RaptorBoyASU Posted July 30, 2007 Posted July 30, 2007 The other half had been bugging me that he really wanted to hit the OC fair this year, so we took advantage of a free Saturday evening and headed south to see what it was all about. Traffic was absolutely awful starting about a mile from the exit. After sitting for 10 minutes without moving we decided to see if we could find a different route. The next exit (Fairview) wasn't being used at all, and we were parking in no time at all. We ended up parking at the HS, which was a bit of a walk, but it was free parking, so I decided not to complain. Jeff making the trek to the gate Once up there, we were greeted by 4 LONG lines. Luckily things were moving well, and we were through in less than 20 minutes time. Still waiting The first order of business? Get a beer! Ok, now what? Go see all the animals. I was actually quite impressed by the number of animal exhibitors they had at the fair. We tried to get over to see the pig races, but the line was WAY too long. Instead we just walked through all the barns. Lots of sheep, pigs, goats, chickens, rabbits, and steers. They also had a petting zoo with some not so common barnyard animals, such as Shetland ponies. Ok, there are rides and food waiting for me, why am I still wandering through the barns. We made our way to the main midway, had a look of what was offered, and then put some money on a ride card. I really liked the way they had this set up. You got a card with a bar code that you could charge with money. No carrying around tickets, and the card could be refilled whenever. What to first? The BOUNCY-BOUNCY of course. This one wasn't as good as the one in Zaragoza, but still was fun. THe individual seats, and tamer bounces just lacked that out of control feeling that made the Zaragoza one so amazing. Before riding anything else, we decided to make the first food stop of the night. I had fried sweet potatoes, and Jeff had fried fish and zuchinni. We also grabbed another beer, and took a walk through the "Festival of Products". Lots of infomercial crap being sold. Really, not the cool stuff I was hoping for, but it's a fair, what can you expect? On to more rides. We rode the Crazy Coaster (which barely spun at all) Skipped the Kamikaze Skipped the Zipper But did go in the house of mirrors And the cliff-hanger We also hit the tilt-a-whirl, and the KMG Fireball (which was running a short-but-great program). We skipped the rides that make me sick (Round-Up, gravitron, zipper), or terrify Jeff (drop-tower, and anything else that went up high) The drop tower looked really good though, but by the time we got to it, I was out of tickets, and didnt' feel like shelling out another $5. Lou or anyone that hung out with me on the Spain Trip knows I also avoided this one...... At some point during the rides, I also grabbed a gyro to eat. And after we were done riding, it was time for more beer as well as fried snickers and fried oreos. (I passed on the fried coke). It was a fun night out, though it would be quite expensive to go for the rides alone unless you went for a promotional night. We spent $20 each for only a handful of rides. We also walked a ton! So much that Jeff really needed a foot massage by the end of the night But fried food and beer made up for any negatives of the night.
Vffreak07 Posted July 30, 2007 Posted July 30, 2007 When I was in Cali, I saw the construction of the ferris wheel. Is it really that big?
niiicolaaah Posted July 30, 2007 Posted July 30, 2007 You don't like dark rides?! I'm heartbroken! I don't know why, but I love those Cliffhanger rides. Great pics, makes me even sadder I'm missing my county fair this year!
RaptorBoyASU Posted July 30, 2007 Author Posted July 30, 2007 ^CanalFest? or the Erie Co Fair? I don't mind dark rides, I don't like scary dark rides. (and technically I hate pitch darkness on any ride)
Ethan Posted July 31, 2007 Posted July 31, 2007 Sounds like you had a fun time! I went on July 23. I have to admit, the "Crazy Coaster" sucked. It barely spun you at all, and it took the turns so slowly. I prefer the Wild Mouse they had last year to this one. They had a couple of good flat's this year. I really wish they went back to the old way of selling tickets. This year I bought a $20 pass, that is good for 40 tickets. Now keep in mind that each ride is 6-8 tickets, so I only got in 5 rides. I hope next year they go back to the wristbands where every ride is only one ticket. Overall I had a fun time, and the food was great.
IceDragon Posted July 31, 2007 Posted July 31, 2007 Heh, ever since visiting what is now known as The Haunted Mansion, I've always had a fear of being thrown into darkness without warning... The elevator part shook me up lots... Looks like an awesome fair! I just wish England would get more... I missed a super-ghetto one because I din't know it was on, but it had some truly fudged up rides... *sigh*
Loco Posted July 31, 2007 Posted July 31, 2007 Nice Pics! My fair this year had a short (and weird) program for its KMG Fireball too. It would spin fast and swing really low for a long time then all of a sudden swing really high up, and it would only do like 5 "full" swings before it all of a sudden slowed down.
Goliath513 Posted July 31, 2007 Posted July 31, 2007 I can honestly say I've never been on a Zipper. But from what I heard from the ghetto fair TR, it's probably good I haven't.
Jew Posted July 31, 2007 Posted July 31, 2007 I hope next year they go back to the wristbands where every ride is only one ticket. I've been going to the OC Fair for the last 5 years...the only time I have seen that was as a special promotion (it was a 10 rides for $10 deal) on a Friday night. Never seen any Saturday specials. But the $1 rides until 8PM on Thursdays and Fridays this year is a great deal! When I was in Cali, I saw the construction of the ferris wheel. Is it really that big? Yes. Good TR. Did you guys get your beer at the Beer garden place towards the back? They had some good stuff back there (Kona Brewery on tap). Derek would be proud!
tigerxeyez Posted July 31, 2007 Posted July 31, 2007 I was disappointed in "crazy" coaster. The craziest part was that they stopped us early so we wouldn't crash and that hurt. lol
RaptorBoyASU Posted July 31, 2007 Author Posted July 31, 2007 We only got one beer back there Joey, I got an IPA, but I don't remember which brewery. We drank the cheap stuff most of the night.
FlyingScooter Posted July 31, 2007 Posted July 31, 2007 Nice TR. Did you happen to get any pics of the wives of Orange County?
DCody Posted July 31, 2007 Posted July 31, 2007 Did you happen to get any pics of the wives of Orange County? Those ladies are some of the most popular rides in the O.C. (Thank you! I'll be here all night!)
RaptorBoyASU Posted August 1, 2007 Author Posted August 1, 2007 ^^Yah, I just forgot to get a picture of it.
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