Tourists Deserve Your Scorn As Much As You Thought

The Convention & Visitors Bureau has set up a website for tourists to share their views of Philadelphia. Travelers to our fair city can send in stories, photos and video about their trip.

KYW 1060 asked tourists just what they love about Philadelphia, and their answers are predictably saddening:

[EVP Jack Ferguson, on comments:] “Some of the pictures of ‘Ride the Ducks’ are some of the best pictures you ever saw — because people are happy and they’re quacking away, and they want to tell people about it.”

Here are some of the comments already received — and people sure do love those ducks!

(Man:) “I’m really excited to be here, and I’m looking forward to riding the duck.”
(Woman:) “We loved it so much; we came back and took the duck tour.”

Yes, yes, a trip to Philadelphia is not complete unless you do the most historic tour of all, Ride the Ducks. Or, alternatively, the other one, the one Milton Street drives or whatever. Oh, and don’t forget that other one, the shark one, if that still exists. Frankly, I could find these things out, but any effort put into the duck boats is too much.

Your Philadelphia Comments and Photos Are Invited [KYW 1060]

And You Thought The Ducks Were Annoying

KYW 1060 reports this morning of a new tourist attraction in Philadelphia: The Superbike.

Superbikes are run by the same people who run Super Ducks, and owner Alfred Krawitz said the Superbike is “a bicycle that holds seven passengers. One person drives it. It has a hydraulic braking system. It has a Porsche front end.”

City officials aren’t quite sure about the safety of these so-called “super” bicycles, but they’re not covered any city motor vehicle codes, so Krawitz went ahead and started selling rides on it. Councilman Frank DiCicco, naturally, wants to confiscate the bikes, perhaps so he can ride constituents around his district on them.

But, for now, Superbikes are here to stay. However, we do have a reprieve from at least one of the duck boats for a little while, as the article notes:

Meanwhile, the National Park Service has suspended Krawitz’s Superducks for seven days for aggressive solicitation.

Praise you, National Park Service.

Controversy Over New Super Bikes [KYW 1060]
Related: Stop The Duck