nature of the stand. If there is a low counter, as in the Kraus shooting hall at Schaustellerstraße 27, you can also test your aim from a wheelchair. However, many other shooting galleries also allow barrier-free participation. 

Food and drink at the snack bar and beer bar

Access to snack stands and beer bars is guaranteed by ramps, depending on the nature of the stand.

A low sales counter such as at the Zehle Weißbierausschank (MP Straße 6), the WIldstubn Renoldi (MP Straße 58), Ziegler's

Rahmschmankerl on the Oidn Wiesn, the Schlemmerhaus Kübler-Drager (Straße C) or the Wurstbraterei Rosai (MP Straße 57) make shopping easier for people in wheelchairs.

In addition to drinks, various beer bars also offer a disabled toilet.