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Why isn't there World's Fairs anymore?
Posted on 1/12/15 at 3:09 pm
Posted on 1/12/15 at 3:09 pm
Seems like since the World's Fairs in New Orleans and Knoxville, there haven't been any.
Do they still have them?
Do they still have them?
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Posted on 1/12/15 at 3:10 pm to theantiquetiger
I'm thinking Google would help with this query.
Posted on 1/12/15 at 3:10 pm to theantiquetiger
CES pretty much replaced it.
Posted on 1/12/15 at 3:11 pm to theantiquetiger
they're called Expos now. Dubai is having one in 2020. Milan in 2015.
Posted on 1/12/15 at 3:11 pm to theantiquetiger
well the NO Fair was a financial disaster, that might be one reason
Posted on 1/12/15 at 3:12 pm to theantiquetiger
quote:Terrorists
Why isn't there World's Fairs anymore?
Posted on 1/12/15 at 3:12 pm to theantiquetiger
they is irrelevant now, i guess
Posted on 1/12/15 at 3:14 pm to theantiquetiger
The Nola one was a shitshow, naturally, so it'll never come back to the U.S.
Posted on 1/12/15 at 3:14 pm to theantiquetiger
Posted on 1/12/15 at 3:14 pm to waiting4saturday
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they're called Expos now. Dubai is having one in 2020. Milan in 2015.
They've always been called Expos officially. "World's Fair" was more of a casual term. There hasn't been one in the US since the Louisiana Exposition in 1984. It's the only expo to ever declare bankruptcy. But the ones prior to NOLA didn't perform much better. The biggest problem was that they gave NOLA an expo just after having one in Knoxville, TN in 1982. Not much of a gap.
Plus, the United States allowed its membership in the International Exhibitions Bureau to lapse years ago. I believe there are some cities in the US trying to get an expo in the future though.
This post was edited on 1/12/15 at 3:17 pm
Posted on 1/12/15 at 3:15 pm to theantiquetiger
Posted on 1/12/15 at 3:15 pm to theantiquetiger
ISIS
Posted on 1/12/15 at 3:16 pm to waiting4saturday
quote:
they're called Expos now. Dubai is having one in 2020. Milan in 2015.
Yep, they are still going on, just hasn't been any in the USA for awhile
Posted on 1/12/15 at 3:19 pm to lsuwontonwrap
quote:That's a pretty boring website for the World's Fair.
They're still a thing
Posted on 1/12/15 at 3:22 pm to DrunkenStuporMan
quote:
That's a pretty boring website for the World's Fair.
Well it's not official.
Here's the website for the organization that oversees World Expositions: LINK
Here's the official site for the 2015 Expo in Milan: LINK
Here's the official site for the 2017 Expo in Kazakhstan: LINK
Here's the official site for the 2020 Expo in Dubai: LINK
Posted on 1/12/15 at 3:23 pm to theantiquetiger
How many here knew there was World's Fair in Nashville in 1897?
I'm interested in old fairs for some reason. I found the murders in Devil In The White City boring, but the logistics of the Chicago fair in 1893 fascinated me.
I just got a book about the NY Fair in 1939, looking forward to reading it.
I'm interested in old fairs for some reason. I found the murders in Devil In The White City boring, but the logistics of the Chicago fair in 1893 fascinated me.
I just got a book about the NY Fair in 1939, looking forward to reading it.
Posted on 1/12/15 at 3:24 pm to theantiquetiger
They do, it takes place every day in Orlando, but they renamed it EPCOT.
Much more profitable than the old way.
Much more profitable than the old way.
Posted on 1/12/15 at 3:24 pm to Kafka
quote:
well the NO Fair was a financial disaster,
i did my part, we went several times. the beer garden or whatever they called it was a lot of fun.
those gondolas were pretty scary though.
Posted on 1/12/15 at 3:25 pm to Kafka
quote:
I'm interested in old fairs for some reason. I found the murders in Devil In The White City boring, but the logistics of the Chicago fair in 1893 fascinated me.
I just got a book about the NY Fair in 1939, looking forward to reading it.
I've been pretty obsessed with learning about the fairs since the 25th anniversary of the Louisiana 84 Exposition. I vaguely remember the fair (was 3-4 years old at the time) and really wish I remembered more.
Posted on 1/12/15 at 3:31 pm to LSUTygerFan
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those gondolas were pretty scary though.
MART was awesome....wish they stayed around longer.
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