Brandon Horninger, left to right, Michael K. Horninger, Lexi Horninger and Ziggie, their dog, were the second in line Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024 for the opening of the new drive-thru Wawa on Hamilton Boulevard in Lower Macungie Township. Hope Schafer, a supervisor at Wawa, serves them their order at the drive-thru window. According to the Horninger family, Wawa has been a part of their entire lives and they have eaten breakfast, lunch, dinner and late night snacks with friends at Wawa. According to Lexi Horninger, Wawa is better than Sheetz and 鈥淚鈥檒l fight anyone who says differently,鈥� she said playfully. The first 100 customers at Thursday’s opening received a free T-shirt then witnessed a ceremony including a celebratory grand entrance by the new store team, a hoagie-building competition between the Lower Macungie Fire department and Macungie Ambulance and a ribbon-cutting with the corporate mascot, Wally Goose. (Monica Cabrera/快播视频)
Wally Goose, the convenience store chain’s mascot, was on hand for the opening festivities, which included free T-shirts for the first 100 customers, a ribbon cutting ceremony and a hoagie building competition between local police and firefighters.
The new location can serve up to 12 cars at a time. There is no walk-in convenience store, nor gas pumps.
See video and photos from the opening below (and check back for more):
People line up Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024, for a chance to get free T-shirts at the grand opening of a new drive-thru only Wawa on Hamilton Boulevard in Lower Macungie Township. It’s only the second such location in Pennsylvania. (Monica Cabrera/快播视频)The menu is seen Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024, at a new drive-thru only Wawa on Hamilton Boulevard in Lower Macungie Township. It’s only the second such location in Pennsylvania. Wawa held a grand opening for the new store Thursday morning. (Monica Cabrera/快播视频)
The menu is seen Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024, at a new drive-thru only Wawa on Hamilton Boulevard in Lower Macungie Township. It’s only the second such location in Pennsylvania. Wawa held a grand opening for the new store Thursday morning. (Monica Cabrera/快播视频)Wawa opens a new drive-thru Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024, at 6216 Hamilton Blvd. Lower Macungie Township. The first 100 customers received a free T-shirt then joined Wawa for an outdoor opening ceremony including a celebratory grand entrance by the new store team, a hoagie-building competition between the Lower Macungie Fire Department and Macungie Ambulance and a ribbon-cutting with the corporate mascot, Wally Goose. (Monica Cabrera/快播视频)Wawa opens a new drive-thru Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024, on Hamilton Boulevard in Lower Macungie Township. The first 100 customers received a free T-shirt then joined Wawa for an outdoor opening ceremony including a celebratory grand entrance by the new store team, a hoagie-building competition between the Lower Macungie Fire Department and Macungie Ambulance and a ribbon-cutting with the corporate mascot, Wally Goose. (Monica Cabrera/快播视频)
Hope Schafer, a Wawa supervisor, makes noise and raises her hands in the air in celebration of the new Wawa drive-thru Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024, on Hamilton Boulevard in Lower Macungie Township. The first 100 customers received a free T-shirt then joined Wawa for a ceremony including a celebratory grand entrance by the new store team, a hoagie-building competition between the Lower Macungie Fire Department and Macungie Ambulance, and a ribbon-cutting with the corporate mascot, Wally Goose. (Monica Cabrera/快播视频)Wawa opens a new drive-thru Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024, on Hamilton Boulevard in Lower Macungie Township. The first 100 customers received a free T-shirt then joined Wawa for an outdoor opening ceremony including a celebratory grand entrance by the new store team, a hoagie-building competition between the Lower Macungie Fire Department and Macungie Ambulance and a ribbon-cutting with the corporate mascot, Wally Goose. (Monica Cabrera/快播视频)Wawa opens a new drive-thru Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024,on Hamilton Boulevard in Lower Macungie Township. The first 100 customers received a free T-shirt then joined Wawa for an outdoor opening ceremony including a celebratory grand entrance by the new store team, a hoagie-building competition between the Lower Macungie Fire Department and Macungie Ambulance and a ribbon-cutting with the corporate mascot, Wally Goose. (Monica Cabrera/快播视频)
