From: utzoo!decvax!harpo!npois!houxi!houxn!govern Newsgroups: net.followup Title: Re: World's fair Article-I.D.: houxn.174 Posted: Fri Jun 4 17:12:34 1982 Received: Sat Jun 5 04:51:25 1982 We spent two days there. No trouble parking; we stayed at a bed&breakfast place 2 blocks from the entrance, which had its own parking, but the lots didn't look full, and there was a fair amount of on-street parking within easy walking distance. If you want to see the China exhibit, go at 9:30 pm when the line is gone; we had no wait, although we had to listen to some "closing in 5 min" announcements. Peru and Egypt exhibits were good, and not energy related, although you can see more of Egyptian stuff in New York City. Most of the European Common Market exhibits were boring, but the Hungarians had a nice restaurant. All nuclear reactors look the same. Australia had a good exhibit. Federal Express had a laser show inside, which was a real dud, but their outside lasers were a pleasant addition to the evening fireworks. The TVA had a well-hidden exhibit on the river, including an hour-long boat cruise which was one of the more pleasant parts of the fair. The USA exhibit had a film about energy, which was really about "what can a photographer do with a 7-story movie screen and a decent budget". Worth seeing if you can handle the lines (or you could go to Disneyland instead and skip the fair). Korea, Mexico, and Saudi Arabia had long lines, but good reputations. As everyone else has mentioned, you have to stand in long lines for everything; food, bathrooms, exhibits, rides. Two day tickets are a good deal, but they don't sell them at the ticket booths. Miller's Department store, across the street, had them. Bill