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re: World's Fair 1984 New Orleans
Posted on 7/6/19 at 8:14 am to Tiger Ryno
Posted on 7/6/19 at 8:14 am to Tiger Ryno
Went while on military leave.
Bought tickets and took my father and myself to the Willie Nelson concert.
The fair was pretty cool especially the ride over the Miss River.
Bought tickets and took my father and myself to the Willie Nelson concert.
The fair was pretty cool especially the ride over the Miss River.
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Posted on 7/6/19 at 8:17 am to Tiger Ryno
I was 7, all I remember was the gondola.
Posted on 7/6/19 at 8:19 am to Tiger Ryno
I remember going. I was only 5 but I remember riding the gondola over the river, seeing Seymour D. Fair, the shuttle Enterprise, the balloon guy who made me a balloon sword, and my dad saying the chocolate covered bananas they sold looked like “shite on a stick.”
Posted on 7/6/19 at 8:20 am to TheFonz
Yeah I was 4 and I remember it being a thing but I am unsure what I did there.
Posted on 7/6/19 at 8:28 am to Tiger Ryno
I was a sophomore in high school. Went several times. Really enjoyed the Australian exhibit. The film they showed of the beaches was great! I also saw a prototype Dodge sedan with GPS screen in dash and they were describing it as the car of the future.
Posted on 7/6/19 at 8:32 am to Tiger Ryno
I was there. 9 years old. I remember thinking it was so huge, but now I go back as an adult and think "how in the hell did they cram all of that into this little space?"
Rode the gondola to Algiers and thought that was the coolest thing ever.
Rode the gondola to Algiers and thought that was the coolest thing ever.
Posted on 7/6/19 at 9:01 am to Tiger Ryno
I went several times.
I remember something I've never been able to find any information about. We rode the gondola across the river and there was a little West Bank section of the fair. There were activities like bumper boats, and in general a lot of water activities. It almost seemed like you could swim in a little cordoned-off section of the river or something.
I remember something I've never been able to find any information about. We rode the gondola across the river and there was a little West Bank section of the fair. There were activities like bumper boats, and in general a lot of water activities. It almost seemed like you could swim in a little cordoned-off section of the river or something.
Posted on 7/6/19 at 9:26 am to Tiger Ryno
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World's Fair 1984 New Orleans
Who else was there? I was only 10 years old but remember it to this day.
14 myself...and yeah, we had passes. Loved it.
Posted on 7/6/19 at 9:32 am to Tiger Ryno
Just turned 21 and my parents bought us the yearly passport...
Was on Fulton Street probably 2-3 times a week..
Was on Fulton Street probably 2-3 times a week..
This post was edited on 7/6/19 at 9:33 am
Posted on 7/6/19 at 10:14 am to Tiger Ryno
I was 12. We went for what felt like a week. I remember the rainbow ride, a kid wash thing, and a gondola that went out over the river. I remember having to suffer through a bunch of boring stuff like China, the Vatican, Canada, but as a 12 year old it was boring as hell. What I do remember is that we went to Epcot 3 years later and it was basically the same crap. My folks were fascinated with boring stuff apparently.
Fast forward to now. Had to go to Disney in December, and the Epcot was the best park because all of the reasonably priced booze. So maybe my folks weren’t as boring as I thought, we are all just a bunch of alcoholics.
Fast forward to now. Had to go to Disney in December, and the Epcot was the best park because all of the reasonably priced booze. So maybe my folks weren’t as boring as I thought, we are all just a bunch of alcoholics.
Posted on 7/6/19 at 10:16 am to Waterboy1972
Yeah I hated Epcot as a kid but I am all about it now.
Posted on 7/6/19 at 10:58 am to Tiger Ryno
6th grade field trip.
The Gondola wasn't up and running yet.
The Gondola wasn't up and running yet.
Posted on 7/6/19 at 11:04 am to Tiger Ryno
Was there. It was grand. The cable car ride above the Mississippi was my favorite.
Posted on 7/6/19 at 11:43 am to LSUintheNW
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I was 7, all I remember was the gondola.
same here, but also remember the tempura fried shrimp at the Japanese place
Posted on 7/6/19 at 11:46 am to Tiger Ryno
I was 10, and I was there. Gondola across the river was not cool, though...freaked the frick outta me. Though, I think the fear of gondolas was created from a ski trip my parents took when I was a kid. I can STILL remember being about 4 or 5 and saying nope to that ride. Stayed in town with grandparents and had pizza.
Posted on 7/6/19 at 11:49 am to Tester1216
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I was 16 and went with my parents.
Same. I remember the shuttle, and looking at the junk for sale in the Chinese exhibit.
I’m looking at the guidebook on my bookshelf. I heard they overprinted them and ended up sending thousands to a landfill.
Posted on 7/6/19 at 11:53 am to Tiger Ryno
I was in third grade going i to 4th grade that summer. We had a third grade performance there. Went back over the summer as well
Posted on 7/6/19 at 11:53 am to Tiger Ryno
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This post was edited on 3/9/23 at 8:14 am
Posted on 7/6/19 at 12:04 pm to Big Jim Slade
I was 17. I remember one night seeing INXS and the Go Go's at the ampitheater. Seems strange in hindsight that INXS was the opening act.
Posted on 7/6/19 at 12:39 pm to Tiger Ryno
I remember being mad when I found out the Space Shuttle was not real. It wasn’t capable of space flight.
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