Thibodaux Firemen's Fair 2018

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May 3-6, 2018 Thibodaux Fire Department Fairgrounds 1101 Tiger Drive Â

Food, rides, games, live auctions, parade, 5K run

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TABLE OF What is the Firemen’s Fair?

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Live music schedule

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Rising country band is this year’s headliner

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Meet this year’s grand marshal

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Fire chief’s roots with the fair run deep

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Don’t forget to pick up a poster

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Where the money goes

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Where to park

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Check out all the food

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Join the 5K or fun run

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This year’s fundraising goal: A RECORD $1 MILLION

By Julia Arenstam | Staff Writer

The annual Thibodaux Firemen’s Fair will begin Thursday with a goal of hitting the $1 million fundraising mark.

Proceeds benefit the all-volunteer department, which has an annual budget of about $2 million, Chief Chad Mire said.

With about 430 members, it is the largest all-volunteer department in the nation, Mire said.

Last year, the fair broke its fundraising record, raising $940,000 in four days with about 75,000 visitors, he said.

The weekend event offers carnival rides, food, auctions, a parade and live musical performances.

The fair opens Thursday with pay-oneprice carnival rides from 5 p.m. to 11 p.m. and a performance by variety band Ryan Foret at 7 p.m.

Friday night, registration begins for Saturday’s 5K and fun run. Music by Epic, Category 6 and Sister Hazel is also on tap.

Saturday, the 2018 headliner and country-rock band Lanco will take center stage.

The first live auction will begin at 6 p.m.

The parade through town will begin at 11 a.m. near St. Joseph’s Elementary and make its way to the fairgrounds just in time for the Firemen’s Auction inside the float barn.

Since the first fair was held in 1883, it has grown each year, Mire said.

But when former Grand Marshal Jake Giardina said he could see the day the fair would clear a million dollars, the rest of the department said he didn’t know what he walk talking about.

“Evidently, he did, because we’re knocking on that door,” Mire said.

Attendance has also grown as word spreads and the fair grows from a community to a regional event, he said.

— Staff Writer Julia Arenstam can be reached at 448-7636 or julia.arenstam@houmatoday.com. Follow her on Twitter at @gingerale214.

2 0 1 8 T H I B O DA U X F I R E M E N ’ S FA I R S C H E D U L E FAIR HOURS Thursday: 5-11 p.m.

Friday: 5 p.m. to 12:30 a.m.

Saturday: 11 a.m. to 12:30 a.m.

Sunday: 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.

RIDES Bracelets for pay-one-price rides are $22 an can be used from 5-11 p.m. Thursday and Friday and from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m Saturday.

Regular tickets are $1.25 each, with children’s rides costing two tickets per person and three for adults.

Guests can also purchase a pack of 22 tickets for $25 and 55 for $60.

ONE-MILE FUN RUN AND 5K The fun run begins at 7:30 a.m. Saturday, followed by the 5K at 8 a.m.

The route begins at the fairgrounds entrance and travels down Tiger Drive and back, ending at the entrance. See Page 20 for a route.

Registration will be held at the ticket booths and registration table Saturday morning before the

races. The cost to enter the fun run is $20, and the 5K costs $30.

PARADE Starting time: 11 a.m. Sunday.

Starting location: Intersection of Blake Court and Menard Street.

Route: Begins by St. Joseph Elementary, 501 Cardinal Drive and proceeds down Menard Street, 5th Street, and St. Mary’s Street. The parade then turns down Tiger Drive and ends at the fairgrounds.

AUCTIONS AND RAFFLE The first auction begins at 6 p.m.

Saturday behind the float barn in the big tent.

The second one will be held Sunday directly after the parade inside the Grand Marshal’s Den, the float barn. A large raffle will be held at the end of the fair, with prizes ranging from $10,000 in cash to jewelry to a $200 gift card to Bubba’s II Poboys. Winners need not be present.

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5 bands playing at the fair

By Andrea Mujica | Staff Writer 1 . R YA N F O R E T :

Variety cover band from New Orleans’ west bank has been playing music together for 10 years. The band has released six albums, the first containing all original songs. You can find links to purchase the albums or learn more about the band at forettradition.net or facebook.com/forettradition.

Ponies and also plays one-man acoustic shows here and there. He has also opened for Chase Bryant, Chris Cagle, among others. You can find his country single, “This Guitar,” online at CD Baby. Learn more at kerrythibodaux.com.

4. MULE KICK:

Local cover band will perform popular country songs from the 1980s, 90s, and 2000s, mixing them with a touch of swamp pop and dance. Online: facebook.com/MuleKick2016.

