dj snow Posted October 17, 2006 Share Posted October 17, 2006 I took advantage of a day off to head out to the Arizona State Fair with a friend. Please take a moment now to reminsce with me about my trip to the fair. Mr. Dave Grohl whips the crowd into a frenzy! What a great way to cap off a day at the Arizona State Fair! Yeah, I know. "State Fair," "Concert" and "Free" don't often mean "Good." But not here in Arizona--no sir! We get FOO FIGHTERS! Yeah, in your FACE, other fairs! It was a fine evening at the fair. And it was not over yet--next stop was the arena you see here, to enjoy tonight's free concert! It was the perfect time to admire the lights from La Grande Wheel. Ooh, now the pretty lights come on. Now don't get me wrong, that's a small horse. But I do believe that, in fact, it is not too small--NOT EVEN FOR A BABY TO RIDE. We went to see what "could be" the SMALLEST HORSE! TOO SMALL FOR EVEN A BABY TO RIDE! Which animal would we see? The GIANT STEER? Or maybe the GIANT GATOR? No sir! Now it's on to the Midway of Animals of Odd Scale. Tango DOES THAT DANCE while Hard Rock... rocks, hard... I guess. It's the incredible spring-pack Sling Shot! They're fun, I tell you. Zipper says "peek-a-boo!" And here's my award-winning shot of Tango. Here's a "from-the-chairlift" view of the Experience. Games galore! From the chairlift, we can see La Grande Wheel, part of the log flume, Hi miler, the drop tower, and downtown Phoenix. It's the scary clown maze! Stay away, children! And here we have an Afterburner swinging out over the walkway. Enough with the animals--back to the midway! And oh, it's another coaster! This one is the Hi Miler. Tiny, adorable baby goats. Each was about the size of a cat. I smuggled one out with me. This thing had the most stylish haircut in the whole petting zoo. I was viciously attacked by this ostrich. They tell me the scars will take years to heal. Mommy pig! Cover up, why don't you? Here we have a kangaroo and a combination giant tortoise/meal tray. This giraffe kept hitting its head on that lamp. Just kidding--giraffes are smarter than that. Now let's visit the petting zoo. This cutting-edge piece of equipment will provide you with a personality analysis. NASA technology at work for you! For the finest in merchandise, be sure to visit this area. Elsewhere on the midway, we encountered (and rode) this Maurer Sohne spinning mouse. What have we here? Why, it's an Experience! Apparently these things are fairly rare. The midway also features a very useful chairlift ride. An impressively large walk-thru, an Evolution, and La Grande Wheel. Now let's visit the Tango. As portable thrill rides go, this one is pretty tall, I'll give it that. La Grande Wheel is very, very big. Anybody know how many trucks it takes to move it? Study up, folks, because there will be a test on all these important facts. Behold: La Grande Wheel! This was one of the first things we saw as we walked in. Those burgers sure do look juicy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
savemagicmountain Posted October 17, 2006 Share Posted October 17, 2006 Nice TR that looks like the exact fair that was at orange county this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoasterFanatic Posted October 17, 2006 Share Posted October 17, 2006 Glad I clicked. Nice report! The Arizona fair is a little more grandeur than I would have expected and the Foo Fighters only seals the deal. Arizona's State Fair officially rocks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USRoadTripper Posted October 17, 2006 Share Posted October 17, 2006 Every state fair TR I read reminds me of just how above and beyond the call of duty ghetto the Tennessee state fair is I wish our fair was even half that awesome. -Julie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ECZenith Posted October 17, 2006 Share Posted October 17, 2006 Nice TR, wish our midways were that nice. The Tango does come through with the Brockton Fair but the "Experience" would be awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MollyG Posted October 17, 2006 Share Posted October 17, 2006 Wow, great pictures, DJ! I really enjoyed looking at your trip report. Your shots from the wheel are fantastic. Did you ride the Experience and how was it? Thanks for sharing. MollyG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgwfreak Posted October 17, 2006 Share Posted October 17, 2006 AZ State Fair so ownz NC and SC state fairs. Looks awesome. I wish ours were that good. The SC was weird, they had a ton of rides but most were duplicates...they had 4 Ferris wheels, 2 after burners, 1 yo yo, 1 wave swinger...you get the picture. Our coasters weren't that good either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkdcoaster Posted October 17, 2006 Share Posted October 17, 2006 Really good pics, thanks for posting them. That free concert is kick ass. It is amazing how different every State Fair is. That is cool how that Fair has 2 "adult" coasters. JEFF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viking86 Posted October 17, 2006 Share Posted October 17, 2006 Great pictures! It looks like an excellent fair! Yngve "lucky bastards" Oestbye Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkStitch626 Posted October 17, 2006 Share Posted October 17, 2006 A. Robb proberably saw this and yelled out "Poodle Llama!" *so did I* Ok..why is someone poking the pig with a shovel toy? Anywayz, great photo TR! [/img] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ccron10 Posted October 18, 2006 Share Posted October 18, 2006 That fair has more rides than the Bloomsburg Fair!!!! They also had those world's smallest pony stands too, but at 2 different places! Somehow there should be only 1 smallest pony instead of 2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dj snow Posted October 18, 2006 Author Share Posted October 18, 2006 Your shots from the wheel are fantastic. Did you ride the Experience and how was it? Thanks for the compliment. I did not ride the Experience, as I was pressed for time and did not want to spend the money (it was probably about $5 for each ride at a minimum). There are several rides I'd like to try out, but I'll wait to do that on a wristband day. The SC was weird, they had a ton of rides but most were duplicates...they had 4 Ferris wheels, 2 after burners, 1 yo yo, 1 wave swinger...you get the picture. I think we counted four Ferris wheels at the AZ State Fair. Each one was different, though (different heights, gondola styles, etc.). Ok..why is someone poking the pig with a shovel toy? That was there for feeding purposes. If you didn't want your hand bitten/slobbered on, you could use the handy plastic shovel. But yes, some people seemed to use the shovels to simply poke the animals instead. That fair has more rides than the Bloomsburg Fair!!!! Yes, but the Bloomsburg Fair is no slouch. In fact, I think the Bloomsburg Fair covers much more ground than the AZ State Fair, it's just that here the focus seems to more on the rides, while in Bloomsburg it's much heavier on the food. But Bloomsburg's midway is still quite respectable (Tango, Power Surge, Afterburner, etc.). The food at Bloomsburg is much, much better. "Top O' The Beef!" -Sample Man Thanks for the comments, all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigstevet07 Posted October 18, 2006 Share Posted October 18, 2006 What the... you guys got the FOO in concert? That sucks, here in Nebraska we got some washed up country signers for free. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaptorBoyASU Posted October 18, 2006 Share Posted October 18, 2006 The AZ State Fair consistently has great free concerts. This year has Foo Fighters Brooks & Dunn Alan Jackson Jeff Foxworthy Pet Shop Boys Last year had a number of country artists, as well as Beck, ZZ Top, and Rob Thomas. I miss it if only for the free concerts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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