JimmyBo Posted May 11, 2017 Share Posted May 11, 2017 The Pima County Fair comes to Tucson every year and every year we venture off to see what weird things they have. This year was different in that we did what our kiddos wanted to do. Jackson (age 5) and Griffin (age 2) have already been to Disneyland so when we told them we would be going to the fair they got extremely excited because it was "going to be like Disneyland". I told them not to get their hopes up but we ended up having a great time. Jackson was able to ride a couple rides and Griffin loved watching everything....and eating a chocolate covered banana. One thing that's great about the fair here in Pima County is that people sell off their cattle and chickens to bidders. We were able to catch some of the auction and a rooster went for $1,200! I'm in the wrong business! If you're looking for a ton of pictures of Fair rides...this is not your report. This is a report about what the younger generation does at the Fair because they are still too small to ride the major attractions. Enjoy the pictures and comment below! Here we are...in the lovely dirt filled parking lot, ready to enter the Fair. First stop...Kiddie Kingdom. This was an area inside where kids could play around on some random stuff. Griffin was King for about a second. Jackson got lost in the maze...but was able to find his way out. Now it's time to play Candyland! It wouldn't be complete unless you ride a snail! Next stop, Pima Hall where there is always an exhibit with a bunch of animals. This year it was themed around the Bayou. What a HOOT! This lady was taking a baby crocodile out of it's exhibit for a presentation. Giant Spider! Jackson loves snakes and watching them eat mice. Here in Arizona, we have a lot of snakes! Griffin found something! They had an "Operation" type table where you had to get things out without making the light go off. Jackson failed... Now it was time to venture into Kid Land! This is where the smaller rides were for the shorter kids. It was separate from the main, annoying teenager filled, larger rides. Jackson saw this and wanted to do it. He thought it was the Little Mermaid ride from California Adventure. He was not too thrilled about his experience. Next, it's time to see some farm animals. BEEF! It's what's for dinner! TURKEY! It's what's for Thanksgiving! BILLY GOAT! It's what for....who the hell eats a Billy Goat?!?! Dairy Cows full of milk! Jackson found HeiHei from Moana. He called every chicken and rooster in there HeiHei. Time to walk to more games and rides. They had a zipline going over the Midway this year. And the ever popular Bungee Jump. for only $45!!! Time to get some treats! Cassie enjoying her chocolate covered banana Jackson and his allergy friendly Dippin Dots Griffin chowing down on his chocolate covered banana. I think the kiddos liked their treats. Time for Bumper Cars. Jackson's favorite ride! We are ready to bash into people! Jackson liked it so much he wanted to stay and watch other people bump their cars. Time for games. Jackson at ring toss..... ....and he won a dog! We also won a fish and named it Maui (again...from Moana!). Log Flume Roller Coaster Part 1 Roller Coaster Part 2 Giant Wheel Crazy Mouse Giant Swing riding thingy Oh...and did I mention they have Sea Lions here? The star attraction every year for our boys is the giant Model Train Set. There's a lot of detail into this set. The kids watched this for about 30 minutes. And then it was time to play golf. Griffin did some gardening.... ...and picked fruit... ...and then he milked a cow! Thanks for reading! Until next time Pima County Fair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cfc Posted May 16, 2017 Share Posted May 16, 2017 Reminds of the old days at the Stanislaus County Fair in Turlock, California, when I was a kid. Thought I was gonna die on the Toboggan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SharkTums Posted May 16, 2017 Share Posted May 16, 2017 A $1200 Hei-Hei!?!! Clearly we're all in the wrong business. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bf9 Posted May 17, 2017 Share Posted May 17, 2017 Thanks for the report! Looks fun and all...but man...I wish we just had one single decent roller coaster within 400 miles. Metrocenter is half closed/abandoned by Castles n' Coasters, hell you could easily plop in a parking lot mega lite. I wouldn't complain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cfc Posted May 18, 2017 Share Posted May 18, 2017 "Deep Fried Nachos"! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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