You won’t be able to book yourself on a Ride the Ducks tour and get a Wacky Quacker whistle anymore. Ride the Ducks has closed up shop. More info in this CA article.
CCC president Jeff Sanford and MCVB president Kevin Kane were both surprised by the move, and do not think it’s a reflection upon tourism Downtown. I agree with them. From what I saw, those duck boats were full almost every day, and every day I encounter plenty more tourists out on the sidewalks looking for things to see Downtown. If Ride the Ducks failed, I get a sense that it’s due to their business model more than tourist interest in the area.
Sad to hear the concept didn’t work out though. I rode a Duck over in Hot Springs when I was kid and enjoyed it, and I had been told that even locals would learn things they didn’t know. The Ducks contributed something very unique to Downtown Memphis.