The fried Oreos, Funnel Cake, French Fries, Lemona...

The fried Oreos, Funnel Cake, French Fries, Lemonade, and Ice Cream tasted as great as ever! Also really enjoyed the giant Ferris Wheel and one of the spinny rides there. We went on a little horror attraction, but it only lasted about 40 seconds and was a complete joke (that s the fair for you haha). My boyfriend did take a shot at the game where you shoot the red star out, but no cigar (dang red pieces hanging around in the middle). Though I m giving this only three stars for the astronomical prices for games, tickets and food.

My boyfriend spent well over a hundred dollars for the food, the adult tickets, the game, and a total on three rides we were able to do. You shouldn t have to pay seven dollars for four fried Oreos that could be potentially made at home for much cheaper. And the large cups for the Lemonade were the size of a child s cup you would find at McDonald s and were costing eight dollars a cup. To do some games I noticed they costed from five to eight dollars a try just for a stuffed animal the vendor bought for a few cents from China. Speaking of the games, not many games that would potentially have a good chance to win at were there. Just about all of the major scam games you could think of were here (deflated balloon dart games, ladder games that twist around, more balloon dart games, over-inflated basketball games, more balloon dark games...). So if you want that big animal be prepared to shell out a pretty penny for it as you will lose almost 100% of the time. Also the games where a dude guesses you age and whatnot have changed. They added a new rule where if he guesses close to your actual weight, height, or age within a certain range you ll lose the game. That sucks since I remember a time where it wasn t like that before. Though even if you do win you re only allowed to pick a prize from a bin on the ground. The stuffed animals all over the vendor are just for show.

Just for ten ride tickets it costed us twelve dollars. Entering the fair for three adults costed him over 42 dollars. I remember the fair being a bit cheaper with everything when I was younger, but now everything is as expensive as ever. It will probably come to a point where only wealthy families will be able to go, just like how major amusement parks are becoming. And that s a total bummer since I would think the fair was sort of an alternative to having to pay for a big amusement park.

One more thing I should mention, since we went at night the cracker country attraction closed and the petting zoo also closed. Also there were no more shows going on for the night. So be careful when going at night. It becomes to where you absolutely have to spend money if you want to have any kind of fun rather than touring the fair and waiting for some fight to break out on the streets.

All in all I still enjoyed my trip at the fair, but it s just so crazy expensive and unfair that it makes me not want to go back just to save my boyfriend s bank account. In my opinion fairs should not be that disgustingly expensive, as lower-income families want to have some fun too. I sort of wonder if the price inflation has something to do with Hillsborough s huge tax increase in the past year? Either way I might think of a different activity to do next time instead of going to the fair again since it s so expensive.