MUSIC SCHEDULE Thursday 7-10:30 p.m. — Ryan Foret, variety cover band.

Friday 6-8 p.m. — Epic, variety cover band.

8:30-10 p.m. — Category 6, variety cover band.

10:30 p.m. to midnight — Sister Hazel, alternative rock.

Saturday 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. — Kerry Thibodaux, country, acoustic.

2-4 p.m. — Vodoo Bayou, variety cover band.

4:30-6:30 p.m. — Sheaux Down, variety cover band.

7-9 p.m. — Velvet Sky and Mule Kick, variety cover bands.

9 p.m. to midnight — Lanco, country.

2. SISTER HAZEL: 5 . T E T D U R :

American alternative rock band was born in 1993. Its eponymous debut album was released in 1994. The group has released 10 albums altogether.

Popular singles include “All For You,” “Change Your Mind,” and “Happy.” More: sisterhazel.com.

3 . K E R R Y T H I B O DA U X :

Houma swamp pop singer, whose actual name is Donald Babin, earned his nickname “Tet Dur,” which means “hard head,” during his childhood.

When he decided to pursue a music career by himself, the name seemed like the only one that would fit. Online: facebook.com/tetdur.

Chackbay guitarist will play an acoustic set at the fair. Thibodaux has played drums with No Exit, sang and played guitar with Drunk Punch

— Staff Writer Andrea Mujica can be reached at 857-1148 or amujica@houmatoday. com. Follow her on twitter @CationM.

Sunday 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. — Tet Dur, swamp pop.

2-4 p.m. — Chubby Carrier, zydeco.

4:30-6:30 p.m. — Don Rich, swamp pop.

7-9 p.m. — Waylon Thibodaux, Cajun.

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Rising country band to headline fair Georgia, Tennessee and Kentucky.

“In 2017, their song ‘Greatest Love Story’ was featured as the theme for the Headlining this year’s Firemen’s Fair Netflix series ‘The Ranch,’ “ according to is the country band LANCO, which the band’s bio. “This placement helped will perform from 9 p.m. to midnight break the band, with the single reaching Saturday.

The group formed in 2013 and takes its Billboard’s Hot Country Songs Top Ten.” LANCO will join Brothers Osborne and name, short for Lancaster and Company, from lead singer Brandon Lancaster. The Dierks Bentley on the latter band’s 2018 band describes its songs as “feel-good Mountain High Tour, which kicks off in country anthems tinged with classic rock mid-May. and blues edges.”

The band has released two albums, LANCO got its start after a chance 2015’s “Extended Play” and another in January titled “Hallellujah Nights.” meeting at a Keith Urban concert “LANCO is an up-and-coming, young between Lancaster and producer Jay country group, and the longer you wait to Joyce, who has worked with popular country artists Eric Church and Little Big try to get them booked in, the harder it is and the more the price tag goes up,” said Town. Joyce signed LANCO to his publishing company and produced the band’s Thibodaux Fire Chief Chad Mire.

Learn more about the band at lancoeponymous debut EP. The group has quickly risen in popular- music.com. ity and national recognition. The other members of the band are drummer Tripp — Staff Writer Andrea Mujica can Howell, guitarist Eric Steedly, keyboard- be reached at 857-1148 or amujica@houmatoday.com. Folist Jared Hampton, and bassist Chandler low her on twitter @CationM. Baldwin. All come from small towns in

By Andrea Mujica | Staff Writer

Brandon Lancaster of LANCO performs at the Faster Horses Music Festival in the Brooklyn Trails Campground at Michigan International Speedway July 23 in Brooklyn, Mich. The band is the headline act at the Thibodaux Firemen’s Fair. [PHOTO BY AMY HARRIS/INVISION/AP]

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NIGHT LIGHTS

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he fairgrounds are open 5-11 p.m. Thursday, 5 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. Friday, 11 a.m. to 12:30 a.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday.

Things really light up at night, as you can see in some of these photos provided by the Thibodaux Fire Department.

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Grand marshal says he’s proud to represent Thibodaux

By Andrea Mujica | Staff Writer

Lester Bimah speaks Jan. 19 after he was announced as grand marshal of this year’s Thibodaux Firemen’s Fair during the department’s annual meeting at the Warren J. Harang Civic Center. [FILE -- DAILYCOMET/HOUMATODAY]

of Houma; both are parishioners of St. Joseph Cathedral in Thibodaux. He is the father of three and a grandfather of two.

Like every fair grand marshal, Bimah will ride a horse in the parade, scheduled for 11 a.m. Sunday, May 6. There is one catch, though -- he has never ridden a horse.

