Ok, Why is it that the only two rides I really wanted to ride are excluded from the all day pass deal? I mean come on, that's like a Mickey D's extra value meal with no sandwich, get out of here!!! AAARRGGHH! This Extreme Scream Grabs your attention the moment you walk in. In all fairness, its not fair. I can ride all the other things in here except this one (and one other I didn't even care about)?

Enough whining, there are still fun ones to get on. I forgot the name of it but there's this one like a Ferris Wheel, but it can rotate 360 degrees at the same time. There's another one called Skydiver that seems like it's more for kids to me -- it has you flying through the air in a circle like superman. I rode it because I was thinking maybe that's how it feels when I swing my children around. I could see why they like it, it was fun!

In all Fairness, this was a refreshing experience and I am glad I came. I will plan on attending annually, or just until I'm bored like my wife said she was prior to attending this with me.

Nick Taylor

I've been watching the "People Movers" that carry people across the fairgrounds. You know, the motorized carts that seat about 20 people? (Think: really, really long golf carts pulled by tractors.)

I understand that the fairgrounds are big. There's 169 acres of "Epic Fun" for people to explore.

But you definitely don't get any place quickly on one of these "movers." I'm pretty sure my tennis shoes and I outwalked three or four of them on the fair's opening day.

That's because they constantly stop for foot traffic. In fact, the fair doesn't even have them on the weekends because there are too many people for them to avoid.

Still, if you want to catch one, you can find them Monday through Friday by any gate. Or, just chase one down. (Trust me, it won't be hard.) They operate between 10 a.m. and 7 p.m.

Ok! So far, it's not a mess at all!! The first thing that caught my attention was The Fountain Plaza Performers. As my wife and I were approaching this guy juggling coconuts, I thought "Oh, hey look... there's a guy juggling coconuts, YIPPEE!". I looked at my wife as she rolled her eyes. There was a pretty good sized gathering so I stood and watched for a while. The guy juggling was excellent but his jokes were kind of corny. He still balanced out to be pretty funny especially after a few audience member participation tricks. I think my son would have wanted to participate in an event where he asks for a kid to help, then he helps them learn how to juggle. I even thought his name was funny in a corny way. I mean this dude's name is Roberto "The Magnificent," which was kind of unexpected for some reason.

We continued on after the show. We stopped at most of the shops along the way. Teddy Bear Stuffers is cool if you are into the build-your-own stuffed animal-type hobby. Then, close by was Retro Candy where you get all the old school zuzu's and wham-whams from when you were a kid (unless you're a kid now), for pretty cheap. There were only two shops that I would consider unique or significant in the entire fair. The first one was Ambors. They carry framed butterflies, glass encased insects for your key chain, and other bug related items. I like bugs, they make me smile (unless the bite me)... My youngest daughters nickname is "Bug". The most unique shops out of the fair so far. The other shop was Rainbow Rocks. My wife is into aroma therapy, so I began to appreciate things that smell good. They sell sea salt crystals that are dipped in different scents from $20-$40 bags.

As far as traffic everything is good there too. It's busy but we have plenty of room to move. We can pretty much get right on any ride right now because the lines are moving fast. Another notable thing, I'm a tweaker when it comes to using public restrooms and so is my wife. The are as clean as any fair restroom can be, so don't be afraid to go. If duty calls, don't be afraid, use it...Seriously. The food, the candy, the drinks, and the food again. I am having fun.

Nick Taylor

OMG, what has the world come to??? I just experienced a "first time" moment...AGAIN! This is a first time moment I've seen area dedicated for hosting a fair. I mean, I couldn't tell from the outside, but when I entered I could see that this place looks dedicated to the sole purpose of hosting this fair, and all other sorts of year round fun.

All the fairs I've been to since childhood were held in shopping mall parking lots, school fields, etc. This is my first time attending the Puyallup Fair. I'm here with my wife also. She seems sort of "blah" about going. I guess after going to the same fair every year all your life maybe it gets boring, or on the other hand someone may need a Redbull. I think she's been bored all these years because she didn't go with ME!!!

I sure hope this doesn't kick rocks...

Nick Taylor

I've been living in Tacoma since March of this year. I hadn't felt excited enough explore doing very much of any to call "fun" since I've been here because I hearing from family here that there's not much to do. "Wow, another fair whopedy dopedy" I said to myself sarcastically when I saw the advertisement for Puyallup Fair, but I decided to check it out.

I can't stand it when the lines seem to be millions of miles long so I decided to go during the afternoon. I was happy to see that my plan worked. I think this may be the best time to go if you aren't into ultra congested events as fairs have a tendency to be on the weekends. The traffic and parking was smooth, and the admission lines were hardly what I would call lines, more like linelettes. So far so good!

Nick Taylor