Topic renamed. JohnC and I visited the Ohio and Indiana State Fairs this weekend and decided we'd make an annual trek to state fairs each year in memory of our old buddy Bossman.
I don't have any ride lists or bulb counts. Just some general observations.
Visited Ohio State Fair on Saturday. The size of the fairgrounds is immense and the midway is very large. There is more food booked in at this fair than anywhere I've ever seen. One of the employees in the fair office told me there were over 350 indy food vendors on site...it was amazing.
Big A had a nice layout with the Crazy Mouse, Avalanche and their new Extreme. Bates had several pieces booked in as did Belle City. There didn't seem to be many games for the size of the midwaym but perhaps this is an illusion since the midway is spread out. Didn't see a lot of action on what games were there. Wave Swinger looked very nice.
Armbands were $20...and by around 9pm they were running full loads on most rides.
Today visited the Indiana State Fair and NAME. Again, this fairgrounds is very large. Doesn't seem to have the food jammed in like Ohio does, but there is plenty of food. Midway had more games and everything on the midway looked especially sharp. No specials on midway today and not many people riding/spending despite a good crowd.
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Monday, August 10, 2009 3:27:38 PM
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