“I am taking care of it,” Bimah said.

“I will attend at least two riding classes before the fair.”

Fire Chief Chad Mire said there is nothing to worry about because Bimah will be riding a well-behaved horse that has been doing the same route for years.

“I was scared at first, I am still scared, but I pray for good weather and hopefully we can raise a lot of money for the Thibodaux Fire Department,” Bimah said.

“I want to do well for the people and the Fire Department. They chose me, and I’m hoping to pay them back by having a successful weekend.”

For two years, Lester Bimah kept a secret. He knew he was going to be the grand marshal of the Thibodaux Firemen’s Fair this year but could not say anything until department leaders made the announcement this past January.

“I tried to forget it because if I forgot I knew it meant I did not have to keep a secret from my family,” Bimah said.

To Bimah, being chosen grand marshal is a “great honor” because he gets to “represent the city and the people of Thibodaux.”

A managing partner at Barker Honda in Houma, Bimah also serves on the board for Fire Protection District No. 4. A native of Trinidad and Tobago who moved to the United States at age 17, he is a graduate of Terrebonne High and Nicholls State University.

Bimah served as a teacher and coach at St. Joseph Elementary in Thibodaux and is — Staff Writer Andrea Mujica can be a former men’s soccer coach at Nicholls.

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Fire chief has seen fair grow and change

By Andrea Mujica | Staff Writer

Thibodaux Fire Chief Chad Mire has been involved in the Firemen’s Fair since he was a teenager.

“I used to go to the fair, go to the stand and put hamburgers on the grill with my dad when I was about 14,” Mire said. “My whole family has been involved in the Fire Department.”

Mire has been chief for two years.

Prior to that, he was assistant fire chief for a decade.

“I’ve been in the department for 32 years,” he said.

One of the biggest changes Mire has seen is the increasing number of people who come from out of town. Over the past few years, he has talked to people who were attending the New Orleans Jazz Festival and decided to stop by.

“Before, we had a community fair, but it has gotten much bigger than that,” Mire said.

Last year’s attendance was tallied at 75,000 people over the four days.

Another factor that continues to attract people to the fair is the food, including shrimp stew, crawfish pie, crab cakes, gumbo, jambalaya and the “famous” Fireman’s Fair burger -- to name a few of the dishes. Mire said some people have attended the fair for years just to get some food.

A sponsorship program for advertising was started last year and is already helping the department reach its fund-raising goal, which this year is $1 million. he said.

“Last year, we raised about $44,000,” he said of the sponsorship program. “We are trying to beat the $50,000 mark this year.”

— Staff Writer Andrea Mujica can be reached at 857-1148 or amujica@houmatoday.com. Follow her on Twitter @CationM.

Chad Mire speaks to department members in January 2017 after being named Thibodaux fire chief. [FILE -- DAILYCOMET/HOUMATODAY]

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LET’S HAVE A PARADE

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he Firemen’s Fair Parade, one of the festival’s highlights, starts at 11 a.m. Sunday near St. Joseph Elementary, 501 Cardinal Drive. It proceeds down Menard, 5th and St. Mary’s streets then turns down Tiger Drive and ends at the fairgrounds.

Here are some scenes from past parades in photos from the Daily Comet and The Courier.

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Don’t forget to pick up a poster One way to hang on to your memories of this year’s Firemen’s Fair is to pick up a commemorative poster you can treasure for years to come.

“Each year, we release an exclusive poster design created by an artist in the local community,” the fire department says. “These vibrant works of art showcase the creative talent in Thibodaux and make for unforgettable souvenirs.”

This year’s poster was created by Thibodaux architect E.A. Angelloz. He graduated from Thibodaux High in 1969 and attended Nicholls State University., then transferred to the University of Louisiana Lafayette and graduated in architecture in 1975.

“E.A. loves the Thibodaux area,” a bio on the Firemen’s Fair website says. “His favorite medium is decoupage and mixed medium. E. A. has only been doing canvas drawings for about a year. Although he does some portraits, his favorite subject is architectural renderings of buildings in and around the Thibodaux area.”

The original art is a decoupage mixed-medium-style drawing, composed of tiny bits of paper glued onto a canvas.

A limited edition, signed by the artist, is available for $30. Only 100 copies will be printed. Call Angelloz at 4139046 or email ea@angellozarchitects.com to purchase.

Standard posters will be available for purchase during the fair.

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Supporting the fair is supporting the community

Money raised by the fair helps’s pay for equipment and, maintenance and other department operations. [FILE -- DAILYCOMET/HOUMATODAY]

By Dan Copp Staff Writer

Running a fire department doesn’t come cheap, and that’s why organizers say the Thibodaux Firemen’s Fair is so important.

