2016 Osceola County Fair

Because... rides.. and stuff, uh, like animals.
Even without my beloved Huss Top Spin showing up this year... I had a few hours to waste on a Friday before Deka came into town for our trip starting the next day.... So off to the County Fair I went!

Yay.

 Woo, the 2016 Osceola County Fair!

We got to the fair about an hour before the rides opened, so we made a lap around the grounds and saw the non-amusement County Fair.... things.

 Like the Country Bumpkin Band

(uhh....)

 And this giant inflatable Cow!

 Hello Mr. Turkey.

 <3 Quack Quack! <3

 Moo?!

 And... this sheep.

 Baby trees? And stuff.

 OH NO!

#Totaled

(Cow down, cow doowwwnnnn)

 ...Ditsy

Uh, the clown.

 Oh man! And there were Pig Races!!!

(And we might have watched two different showings...)

<3 <3 <3

 New this year at the fair was this Technical Park built 22 meter wheel.
(Dreamland debuted it at State Fair and Jeff and I were the *first* riders on it!) 

It may not look so nice in the daytime... but at night, its covered in LED and even the cars themselves glow!

 Strates Giant Wheel.

For now, the largest portable wheel on the East Coast...

 Overview of the ride midway from the wheel, woo.

 Oh hey, and you can see Mako at SeaWorld!

(and Kraken... and Manta)

 And the little Wacky Worm... that we skipped.

(but had ridden in the past <3)

Sadly, Strates failed to bring their adult coaster this year.

 We gave the Musik Express a pity ride.. and it was playing some awful sounding country song.. The Op looked at me and questioned if I liked the song.. and said he'd put on something better.

Yeah, I don't really think Kid Rock was much of an improvement :P

 Haunted House... thing

 Scary stuff, I tell you.

 New (for us at least) this year, was this ollddd kinda beat-up Chance Casino!

I'd never seen one down here before! So we took it for a ride, but the cycle was pretty lackluster and no real changes.

(Sam Pino used to tear it up with theirs in the 90's)

 Also new for me.. 
My first time encountering the Watkins Hustler!

(although I've been on many-a-Tempest)

Same basic ride, but the Hustler isn't on an angle.

(It was fun :) )

I don't think this, or the Casino were owned by Strates Shows but rather booked in by them...

 I also thought this take on the Rock Wall was rather neat. All 3 sides offered different climbs

(the non visible side was like.. a bunch of pipes)

 KMG Fireball!

Ugh... why bring such a fantastic ride... If you're just gonna run it in bitch mode?

Its almost amazing how BAD you can cycle some of these rides :(

 Thankfully.. This was located next door...

Mmm, Chance Zipper...

 With iPhone securely put away.... We took it for a ride :D
(#NeverForget)

 Oh.. and we did a quick lap on the Ring of Fire.. or as Six Flags would tell you, this AMAZING NEW ROLLER COASTER!!!!! (lololol)

And most excitingly of all...... 

ENTERPRISE!
My first time getting to see/ride Strates' Huss Enterprise. I've been to 11 or 12 of their stops since moving here in 09, never saw it... and was beginning to believe the ride didn't actually exist, despite still being listed on their website.

And with a silly 'No Single Riders' rule in place... 2 grown-ass-adults squeezed into a single car... 
while the other 19 remained empty.

Woo, Enterprise!
After making our second lap around the fair and getting another ride in on the Enterprise we made our way to what is typically our last ride at a fair. Anyone who reads these posts by now should know what it is too...

Yup, a Swing Tower... This one being a Zamp built Sky Flyer.

Woo, swings... and stuff.

(Oh, and a Sea Ray we skipped)

Yup, the 2016 Osceola County Fair and Kissimmee Valley Livestock Show at the Osceola Heritage Park

Other stuffs... and stuff.

Sky Flyer video (via Vine) - Video

An extra Enterprise photo - Photo

Woo