In 2023 the Christmas Market gains a new family attraction. The “Spinning Barrels” will provide a thrill and warm up every adventure seeker on a winter day. The spinning coaster will be located in the AmberSky Christmas Travel Corner at Targ Węglowy. Attractions for visitors from 24 November to 23 December are provided by the main sponsor of the Gdańsk Christmas Market: the AmberSky Observation Wheel and the Gdańsk Carousel.
This year, the world will spin like a snowflake for visitors to the Gdańsk Christmas Market. All thanks to a new attraction that has just been built on Targ Węglowy. Its main structure varies in height – the track loops into a figure of eight, along which carriages – barrels – travel. The carriages also spin around their own axis at varying speeds, depending on the number of passengers and their weight, which makes every ride on a spinning coaster – as the attraction is technically called – unpredictable, exciting and full of new sensations.
A characteristic of a spinning coaster is that a train of cars moves forward along the track in a row while each car rotates around its own axis. The cars are set in motion by a set of 12 electric motors working in sync, which pull the cars up and release them for a fast descent under gravity. 16 people can ride at the same time, and the ride lasts about 3 minutes. The minimum height for spinning coaster passengers is 95 cm.
“Spinning Barrels” at the Gdańsk Christmas Market can be found in the “AmberSky Christmas Travel Corner” zone, next to the well-known and much-loved traditional Market attractions – the Gdańsk Carousel and the “Santa’s Magic Sleigh” VR simulator, which is housed in a themed chalet together with “Katarzynka the Talking Box” for letters to Santa Claus. The fourth element of the corner is the AmberSky wheel – a year-round attraction located on Ołowianka.
All the attractions listed are paid. The package for the attractions in the “AmberSky Christmas Travel Corner” zone, which are located at the Market on Targ Węglowy (the “Spinning Barrels” spinning coaster, Santa’s Sleigh – a VR flight simulator, and the Gdańsk Carousel), costs PLN 50.
Prices for single attractions:
The package extended with an entry ticket to the AmberSky observation wheel on Ołowianka costs PLN 85 for a standard ticket and PLN 75 for a concession ticket.
One of the most beautiful European Christmas markets – according to the European Best Christmas Markets 2023 poll – will start on 24 November and run for four weeks – until 23 December. Targ Węglowy will be its traditional centre, where visitors will find not only Market attractions but also the food and drink zone and part of the trading zone. Christmas gifts can also be found on ul. Tkacka and ul. Bogusławskiego and in Zbrojownia. The Market will also be held in Katownia.
