August 07, 2007
Bears of Doom
Bear Affair carnival ride as seen on I-95 last Sunday.
This isn't the first time we've seen these bears. Back in 2003 I photographed them from a different car on a different stretch of I-95.
I've never seen this ride in action, only in transit. I did a little googling and found where I could buy my own (used). It looks like you just stuff people into the bears' tummies and spin them around while they scream and perhaps barf. Some people video the process from inside the bears. I couldn't find any video shot from outside the bears.
It's like that old joke, "Outside of a book, dog is man's best friend. Inside of a book it's too dark to read." Only with bears and screaming.
128 words | August 7, 2007 11:43 PM | ShutterbugI went to the Rockingham County Fair this week near lovely downtown Harrisonburg, VA. This ride was there! Alas, I did not ride it. There was a very similar looking ride with alligators instead of bears.
Posted by: Liz at August 16, 2007 01:16 PMNow that I've seen those videos, there's no way I would ride this ride. Also, the bears kind of creep me out.
Posted by: 100 word minimum at August 17, 2007 11:40 PM