Wawa opens a new drive-thru Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024, on Hamilton Boulevard in Lower Macungie Township. The first 100 customers received a free T-shirt then joined Wawa for an outdoor opening ceremony including a celebratory grand entrance by the new store team, a hoagie-building competition between the Lower Macungie Fire Department and Macungie Ambulance and a ribbon-cutting with the corporate mascot, Wally Goose. (Monica Cabrera/快播视频)Wawa opens a new drive-thru Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024, on Hamilton Boulevard in Lower Macungie Township. The first 100 customers received a free T-shirt then joined Wawa for an outdoor opening ceremony including a celebratory grand entrance by the new store team, a hoagie-building competition between the Lower Macungie Fire Department and Macungie Ambulance and a ribbon-cutting with the corporate mascot, Wally Goose. (Monica Cabrera/快播视频)Hope Schafer, a Wawa supervisor, makes noise and raises her hands in the air in celebration of the new Wawa drive-thru Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024, on Hamilton Boulevard in Lower Macungie Township. The first 100 customers received a free T-shirt then joined Wawa for a ceremony including a celebratory grand entrance by the new store team, a hoagie-building competition between the Lower Macungie Fire Department and Macungie Ambulance, and a ribbon-cutting with the corporate mascot, Wally Goose. (Monica Cabrera/快播视频)
Hope Schafer, a Wawa supervisor, makes noise and raises her hands in the air in celebration of the new Wawa drive-thru Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024, on Hamilton Boulevard in Lower Macungie Township. The first 100 customers received a free T-shirt then joined Wawa for a ceremony including a celebratory grand entrance by the new store team, a hoagie-building competition between the Lower Macungie Fire Department and Macungie Ambulance, and a ribbon-cutting with the corporate mascot, Wally Goose. (Monica Cabrera/快播视频)Wawa opens a new drive-thru Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024, on Hamilton Boulevard in Lower Macungie Township. The first 100 customers received a free T-shirt then joined Wawa for an outdoor opening ceremony including a celebratory grand entrance by the new store team, a hoagie-building competition between the Lower Macungie Fire Department and Macungie Ambulance and a ribbon-cutting with the corporate mascot, Wally Goose. (Monica Cabrera/快播视频)
Brandon Horninger, left to right, Michael K. Horninger, Lexi Horninger and Ziggie, their dog, were the second in line Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024 for the opening of the new drive-thru Wawa on Hamilton Boulevard in Lower Macungie Township. Hope Schafer, a supervisor at Wawa, serves them their order at the drive-thru window. According to the Horninger family, Wawa has been a part of their entire lives and they have eaten breakfast, lunch, dinner and late night snacks with friends at Wawa. According to Lexi Horninger, Wawa is better than Sheetz and “I’ll fight anyone who says differently,” she said playfully. The first 100 customers at Thursday’s opening received a free T-shirt then witnessed a ceremony including a celebratory grand entrance by the new store team, a hoagie-building competition between the Lower Macungie Fire department and Macungie Ambulance and a ribbon-cutting with the corporate mascot, Wally Goose. (Monica Cabrera/快播视频)
Wawa opens a new drive-thru Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024, on Hamilton Boulevard in Lower Macungie Township. The first 100 customers received a free T-shirt then joined Wawa for an outdoor opening ceremony including a celebratory grand entrance by the new store team, a hoagie-building competition between the Lower Macungie Fire Department and Macungie Ambulance and a ribbon-cutting with the corporate mascot, Wally Goose. (Monica Cabrera/快播视频)
Wawa opens a new drive-thru Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024, on Hamilton Boulevard in Lower Macungie Township. The first 100 customers received a free T-shirt then joined Wawa for an outdoor opening ceremony including a celebratory grand entrance by the new store team, a hoagie-building competition between the Lower Macungie Fire Department and Macungie Ambulance and a ribbon-cutting with the corporate mascot, Wally Goose. (Monica Cabrera/快播视频)Ashley Vavrock, of Wescosville was first in the drive-thru line Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024 for the opening of the new drive-thru Wawa on Hamilton Boulevard in Lower Macungie Township. The first 100 customers at Thursday’s opening received a free T-shirt then witnessed a ceremony including a celebratory grand entrance by the new store team, a hoagie-building competition between the Lower Macungie Fire department and Macungie Ambulance and a ribbon-cutting with the corporate mascot, Wally Goose. (Monica Cabrera/快播视频)Wawa opens a new drive-thru Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024, on Hamilton Boulevard in Lower Macungie Township. The first 100 customers received a free T-shirt then joined Wawa for an outdoor opening ceremony including a celebratory grand entrance by the new store team, a hoagie-building competition between the Lower Macungie Fire Department and Macungie Ambulance and a ribbon-cutting with the corporate mascot, Wally Goose. (Monica Cabrera/快播视频)
