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All six Wienermobiles will race in the Wienie 500

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The Indianapolis 500 takes place this Sunday and it is a spectacle to behold.

But this year, ahead of the big race, the “Wienie 500” will take place, pitting Oscar Meyer’s entire fleet of Wienermobiles against each other at the legendary Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Friday, May 23 at 2 p.m. ET.

This is the first “meat-up” of all six Wienermobiles in over a decade and the first competitive race for the Wienermobile fleet.

Wienermobile racing seems fun (and odd) enough. But to make the Wiener 500 even more interesting, each Wienermobile will represent a different regional dog, including the Chi Dog (Midwest), New York Dog (East), Slaw Dog (Southeast), Sonoran Dog (Southwest), Chili Dog (South) and Seattle Dog (Northwest).

To round out the fun, there will be custom Hotdogger racing suits and a trophy presentation in the ‘Wiener’s Circle’, complete with a hot dog for the “wiener” and a post-race spray of condiments instead of champagne or the traditional drink of milk.

Airport amenity of the Week: Elvis!

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Evidently, Elvis is still in the building…

Back in 2011, Elvis and a handfulf of showgirls were on hand at what was then officially Las Vegas International Airport (LAS) to welcome attendees to the tech event known as CES.

McCarron Airport Elvis and show girls

This year, CES coincides with what would have been Elvis’s 90th birthday – January 8.

So (a young) Elvis showed up at what is now Harry Reid International Airport (LAS) to welcome everyone arriving to Las Vegas in true Sin City style.

Nothing beats Elvis.

So we’re declaring the Elvis impersonator at the Las Vegas airport the Airport Amenity of the Week.

And look! Elvis stuck around to pose for photos with travelers.

Stuck at the airport? Get a coloring book.

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Friday, August 2 is National Coloring Book Day and a good day to pick up a coloring book at an airport.

Friday, August 2, is National Coloring Book Day, and it’s a good day to pick up – or to download – a free coloring book from your favorite airport.

On Friday, Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX) will give away copies of its new 20-page PHX Airport Activity Book, filled with word scrambles, crossword puzzles, a matching game and coloring pages. Some of the puzzles are in Spanish.

The giveaway will take place in Terminal 3 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. and in Terminal 4 from 1-3 p.m. In Terminal 3, the PHX Navigator Buddy Abby will be on-site for photos and paw-autographs. At Terminal 4 in the afternoon, the airport’s mascot, Amelia the Airplane, will be handing out coloring books and taking photos with passengers. Here’s a preview.  

More airports with coloring books

Here are just a few of the airports around the country with coloring books you can download from their websites or pick up at airport information desks. In some airports, you’ll also get crayons or coloring pencils.

On its website, Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) has four downloadable issues of coloring books starring airport ambassador, Aussie the Flying Pup.

In Chicago, coloring books for both O’Hare and Midway Airports are available in Spanish and in English.

Tulsa International Airport (TUL) has an activity and coloring book created by a local artist.

And on its website, NASA has enough free coloring pages to fill the galaxy!

Aces for airports on National Card Playing Day

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(Courtesy of the Phoenix Airport Museum)

December 28 was National Card Playing Day, so the Stuck at the Airport games department asked the teams from the Phoenix Airport Museum at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX) to share pictures of some of their favorite airline playing cards from the more than 300 decks in their Aviation History Collection. Here’s what they sent.

PHX wasn’t the only airport shuffling the decks on National Playing Card Day. Orlando International Airport (MCO) gave away some of their MCO-branded card decks to some lucky travelers.

We also did an online search through the airline playing cards in the collection of the SFO Museum at San Francisco International Airport (SFO) and found some cool decks.