After missing the Great Allentown Fair in early September, I quickly searched for another fair to go to; I wasn’t too keen on the fact that I had missed what was likely to be the last fair of the season. I eventually found a little ad on CraigsList for a …
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Trip Report: St. Philomena’s Carnival
October 7th, 2009 · No Comments · carnivals, new jersey, trip reports
Trip Report: New Jersey State Fair 2009
August 15th, 2009 · No Comments · carnivals, new jersey, trip reports
Event: New Jersey State Fair
Where: Augusta, NJ
Date: 8/5/09
Primary ride operator: Reithoffer Shows
The New Jersey State Fair occurs every August up in the boondocks of New Jersey (aka Sussex County.) Many may associate New Joizee (a pronunciation rarely …
Trip Report: 2009 Mt. Carmel Festival
August 4th, 2009 · No Comments · carnivals, new jersey, trip reports
Event: Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Festival
Where: Berkeley Heights, NJ
When: July 10-16
Ride Operator: Ace Amusements (?)
In the quiet suburbs of northern New Jersey, fairs and festivals are a welcome distraction from basically watching the grass grow. However while …
Video: Orbiter 2009
July 31st, 2009 · 1 Comment · carnivals, videos
Orbiter is a common flatride manufactured by Tivoli. I remember when these rides weren’t seen too often in NJ but as of late just about every large fair has one. If it’s run on a slow cycle, the ride is pretty much a tilted Scrambler; it’s fun but not too …
Trip Report: State Fair Meadowlands 2009
July 19th, 2009 · 6 Comments · carnivals, new jersey, trip reports
The state Fair Meadowlands is a long, two week or so fair that occurs at the Meadowlands Sports Complex in Northern, NJ each year. It’s one of the largest fairs around and due to it’s location probably one of the most visited as well. Since I first went in 1997 …
Trip Report: Warren Lions Expo 2009
June 22nd, 2009 · No Comments · carnivals, new jersey, trip reports, white trash carny
Event: Warren Lions Expo
Where: Warren, NJ
Date: 6/19/09
Primary Ride Operator: McDaniel Brother’s Shows
The day before I was talking to one of my friends and suggested that we stop by at a carnival on Friday. I had wanted to check out the North Brunswick Youth Festival but after hearing …
Trip Report: Corpus Christi Carnival 2009
June 14th, 2009 · 2 Comments · carnivals, new jersey, trip reports
Event: Corpus Christi Carnival
Where: Chatham, NJ
Date: 6/12/09
Show: Tommy’s Midway
The Corpus Christi carnival is a church fair that occurs every June. It’s a pretty small event with about 4 ‘big’ rides and a bunch of kiddie rides; the parking lot isn’t that large so they really can’t put too much in …
New Jersey and Surrounding Area Carnivals 2009
May 20th, 2009 · 4 Comments · carnivals
Check out the 2010 Carnival List!
Here’s a list of large/medium fairs in and around New Jersey in 2009. Check out the links for more information about the particular fair. Also if you know about a fair in the NJ, southern NY or eastern PA areas that’s not on this …
OLP Fair 2009
May 19th, 2009 · No Comments · carnivals, new jersey, trip reports, white trash carny
Event: OLP Parish Carnival
Where: Our Lady of Peace Church; New Providence, NJ
Primary Ride Operator: Blue Sky Amusements
Dates: 5/13/09 – 5/16/09
If you want to check out some setup pictures of this fair, hop on over to this post.
I’ve been going to this fair every year since before I can remember. It used to be a little rinky dink affair featuring atrocities like the Skydiver, Scat and Cobra…sometimes even at the same time! However in recent years it’s been getting progressively better and this year it was probably the biggest fair to date. This year’s line up was…
Zipper
Himalaya (Wisdom version)
Riptide (an ARM Ali Baba)
Round-Up
Gravitron
Scooters
Sizzler
Chair Jet Swinger (or just Swinger)
Big Wheel
Berry Go Round
Super Slide
Two funhouses
A myriad of kiddie rides
A selection of greasy treats stands
A bunch of ‘chance wheels’ and carny games
Several vendors
So yeah, there was quite a bit there! Blue Sky Amusements brought nearly every ride they own actually. The rides were packed into the medium sized lot with little room between them but still enough room to not disrupt the flow of fairgoers.
Where to start…well, the Zipper was a nice addition this year. The Zipper used to make regular appearances at this fair back in the early 90s but it’s been absent ever since then. On Friday and Saturday night, I noticed that the Zipper crew had a duel queue line going where riders would file in both entrances so two cars could be loaded at once.
