{"id":5770,"date":"2014-08-04T18:57:37","date_gmt":"2014-08-05T00:57:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.fairplex.com\/blog\/fairblog\/?p=5770"},"modified":"2014-08-04T18:57:37","modified_gmt":"2014-08-05T00:57:37","slug":"lacf-scavenger-hunt-recap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.fairplex.com\/blog\/fairblog\/2014\/08\/04\/lacf-scavenger-hunt-recap\/","title":{"rendered":"LACF Scavenger Hunt Recap"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Our first <a title=\"LACF Scavenger Hunt \" href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/1qjdnGG\" target=\"_blank\">scavenger hunt weekend<\/a> was a smashing success! We loved seeing how invested everyone was and it was a blast giving away concert tickets, ride wristbands, <a title=\"Luminasia\" href=\"http:\/\/www.lacountyfair.com\/play\/whats-new\/\" target=\"_blank\">Luminasia<\/a> passes and of course, plenty of Fair swag! Here&#8217;s how it went down:<br \/>\nFirst stop: <strong>Griffith Park<\/strong>. <a title=\"LACF Hosts\" href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/1kmLcJs\" target=\"_blank\">LACF host Trent <\/a>and the scavenger hunt team brought loads of swag bags and prizes and waited. It didn&#8217;t take long for you guys to find us!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.fairplex.com\/blog\/fairblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/IMG_0207.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-5771\" title=\"scavenger hunt griffith park \" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.fairplex.com\/blog\/fairblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/IMG_0207-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a>\u00a0<em>Two\u00a0of our lucky winners posing with Trent \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The big win: Fair admission, Fair swag and tickets to see Pentatonix! We also handed out Fair swag bags to the runners-up. It wasn&#8217;t hard for hunters to spot the bright blue bags in the park.<\/p>\n<p><a style=\"font-size: 15.454545021057129px; font-style: normal; line-height: 22.159090042114258px; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.fairplex.com\/blog\/fairblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/IMG_0239.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5777 alignleft\" style=\"border-color: #bbbbbb; margin-top: 0.4em; background: #eeeeee;\" title=\"scavenger hunt union station \" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.fairplex.com\/blog\/fairblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/IMG_0239-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Stop number two: <strong>Union Station<\/strong>! We &#8216;hid&#8217; near the Metrolink station. We had a bunch of scavenger hunters waiting for us at this location.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">These folks won ride wristbands, Luminasia tickets, Fair admission and tickets to see Boyz II Men!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">(P.S. Metrolink trains will drop passengers off directly at LACF every weekend of the Fair! Plus, Metrolink riders receive a special discount on Fair tickets. More details on that coming soon.)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Before we knew it, it was time for the second day of the scavenger hunt. We met up with <a title=\"LACF hosts\" href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/1kmLcJs\" target=\"_blank\">LACF host Arthur<\/a> and loaded him up with more Fair passes and concert tickets to see Neon Trees\/Cher Lloyd and Roberto Tapia!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Our first stop was the famous <strong>Wiltern Theater<\/strong> in Koreatown. It didn&#8217;t take long for fans to spot Arthur and our swag bags:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.fairplex.com\/blog\/fairblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/IMG_0270.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-5778\" title=\"scavenger hunt wiltern\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.fairplex.com\/blog\/fairblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/IMG_0270-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">After giving out all of our prizes we took a quick break for lunch, then hopped on the freeway to get to <strong>Plaza Mexico<\/strong>, our final location for the weekend.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-5779\" style=\"color: #333333; font-size: 15.454545021057129px; font-style: normal; line-height: 22.159090042114258px;\" title=\"IMG_0282\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.fairplex.com\/blog\/fairblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/IMG_0282-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">It was crazy driving from one Los Angeles neighborhood to the next but it was awesome to see how many Fair fans we have, all over the county.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Some of you gave suggestions on where we should go for our next scavenger hunt. Don&#8217;t worry, we heard you! We can&#8217;t tell you where we&#8217;ll be exactly, but we&#8217;ve chosen locations in all parts of Los Angeles \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Thank you again to everyone who played and made the hunt so fun. Our next scavenger hunt goes live<strong> August 16th<\/strong> so stay posted for additional details!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">If you joined us this weekend don&#8217;t forget to post your pictures on <a title=\"LACF Instagram\" href=\"http:\/\/instagram.com\/lacountyfair\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram <\/a>using the hashtag <strong>#discoverLACF<\/strong>. Check out the rest of our pictures from the hunt on our <a title=\"Scavenger Hunt Photo Album\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/media\/set\/?set=a.10152547215225861.1073741832.45867105860&amp;type=1\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook album<\/a> too.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Only a few more weeks until we open. Can&#8217;t wait!\u00a0<\/strong>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our first scavenger hunt weekend was a smashing success! We loved seeing how invested everyone was and it was a blast giving away concert tickets, ride wristbands, Luminasia passes and of course, plenty of Fair swag! Here&#8217;s how it went down: First stop: Griffith Park. 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