This guide provides an overview of the services and facilities we offer to our patrons with disabilities and special needs during the annual OC Fair. Use this guide in addition to our Fair brochure. If you have any questions, please contact someone at Guest Services where our staff will be happy to help you.

Disabled Access:
At the OC Fair, we seek diligently to provide access for all visitors. We actively try to increase the ease of access for patrons with disabilities throughout the fairgrounds. Each admission gate has at least one accessible ticket booth. Exhibit halls, entertainment venues, and vendors are accessible to patrons who use wheelchairs. Our staff and the Carnival Guest Relations office are happy to answer questions about access. Please do not hesitate to ask a staff member for assistance.

Some patrons may be concerned that they are unable to stand and wait in lines for long periods. During the annual OC Fair, we recommend using a wheelchair available for rent at all admission gate locations.

Carnival Rides:
California State Law requires that carnival owners enforce manufacturer ride participation restrictions such as age and height limitations. These are clearly marked at each ride entrance. Each person who desires to participate at an activity should evaluate their own health condition and the thrills and risks that they are willing to assume. No person should participate in any recreational activity unless they feel confident that they have the ability to meet the posted attraction requirements. We take seriously our role to provide a safe and enjoyable experience for all that attend the fairgrounds. Safety is our first concern. We also desire that all who feel capable of participating on the rides and other attractions be given equal opportunity depending upon their own interests and capabilities.

Our staff and the other independent vendors staffs, including the carnival ride staff, are happy to help you with advice on specific access to any special ride. They cannot make decisions for you, as no one knows your health conditions better than you do. They are not permitted to lift a patron into or out of a ride, nor can they waive posted ride rules, which are required by California State Law.

Performances:
Accessible seats in the Pacific Amphitheatre are available through the Box Office - (714) 708-FAIR. For shows in the Grandstand Arena, Security staff will gladly assist you.

Patrons with Hearing Impairments:
During the annual OC Fair, some of our staff will be able to communicate with you in sign language. Sign language interpreters are scheduled for the 21 days of the fair, including evenings. They are scheduled on the Main Mall Stage and in the Grandstand Arena for the concerts. If you have a special request for an interpreter, please contact the Concierge office at (714) 708-1934 or visit the Guest Services office, located adjacent to the Youth in Motion building. We do not have interpreters for Pacific Amphitheatre unless there is a special request for one.

Assisted listening devices are available at the Pacific Amphitheatre and Grandstand Arena. The distribution point for devices in the Pacific Amphitheatre is located inside the gates of the theatre and directly behind the Box Office at the concert sales booth. In the OC Register Arena, patrons can borrow equipment by contacting one of our staff located inside the Arena. Patrons will be required to leave their current California State identification as security for the equipment. Please ask any usher in these venues for additional assistance.

Working Dogs:
Working dogs are welcome at the OC Fair provided they must remain on a leash at all times. Unfortunately, working dogs are not permitted to accompany patrons on rides due to safety reasons. A member of your party must remain with the animal at all times.

Parking:
During the annual OC Fair, parking rates are as follows: $5 for cars, $10 for buses and preferred parking. We have parking spaces reserved for our patrons with disabilities. They are in close proximity to all admission gate entrances for easy access. Please display your ID placard in your vehicle's windshield before parking in any parking space for people with disabilities.

First Aid:
During the annual OC Fair, our First Aid station is located on the pathway adjacent to the OC Sheriff and Baja Blues restaurant. We have Emergency Medical Technicians on duty at all times.

Restrooms:
All public restrooms on the fairgrounds are wheelchair-accessible. The best choices for your comfort are the newly refurbished restrooms adjoining the larger exhibit halls: Building 10 (Carnival of Products), Building 12 (Visual Arts), Building 14 (Home Arts), and Building 16 (Orange County Building). Family restrooms are located at the south end of Building #12 (Visual Arts) and at the Department of Public Safety Building. Please consult your Fair brochure for additional restroom locations.

Wheelchairs:
During the annual OC Fair, rent wheelchairs and powered scooters on a first come, first served basis at each admission gate. Cash only. They cannot be booked in advance. Driver’s license required and held as deposit.

Shopping and Exhibits:
All exhibit halls are wheelchair accessible. Exhibitors and concession staff will provide excellent customer service for patrons with disabilities. Please do not hesitate to ask for additional help from the staff, especially if you have large purchases/packages or require additional assistance.