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Ahead of 2025 Oktoberfest, Teufelsrad Tightens Measures After Upskirting Reports

Upskirting is a crime in Germany punishable by fines or up to two years in prison.

Overview

  • Operator Elisabeth Polaczy says preparations for this year include clear notices at the ticket booth agreed with the city of Munich.
  • The attraction is outfitted with cameras to reconstruct incidents and help identify unauthorized filming.
  • Staff have been trained to spot covert recording, and men suspected of filming were already ejected in prior cases.
  • Women are offered Radlerhosen to wear under skirts as a protective option on the rotating disc ride.
  • Polaczy notes prevention has limits, acknowledging she cannot confiscate phones or fully prohibit filming, and says the problem arose only last year.