Comments on: West Seattle Summer Fest 2014: Live coverage, Friday’s 1st report

By: miws

miws — Sat, 12 Jul 2014 16:42:45 +0000

sc, did you have one of those elephant keys that activated some of the boxes (others were simply push-button), at the various animal exhibits, that gave audio information of the animals? :-)

Mike

By: L

Sat, 12 Jul 2014 07:18:48 +0000

the arts & crafts and face painting in the Wells Fargo lot are all free. The line for facepainting can be long but, again, it’s free!
maybe a little somethin’ for everyone ;)

By: Alphonse

Alphonse — Sat, 12 Jul 2014 06:10:00 +0000

I wonder if this is the same parent who complained that the free Junction trick or treating occurred during their children’s nap time.

By: Mark

Mark — Sat, 12 Jul 2014 02:53:29 +0000

I just got back from the festival. There was a nice blend of vendors and it seems VERY family fun. Excited to bring my kids tomorrow and PAY for the rides because it is supporting a COMMUNITY effort that we should ALL value. A big thank you to WSB for your coverage of this GREAT event!

By: sc

sc — Sat, 12 Jul 2014 02:31:17 +0000

I grew up in the north end of Seattle (Greenwood) but have lived in West Seattle for 28 years. I can remember going on the rides at Woodland Park for 10 cents (this was the 60’s!) but I’m sure it was relative to wages at the time. It was a special treat to go on the rides but most of the time our “entertainment” was going to Greenlake to swim and Golden Gardens and Carkeek to run and play on the beach! My dad also took us to the water tower at Volunteer park and said he’d meet us at the top! Seattle is a great city with many “free” things to see and West Seattle has a wonderful share of these “free” things also!

By: Case

Case — Sat, 12 Jul 2014 01:32:52 +0000

The rides are not cheap either!! Guess that’s the way it goes

By: Mark

Mark — Sat, 12 Jul 2014 01:06:00 +0000

DONALD! These organizers are working VERY hard to provide a FUN FAMILY event. If the rides were free, who would even pay for them? I suggest YOU volunteer next year and BUILD the rides YOURSELF!

By: WSB

WSB — Fri, 11 Jul 2014 21:43:36 +0000

In reply to Donald.

The money is charged by the company that provides and manages the rides, Clowns Unlimited, as is the case at other fairs/carnivals; other vendors here charge for their services and merchandise. There are also free kids’ activities – art projects, etc. – both in the kids’ area under the Wells Fargo drive-thru roof and in many booths, like the SW Seattle Historical Society booth along the south side of Cupcake Royale, and the Y booth right here at California/Alaska. But certainly you could express your opinion to the WS Junction Association, which presents Summer Fest – lots of contact info at http://wsjunction.org – TR

By: let them swim

let them swim — Fri, 11 Jul 2014 21:36:50 +0000

Hey Donald, why don’t you set up the rides next year and donate your time and expenses?

By: Eddie

Eddie — Fri, 11 Jul 2014 21:36:46 +0000

Donald – who did you expect to pay for all that ride equipment?

By: Donald

Donald — Fri, 11 Jul 2014 21:19:51 +0000

Charging for kids rides at a neighborhood street fair? Boo.