Florida State Fair 2020 Opens February 6
Grew up in Tampa. Remembering now that the Florida State Fair was the next best thing since Christmas. The schools were closed for a "teacher's planning day" allowing us to all go the the fair on student's day, the first Monday after opening.
It Was Not Just About the Food
Fair food has changed drastically since the childhood years. Cotton Candy was the big deal. Only the fair had cotton candy and it was an amazing joy. Pure, fluffy, colored sugar! You could pull it off from the paper cone and draw a long string of heaven. You could have your friend split the 25 cent piece of joy.
But, It Was The Rides
The thrill was going on the "rides." Especially the rides your friend was afraid to go on and you could not resist making a "double dog dare" to your best friend. You knew they did not want to go on the scary ride with you. When your friend rejected your dare, you moved on relieved it was not accepted.
At an even younger age, it was the small airplane ride where you could pull the handle back and raise the plane to it's full extension in the sky. Also, there was the machine gun available to blast the plane in front of you. Their plane would rise and you could follow firing away at their defenseless position, not even thinking about the pilot behind you shooting at you with glee.
Personally I Liked The Pigs
Visiting all of the animals not as fun as the rides, but it gave the parents some time to settle down from all the ride adrenaline. Not only that, but it was free. The Florida alligator was always nice to see, but they were boring as they laid around offering few great memories.
But the pigs! They moved around, played the audience for snacks and primed themselves for their upcoming race. "Mom, can we get a pig? ... Don't be silly Son!"
Never Too Old For The Fair
Now it is not just the memories that draw us to the fair. It is the creation of the newest collasal calorie, fat flowing, torture tempting foods that have made their way to the modern day fair.
It is "booths' selling items like Super Soap for $30 in concentrate form that cleans just as good as Dawn dish detergent.
It is called The Florida State Fair.
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