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| - The first time we went to the fair *cough* glorified carnival *cough* was three years ago. I felt like I was in the Twilight Zone. We went for one of the free concerts but left early due to the amount of marijuana smoke in the section of the coliseum we were in, me being pregnant at the time. We swore off the state fair and had not returned.
Sadly we promised our toddler a ride on the ferris wheel when the state fair came this year. We figured we'd go fairly early and leave before dark. Some of the workers look like they are on a prison work-release program...we won't even discuss the general crowd that attends. The food to us was subpar: "Super" nachos for $7 that consisted of the kind of chips you can buy in the store, covered with cheese and hamburger meat; everything else including sour cream, peppers, tomatoes, etc were at least a buck extra.
All of the restrooms we used had no soap at all. Interestingly, we went on opening day, and the blocks and mats in Toddler Town were filthy. The fair had only been open for 4 hrs so I know the dirt was not from just that little time. Lame animal exhibits, a "farm tour" that has just a few animals but dozens of rabbits for sale. More profanity from the mouths of kids (some who looked all of 10 years old) everywhere we walked, than I hear in a month. On the way out, a herd of tweens-teens ran through the crowd, chasing after some other kids, while screaming profanities.
We definitely will NOT be back. We found a fair this summer in CA that was just awesome: clean, safe, and the best "fair-type" food we have ever had. We'll plan to go there next summer. I'm sad that this fair is supposed to represent the state of Arizona.
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