We went last year with our 8-month old and went on Senior day to avoid the crowds. As a bonus, it's also Cinemark-ticket-stub-gets-you-in-free day, thus leaving more money for unhealthy food!knotquiteawake wrote:This is our first year doing the Fair with a baby. He's 8 months old so he's not going to get much out of it, nor are we going to really be up for doing any rides, and we don't want to fight crowds. So any tips on a good day to go where it won't be that crowded? I was thinking of taking a day off work to do it. Just so we can relax there a bit and not feel rushed or crowded. My father in law (who is not a senior citizen) usually goes on Senior's Day. Says its usually the least crowded and least amount of rude people.
We're considering going Wednesday or Thursday this time, figuring they're both probably not very crowded and definitely less-crowded than weekends.Last year I didn't see the wander until I was getting wanded, so I didn't have a chance to mention my CHL. Despite the "beep," I was waved through. Maybe pushing a baby stroller had something to do with it...
Doesn't give me great confidence that they're actually keeping illegal weapons out of the fairgrounds, but perhaps at 11am on Senior's day the wanders aren't that alert....