Ring Dings / King Dons / Ding Dongs/ Big Wheels

[Mikey]

are these all the same thing ?

Back in the day I mostly remember King Dons and Big Wheels but I dont see them anymore.

[HardyGirl]

I know Ring Dings and Ding Dongs are. Didn't Big Wheels have something else in them, like caramel or peanut butter?

[The Toyroom]

It's confusing but basically they're the same...Hostess first used the name "Ding Dong" but changed the name in the east to "Big Wheel" to avoid confusion with "Ring Dings" from Drake's. I think at one point though the companies were merged and everything was marketed as Ding Dongs. But eventually they had the same problem when the Drake's line was spun-off from Hostess into its own company again, so Hostess created the "King Dons" name. Hostess bought back Drake's AGAIN and revived the Ding Dongs name.

[The Toyroom]

King Don




Chief Big Wheels

[cjefferys]

I usually ended up calling them "King Dongs' because it kinda amused me and my friends.

[Adam West]

One of my favorite Hostess snacks growing up. I honestly don't know if they sell them anymore.

[megoapesnut]

They still sell Ring Dings here in my neck of the woods. It was always my favorite snack, especially slightly chilled. However, since I gave up sweets, they are on the no-no list. And are they bad for you. If I remember correctly, one pack had 58% of the RDA of saturated fat. Yowsers!

[ctc]

Hmmmm....

They're all the same around here, except for Big Wheels. The ones they sold around here were thinner, of a larger diameter and had a cookie base. (And likewise came in a number of different names.)

Don C.