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36. according to google, the wheel does have lights: (from google)

Sat Jun 27, 2026, 01:49 PM

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Yes, the 110-foot "Freedom 250" Ferris wheel at the Great American State Fair on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. (June 25 – July 10, 2026) is equipped with lights and features a prominently lit design.

Visibility: The Ferris wheel is a central attraction designed to be visible during the 16-day fair's evening hours, which run until 9 p.m. to 11 p.m. or midnight on the Fourth of July.

Lights: Social media posts from attendees and organizers showcasing the "Freedom 250" Ferris wheel highlight its illumination.

Atmosphere: The overall event is themed around a "red, white, and blue" aesthetic, contributing to a brightly lit, celebratory atmosphere on the National Mall.

Note: Reports on the opening day indicated some technical, power, and lighting issues with the fair's generators on June 25, 2026.

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I thought the concept was interesting as a "state showcase", particularly when you have tourists BumRushDaShow 20 hrs ago #3

Exactly this! FakeNoose 20 hrs ago #6

Also, I think DC would be depressing for many karynnj 8 hrs ago #45

I thought same until trump, as usual, got his greedy debased hands on it mcar 15 hrs ago #30

Not very well thought out like everything else in this administration Walleye 21 hrs ago #2

A truly meaningless exercise. mwb970 20 hrs ago #4

More tax payer money wasted. Callalily 20 hrs ago #5

A Metaphor Mr.Bee 16 hrs ago #27

New Jersey did not participate but Cape May county bought a vacation themed booth. Not unreasonable, since the 3Hotdogs 20 hrs ago #7

I like California's... 2naSalit 20 hrs ago #8

The side show acts by the old carnival barker himself. Historic NY 19 hrs ago #9

Meet the man who never stops talking. Eighty years and still won't shut up. twodogsbarking 19 hrs ago #11

Surprise, surprise, surprise PJMcK 19 hrs ago #10

He doesn't have anyone competent working for him anymore MadameButterfly 19 hrs ago #13

Excuse me , MadameButterfly: AverageOldGuy 18 hrs ago #16

Oops, I forgot MadameButterfly 18 hrs ago #17

This whole thing is such garbage. paleotn 19 hrs ago #12

Everything MAGA does has similar levels of greatness IronLionZion 18 hrs ago #14

What's all the pissing and moaning about? AverageOldGuy 18 hrs ago #15

Another instance of... MarcoZandrini 18 hrs ago #18

Unless you are a twisted, bizarre and weird maga cult follower mdbl 18 hrs ago #19

Trump was expecting a bright, sunny Rodgers and Hammerstein musical version of State Fair... QueerDuck 18 hrs ago #20

And a peeling, green pool. Beartracks 11 hrs ago #41

If he would have had Melissa's mincemeat pies there more people might have come jmowreader 9 hrs ago #43

I celebrated Trump's Great American State fair with a Bowel movement. chouchou 17 hrs ago #21

That was moving. twodogsbarking 17 hrs ago #22

Going over like a flying turd. Singles of people showed up yesterda. Anti-Midas works his magic again. Womp womp AZLD4Candidate 17 hrs ago #23

Vandals melted the ice cream. I can hear the words. twodogsbarking 16 hrs ago #24

a antifa plot oldinmtdem92 16 hrs ago #25

If they also melted Vanilla Ice, they should be given a medal. jls4561 16 hrs ago #28

Ironically it wasn't Ice Cream at all. It was just ice with paint on it. Consider the source. twodogsbarking 14 hrs ago #33

Will they have butter cow sculpture, or one of Trump? oasis 16 hrs ago #26

Man, you'd have to be careful about having a butter cow at anything Trump did jmowreader 9 hrs ago #44

I LOVE Trump failures. LilElf70 15 hrs ago #29

I heard the Ferris wheel... RussBLib 15 hrs ago #31

The USA Today OP article mentions that near the bottom and included a link to someone's Xitter post about it BumRushDaShow 14 hrs ago #34

according to google, the wheel does have lights: (from google) orleans 13 hrs ago #36

Thanks RussBLib 13 hrs ago #37

here's the question i asked google: does the trump state fair ferris wheel have lights n/t orleans 12 hrs ago #39

All I can say is... RussBLib 5 hrs ago #49

it's okay. we all have a bit of brain slippage at times (i think) regardless of our age nt orleans 5 hrs ago #50

Another failure, another waste of money sakabatou 14 hrs ago #32

A waste of space Farmer-Rick 12 hrs ago #38

this from the atlantic orleans 13 hrs ago #35

Like nothing you've ever seen Zambero 12 hrs ago #40

Or would want to... BattleRow 8 hrs ago #47

America250 + Freedom 250 "celebrations"... ultralite001 10 hrs ago #42

President Melted_Icecream says . . . Aussie105 8 hrs ago #46

It's the fault of the Leftist Dum(b)ocrats! PJMcK 8 hrs ago #48