Carnival sneak peek kicks off fair activities
By Tori Brock, Staff Reporter, The Huntsville Item
Thu Mar 24, 2011
HUNTSVILLE — Even though opening ceremonies for the Walker County Fair won't be held until Saturday at 1 p.m., several people turned out for Thursday night's sneak peek of the carnival.
Rides, games and many food vendors were open, turning the Walker County Fairgrounds into a plethora of sights and sounds
Cassidy Yeager, 8, said she couldn't wait to buy an armband and ride all the rides.
“I like the boat ride where you go up and down and it stays in the air,” she said. “And I like the balloon popping. Please come to the fair, it's very fun.”
From carnival ride operators to workers in food stands, foreign tongues could be heard ringing out throughout the night. Gold Star Entertainment, the company that runs the midway entertainment area, employs a team of people from South Africa.
Simone Clifton hails from the country and said she loves running the snack booth stocked with candy apples and cotton candy.
“There's a lot of us actually here,” she said. “It's exciting. When it's busy you can meet lots of people, go on the rides and have fun. We do it from the end of February until halfway through November. Then we go home again.”
Miranda Fontana and Kaitlynn Bell were running around riding every ride in sight. The Huntsville teens said the Zero Gravity ride was their favorite.
“Because it's fun,” Fontana said. “It like, takes you up in the air and it spins you and you like, stick to the back and you don't fall off.”
Bell agreed, and said, “and like your head is like suction-cupped to it.”
“Your cheeks are going everywhere,” she said. “You can feel the fat on your face just sucked back. I'm going to try to come (Friday night) because everything will be all lit up and it'll be cool.”
The Walker County Fair will continue through April 2.
HUNTSVILLE — Even though opening ceremonies for the Walker County Fair won't be held until Saturday at 1 p.m., several people turned out for Thursday night's sneak peek of the carnival.
Rides, games and many food vendors were open, turning the Walker County Fairgrounds into a plethora of sights and sounds
Cassidy Yeager, 8, said she couldn't wait to buy an armband and ride all the rides.
“I like the boat ride where you go up and down and it stays in the air,” she said. “And I like the balloon popping. Please come to the fair, it's very fun.”
From carnival ride operators to workers in food stands, foreign tongues could be heard ringing out throughout the night. Gold Star Entertainment, the company that runs the midway entertainment area, employs a team of people from South Africa.
Simone Clifton hails from the country and said she loves running the snack booth stocked with candy apples and cotton candy.
“There's a lot of us actually here,” she said. “It's exciting. When it's busy you can meet lots of people, go on the rides and have fun. We do it from the end of February until halfway through November. Then we go home again.”
Miranda Fontana and Kaitlynn Bell were running around riding every ride in sight. The Huntsville teens said the Zero Gravity ride was their favorite.
“Because it's fun,” Fontana said. “It like, takes you up in the air and it spins you and you like, stick to the back and you don't fall off.”
Bell agreed, and said, “and like your head is like suction-cupped to it.”
“Your cheeks are going everywhere,” she said. “You can feel the fat on your face just sucked back. I'm going to try to come (Friday night) because everything will be all lit up and it'll be cool.”
The Walker County Fair will continue through April 2.
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