Event: State Fair Meadowlands
Where: Meadowlands Sports Complex; East Rutherford, NJ
Date: 6/30/2010
Primary Ride Op: Amusements of America
There was a time when the State Fair Meadowlands, or just Meadowlands Fair, was the biggest most mind blowing fair I’d attend each year. Can’t really say that for recent years however with the fair …
Event: Youth Sports Festival
Where: North Brunswick, NJ
Date: 6/16/10
Ride Operator: Reithoffer Shows
I was tipped off about the Youth Sports Festival (aka the Route 1 Fair or DeVry Fair it seems) by a reader of The DoD3 last year but didn’t go since Amusements of America was doing the show; not that …
Tornado is a large, flashy Huss manufactured ride that goes by the trade name of Flipper. The ride is pretty much what you’d get if a Round Up and a Tilt-a-Whirl had a baby. The ride spins at variable speeds so sometimes the cars will be pinned facing inward due …
Event: Feast of St. Anthony Festival
Where: Our Lady of Czestochowa; South Plainfield, NJ
Date: 6/1/10
Primary Ride Operator: McDaniel Brothers Shows
The last time I went to this fair back in 2008, it was sort of a dismal looking fair with a ridiculous amount of crowds. I decided to head back this year …
Event: Our Lady of Peace Parish Carnival
Location: New Providence, NJ
Date: 5/19 – 5/22
Ride Operator: Blue Sky Amusements
Due to the fairs proximity, I stopped by three out of the four days it spanned. For the third or fourth year now, Blue Sky Amusements have provided the rides, bringing nearly all of …
Oh yeah, I’ve got some more setup photos for you all! This time it’s from the Our Lady of Peace carnival in New Providence, NJ with Blue Sky Amusements running the show. A little preface: I stopped by on Sunday only to find 4 pieces sitting in the …
I swung by St. Matthias in Somerset, NJ this past Sunday to check out the build up process of their annual carnival which starts tonight and runs until Sunday the 16th (click here for hours.) The rides are provided by Amusements of America which meant that there was …
Event: St. James Parish Festival
Location: Springfield, NJ
Date: 5/4/10
I found out about this fair by simply seeing a poster for it one day. Two days before the fair I took a ride over to the location to see the build up only to be met with a couple of trailers and …
Event: Middlesex Carnival
Location: Middlesex, NJ
Date: 4/29/10
Primary Ride Operator: Valley Amusements
Finally! The first fair of 2010! I was first tipped off about this carnival back in 2007 or so and have gone on to miss it every year since due to its early date. Also, it’s not exactly a well advertised …