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12:47 p.m. • 2-11-12

NC State Fair - Rides

I Rode a ride! (sorta)
I haven't ridden a ride at the Fair in a very long time unless you count the Ferris wheel experience five years ago where I took pictures and was terrified of dropping my camera the entire time. (At that time the Ferris wheel was up where Kiddieland is now, so you could get some great pictures of Dorton Arena from up high.) But I finally found a ride I wanted to go on. Except it wasn't really a ride.
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NC State Fair kicks off for 144th time
Started in 1853 as a showcase for North Carolina agriculture, arts and crafts, the fair has also become a yearly destination for hundreds of thousands of people looking to play games and enjoy eyebrow-raising food, like deep-fried brownies and chicken pot pies.
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Info on rides at the 2011 NC State Fair
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Fair rides and games
A look at the rides and games at the N.C. State Fair.
State fair's history is one big spectacle
Although the spectacles offered by the State Fair have changed over the past 156, the annual event offers one certainty: This year's fair is unique.