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On this day in 1984, the New Orleans World’s Fair opened

Posted on 5/12/23 at 9:48 pm
Posted by Bourre
Da Parish
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Posted by Legion of Doom
Old Metry
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Posted on 5/12/23 at 9:51 pm to
I remember the mermaids with the big cans at the entrance
Posted by Chrome
Chromeville
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Posted on 5/12/23 at 9:51 pm to
I was there.

German beer garden for the win.
Posted by Finchboyz
Choclate city
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Posted on 5/12/23 at 9:52 pm to
Nola does large events pretty well. It’s the only redeeming quality.
Posted by Dandaman
Louisiana
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Posted on 5/12/23 at 9:52 pm to
I remember riding the Ferris wheel and the gondola over the river.
Posted by JerryTheKingBawler
South of Memphis
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Posted on 5/12/23 at 9:52 pm to
Seymore D’Fair GOAT mascot
Posted by SG_Geaux
Beautiful St George
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Posted on 5/12/23 at 9:53 pm to
Begged my parents and they were having none of it.
Posted by Cycledude
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Posted on 5/12/23 at 9:54 pm to
I remember it. It was really fun. As close to a Major theme park as we’ve ever had. The gondola rides over the Mississippi River was cool.
Posted by Bourre
Da Parish
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Posted on 5/12/23 at 9:58 pm to
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I remember riding the Ferris wheel and the gondola over the river.


I remember me and my brother being terrified riding the gondola over the river. That thing was high in the sky
Posted by sec13rowBBseat28
St George, LA
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Posted on 5/12/23 at 9:58 pm to
I was 12. The only fun thing I remember is the gondola over the river. Everything else at that age was torture.
Posted by Geaux-2-L-O-Miss
Between Your Ears
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Posted on 5/12/23 at 10:07 pm to
Had the tallest or largest Ferris Wheel in the World. Saints great Hokie Gajan got married at the top of that Ferris wheel.
Posted by jamiegla1
Member since Aug 2016
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Posted on 5/12/23 at 10:08 pm to
Man that pelican logo really brings back memories. I wish I could experience it as an adult to see if it was really as big as I remember
Posted by Chad504boy
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Posted on 5/12/23 at 10:08 pm to
Peak nola
Posted by madamsquirrel
The Snarlington Estate
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Posted on 5/12/23 at 10:09 pm to
quote:

The only fun thing I remember is the gondola over the river. 
same. Except I have been scared of gondolas ever since. So I did not find it fun but everything else was a blur.
Posted by Bourre
Da Parish
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Posted on 5/12/23 at 10:09 pm to
I was young too, around 7 years old. I remember playing in a kids car wash and a pirate ship that went upside down
Posted by Bourre
Da Parish
Member since Nov 2012
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Posted on 5/12/23 at 10:11 pm to
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Seymore D’Fair GOAT mascot


Should have been the Pelicans mascot IMHO

I still have a Seymore stuffed animal in my office that I got from the fair
This post was edited on 5/12/23 at 10:28 pm
Posted by Redbone
my castle
Member since Sep 2012
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Posted on 5/12/23 at 10:20 pm to
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On this day in 1984, the New Orleans World’s Fair opened
and Da Redbone was there....







... but I never rode that cable car crap across the river. It kept jamming up.
Posted by calcotron
Member since Nov 2007
8261 posts
Posted on 5/12/23 at 10:23 pm to
I had a 84 expo themed yo-yo, and I remember the gondola across the river.
Posted by 427Nova
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Posted on 5/12/23 at 10:27 pm to
I was at that biotch and rode the gondola across the river.
Posted by Buck Dancer
New Orleans
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Posted on 5/12/23 at 10:28 pm to
Kiddie Carwash !!!
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