One of our favorite rides here at the Fair has just started to spring up – the SkyRide. The “after” picture will come soon enough…just you wait! If you haven’t ridden the SkyRide yet, it looks like a ski lift, without the snow. It gives a great panorama of the Fair grounds. It’s also a…
Here’s some Shark Encounter info from our writer Xander. Dun-Dun! Dun-Dun! An audience sits on the edge of their seat, the churning rhythm of the sound track from “JAWS” playing at full volume as a light mist forms around the stage. The audience tightens in anticipation as the hydraulic door lifts, unveiling the 5,000-gallon tank…
Hi Thummer! How are you doing today? I’m doing well, thanks. I’m just so busy lately taking care of everything before the Fair starts…can you believe it’s basically a couple of weeks away? I know! This summer has been so fast. Anyway, our readers want to know about you. What can you tell me? Well,…
In order for you Fair fiends (hey, Gaga has Little Monsters, the Fair-ey Blogster has Fair Fiends) to get an idea of how we transform our 543-acre grounds into the world’s largest county fair, I’m going to share some transformation photos with you. While the conceptualizing and planning of each Fair begins a year or two…
No, I don’t mean as part of our group ticket sales offer – I mean sharks are really coming to the L.A. County Fair (although it would be funny to see a group of sharks walking through Yellow Gate for a day of fun at the Fair – wearing their Dodgers caps, sunglasses, betting $2 on…
From tropical plumarias to propagating cacti, you can learn so much by dropping by the Flower & Garden Pavilion’s Atrium. In keeping with this year’s celebration of Mexico’s 200th anniversary of independence, the appropriately named Casa Flores Stage has Susan Ayala, AIFD, presenting various floral workshops. “Creating Simple Floral Designs” will be discussed at 2…
International Talk Like a Pirate Day is Sunday, Sept. 19 and what better way to learn about all things pirate than at our own A Pirate’s Life – An Island Adventure. Eight years ago, columnist Dave Barry mentioned this “holiday” created by John Baur (Ol’ Chumbucket) and Mark Summers (Cap’n Slappy), of Albany, Oregon, September…
Today, guest kid blogger Raptor J blogs about the Jurassic Planet attraction. The L.A. County Fair was “chosen” by the government to hold a stash of dinos found in a Lost World. Problem is, some have escaped! Here is what Raptor J had to say: Featuring baryonyx, deinonychus, giganotosaurus, allosaurus, dilophosaurus, compsagnathus, carnotaurus and more,…
The 88th anniversary L.A. County Fair is open for business. The official ribbon cutting was this morning. We have elephants, carnival rides, food galore, shopping, Motocross tonight and everything in between! New this year – we have food trucks coming in every weekend! I just tried Calbi, a fusion of Korean bbq and Mexican. I…
Wow! I had the opportunity to go through the Our Body: The Universe Within exhibit this morning, before the doors open to the public, and yes, my first reaction was wow! There was some trepidation on my part – after all, these are human bodies and body parts. But any anxiety I had fell away…
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