It may seem a bit strange that a grown man would put “Riding in the Oscar Mayer Wienermobile” on his bucket list, but life has no spice without a little quirkiness. Besides, ever since I first learned of the Wienermobile as a kid, it’s been something that I’ve wanted to do. When the opportunity finally knocked, I answered the door.
It happened like this: I was recently participating in a travel centric twitter chat. One of the chat questions asked participants to describe their ultimate road trip vehicle. While most people replied with various sports cars, luxury cars, or recreational vehicles, I mentioned that riding in the Oscar Mayer Wienermobile was on my bucket list. Within a week, the PR team from Oscar Mayer contacted me offering to help me check riding in the Wienermobile off my bucket list! How cool is that?!
I invited several friends over for a Bucket List Party the day the Wienermobile was to arrive. The team that drives the Wienermobile are called the Hotdoggers. Their names were Turkey Bacon Becca and Always Spicy Ashley. They were so much fun! They gave everybody Oscar Mayer wiener whistles, gave tours of the Wienermobile, and led us in singing “Oh I Wish I Were an Oscar Mayer Wiener.” Though it was raining for most of the day, they didn’t let it dampen our spirits.
Since Becca and Ashley had never been to Atlanta, I wanted to give them a quick drive-by tour of the city. So we hit the road, driving past Turner Field, the Olympic Torch Tower, the State Capitol, Underground Atlanta, past the big neon Coca-Cola sign on Peachtree Street, the Fox Theatre, Centennial Olympic Park, CNN center, and Phillips Arena before finally stopping at Stone Mountain Park where we intended to drive the Wienermobile across the old covered bridge. That didn’t quite work our, as you’ll see in the video.
Everywhere we went, people were smiling, laughing and snapping pictures of the Wienermobile. We felt like celebrities being stalked by the paparazzi. With so many people taking pictures of the Wienermobile, you have to be careful not to pick your nose at a traffic light or it might end up on Facebook.
Our next stop was at the Starlight Drive-In. We knew we were too early to catch a movie, but couldn’t resist the idea of one day watching a movie from the “Bun-roof” of the Wienermobile.
If Oscar Mayer ever puts the Wienermobile for sale on Cragislist, I’m totally going to buy it. At my age I need all the help I can get in remembering where I parked. Not a problem with the Wienermobile!
My Wienermobile journey ended as the Hotdoggers dropped me off a the Atlanta Hartsfield Jackson International Airport. I had a plane to catch. As a travel geek, I love all forms of transportation. I’ve ridden in or on airplanes, helicopters, jets, cruise ships, kayaks, motorcycles, a fan boat, a Cessna, Can Am Spader, Big Rig trucks, horses, race cars and a snow cat. But nothing is as memorable as cruising around my home town in the Oscar Mayer Wienermobile and making people smile.
I can’t thank Oscar Mayer, the PR team, and the amazing Hotdoggers enough for giving me this incredible bucket list experience.
This should be on everyone’s bucketlist!
I agree! The Wienermobile ROCKS!
I agree!
What an awesome way to get what surely was your top desire checked off your bucket list! Thank you twitter ;c) Love the photos and completely agree that this is probably better than any other luxury vehicle!!!
Thank you Greta (…and Twitter!:) It was so much fun! I felt like a celebrity being followed by Wienermobile paparazzi.
I’m so jealous and so excited for you. I would love to ride in the wienermobile!
Thank you, Priscilla! It was an incredible experience!
Loved this video!
I bet dogs love running after this “Wienermobile” 🙂
Adorable cute vehicle! I already wish I something like this… well, perhaps not a hot dog-shaped one 😛 …but one just as large and just as sophisticated. The interiors looked great! It could be a great motor home.
I want my next car to be the Oscar Mayer Wienermobile:)
best dizain for yhis year owesome
best dizain for yhis year owesome one
Great photos… look forward to so many more entertaining times reading here. 🙂
Thanks!
owesome best dezain that I find this year
Thank you!
I have put my name on the list every Mardi Gras year and have never got a response. Yes it’s been on my bucket list as well
I am going to every country in the world.. I have done 160 so far.
With that bucket list is every strange hotels in the world. I have done the Uber water hotel to the ice hotel
Then crazy modes of travel
I have been on the concord, , orient express. Etc. I was on a tundra buggy in Canada.
The two that I can’t do so far is get into club 33 in Disney land
And ride in the wiener mobile
Sounds like you’re doing it right, Monte! I wish I could have flown in the Concord! Good luck with those elusive items on your bucket list!