Every year, when the exhibition comes to town, my husband and I take the kids.  Last year we decided that we were going to have to start doing something else with them in the summer, as it was just getting too expensive for all of us to go.

I remember, that five years ago it only cost a dollar or two to ride each ride.  It is so much more than that now.  We used to buy packs of exhibition tickets that would allow for unlimited ride access, and these packs would cost us about $23 for each person, including admission.

This year, we looked and the prices have gone up to $48 per person, so we decided that this was something we could just not afford for our family to do together.  For that amount of money and the amount we would spend during the day while we were there, we could take a vacation.  I think this is just what we will do.