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Fairgoers Can’t Beat It!

Every Friday, the First 5,000 State Fair Visitors Get One Free Ride on Michael Jackson’s Neverland Ranch Rides

Four Amusement Rides from Michael Jackson’s Neverland Ranch Will Debut at the State Fair

SACRAMENTO – The California State Fair today announced a special ride promotion every Friday of the 2009 State Fair. On Fridays, Butler Amusements will give the first 5,000 people through the gates a golden ticket good for one free ride on one of the four Neverland Ranch rides debuting at the State Fair.

Butler Amusements will bring four rides that were originally from Michael Jackson’s Neverland Ranch, and all will be available for Fair patrons to enjoy. The rides are named the following: Balloon Samba, Jeeps, Wave Swinger and Dinos. The Dinos are a recent addition to the ride list and feature a total of eight revolving dinosaurs and elephants that passengers can control and make the animal go up or down. 

Butler Amusements is the largest carnival company in the Western United States providing attractions for more than 110 different events each year.  These three new rides will complement the dozens of other rides and games the company will bring for the 2009 State Fair.

Ride All Day, Any Day!
For the first time in more than ten years, and because of its new partnership with Butler Amusements, the California State Fair is honoring unlimited ride wristbands every day of the State Fair – even weekends. Patrons can buy them until 10 p.m., and ride until 11 p.m.  Most rides are included (including the Neverland Ranch rides), but all height and safety requirements still apply. For a complete ride list, please visit www.bigfun.org .

For the best deal, carnival ride enthusiasts are encouraged to buy their admission tickets and wristbands in advance to save up to 50 percent off the regular price. Discount tickets are available until August 19. Buy them online now at www.bigfun.org or at the State Fair box office.

For more information please contact the California State Fair Media Center at 916-263-3108 or e-mail media@calexpo.com.

The 2009 California State Fair is going Weird, Wild & Wacky
from August 21 to September 7 at Cal Expo in Sacramento, Calif.

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