On the Vale Hen, where next to a roller coaster and the Much discussed ‘Tiroler terrace’ The Ferris wheel is also built up, a group of people gather to watch. De werkzaamheden leggen zij met hun telefoon of camera vast. “As monkeys, they go up,” says a woman, who looks at how one of the workers climbs in the Ferris wheel.
“I used to work at the fair myself,” a man explains. “Now I can’t do that anymore and I just like to see.” A father also looks at how the gigantic ferris wheel is put together. “It’s anticipated for the children,” he says. “They like that to see.”
Whole club ‘fairground spotters’
The structure of the fairground attractions always attracts a lot of attention. According to one of the visitors, there is even a whole club of ‘fairground spotters’. “You have plane spotters and fairground spotters,” he says laughing. The man visits 60 to 70 fairs annually at home and abroad. “My wife sometimes says that I am too fanatic.”