LA Fall Fair Marks 45 Years of Family Fun in Los Angeles County

Running from October 24 by way of November 2, the Los Angeles Fall Fair, the biggest fall pageant in Los Angeles County, drew robust attendance, notably over Halloween weekend.

Held at La Prada Event Plaza within the Whittier Narrows Recreation Area in South El Monte, California, the truthful coated 12 acres and featured stay musical leisure on each Saturdays and Sundays. Attendees loved all kinds of carnival rides and video games, a meals court docket, and distributors providing items from native artisans.

Presale tickets bought by way of October 23, in addition to October 28 to 30, included occasion admission and a limiteless carnival journey wristband for $26. After these dates, gate costs elevated to $32 for weekdays aside from Halloween. Saturday and Sunday admission price $32 presale and $38 on the gate. Halloween itself, Friday the thirty first, was priced at $25 presale and $28 on the gate. Individual journey tickets have been additionally accessible for company who solely wished to journey choose sights.

Event admission with out a carnival wristband was accessible on the gate for $5 money solely. On Halloween, basic admission was decreased to $3 for adults and youngsters over age eight. Children below eight and seniors over 65 have been admitted free, and parking was additionally free.

While roughly 25 distributors provided distinctive native crafts and greater than 15 meals cubicles lined the halfway, the carnival rides proved to be the most important draw. Both the meals and rides have been supplied by Guadagno & Sons Amusements, often known as G&S Shows. Based in Garden Grove in Orange County, the corporate primarily performs regional occasions all through Los Angeles and Orange Counties.

Food choices targeted on basic truthful favorites. “We are sticking with serving carnival basics like nachos, sno cones, candy apples, and popcorn,” says Joe Guadagno. Other widespread objects included pizza, lemonade, and cotton sweet.

The journey lineup emphasised household pleasant sights, with a mixture of thrill rides and rides for youthful company. G&S makes use of Magic Money rather than money, a system Guadagno says displays the corporate’s dedication to comfort and sustainability. The firm was an early adopter of digital operations and has used tablets for inspections and journey operations since 2021.

Among the key sights this 12 months was the Star Dancer, an Xtreme journey with a peak requirement of 55 inches. One of the corporate’s latest rides, it combines spinning gondolas with the movement of a giant swinging pendulum that reaches heights of greater than 70 ft. The Star Flyer tower journey, with a 52 inch peak requirement, reaches speeds of as much as 60 miles per hour. Guadagno described each rides as large hits with fairgoers. “It’s 109 feet in height, and people just love it,” he says of the Star Flyer.

Other widespread thrill rides included Kamikaze, Zipper, Twister, and Sea Ray. The Century Wheel, the corporate’s big Ferris wheel, had an age restriction reasonably than a peak requirement. Riders needed to be at the least 15 years outdated to journey alone, whereas youthful company have been required to journey with an grownup. Guadagno described the Century Wheel as a signature attraction, noting its shiny LED lighting with altering coloration patterns.

Younger company had loads of choices as effectively, together with Orient Express, a mild coaster journey, the merry go spherical, Super Slide, Funnel Force, Looney Airport, and the Bear Go Round. Family favorites resembling Tilt A Whirl, Flying Dragon, Crystal Lil’s Fun House, and Scooters bumper vehicles have been additionally widespread.

The halfway featured a big selection of video games, together with Water Race, Balloon Bust, Break a Bottle, Duck Pond, Gold Fish, Roller Derby, Ring A Bottle, and extra. Separately ticketed pony rides have been additionally accessible.

Halloween introduced extra pleasure, with company inspired to attend in costume. For security causes, the truthful prohibited capes, lengthy jewellery, or something that would change into caught on a journey. G&S provided free cotton sweet to company in costume, and trick or treating happened alongside the halfway, with free sweet distributed at rides and video games whereas provides lasted. A scavenger hunt for youngsters aged 12 and below was additionally held on Halloween evening, restricted to the primary 140 contributors, who looked for a stuffed animal prize.

In addition to the rides and meals, fairgoers loved stay leisure, together with a efficiency by The Infamous Dangerous D Ultimate Shock Show, a stunt act that includes demise defying feats. Local musical acts carried out all through each weekends, and widespread native DJ John Borack closed out the leisure on the truthful’s ultimate Sunday.

The LA Fall Fair celebrated its forty fifth 12 months this Halloween season. While ultimate attendance numbers weren’t accessible at press time, organizers estimated attendance at near 10,000 guests. The truthful is produced by O Entertainment for the Los Angeles Parks and Recreation System.