South Florida Mini Fair is open for fun

The South Florida Mini Fair is open now.

By mini, fair President Vicki Chouris says they've scaled their ride selection to sixteen this year.

FLORIDA FAIR OPENED ITS GATESTONIGHT.

BUT THE PANDEMIC HASFORCED THE FAIR TO GO"MINIATURE." WPTV NEWSCHANNEL5'S TODD WILSON WAS THERE FORTHE EXCITEMENT ON THE FIRSTNIGHT.<< NATS: (VO) THE SOUTHFLORIDA MINI FAIR IS OPEN NOW.NATS: (VO) BY MINI, FAIRPRESIDENT VICKI CHOURIS SAYSTHEY'VE SCALED THEIR RIDESELECTION TO SIXTEEN THISYEAR.

(SOT 23:54:59) MOST OFTHE RIDES ARE FOR THE LITTLEONES WE HAVE A FEW FAMILYRIDES THAT THEY CAN RIDETOGETHER.

NATS: TURKEY GUYHERE (VO) AND INSTEAD OFHAVING 80 VENDORS THIS TIMEAROUND THE FAIR HAS 40.

NATS:OF THE GUY SPEAKING TO ACUSTOMER (VO) GOERTZ'ES DAIRYCONES IS ONE OF THE SELECT FEWVENDORS ON THE GROUNDS.INSTEAD OF THREES STANDS FORTHE FAIR THEY'RE DOWN TO ONE.(SOT 23:57:24 )RUSSELL GOETZWE'VE ALREADY STARTED THISYEAR OFF A LITTLE TOUGHER THANMOST.

NATS: (VO) THERE'S A BITOF UNEASINESS CONSIDERING HOWBAD LAST YEAR WAS FOR THEFAMILY BUSINESS.

GOERTZE'SDAIRY CONES FINISHED THE YEAR75% DOWN ON SALES.

(SOT23:57:30) 7 SEC WE WERE ABLETO DO A TOTAL OF FIVE FAIRSLAST YEAR AND ON AVERAGE WEMIGHT DO 40 ON A NORMAL YEAR.NATS: (VO) TO HELP MINIMIZETHE RISK FOR COVID 19 MASKSARE REQUIRED, THERE ARE HANDSANITIZERS PLUS HAND WASHINGSTATIONS EVERYWHERE ANDTHEY'RE ASKING PEOPLE TOPRACTICE SOCIAL DISTANCING.

ITAPPEARS THE NEW PROTOCOLSHAVEN'T DAMPENED THE FUN.

(SOT02:51:05 ) ADIS WHITE.

7 SEC IWASN'T EXPECTING IT TO BE THISMANY PEOPLE BUT IT'S JUST GOODTO SEE THIS MANY PEOPLE COMINGTOGETHER AGAIN.

(SOT3:43:21)KEVIN SALES.

7 SECYEARS BEFORE YOU COULD BARELYWALK YOU WOULD BUMP INTOEVERYONE BUT IT'S MORE OPENMORE SPACE.

I FEEL LIKEEVERYONE IS HAVING A GREATTIME.

NATS: (VO) YES, THESOUTH FLORIDA FAIR IS SCALEDBACK BUT IT'S STILL A FAIR.SO, I LEAVE YOU WITH THESOUNDS OF FUN AT THE FAIR.

INPALM BEACH COUNTY, TODDWILSON, FOX 29 NEWS, WE'VE GYOU COVERED.