TR: O.C. Fair 8/7/09

[KnottsDisneyFarm]

This Friday my family took a trip down to Costa Mesa to check out this year's O.C. Super Fair! To be honest...it wasn't THAT super.

 

Food: The food was amazing. Throughout the food section of the fair it smelled like BBQ EVERYWHERE. There was a grill about 3X10 that grilled huge beef ribs. The aromas everywhere were overwhelming. Although I have to say one thing, faculty in the food section was not that great. While counting back our change, one employee kept messing up the change and used some profanity that startled us and was very unprofessional.

 

Animals: The livestock section of the fair was very interesting. They had maybe 4 or 5 big stables set up where they had animals ranging from llamas to mules. The smell was a little unpleasant but that can't really be helped. The stalls were very well kept and were neat and tidy. The animals were lazy and non-energetic. One of the llamas did spit at some people which was pretty funny. They had a reptile exhibit set up with reptiles from albino boa constrictors to turtles. One very strange reptile was clawing on the glass of the compartment it was in and obviously did not want to be in there very much. There were also huge pigs and hogs with GIGANTIC testicles. My Mom can vouch for that one.

 

Rides: The rides seemed to be in good condition and running okay. Buying tickets for the rides was too expensive so we didn't end up going on anything, so we just hung out. The coaster there looked VERY rickety. First the supports were thin and rusted plus they were sitting on wood pallets! C'mon really? With all the money they made on rides they could have fixed it up a little bit. The flat rides were the usual "flip and spin you so much that you get disoriented, throw up, and your phone flies out of your pocket" type of rides. One of them spun so much that phones were lying everywhere. The fun-houses seemed like your standard mirror maze, spinning room, and slide fun-houses. I am definitely not a fan of fun-houses. I am glad we didn't buy tickets for them.

 

Shopping: Where do I begin? They had EVERYTHING. They had a booth for designing your kitchen, jewelry booths, a No Fear booth...everything. I felt like I was walking through a market in some third-world country with stands set up everywhere. The people occupying the booths lookesdso bored just sitting there waiting for a customer. I would never do that.

 

Entertainment: Entertainment was fine. They had a pig race as usual. Performers that played at the Pacific Amphitheater included: Heart, Duran Duran, Tears for Fears, Kelly Klarkson, Pat Benatar, Black Eyed Peas, Three Dog Night, and many, many more.

 

Well, I think that about sums it up. Thanks for reading!

[John Peck]

First the supports were thin and rusted plus they were sitting on wood pallets! C'mon really?

 

The wood blocks are there to even the ride out. Concrete blocks, for example, not only make the transports too heavy, but they break easier. You'll find that most carnival companies use wood blocks to level their rides.