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News Regional & State News Bloomsburg Fair cancelled, Hersheypark to reopen this weekend
Friday, 16 September 2011 04:51

Bloomsburg Fair cancelled, Hersheypark to reopen this weekend

Written by  Megan Lello, witf Reporter and Producer
Bloomsburg Fair cancelled, Hersheypark to reopen this weekend Harriet Renaud

(Undated) -- Several midstate amusement parks and fairgrounds are reevaluating their schedules after dealing with significant damage during last week's flooding. The 157th annual Bloomsburg Fair, which was scheduled to open next weekend in Columbia County, has been cancelled for the first time in its history. William Barratt, vice president of the fair's board, says Tropical Storm Lee caused too much damage to the fairgrounds. "The buildings right now, we lost our tickets booths, and things like that, our race track, and our fencing," he says. Barratt says there are still a couple inches of mud on the ground and the standing water would also pose a health risk to fairgoers. But Hersheypark, which sustained flooding of up to eight feet in some areas, is reopening its doors tomorrow after being closed last weekend. Spokeswoman Kathy Burrows says none of the rides sustained any permanent damage. "When you consider that a rollercoaster here at Hersheypark is built to travel at speeds around 70 miles per hour, those rides are substantially built," she says. Burrows says some of the park's shops hit with severe flooding will remain closed and cautions the sooperdooperLooper as well as the Tidal Force might not yet be ready for riders.

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Megan Lello, witf Reporter and Producer

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