Brandon Horninger, left to right, Michael K. Horninger, Lexi Horninger and Ziggie, their dog, were the second in line Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024 for the opening of the new drive-thru Wawa on Hamilton Boulevard in Lower Macungie Township. Hope Schafer, a supervisor at Wawa, serves them their order at the drive-thru window. According to the Horninger family, Wawa has been a part of their entire lives and they have eaten breakfast, lunch, dinner and late night snacks with friends at Wawa. According to Lexi Horninger, Wawa is better than Sheetz and “I’ll fight anyone who says differently,” she said playfully. The first 100 customers at Thursday’s opening received a free T-shirt then witnessed a ceremony including a celebratory grand entrance by the new store team, a hoagie-building competition between the Lower Macungie Fire department and Macungie Ambulance and a ribbon-cutting with the corporate mascot, Wally Goose. (Monica Cabrera/快播视频)
Wawa opens a new drive-thru Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024, on Hamilton Boulevard in Lower Macungie Township. The first 100 customers received a free T-shirt then joined Wawa for an outdoor opening ceremony including a celebratory grand entrance by the new store team, a hoagie-building competition between the Lower Macungie Fire Department and Macungie Ambulance and a ribbon-cutting with the corporate mascot, Wally Goose. (Monica Cabrera/快播视频)
Wawa opens a new drive-thru Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024, on Hamilton Boulevard in Lower Macungie Township. The first 100 customers received a free T-shirt then joined Wawa for an outdoor opening ceremony including a celebratory grand entrance by the new store team, a hoagie-building competition between the Lower Macungie Fire Department and Macungie Ambulance and a ribbon-cutting with the corporate mascot, Wally Goose. (Monica Cabrera/快播视频)Wawa opens a new drive-thru Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024, on Hamilton Boulevard in Lower Macungie Township. The first 100 customers received a free T-shirt then joined Wawa for an outdoor opening ceremony including a celebratory grand entrance by the new store team, a hoagie-building competition between the Lower Macungie Fire Department and Macungie Ambulance and a ribbon-cutting with the corporate mascot, Wally Goose. (Monica Cabrera/快播视频)
Wawa opens a new drive-thru Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024,on Hamilton Boulevard in Lower Macungie Township. The first 100 customers received a free T-shirt then joined Wawa for an outdoor opening ceremony including a celebratory grand entrance by the new store team, a hoagie-building competition between the Lower Macungie Fire Department and Macungie Ambulance and a ribbon-cutting with the corporate mascot, Wally Goose. (Monica Cabrera/快播视频)Wawa opens a new drive-thru Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024, on Hamilton Boulevard in Lower Macungie Township. The first 100 customers received a free T-shirt then joined Wawa for an outdoor opening ceremony including a celebratory grand entrance by the new store team, a hoagie-building competition between the Lower Macungie Fire Department and Macungie Ambulance and a ribbon-cutting with the corporate mascot, Wally Goose. (Monica Cabrera/快播视频)Wawa opens a new drive-thru Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024, on Hamilton Boulevard in Lower Macungie Township. The first 100 customers received a free T-shirt then joined Wawa for an outdoor opening ceremony including a celebratory grand entrance by the new store team, a hoagie-building competition between the Lower Macungie Fire Department and Macungie Ambulance and a ribbon-cutting with the corporate mascot, Wally Goose. (Monica Cabrera/快播视频)
Hope Schafer, a Wawa supervisor, makes noise and raises her hands in the air in celebration of the new Wawa drive-thru Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024, on Hamilton Boulevard in Lower Macungie Township. The first 100 customers received a free T-shirt then joined Wawa for a ceremony including a celebratory grand entrance by the new store team, a hoagie-building competition between the Lower Macungie Fire Department and Macungie Ambulance, and a ribbon-cutting with the corporate mascot, Wally Goose. (Monica Cabrera/快播视频)
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