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It's good, old-fashioned fun
Fair: Residents of all ages are entertained at annual pomona event.
By: Marna Beilby
Issue date: 9/16/04 Section: City News
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Upside down, right side up, forward then backward. People do circles and knuckles turn to white as hands grab the bar belt with every inch of strength so as not to fall out of their seats. Stomachs churn at the sight of dangling feet while piercing screams are heard from 10 stories below at the L.A. County Fair.
The Top Spin ride strikes fear in the hearts of little children and visitors. This is just one of the many thrilling rides hosted there.
"It's fun," Evan Finley said at the fair.
The L.A. County Fair, held at the Pomona Fairplex, approximately 30 miles east of downtown L.A., offers a variety of choices for entertainment and learning involving the entire family.
The fair features seven theme sections with each containing at least 20 different kinds of attractions and entertainment. A family would probably have to attend the fair two days to experience all the fair has to offer.
One of the theme sections, Action Avenue, is the place to find independent amusements, including the Sky Coaster, a popular ride combining skydiving and hand gliding that drops riders from 11 stories.
"People come here and look for this ride because people usually already know about it," Cole Minton, operations manager for Sky Coaster, said.
Like most rides at the fair, there is no age requirement to ride; people just need to be at least 42 inches tall.
The Home and Gardens section offers a handful of interactive exhibits and opportunities to quench one's thirst, like the Vineyard for the wine connoisseur.
The Vineyard offers olive oil and wine education and tasting as well as cooking demonstrations and beer tasting. A variety of beers from Canada to Mexico are showcased for the third Annual California Commercial Beer Competition. Visitors may sample seven different kinds of beers for $7. At the wine garden, award-winning wines from all over California are tasted.
Yolanda Martinez sells wine by glass and in small samples to taste.
The Top Spin ride strikes fear in the hearts of little children and visitors. This is just one of the many thrilling rides hosted there.
"It's fun," Evan Finley said at the fair.
The L.A. County Fair, held at the Pomona Fairplex, approximately 30 miles east of downtown L.A., offers a variety of choices for entertainment and learning involving the entire family.
The fair features seven theme sections with each containing at least 20 different kinds of attractions and entertainment. A family would probably have to attend the fair two days to experience all the fair has to offer.
One of the theme sections, Action Avenue, is the place to find independent amusements, including the Sky Coaster, a popular ride combining skydiving and hand gliding that drops riders from 11 stories.
"People come here and look for this ride because people usually already know about it," Cole Minton, operations manager for Sky Coaster, said.
Like most rides at the fair, there is no age requirement to ride; people just need to be at least 42 inches tall.
The Home and Gardens section offers a handful of interactive exhibits and opportunities to quench one's thirst, like the Vineyard for the wine connoisseur.
The Vineyard offers olive oil and wine education and tasting as well as cooking demonstrations and beer tasting. A variety of beers from Canada to Mexico are showcased for the third Annual California Commercial Beer Competition. Visitors may sample seven different kinds of beers for $7. At the wine garden, award-winning wines from all over California are tasted.
Yolanda Martinez sells wine by glass and in small samples to taste.