This past weekend I decided to take Girlie Girl to the 5oth State Fair . . . just us big girls. Thank goodness because I ended up spending about $100 just for us! I forgot how expensive the carnival can be! And it wasn’t like I went crazy or anything. The admission and unlimited ride wrist bands were $33 each, we ate dinner, and played a few games. Oh yeah, and had cotton candy.
When I was younger, I used to love carnival rides. My favorite was always the Music Fest where all the cars are connected into a big circle and they go around and around while loud music plays in the background. So when Girlie Girl suggested that we ride it, I thought, “Why not?”
OMG! I thought I was going to die. When did this ride become faster than the speed of sound? I had to shut my eyes and consciously tell myself, “Don’t throw up, don’t throw up, don’t throw up.” I’m not kidding when I say that I could actually feel my cheeks vibrating the whole time!
And poor Girlie Girl! She was holding on to me for dear life! When we finally got off the ride, we just looked at each other, speechless. Finally she said, “Mommy, let’s not go on that one again.”
However, once the shock wore off, we had a great time! But we were definitely more careful about our selection of rides after that. We decided to stick to the mellow ones like Bumper Cars, Ferris Wheel, Merry-Go-Round, Fun House, & Tilt-A-Whirl.
Do you go on carnival rides? Which ones are your favorites?
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26 Comments on “The 50th State Fair”
8:08 am
I hate that fairs cost so much now. We don’t even go because it would a couple hundred just for a family four with the crazy prices. Sounds like a nice time. I love the Mommy let’s not go on this one again. That totally sounds like the way my little one talks, so sweet.
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8:13 am
I love State Fairs especially the Navajo Tacos with honey butter and Caramel Apples! Girlie Girl sure is a brave little one! I love the picture of her on the carousel, so sweet! Glad you had some Mommy-daughter time!
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8:31 am
We haven’t been to a carnival for a long time. Little Bug won’t get on the rides and so someone is always left off of the ride… and it’s expensive! I’d rather save my money and head to Disneyland
8:38 am
My children are grown now, so no more rides for me.
Except maybe the Ferris Wheel.
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8:41 am
How fun! The last state fair I went to I did throw up after a ride. Not one of my finer moments. I like the original roller coasters and the tilt a whirl is great but the new speed of light race every which way ones are for the birds.
Hugs,
Holly
9:36 am
we have a carnival coming to our town next week. DD likes some of the rides, but not the loud ones. One time we rode a ferris wheel and just plugged our ears each time we passed the speaker for the music…a cop happened to come by and see us, so he told the operator to turn the music down…I don’t think that we were the only ones riding like that.
I prefer rides at places that are permanent…like Busch Gardens. having the ride stuck somewhere makes me feel safer. Also Busch Gardens had kid versions of a lot of the bigger rides. DD liked the kid versions on some and the adult on others…riding the kid version first let her know if she wanted to try the adult version.
Carousel, bumper cars, Chair-O-Planes, Ferris wheels are our favorites. DD likes the simulator rides too.
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11:00 am
Wow, it’s been a long time… I still prefer the Punahou Carnival, though! Portuguese Bean Soup and malasadas, yum.
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11:13 am
No rides for me! I used to be able to ride the Himilaya which is the same as Music Fest. Not anymore! Never did like roller coasters though. Our county fair is HUGE and can costs an arm & a leg. My husband & I went to the Maui County Fair last year and we liked that one way more! Or maybe it was just because we were in Maui??????
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11:33 am
I LOVE carnival rides!!! When I was a kid, I loved the scrambler . . . my dad always rode it with me. When I got older, I loved the Zipper! Now, I love them all . . . but especially the Tilt-A-Whirl - because it’s my 5 year-old daughter’s favorite. She’d ride that thing all day if we let her. I rode it 17 times with her one day
12:38 pm
I tend to look at those rides at carnivals and ask myself why anyone would want to go on them. I’m such a wimp!
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2:31 pm
Fairs and carnivals are money sucking vampires.
We go to several each year to show our goats. The girls are only allowed to ride at the Big Expo in MA. There, we will pay for one and only one ride. If they want to ride any others, they have to pay for it themselves. We spend most of our time near the animals or in the exhibits and each one of us buys one, and only one “fair food”.
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4:08 pm
Wow Hawaii is home to plenty of attractions, such a unique location! I’ve always wanted to go
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4:47 pm
I am not a huge fan of carnivals. The prices are SO high. I also have seen a few too many accidents from rides locally not being assembled properly.
I prefer going to places that stay put, and especially ones with full day admission. We are going to take our big guy to a 6 Flags park soon and I know I will be the one taking him on the rides - except maybe in Wiggle World where they are more my hubby’s speed.
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5:03 pm
The Ferris Wheel shot is awesome
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5:25 pm
HOW FUN! I haven’t been to a fair in so long. I can’t get over how much fairs have gone up gosh :(. But the memories you created were priceless!!
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5:45 pm
Fairs are all about the food to me. That’s why I go. There’s nothing like a hot, fresh corn dog and Sweet Martha’s chocolate chip cookies straight out of the oven.
I worked at the fair when I was in college and had MANY experiences with carnyies. So the rides scare me a little.
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6:15 pm
I used to go on the tilt-a-whirl over and over and over!
However I haven’t for a long time! I kind of miss it now!
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6:48 pm
How wonderful that you got spend time together, just the two of you.
BTW, the ride thing? Happens when we get older than…ahem…a certain age. I used to love roller coasters, but now? They don’t love me. Sigh.
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9:41 pm
Glad you had so much fun at the fair. I’m not much of a ride person in general so i’d say my favorite state fair memory is eating all the delicious awful for me fair food.
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3:00 am
I love going to carnivals, although I have never played a game at one. I do love the rides, though. It sounds like you all had a great time!
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5:56 am
I have never been to a state fair, but when the County Fair comes around I usually take Grayson on Family Night. I am NOT crazy about most of the rides, but I lo-o-ove the Ferris Wheel and the dragon/boat shaped one that swings forward and back.
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7:30 am
Looks like fun!
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8:57 am
It sounds and looks like you two had a great time!
I used to love carnival and amusement park rides, but unfortunately nowadays I get dizzy even on a simple carousel ride, as I found out again last week when we took the girls to a local carnival.
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4:53 pm
We love our county fair and go most every year. True, it’s getting expensive, but if we go on “family” day, it’s a decent deal. The kids love this little boat ride they have, and one year there were camel rides! When I was young, I used to love the roller coasters, but now, I’ll stick to a merry-go-round.
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7:18 pm
I liked them all when I was young — and blamed the cotton candy when I barfed.
Now, just thinking about a carnival ride makes me woozy.
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4:57 am
oh, I hate carnival rides. I get so sick on them. if my kids want to ride, they have to go with dad!
Why is everything so darned expensive? I took the kids to the aquarium yesterday. $27 for a few fish tanks!
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