In 1936, Oscar Mayer debuted its first-ever Wienermobile. Almost 90 years later, the Wienermobiles are still taking to the road, sharing joy and weenie whistles across the 50 states. This week, one of those Wienermobiles is stopping in Waco.
As Storytime ends at the West Waco Library, Connor Wolff and his copilot Akira Potts had the Wienermobile all set up. As kids trickled out of the library, many stopped to look inside the 27-foot-long hotdog. Others stopped to grab a sticker, a picture or the iconic weenie whistle.
Connor Wolff, or Captain Glizzy as his fellow hotdoggers know him, says this interaction is his favorite part of the job.
This week, Wolff says, he and Potts were able to coordinate their own events.
"We got to book all of our own events this week and kind of go head to head with the other teams to see who can have like the coolest week," Wolff says.
Every year, Oscar Mayer hires twelve recent-college-graduates as hotdoggers to drive their Wienermobiles across the country.
Wolff and Potts will be in Waco for the rest of the week, making stops at the Pet Circle Animal Shelter, Dr. Pepper Musuem, and Waco Cultural Arts Fest, before travelling to Houston.
You can find a full list of the planned stops at khcmobiletour.com/wienermobile.
If you go see the Wienermobile this week, make sure you get a whistle and ask for to hear the Wienermobile’s horn.
