SwingerEvery June is the Corpus Christi Parish Carnival in the hills of Chatham, NJ. Location-wise, it’s the second closest event to my locale. It’s just a quick drive up the hill. So close, that my zeppolies won’t even get cold by the time I get back to my place!

The fair took place from June 6th to June 8th.  Unfortunately, the event got the shaft from mother nature as the remnants of tropical storm Andrea dumped heavy rains from Thursday night into Saturday morning; two of the three days. Fortunately, the final day turned out to be pretty nice so I headed over at around 8pm. Tommy’s Midway (they have a site now!) had the spot once again and the fair had:

… Trip Report: 2013 Corpus Christi Parish Carnival

OLP FairThere’s three major events in New Providence, NJ. The largest is arguably Our Lady of Peace’s annual fair. Man, I’ve probably been going to this fair for over 22 years now. It was kind of hard to miss since I went to OLP’s school in my younger years. When the fair would come around, I’d basically stare out the windows in class, watching the buildup instead of doing stuff like, you know, schoolwork. The fair spanned four days, from May 15 to the 18th and featured rides from Blue Sky Amusements. The ride lineup changed a bit from last year. The fair had:
… Trip Report: 2013 Our Lady of Peace Country Fair

StingerI’ve heard about this fair for a couple of years but never decided to go until this year. Actually, I almost missed it as I thought it was occurring towards the end of May as it did last year! Yep, despite doing a carnival list each year, I still forget when most of them occur.

I left for the fair just before 7pm and arrived at 7:30. It’s really not a long drive from my place, just an annoying one…and expensive thanks to the Goethals Bridge’s $10.25 toll! I then waited about 15 minutes to get an admission ticket ($5). The midway was done by Reithoffer Shows and had quite a few major rides:
… Trip Report: 2013 Staten Island Mall Carnival

FairHey, first carnival of 2013! This really shouldn’t be the first trip report of 2013, though, as Six Flags opened in March this year, but I ended up not getting down there as of yet. Anyway, I headed over to the Middlesex Fire Dept carnival on Saturday, April 27th and arrived at around 8:15pm. Campy’s Amusements was running the midway again this year and the fair featured:
… Trip Report: 2013 Middlesex Fire Dept. Carnival

News: March 2013 Edition

Posted by on March 21, 2013 | 1 comment

Coney Island

EldoradoEldorado Auto Skooters in Coney Island will reopen for 2013! The ground floor, disco bumper car extravaganza was set to close after the 2012 season before a lease for 2013 was agreed upon. Nothing seems to come easy however as after the lease was penned, hurricane Sandy flooded most of Coney Island including Eldorado. But, the owners have been working to restore the bumper cars and are set to open on March 24 along with the other Coney Island parks. So, get ready to bump your ass off in 2013!
… News: March 2013 Edition

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