Supporting the fair allows the department to purchase and maintain equipment necessary to adequately protect the community, Chief Chad Mire said.

“The money goes toward maintaining our fleet, buying new trucks, new equipment, general maintenance and training,” Mire said. “We do internal training, but sometimes outside companies will come in and do some specialized training for us. So it’s a broad area.”

With an annual budget of about $2 million, the 430-member department is the largest all-volunteer fire department in

the nation, Mire said.

The success of previous fairs has allowed the department to equip its members with stateof-the art gear, board President Ron Bourgeois said.

“We buy them pretty much the best you can buy to keep our volunteers as safe as possible,” Bourgeois said.

The new equipment is also crucial to help the department maintain its high rating with the Property Insurance Association of Louisiana, which ranks fire departments every five years on a scale of 1 to 10, with 1 being the best.

The rating factors in communications, response times, equipment, number of units responding to calls, training records and water supply.

Thibodaux’s Class 3 rating means the average annual property

insurance policy for a $150,000 home costs about $1,299 a year, according to the Louisiana Department of Insurance. The amount varies depending on property values and each insurance company’s rate schedule.

The money raised by the fair helps the department maintain its rating, which saves homeowners money in the long run.

Last year’s fair netted a record-breaking $940,000.

“Our goal is to always do the best we can,” Mire said. “We always want to break a record, but it’s not every year that you’re going to break records.

We’re very blessed and the community supports us tremendously.”

— Staff Writer Dan Copp can be reached at 857-2202 or at dan. copp@houmatoday. com. Follow him on Twitter@DanVCopp.

Members of the Thibodaux Volunteer Fire Department participate in the fair’s annual parade. [FILE -- DAILYCOMET/HOUMATODAY]

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– NEW – LUNCH HOURS Crowds gather inside the fairgrounds. [THIBODAUX FIREMEN’S FAIR]

Free parking available in and around the fairgrounds

By Julia Arenstam Staff Writer

Parking is free at the Thibodaux Volunteer Fire Department Fairgrounds.

During the four-day festival, visitors can park at the fairgrounds’ large parking lot, at Thibodaux High or near St. Genevieve Catholic Church, Chief Chad Mire said.

Fairgoers can also park behind the True Value Hardware store, 1143 Tiger Drive. Handicapped

parking is available along Tiger Drive next to the fairgrounds.

“There’s no place to say around us that people shouldn’t park," Mire said.

Residents in the area are understanding of the festivities, but guests should be aware of their surrounding when parking along the street, Mire said.

In the past, the department has received complaints that fairgoers had been approached

along area streets by people trying to collect money for a parking place.

If someone is trying to charge for parking, Mire asked they notify volunteers quickly. Thibodaux Police officers will also be on hand to deal with any issues, he said.

— Staff Writer Julia Arenstam can be reached at 448-7636 or julia. arenstam@houmatoday. com. Follow her on Twitter at @gingerale214.

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Fair burgers achieve legendary status

By Dan Copp Staff Writer

The hamburgers served at the Thibodaux Firemen’s Fair need no introduction.

Prepared by volunteer firefighters, the burgers have become the stuff of local legend. The burgers’ popularity doesn’t surprise Fire Chief Chad Mire, who knows there’s something special about them.

“Let me tell you about these legendary hamburgers,” Mire said.

“They’ve always been a big thing. They’re all flame-broiled and never frozen. The machines that make them are custom-built.”

Visitors have been known to travel for miles to the fairgrounds just to quell their Firemen’s Fair burger cravings, Mire said. Once the smell of the charbroiled beef wafts through the air, throngs of hungry fairgoers line up to get their burger fix.

There are no gimmicks, bacon or any other elaborate toppings.

The burgers speak for themselves, and that is enough for its legions of devoted fans. It’s the history that sets these burgers apart from typical festival food, Fire Board President Ron Bourgeois said.

“That’s what makes these burgers unique,” Bourgeois said. “It’s the way that they’re made and the process we use to cook them. All the beef comes from Bourgeois Meat Market.”

Back in the 1970s the fair would sell more than 40,000 burgers because hamburgers and hotdogs

Patrons dress up burgers, hot dogs and some of the other food available at the fair. [FILE -- DAILYCOMET/HOUMATODAY]

Firefighters put hambergers on the grill at the Thibodaux Firemen’s Fair. [THIBODAUX FIREMEN’S FAIR/KIM SMITH]

Jambalaya is among the Cajun fare at the fair. [THIBODAUX FIREMEN’S FAIR]

were pretty much the only menu items available at the time, Mire said. Because of the high demand, fair organizers built a machine with a conveyor belt that would cook the multitude of beef patties.

