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Tuesday, October 2, 2012 , Updated 2:02 p.m., October 2, 2012
State Fair’s pricey Chinese Lantern Festival now costs less
It’s now $14 instead of $19 for adults to see the exhibit at night.
The Chinese Lantern Festival is new to the State Fair this year.
FAIR PARK — The colorful Chinese Lantern Festival at the State Fair of Texas is now more affordable. As of Tuesday, October 2, the price dropped from $19 to $14 for adults to see the installation in the evenings.
The Chinese Lantern Festival requires admission on top of regular State Fair gate admission, and State Fair spokesperson Sue Gooding said the prices were reduced so more people could see the exhibition. Previously, a ticket to the lantern festival was more than a full-price ticket into the fair.
“This will make it much more accessible,” she said. “We had not had experience with admission on top of admission before.”
The exhibition is truly stunning, but the high dollar value kept some fairgoers away. For a family of four (two adults, two children) to pay for access into the fair on and the Chinese Lantern Festival on a weekend in the evening, it would have cost $132.
Tickets are now $14 for adults in the evening, $9 for kids; or $5 for adults in the daytime, $3 for kids. Coupons are available online.
Here's a sneak peek:
Shannon Sutlief contributed to this story. Video by Michael Ainsworth; editing by Ahna Hubnik.
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genevieverwilliams, anonymous:
It'd be nice if it was just included in the fair price....ya know...like so many of the other attractions.
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vickie, anonymous:
Totally agree. I wouldn't pay the reduced price either.
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Todd Kent, anonymous:
I'd be interested in seeing it but even the discounted price is too high.
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Shannon Sutlief, staff:
You can save $2 more per adult nighttime ticket with a coupon from the website: http://chineselanternfestival.com/tic...
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Pskelton, anonymous:
Gorgeous and campy at the same time. Anyone who has visited a Chinatown in San Fransisco, New York or Havana will recognize the icons. A great way to end the day at the great state fair of Texas.
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Sarah Blaskovich, staff:
Pskelton, glad to hear your feedback! Some are saying it shouldn't cost money on top of Fair admission. You're saying it's worth the price too, correct?
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BrandonR, anonymous:
Still way too expensive. Should be more like $5-10 range. Charging such a significant fee says this single attraction is superior to the vast array of attractions already included in the fair's admission.
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mesally67, anonymous:
This is total BS. If you haven't been yet, the entire lagoon is blocked off. The entire lagoon!!! You can't even get over to the museums on the other side. I had no idea when they were touting the chinese that they were taking over the entire lagoon!!! It's wrapped in black plastic - you can't see it!!! Totally Way Wrong!!!
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Heather Lynn, anonymous:
Yeouch! nice they discounted it, but still a bit to pricey. $28 for 2 people? I think I'll watch some more dog shows... lol
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asd7767, anonymous:
Sara, I wonder why you just comment on the one person that did not mention that this was too expensive? I also wonder why anyone would pay just to go into a place to spend more money. Would you pay to go into the mall or any other store? Even after the lower price it would cost a family of four over $100 to see it!
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Sarah Blaskovich, staff:
asd7767, I commented to Pskelton to ask his or her view on the price, since that wasn't mentioned in the comment and it seemed the most polarizing part of this discussion. Of course all the comments posted here are welcomed and important!
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jojo2394, anonymous:
We paid the extra to see the display last night. From what we could see over the fence it looked amazing. We were so disapointed when we got inside. We expected to be visually transported to a different place. An Ariel-like mermaid and Texas longhorns were but a few of a long list of non-Chinese "lanterns" that we saw. Too expensvie still. Worth an extra $5, but not more.
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jaguire53, anonymous:
Impressed with the workmanship,material ect. and the time it would take to present. Fee was certainly in line with the cost of a soda and poorly prepared meal you get . Not to mention paying to be harassed by sales people all day.
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Kcheerldr, anonymous:
Yep, we won't be going with the $15 parking fee on top of $14 admission for two adults and about $10 for the kids (2 kids).
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