The Prater, the large natural park between the Danube and the right-hand Danube Canal, is almost like another world. It is lively and exciting by day and something of a twilight zone by night. The park covers an area of some 1287 ha (3200 acres), stretching south-eastwards almost 10 km (6,5 mi.) from the Prater crossroads through the former “Augebiet” to the end of the prater. In the first section lies the so-called “Wurstel” or “Volk” Prater, with eating-houses, dance-halls, a giant wheel, roundabouts, switchback, Dinosaur Park and many other attractions. Nearly every kind of sport is catered for in the Prater. There is riding in the Freudenau, trotting in the Krieau, swimming in the stadium pool, football in the Ernst Happel stadium built in 1931 and roofed over in 1986, cycling in the Ferry-Dusike stadium, tennis and bowls at the WAC courts.