Brandy524 Posted March 28, 2011 Posted March 28, 2011 There was a traveling fair in town this past week and we passed by it every day and my kids were dying to go. So on a cold and damp Sunday afternoon we checked it out. Typical fair stuff. Danny and I didn't ride anything, but the girls had a good time. And the same fair will be a few miles away this coming weekend at the Alabama Chocolate Festival. So I guess we'll have to go again or I'll never hear the end of it from the kids. Lots of festivals and stuff coming up in Gadsden, so I'll probably be doing some more reports. We have First Friday this Friday (obviously), then the Chocolate Festival Saturday, then the Noccalula Barbecue Festival on the 8th and 9th. I plan to attend all of these and gain 10 pounds. Anyway, on to the pictures. Gasp! It's the Midway. Jeeps. The sign on the gate just said "Barbie." I'm sure it's an officially licensed ride. Gamma 7 Anti-Gravitational Device...also known as a Round Up. Here you can also see the "Barbie" jeep sign. Pirate Boats with no canopy. This was their last day in this location so I suppose they had already started disassembling stuff. Snacks. I don't know what a "Lemonade Shake-Up" is. Now, here we have the "Vettes and Jeeps," not be confused with "Barbie." Super Shot. Don't think you'll catch me on it. Yes, I am a wuss. Super Shot again. More food. I believe they had three or four snack stands. Ice Cream Truck. You can barely see Ally's little head in the front seat, and you can't see Cammy at all! I was afraid they would be scared when it went up, but they loved it! Gold Fish game. Ally wanted a fish. We told her we have sea monkeys and that's close enough! Basketball game #1. Astro Wheel. No thanks! I am white-knuckled on any wheel of any significant height. Swings. Rainbow Wheel. The girls at the top. They loved it! Super Trooper. This think looked like it went really fast. Never been on one and it was too cold out to try it now. Thunder Bolt, with a lovely view of the porta-potties. Screamatorium, with officially licensed characters of course. Basketball game #2. I'm guessing the name of this is "Slime." I don't know what would give me that idea. Cammy got off and said "I guess it was fun." They're not really big fans of spinning rides. One more shot of the Gamma 7 Anti-Gravitational Device, just for good measure. Happy girls on the pink pirate boat. "Banana" slide. I don't know. Waiting for a funnel cake. Danny waiting. Deep fried cookie dough on a stick, a/k/a Heaven. Funnel cake on a car! Mmmm...so good! And in closing, here's a tip: Don't eat items smothered in confectioner's sugar on a windy day!
Brandy524 Posted March 28, 2011 Author Posted March 28, 2011 I'm surprised my report posted! I kept getting error messages and refreshing the page and nothing worked. I was coming back to try it again and surprise, it's already here! If it posted multiple times I apologize. And yes, wind and sugar are fun!
beyondthepalace Posted March 28, 2011 Posted March 28, 2011 Lemonade shake ups are basically your typical lemonade but made in front of you (instead of pre-made). I usually prefer this method because most of the time not all the sugar dissolves so you have a nice lemony sugar treat at the bottom of your cup
Brandy524 Posted March 28, 2011 Author Posted March 28, 2011 Hmmm...I've had lemonade made in front of you, but I've never heard it called that before. Interesting. Good to know!
samisthabomb Posted March 28, 2011 Posted March 28, 2011 I've never seen a ferris wheel like that before. Do we know who made it?
ILoveRides Posted March 28, 2011 Posted March 28, 2011 Ghetto fair TRs are always fun. Thanks for posting!
beyondthepalace Posted March 28, 2011 Posted March 28, 2011 Hmmm...I've had lemonade made in front of you, but I've never heard it called that before. Interesting. Good to know! They probably just put that name on it to charge you more but honestly its worth it compared to the premade garbage you get at a lot of ghetto fairs.
aimster Posted March 28, 2011 Posted March 28, 2011 I was in Tampa yesterday and there was a carnival in the parking lot at the mall the BF & I were going to. They had one of those spinning dragon rides and I immediately started laughing as I was reminded of a certain ghetto fair in Valencia, CA.
cal1br3tto Posted March 29, 2011 Posted March 29, 2011 Wow, at first I thought the Astro Wheel was some bizarre Zipper/Rock-O-Plane hybrid. Apparently it's just a ferris wheel. I wondered how people could possibly fit all the way inside those little cars. Still looks fun, though! Nice TR! I love the Thunderbolt and Super Shot rides.
Nrthwnd Posted March 29, 2011 Posted March 29, 2011 The Astro Wheel looks fascinating. Are the 'seats' facing each other, in pairs? It looks like that, from what I can make out. Too bad there weren't any people on the thing, then I/we could figure out size of the seat/cars. Thanks for sharing your trip there! Looks like the girls had a great time. I don't have funnel cakes at my park . And I don't get those until the annual fair (The PNE) in August!
downunder Posted March 29, 2011 Posted March 29, 2011 Nice report, I also enjoy these reports because they are something different from the usual huge parks, and there's definitely fun to be had. The irony of some of these ghetto fairs is that you can quite easily wind up spending more money than it would cost to get into somewhere big like Cedar Point. It's definitely the case down here, our Easter Show ghetto fair in Sydney makes Disney look cheap.
andyuk200523 Posted March 29, 2011 Posted March 29, 2011 Yay for Ghetto TR's!!! btw... I think I am in love................Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
the ghost Posted March 29, 2011 Posted March 29, 2011 Deep fried cookie dough is probably the same as the deep fried peanut butter cup I had last summer... too much of a good thing makes me sick, lol. Also if you ever get up the courage to ride a drop ride do not ride one at a fair, they are awesomely intense, but scary as f###. My friend can do Supreme Scream at Knott's tons of times, but he rode the fair drop tower and he said something like "that was a bit much for me" and has never ridden again despite SS being like 100 feet taller than the fair one. Also that ferris wheel does look very interesting and from the picture it appears to be a ferris wheel, crazy flat ride combo. Anyway, awesome TR... ghetto fairs rule!
Brandy524 Posted March 29, 2011 Author Posted March 29, 2011 At first glance I thought the Astro Wheel cars flipped upside down, sort of a Zipper combo, too. But passing by it everyday and seeing people on it I saw that they didn't actually go upside down, but they did rock A LOT. And they are facing each other, so that in one seat you'd be going backwards. Looked interesting. Certainly not your average ferris wheel. I wish people had been on it when we were there. I couldn't bring myself to get on it. Last time I was on a regular ferris wheel last summer (at Lake Winnie), I panicked. Terrified of heights, especially if you linger up there for a while. Coasters don't bother me because you don't stay stuck up there for a long time! This same traveling group will be at another location in town a few miles away this Saturday at the chocolate festival. If they have the Astro Wheel up again, maybe I'll be able to get a picture (or video) with people on it. The weather is supposed to be much better this weekend than it was last weekend.
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