Fried food, rides, vomit, and empty wallets. These are some things you can expect when you visit the Arizona State Fair where the fun is worth the bankruptcy.
It’s located at 1826 W. McDowell Rd. Phoenix, AZ with admission at $10 for adults. The fair closed November 4th but if you missed it, there is always next year.
The best day to go is when they are offering the unlimited rides wristband at $35. This way you won’t have to worry about a clumsy mess with tickets. The fast track necklace is another This allows you to enter a shorter line and basically cut in front of everyone else. However, there’s a catch of a $25 price tag but well worth it.
A good trick, especially if it’s your first time, is to go on the sky ride so you can see all the rides and make out a list of what you want to ride first. Plus, this way it will bring you to the end of the park and you can gradually make your way up back to the entrance.
The giant ferris wheel is necessary as well as The Zipper and Speed.
Actually, the smaller ferris wheel might be better only because you aren’t in a box. In the giant one, you are in a protected box and you can hardly enjoy the scenery. The smaller one it just a table with a floor, you have no walls or limits. There are three different ferris wheels though and you can’t go wrong with any of them.
The Zipper is one of the smaller rides but is pretty far up on the vomit list as it consists of four-foot buckets taped to a rotating metal strip. The buckets might completely conceal you but that makes it worse.
It also never helps when the ride has rust and looks like it’s a hundred years old but it was fun and I didn’t die so that’s worth something.
If the Zipper doesn’t kill you then Speed might
This ride guarantees at least one of three things. You will either: pee your pants, lose your voice from screaming or vomit.
It’s like a giant bucket, high enough to touch the clouds, and with no walls to protect you. It spins both forward and backwards. Not to mention that the seats you’re sitting in are also spinning.
The thing that makes the ride so scary is being so high up and forced to watch as you plummet to the ground only to be pulled up at the last second. It’s like bungee jumps in a chair that also spins backwards. I found out it’s actually less scary to close your eyes.
Let’s also not forget the amazing fair food they serve. It’s a heart attack on a bun. They deep-fry everything there. Anything you can possible think of, they have it. Some people go just for the food and with very good reason.
Even if a deep-fried stick of butter doesn’t sound appealing, you must challenge at least one of your friends to a cotton candy eating contest or else it’s just not the fair. Whoever pukes first loses.
The fair is great. If you didn’t go this year, don’t miss out next year because it’s a place worth checking off your bucket list.
