Portland Rose Festival Foundation — Local services in Portland

The Rose Festival Foundation needs to rethink their business practices. The fair was hardly worth the price we had to pay to get, and Funtastic us outrageous with the ride prices. I realize you use them because they are local. But their rides are unsafe and overpriced. Paying $20 for 30 ride tickets when the rides are 13 tickets a piece. Is intentionally ripping off the people of the community. Is that the kind thing that represents Portland in a good way? I think not, and the Rose Festival Foundation should be ashamed for letting them do that to people who support the Festival and live in the community. The rides and games they use have not been upgraded or changed since Funtastic opened it's doors as a company and that is obvious by looking at their equipment. One of the sad looking roller coasters couldn't even make it up the first small hump on the track. It gave up and had to go back and get a running start at the hump to make it. These rides are all outdated. You could have a better time and pay a lot less money at Oaks Park. Unless you make some changes. I see the Rose Festival going down in flames very quickly. Because many people were unhappy and they were voicing their displeasure out loud. Do better as a committee and take pride in the Festival and how you represent the community. You should not be allowing those people to be robbed by...

You'd assume, such big local festival would become better in time, it's gone from awesome and fun,and simple,free music,bring some canned goods and your in, 20$ family of 3 had a good time, couple rides,music, cotton candy, elephant ears. But in the last 5yrs,now that I'm trying to take my own children, it's not possible financially. It's changed so much, and not the better. Guess if I had 100$ to blow on 1 evening w the kids, it'd be fun family event for us, but we've got 100$ for our grocery's a wk if that. To me, this is a real bummer, ide hoped to keep our family tradition going on with my own children,but its not even a...

They used to have free music on two stages now you have to pay to see concerts, and the booths were horrible, just a bunch of airlines and travel and insurance people trying to sign ya up, also, I saw .maybe 3 booths besides food that you could purchase merchandise. The parades are the only good things left! The rides were vast, too spendy for me. If the prices went down for rides theyd have alot more people come. My husband and I paid 56.00 for dinner!!! I just dont feel it anymore. Sad😔 P.S. NO PHOTO BOOTHS!?!? UGH! I hope this meets the eyes of the sales and...