About eight years ago, the machines started showing signs of wear and tear. The department had the machines duplicated, making them bigger and more modern but keeping many of the same components.

Today, the fair offers regional food options

like shrimp stew, shrimp creole, shrimp spaghetti, crab cakes with crawfish sauce, crawfish pies, gumbo, boudin, jambalaya, smoked turkey legs and funnel cakes. But the firefighters still sell about 20,000 burgers.

“It’s a fresh burger, and people just love them,” Mire said. “People always want to get those fair burgers.”

— Staff Writer Dan Copp can be reached at 857-2202 or at dan. copp@houmatoday. com. Follow him on Twitter@DanVCopp.

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Sign up for the 5K and fun run

By Andrea Mujica Staff Writer

Get your running shoes ready, the Thibodaux Firemen's Fair 5K and fun run are approaching fast.

The fun run will start at 7:30 a.m. Saturday at the fairgrounds entrance, and the 5K will start at 8 a.m.

The route brings participants through Thibodaux’s historic Downtown District before leading them to

the finish line at the fairgrounds entrance.

Department President Ron Bourgeois said participants will be able to "shower" along the route while passing in front of one of the fire stations, where a truck will be spraying rain showers over the street.

There will be commemorative Firemen’s Marathon Medals and refreshments waiting for all the participants who cross the finish line.

The cost to register for the race is $30 per person. Register at the fair ticket booths Friday afternoon and at the event registration tables Saturday morning. You may also register online at runsignup.com for either the 5K or the fun run.

— Staff Writer Andrea Mujica can be reached at 857-1148 or amujica@ houmatoday.com. Follow her on twitter @CationM.

TOP: A Thibodaux Fire Department mascot joins participants in the fair’s annual fun run.

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RIGHT: Runners head toward the 5K finish line.

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Organizers have fair planning down to fine art “We’re always getting ready for the fair,” Thibodaux Fire Chief Chad Mire said

By Dan Copp Staff Writer

Planning an event as massive as the Thibodaux Firemen’s Fair is no easy task, but after 134 years of trial and error, organizers have gotten it down to a science.

Volunteers usually take a month off after each fair before jumping back in to plan the next year’s event, Fire Chief Chad Mire said.

“Planning actually never stops,” Mire said.

“We’re always getting ready for the fair.”

A fair committee made up of members from each of the Thibodaux Volunteer Fire Department’s companies meets regularly to meticulously map out the ins and outs.

“By now everybody knows their duties and jobs, and everything just kind of flows and rolls out,” Mire said. “When it’s over, we’re ready to start back up again next year. Every year it keeps getting bigger.”

About a month after the fair wraps up, organizers hold a meeting to critique what worked and what didn’t, Mire said.

“We then set goals and projects that we want to accomplish for next year’s fair,” Mire said.

“Some of the things we talked about last year is taking a tent where we did our Saturday night auction and putting a permanent structure there. Every year we do different things to improve the grounds.”

Last year, fair organizers installed four automated ticket

Family fun awaits fairgoers.

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The fairgrounds before the action begins. [THIBODAUX FIREMEN’S FAIR]

Fairgoers enjoy a ride at last year’s Thibodaux Firemen’s Fair. [FILE -- DAILYCOMET/ HOUMATODAY]

machines which helped decrease wait times dramatically, Mire said.

“Once people realized we had those machines in place, they worked really well,” Mire said.

“It’s really quick. You walk up, insert your money and the machine spits out your tickets.

This year we added six more machines, which will speed up the process a lot.”

In addition to the legions of volunteers, organizers credit the work ethic of fair chairman Foye Lirette for much of the fair’s success. Lirette lives and breathes the Firemen’s Fair, Mire said.

“He does an amazing job,” Mire said. “When people enjoy camping or fishing, Foye enjoys organizing the fairgrounds. He sets projects and moves forward with them. He also does a great job of recruiting people to help him.

We’re blessed to have him.”

Last year’s fair yielded a record-breaking $940,000 in profits. The auction alone raised more than $450,000, Mire said.

-- Staff Writer Dan Copp can be reached at 857-2202 or at dan. copp@houmatoday.com.

Follow him on Twitter@ DanVCopp.

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Bracelets for pay-one-price rides are $22 and can be used from 5-11 p.m. Thursday and Friday and from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m Saturday.

Regular tickets are $1.25 each, with children’s rides costing two tickets per person and three for adults.

Guests can also purchase a pack of 22 tickets for $25 and 55 for $60.

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