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Post by SouthGA_Festival Machine on Jun 8, 2009 22:29:51 GMT -5
Never ridden it, so no stories but I believe the fare is $5, unless it's gone up. I may take my first ride this year, if I can find the time. It'd be nice if it's running Wednesday since I'll be there all day with little to do, but I doubt it.
The ferris wheel is a great experience. It is hard to get a true idea of the size of this event from the ground but when you look out over tents and people almost as far as the you can see from the ferris wheel it is truly amazing.
Post by plasticpepper on Jun 8, 2009 23:03:28 GMT -5
I was thinking of trying it this year too. Seems like something I should try once if only just to say I did it. (I am thinking of trying the fried alligator for the same reason, but I bet I'll chicken out....pun somewhat intended)
The ferris wheel is a great experience. It is hard to get a true idea of the size of this event from the ground but when you look out over tents and people almost as far as the you can see from the ferris wheel it is truly amazing.
Yes, I've heard it's amazing how far the you can see from the ferris wheel.
In '06 my friends and I were talking to these two women and they were amazed that we hadn't ridden the ferris wheel, so they gave us enough money so my friends and i could ride it. Awesome view from up there.
John: We don't even understand our own music Spider: It doesn't, does it matter whether we understand it? At least it'll give us . . . strength John: I know but maybe we could get into it more if we understood it
Post by ParanoidAntelope on Jun 9, 2009 1:41:52 GMT -5
On the bonnaroo DVD from last year, if you look, it shows the booth, with a sign--Ferris Wheel tickets $6...so that should be the price unless they changed it
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My friend went on it with Lucy and a few random people. When he came back he told us how he wasn't able to say a word while on the ferris wheel and he was pretty sure he freaked out the other people with him.
I know it's at least $6 because the woman that gave my friends and I money gave us a 20 and I remember talking about who got the extra $2. And that was in '06.
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Gotta ride it! You really can see the scope and size of Roo from up there.
I have a slightly funny story, at least we thought so cause we were so hammered, but in '06 the guy running the wheel asked us where we were from, and we said New Hampshire. He goes, "oh me too!" So every time we looped around past him at the bottom, we'd yell out a town trying to guess where he was from. He was getting annoyed and shaking his head saying "You're not gonna guess it!!" but we didnt' quit.. we never did guess correctly, as it was some town I've never heard of. We still laugh if someone just starts yelling out New Hampshire towns.
This will be my 3rd Roo and I've never ridden it. However, I plan on changing that this year. I've always gone solo to the Roo, and I've wanted to ride it, but I'd have felt odd riding it alone. However, since my girlfriend is going with me this year, that won't be a problem.
So, for those who've gone, when is the better time to do it, day or night? Seems like the pretty lights would be neat to see at night, but you would be able to see farther during the day.
I rode at night last year so this year I'll ride during the day. I couldn't tell whether I was up or down the entire time I was on there. The pic of us on there is hilarious b/c my eyes are like saucers (I have no clue why). Apparently Phil Lesh was in the bucket next to us but I did not comprehend any of this until much later.
